1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

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1937 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Head Coach John McNally
Home Field Forbes Field
Results
Record 4-7
Place 3rd NFL Eastern Division
Playoff Finish none
Timeline
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Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 (Sunday September 5, 1937): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 7 14
Pirates 7 0 7 13 27

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 8,588
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Brett 39 pass from Thompson (Weinstock kick)
  • Philadelphia - Hanson 3 run (Smukler kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Davidson 19 pass from Gildea (Niccolai kick)
  • Philadelphia - Hewitt 7 pass from Smukler (Smukler kick)
  • Pittsburgh - McNally 92 kick return (Breeden kick)
  • Pittsburgh - McNally 44 pass from Fiske (kick failed)

[edit] Week 3 (Sunday September 19, 1937): Brooklyn Dodgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 7 7 7 21
Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 18,000
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - Karcis 3 run (Kakasic kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Gildea 1 run (Kakasic kick)
  • Pittsburgh - McNally 6 pass from Fiske (Niccolai kick)

[edit] Week 4 (Sunday September 26, 1937): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 0 7 0 3 10
Pirates 0 0 7 0 7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 33,095
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • New York - Richards 13 pass from Danowski (Manton kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Karcis 4 run (Niccolai kick)
  • New York - FG Manton 13

[edit] Week 5 (Monday October 4, 1937): Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 0 7
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 22,511
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Chicago Bears - Nolting 13 run (Manders kick)

[edit] Week 6 (Sunday October 10, 1937): Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 3 0 0 3
Lions 0 0 7 0 7

at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 16,000
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - FG Niccolai 11
  • Detroit - Caddel 2 run (Clark kick)

[edit] Week 7 (Sunday October 17, 1937): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 13 0 7 20
Redskins 7 0 13 14 34

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 12,835
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Washington - Battles 65 interception (Smith kick)
  • Pittsburgh - McNally 43 pass from Fiske (Weinstock kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Thompson 55 pass from McNally (kick blocked)
  • Washington - Malone 7 pass from Baugh
  • Washington - Justice 3 pass from Smith (Smith kick)
  • Washington - Battles 60 run (Smith kick)
  • Washington - Battles 62 run (Smith kick)
  • Pittsburgh - McNally 2 pass from Karcis (Niccolai kick)

[edit] Week 8 (Sunday October 24, 1937): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 7 6 13
Pirates 0 0 0 7 7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 8,963
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Chicago Cardinals - Deskin 18 pass from Coffee (May kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals - Lawrence 2 run (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh - Davidson 65 pass from Fiske (Weinstock kick)

[edit] Week 9 (Sunday October 31, 1937): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 0 0 7
Pirates 6 3 7 0 16

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 2,772
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Philadelphia - Pilconis 22 fumble run (Smukler kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Davidson 87 interception (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Niccolai 27
  • Pittsburgh - Sortet 26 pass from Gildea (Niccolai kick)

[edit] Week 10 (Sunday November 7, 1937): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0
Giants 0 7 3 7 17

at Polo Grounds, New York, NY

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 21,447
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • New York - Burnett 5 pass from Danowski (Manton kick)
  • New York - FG Cuf 35
  • New York - Soar 25 interception

[edit] Week 11 (Sunday November 14, 1937): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 6 0 0 7 13
Pirates 7 2 3 9 21

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Washington - Pinckert 3 pass from Smith (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh - Davidson 68 run (Weinstock kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Safety, Baugh tackled in end zone by Mayhew
  • Pittsburgh - FG Niccolai 21
  • Washington - Justice 40 pass from Baugh (Smith kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Niccolai 41
  • Pittsburgh - Karcis 21 run (kick failed)

[edit] Week 12 (Sunday November 21, 1937): Brooklyn Dodgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Dodgers 0 0 13 10 23
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0
  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 3,706
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Brooklyn - Parker 2 run (Parker kick)
  • Brooklyn - Parker 44 punt return (kick failed)
  • Brooklyn - FG Maniaci 29
  • Brooklyn - Mitchell 15 pass from Parker (Maniaci kick)

[edit] References

1937 NFL Season
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Eastern Division Western Division
Brooklyn Chicago Bears
New York Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Cleveland
Pittsburgh Detroit
Washington Green Bay
1937 NFL DraftNFL Championship
Related: American Football League