1965 Pittsburgh Steelers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Mike Nixon (2-12) | 2-12 | – | Finished 7th in the NFL’s East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Ed Adamchik | C | November 2, 1941 | 6’2′ | 235 | Pittsburgh |
| Duane Allen | TE | October 21, 1937 | 6’4′ | 225 | Mount San Antonio JC |
| John Baker | DE-DT-T | June 10, 1935 | 6’6′ | 279 | North Carolina Central |
| Gary Ballman | FL-TE-SE-WR | July 6, 1940 | 6’1′ | 215 | Michigan St. |
| Charlie Bradshaw | T | March 13, 1936 | 6’6′ | 255 | Baylor |
| Jim Bradshaw | DB | January 13, 1939 | 6’2′ | 205 | Tenn-Chattanooga |
| Rod Breedlove | LB | March 10, 1938 | 6’2′ | 230 | Maryland |
| Gene Breen | LB | June 21, 1941 | 6’2′ | 230 | Virginia Tech |
| Ed Brown | QB | October 26, 1928 | 6’2′ | 200 | San Francisco |
| Cannonball Butler | RB | May 4, 1943 | 5’9′ | 194 | Edward Waters |
| John Campbell | LB | October 7, 1938 | 6’3′ | 225 | Minnesota |
| Mike Clark | K | November 7, 1940 | 6’1′ | 205 | Texas A&M |
| Willie Daniel | DB | November 10, 1937 | 5’11’ | 190 | Mississippi St. |
| Lee Folkins | TE-DE | July 4, 1939 | 6’5′ | 215 | Washington |
| Riley Gunnels | DT-DE | August 24, 1937 | 6’3′ | 253 | Georgia |
| Ken Henson | C | April 11, 1943 | 6’6′ | 260 | TCU |
| John Hilton | TE | March 12, 1942 | 6’5′ | 225 | Richmond |
| Chuck Hinton | DT | August 11, 1939 | 6’5′ | 257 | North Carolina Central |
| Dick Hoak | RB-FL | December 8, 1939 | 5’11’ | 195 | Penn St. |
| Bob Hohn | DB | June 4, 1941 | 6’0′ | 185 | Nebraska |
| Art Hunter | C-T | April 24, 1933 | 6’4′ | 245 | Notre Dame |
| Dan James | T | August 10, 1937 | 6’4′ | 262 | Ohio St. |
| Roy Jefferson | WR-SE | November 9, 1943 | 6’2′ | 195 | Utah |
| John Johnson | FB-HB | November 24, 1929 | 6’2′ | 210 | St. Mary’s (CA) |
| Brady Keys | DB-HB | May 19, 1936 | 6’0′ | 185 | Colorado St. |
| Ken Kortas | DT | May 17, 1942 | 6’4′ | 280 | Louisville |
| Frank Lambert | P | April 17, 1943 | 6’3′ | 200 | Mississippi |
| Ray Lemek | T-G | June 28, 1934 | 6’0′ | 238 | Notre Dame |
| Mike Lind | FB | February 2, 1940 | 6’2′ | 220 | Notre Dame |
| Red Mack | TE-WR-HB | June 19, 1937 | 5’10’ | 180 | Notre Dame |
| Mike Magac | G | May 25, 1938 | 6’3′ | 240 | Missouri |
| Fran Mallick | DE-DT | February 25, 1941 | 6’2′ | 245 | none |
| Ray Mansfield | C-DT-LB | January 21, 1941 | 6’3′ | 250 | Washington |
| Paul Martha | DB-SE-WR-HB | June 22, 1942 | 6’0′ | 187 | Pittsburgh |
| Ben McGee | DE-DT | January 26, 1939 | 6’3′ | 250 | Jackson St. |
| Max Messner | LB | October 13, 1938 | 6’3′ | 225 | Cincinnati |
| Bill Nelsen | QB | January 29, 1941 | 6’0′ | 195 | USC |
| Bob Nichols | T | July 18, 1943 | 6’3′ | 250 | Stanford |
| Clarence Peaks | FB | September 23, 1935 | 6’1′ | 218 | Michigan St. |
| Ed Pine | LB | July 13, 1940 | 6’4′ | 235 | Utah |
| Myron Pottios | LB | January 18, 1939 | 6’2′ | 232 | Notre Dame |
| John Powers | TE | June 15, 1940 | 6’2′ | 215 | Notre Dame |
| Mike Sandusky | G | March 14, 1935 | 6’0′ | 231 | Maryland |
| Theron Sapp | FB-HB | June 15, 1935 | 6’1′ | 203 | Georgia |
| Bob Schmitz | LB | September 10, 1938 | 6’1′ | 235 | Wisconsin |
| Bob Sherman | DB | July 4, 1942 | 6’2′ | 195 | Iowa |
| Jerry Simmons | WR-SE | November 14, 1942 | 6’0′ | 190 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Clendon Thomas | DB-E-FL-HB | December 28, 1935 | 6’2′ | 196 | Oklahoma |
| Tommy Wade | QB | March 23, 1942 | 6’2′ | 195 | Texas |
| Marv Woodson | DB-HB | September 19, 1941 | 6’1′ | 190 | Indiana |