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The 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's fourth season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the
National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the majo ...
(NFL). The team welcomed back head coach, Joe Bach who served his last year at the position (until returning in 1952). His team finished the season with the franchise's best record yet, at 6-6. The Pirates played all of their home games at
Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
, except for one that was played at
Point Stadium Point Stadium is a baseball park in the eastern United States, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The "Point" refers to its location at the confluence of the Little Conemaugh, Stonycreek, and Conemaugh rivers. It is home to the annual ...
in
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located east of Pittsburgh, Johnstown is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, whi ...
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Offseason


1936 NFL Draft


Regular season


Schedule


Standings


Game summaries


Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1936):

Boston Redskins The Washington Commanders, an American football team belonging to the National Football League (NFL), have also played as the Boston Braves, Boston Redskins, Washington Redskins, and Washington Football Team. Founded in 1932, the team has won fi ...

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Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 15,622 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Pittsburgh – Kakasic 26 fumble run (
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Kakasic 30


Week 2 (Wednesday September 23, 1936):

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...

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Ebbets Field Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. It is mainly known for having been the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team of the National League (1913–1957). It was also home to five pr ...
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Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 10,000 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Pittsburgh – Strutt 3 run (
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
kick) * Pittsburgh – FG
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
26 * Brooklyn – Franklin 19 run (kick failed)


Week 3 (Sunday September 27, 1936): New York Giants

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Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 25,800 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Pittsburgh – Sortet 11 pass from Matesic (
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
kick) * New York – Richards 59 lateral from Burnett after pass from Danowski ( Sarausky kick) * Pittsburgh – FG
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
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Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1936): Chicago Bears

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Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 29,000 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Chicago Bears – Karr 8 pass from Nagurski ( Manders kick) * Chicago Bears – Brumbaugh 14 pass from Molesworth ( Nagurski kick) * Chicago Bears – Karr 40 pass from Ronzani (kick failed) * Chicago Bears – Johnsos 36 pass from Molesworth ( Stydahar kick) * Pittsburgh – Heller 4 pass from Gildea ( Kakasic kick) * Pittsburgh – Safety,
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tackled in end zone by
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Week 6 (Wednesday October 14, 1936):

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...

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Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 10,042 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Pittsburgh – Heller 16 pass from Matesic (
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
kick) * Pittsburgh – Skoronski 19 pass from Matesic (
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Kakasic 36


Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1936): Chicago Bears

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Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago ...
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'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 20,000 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Chicago Bears –
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2 run (kick blocked) * Chicago Bears – Ronzani 38 pass from Brumbaugh (kick failed) * Pittsburgh – Zaninelli 2 run (
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kick) * Chicago Bears – Nagurski 1 run ( Manders kick) * Chicago Bears –
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8 run ( Manders kick)


Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1936): Green Bay Packers

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'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 10,000 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Pittsburgh – FG
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
30 * Green Bay –
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12 pass from Monnett ( Engebretsen kick) * Green Bay – Hutson 21 pass from Herber ( Schwammel kick) * Green Bay – P. Miller 2 run (
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kick) * Green Bay – McNally 28 interception ( Hinkle kick) * Green Bay – P. Miller 7 pass from McNally ( McNally run) * Green Bay – Hutson 11 pass from Herber ( Schwammel kick) * Pittsburgh – Karcis 1 run ( Karcis run)


Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1936):

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...

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Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers ...
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 10,000 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Pittsburgh – FG
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
21 * Pittsburgh – Karcis 1 run (
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
kick) * Brooklyn – Crayne 2 run ( Kercheval kick)


Week 9 (Thursday November 5, 1936):

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...

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Point Stadium Point Stadium is a baseball park in the eastern United States, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The "Point" refers to its location at the confluence of the Little Conemaugh, Stonycreek, and Conemaugh rivers. It is home to the annual ...
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Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located east of Pittsburgh, Johnstown is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, whi ...
'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 7,891 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Pittsburgh – FG
Niccolai Niccolai is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Niccolai (1911–1988), American football player *Comunardo Niccolai (born 1946), Italian footballer *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021), Italian photographer, poet, noveli ...
41 * Pittsburgh – FG
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Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1936): Detroit Lions

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'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 20,000 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Pittsburgh – FG
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25 * Detroit – Caddel run (
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kick) * Detroit – Ebding pass from
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kick) * Detroit – Gutowsky run (
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kick) * Detroit – Peterson 84 run ( Presnell kick)


Week 10 (Sunday November 15, 1936):

Chicago Cardinals The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons. Roots ...

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Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago ...
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'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 3,856 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Chicago Cardinals – Grosvenor 9 run ( Kellogg kick) * Chicago Cardinals –
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38 pass from
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( Kellogg kick) * Pittsburgh – Heller 48 pass from Matesic (kick failed)


Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1936):

Boston Redskins The Washington Commanders, an American football team belonging to the National Football League (NFL), have also played as the Boston Braves, Boston Redskins, Washington Redskins, and Washington Football Team. Founded in 1932, the team has won fi ...

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Fenway Park Fenway Park is a baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, near Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home of the Boston Red Sox, the city's American League baseball team, and since 1953, its only Major League Bas ...
, Boston, Massachusetts'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 7,000 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Boston –
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2 run (
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kick) * Boston – FG Busich 14 * Boston – Carroll 35 interception ( Busich kick) * Boston – Tosi recovered fumble in end zone (
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kick) * Boston –
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24 run (kick failed)


References

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