1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 32nd in the National Football League.
The team played all of their home games at Pitt Stadium, and won five games, while losing nine, resulting in a fifth-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference. Following the season, the Steelers dismissed head coach Buddy Parker and replaced him with Mike Nixon.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result |
| 1 | September 13, 1964 | Los Angeles Rams | L 26–14 | |
| 2 | September 20, 1964 | New York Giants | W 27–24 | |
| 3 | September 27, 1964 | Dallas Cowboys | W 23–17 | |
| 4 | October 4, 1964 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–7 | |
| 5 | October 10, 1964 | at Cleveland Browns | W 23–7 | |
| 6 | October 18, 1964 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 30–10 | |
| 7 | October 25, 1964 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 34–10 | |
| 8 | November 1, 1964 | Cleveland Browns | L 30–17 | |
| 9 | November 8, 1964 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 34–30 | |
| 10 | November 15, 1964 | Washington Redskins | L 30–0 | |
| 11 | November 22, 1964 | at New York Giants | W 44–17 | |
| 12 | November 29, 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 21–20 | |
| 13 | December 6, 1964 | at Washington Redskins | W 14–7 | |
| 14 | December 13, 1964 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 17–14 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1964): [Los Angeles Rams]
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 33,988
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Los Angeles – FG Gossett 9 0–3
- Los Angeles – FG Gossett 39 0–6
- Los Angeles – Wilson 1 run 0–13
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 25 pass from Brown 7–13
- Los Angeles – Allen 10 pass from Munson 7–19
- Los Angeles – Lundy 14 interception return 7–26
- Pittsburgh – King 4 run 14–26
Week 2 (Sunday September 20, 1964): [New York Giants]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 33,053
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- New York Giants – Barnes 26 interception 0–7
- New York Giants – Webster 2 run 0–14
- Pittsburgh – Hinton 8 interception return 6–14
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 pass from Brown 13–14
- Pittsburgh – Brown 2 run 20–14
- New York Giants – James 2 run 20–21
- Pittsburgh – Brown 1 run 27–21
- New York Giants – FG Chandler 22 27–24
Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1964): [Dallas Cowboys]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 33,594
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 3–0
- Dallas – FG Van Raaphorst 16 3–3
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 32 pass from Brown 9–3
- Dallas – Clarke 7 pass from Meredith 9–10
- Pittsburgh – Kelly 21 pass from Brown 16–10
- Pittsburgh – King 4 pass from Brown 23–10
Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1964): [Philadelphia Eagles]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 59,394
- Referee: Bud Brubaker
- TV announcers:
- Philadelphia – T. Brown 23 pass from Snead 0–7
- Philadelphia – T. Brown 87 pass from Snead 0–14
- Philadelphia – Retzlaff 31 pass from Snead 0–21
- Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw 33 run with recovered fumble 7–21
Week 5: at Cleveland Browns
Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1964): [Minnesota Vikings]
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 39,873
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 12 3–0
- Minnesota – Brown 6 pass from Tarkenton 6–3
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 17 pass from Brown 10–6
- Minnesota – Brown 59 pass from Tarkenton 10–13
- Minnesota – Brown 1 run 10–20
- Minnesota – FG Cox 25 10–23
- Minnesota – Hawkins 56 interception return 10–30
Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1964): [Philadelphia Eagles]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 38,393
- Referee: George Rennix
- TV announcers:
- Philadelphia – Concannon 15 run 0–7
- Pittsburgh – Peaks 70 run 7–7
- Philadelphia – Mack 53 pass from Snead 7–14
- Philadelphia – FG Baker 14 7–17
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 13 10–17
- Philadelphia – FG Baker 47 10–20
- Philadelphia – Snead 1 run 10–27
- Philadelphia – Cross 94 interception return 10–34
Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1964): St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals (football)">St. Louis Cardinals
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 28,245
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- St. Louis – FG Bakken 12 0–3
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 19 3–3
- St. Louis – Gautt 2 run 3–10
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 43 6–10
- St. Louis – FG Bakken 16 6–13
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 28 pass from Brown13–13
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 38 16–13
- St. Louis – Conrad 2 pass from Johnson 16–20
- St. Louis – Gambrell 8 pass from Johnson 16–27
- St. Louis – Meinert 18 interception return 16–34
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 22 pass from Nelsen 23–34
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 29 pass from Nelsen 30–34
Week 10 (Sunday November 15, 1964): [Washington Redskins]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 31,587
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Washington – Taylor 3 run 0–7
- Washington – Coia 80 pass from Jurgensen 0–13
- Washington – Taylor 80 pass from Jurgensen 0–20
- Washington – Sample 15 interception 0–27
- Washington – FG Martin 31 0–30
Week 11 (Sunday November 22, 1964): [New York Giants]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 62,691
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 10 3–0
- Pittsburgh – Thomas 13 pass from Brown 10–0
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 10 run 17–0
- New York Giants FG Chandler 22 yd FG17–3
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 22 pass from Brown 24–3
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 28 27–3
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run 34–3
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 23 37–3
- New York Giants – Wood 8 run 37–10
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 5 run 44–10
- New York Giants – Barnes recovered fumble in end zone 44–17
Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1964): [St. Louis Cardinals]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 27,807
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- St. Louis – Crow 5 run 0–7
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 30 3–7
- Pittsburgh – J. Bradshaw 47 fumble return 10–7
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 3 run 17–7
- Pittsburgh – FG Clark 36 20–7
- St. Louis – Smith 42 pass from Johnson 20–14
- St. Louis – Fischer 49 fumble return 20–21
Week 13 (Sunday December 6, 1964): [Washington Redskins]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 42,219
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 4 run 7–0
- Washington – Taylor 36 run 7–7
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 47 pass from Brown 14–7
Week 14 (December 13, 1964): [Dallas Cowboys]
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,271
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Dallas – FG Van Raaphorst 10 0–3
- Dallas – Norman 8 pass from Meredith 0–10
- Pittsburgh – Hoak 3 pass from Brown 7–10
- Dallas – Dunn 3 run 7–17
- Pittsburgh – Ballman 36 pass from Brown 14–17
Standings