1938 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

Regular season

Schedule

Week 1 (Friday September 9, 1938): Detroit Lions

at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 17,000
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Detroit – FG Shepherd 27
• Detroit – Caddel 5 run (kick failed)
• Detroit – Cardwell 5 run (Moscrip kick)
• Pittsburgh – White 3 run (Niccolai kick)

Week 1 (Sunday, September 11, 1938): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 17,340
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – White 4 run (Niccolai kick)
• New York – Leemans 1 run (kick blocked)
• Pittsburgh – Manske 23 pass from Filchock (Niccolai kick)
• New York – Shaffer 3 pass from Danowski (Soar kick)
• New York – Shaffer 11 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
• New York – Soar 1 run (Soar kick)

Week 2 (Friday September 16, 1938): Philadelphia Eagles

at Civic Stadium, Buffalo, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 19,749
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Philadelphia – Arnold 20 fumble run (Smukler kick)
• Philadelphia – Arnold 34 pass from Riffle (Reese kick)
• Philadelphia – Arnold 23 interception (kick failed)
• Philadelphia – Riffle 44 run (Smukler kick)
• Pittsburgh – White 1 run (Niccolai kick)

Week 3 (Friday September 23, 1938): Brooklyn Dodgers

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 21,494
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Brooklyn – FG Reissig 18
• Pittsburgh – Manske 27 fumble run (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – Thompson 5 run (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 18

Week 4 (Monday October 3, 1938): New York Giants

at Polo Grounds, New York, NY

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 18,805
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• New York – Cuff 18 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
• Pittsburgh – Sortet 24 pass from Filchock (Niccolai kick)
• New York – FG Cuff 10
• Pittsburgh – Sortet 13 pass from Filchock (kick failed)

Week 5 (Sunday October 9, 1938): Brooklyn Dodgers

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance:
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Brooklyn – FG Kercheval 34
• Pittsburgh – Sortet 50 pass from White (Niccolai kick)
• Brooklyn – Barreturnt 54 pass from Parker (Kercheval kick)
• Brooklyn – Parker 77 run (Parker kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 23, 1938): Green Bay Packers

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 12,142
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Green Bay – Isbell 38 run (Hinkle kick)
• Green Bay – Laws 38 interception (kick failed)
• Green Bay – Mullenaux 19 pass from Monnett (Monnett kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 6, 1938): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 12,910
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Washington – Karamatic 39 pass from Baugh (Manton kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 20, 1938): Philadelphia Eagles

at Laidley Field, Charleston, West Virginia

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 6,500
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Philadelphia – Hewitt pass from Smukler (Smukler kick)
• Pittsburgh – White 79 run (Niccolai kick)
• Philadelphia – Carter 11 pas from Smukler (Reese kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 27, 1938): Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 22,000
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Washington – FG Manton 23
• Washington – Millner pass from Baugh
• Washington – McChesney 52 pass from Baugh (kick failed)

Week 13 (Tuesday December 4, 1938): Cleveland Rams

at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 7,500
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Cleveland – Benton 28 pass from Snyder (Snyder kick)
• Cleveland – Benton 11 pass from Snyder (kick failed)
• Pittsburgh – Sortet 8 pass from White (Niccolai kick)

Standings

References