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	Player name	Position	College	Notes
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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

Scoring Drives:

Chicago Bears – Nolting 13 run (Manders kick)

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

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

Scoring Drives:

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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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1937 NFL season

Eastern Division	Brooklyn	New York	CHI Bears	CHI Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Cleveland	Detroit
	Washington			Green Bay

Related: American Football League

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