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 | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1936 | 1938 |
[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 |
- 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
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Brooklyn | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Chicago Cardinals |
| Philadelphia | Cleveland |
| Pittsburgh | Detroit |
| Washington | Green Bay |
| 1937 NFL Draft • NFL Championship Related: American Football League |
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