1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

1937 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Head coach John McNally
Owner Art Rooney
Home field Forbes Field
Results
Record 4–7
Division place 3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's fifth season as a professional sports club in the National Football League (NFL). The team hired John McNally as head coach after John Bach stepped down during the offseason. McNally was a former player, who played halfback for the Pirates during the 1934 season. His team finished with another 4-7 record however, McNally was welcomed back the next season.

Offseason

1937 NFL Draft

Main article: 1937 NFL Draft
Pittsburgh Pirates 1937 NFL Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College Notes
Round Choice Overall
1 5 5 Mike Basrak Center Duquesne Played until 1938
2 5 15 Bob Finley Guard Southern Methodist Played Professional Baseball, never played in NFL
3 5 25 Bill Breeden End Oklahoma Played 1 season in 1937
4 5 35 Elmo "Bo" Hewes End Oklahoma Never played NFL
5 5 45 Jack Frye End Missouri Never Played NFL
6 5 55 Walt Roach Back Virginia Military Institute
7 5 65 Byron Haines Back Washington Played 1 season in 1937
8 5 75 Marty Kordick End St. Mary's (CA)
9 5 85 Matt Patanelli Tackle Michigan Never Played in NFL

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 5, 1937 Philadelphia Eagles W 27-14
2 September 19, 1937 @ Brooklyn Dodgers W 21-0
3 September 26, 1937 New York Giants L 7-10
4 October 4, 1937 Chicago Bears L 0-7
5 October 10, 1937 @ Detroit Lions L 3-7
6 October 17, 1937 @ Washington Redskins L 20-34
7 October 24, 1937 Chicago Cardinals L 7-13
8 October 31, 1937 Philadelphia Eagles W 16-7
9 November 7, 1937 @ New York Giants L 0-17
10 November 14, 1937 Washington Redskins W 21-13
11 November 21, 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers L 0-23

Game Summaries

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

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Week 2 (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

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Week 3 (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

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Week 4 (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

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Week 5 (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

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Week 6 (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

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Week 7 (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

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Week 8 (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

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Week 9 (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

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Week 10 (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

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Week 11 (Sunday November 21, 1937): Brooklyn Dodgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Dodgers 0 0 13 10 23
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0

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Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Washington Redskins 8 3 0 .727 6–2 195 120 W3
New York Giants 6 3 2 .667 5–2–1 128 109 L1
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 7 0 .364 4–4 122 145 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 7 1 .300 2–5–1 82 174 T1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 8 1 .200 2–6 86 177 L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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