The 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's fifth season as a professional sports club in 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 ...
(NFL). The team hired
John McNally as head coach after
John Bach
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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
Draft
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 5, 1937):
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 plays ...
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Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), 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 t ...
,
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 ...
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 8,588
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Pittsburgh –
Brett
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People with the surname
* Adrian Brett (born 1945) English flutist and writer ...
39 pass from
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
(
Weinstock kick)
* Philadelphia – Hanson 3 run (Smukler kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Davidson
Davidson may refer to:
* Davidson (name)
* Clan Davidson, a Highland Scottish clan
* Davidson Media Group
* Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA
* Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
* ...
19 pass from
Gildea (
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, nov ...
kick)
* Philadelphia – Hewitt 7 pass from
Smukler (Smukler kick)
* Pittsburgh –
McNally 92 kick return (
Breeden kick)
* Pittsburgh –
McNally 44 pass from
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(kick failed)
Week 2 (Sunday September 19, 1937):
Brooklyn Dodgers
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...
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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 p ...
,
Brooklyn, New York
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''
* 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
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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, nov ...
kick)
Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1937):
New York Giants
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''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), 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 t ...
,
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: 33,095
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* New York – Richards 13 pass from Danowski (Manton kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Karcis 4 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, nov ...
kick)
* New York – FG Manton 13
Week 4 (Monday October 4, 1937):
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), 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 t ...
,
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: 22,511
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Chicago Bears – Nolting 13 run (Manders kick)
Week 5 (Sunday October 10, 1937):
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...
''at
Titan Stadium,
Detroit
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Michigan
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 16,000
* 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, nov ...
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* Detroit – Caddel 2 run (Clark kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 17, 1937):
Washington Redskins
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''at
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium stood in Washington, D.C., from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street (left field), and between W Street and Florida Avenue NW.
The site was once home to a wooden baseball park. Built in 1891, it was called Bounda ...
,
Washington, DC
)
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''
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 12,835
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Washington – Battles 65 interception (Smith kick)
* Pittsburgh –
McNally 43 pass from
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(
Weinstock kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
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 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, nov ...
kick)
Week 7 (Sunday October 24, 1937):
Chicago Cardinals
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Roots ca ...
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Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), 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 t ...
,
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: 8,963
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Chicago Cardinals –
Deskin 18 pass from Coffee (May kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Lawrence 2 run (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh –
Davidson
Davidson may refer to:
* Davidson (name)
* Clan Davidson, a Highland Scottish clan
* Davidson Media Group
* Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA
* Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
* ...
65 pass from
Fiske Fiske is a surname of Scandinavian origins.
According to ''Burke's Peerage'', "The family of Fiske has long flourished in the counties of Norfolk (recorded as landowners in the Domesday Book) and Suffolk England.html"_;"title="n_England">n_Englan ...
(
Weinstock kick)
Week 8 (Sunday October 31, 1937):
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 plays ...
''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), 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 t ...
,
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: 2,772
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Philadelphia – Pilconis 22 fumble run (Smukler kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Davidson
Davidson may refer to:
* Davidson (name)
* Clan Davidson, a Highland Scottish clan
* Davidson Media Group
* Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA
* Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
* ...
87 interception (kick failed)
* 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, nov ...
27
* Pittsburgh –
Sortet 26 pass from
Gildea (
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, nov ...
kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 7, 1937):
New York Giants
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''at
Polo Grounds
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,
New York, NY
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''
* 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
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) N ...
''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), 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 t ...
,
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: 12,000
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Washington – Pinckert 3 pass from Smith (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh –
Davidson
Davidson may refer to:
* Davidson (name)
* Clan Davidson, a Highland Scottish clan
* Davidson Media Group
* Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA
* Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
* ...
68 run (
Weinstock kick)
* Pittsburgh – Safety, Baugh tackled in end zone by
Mayhew
* 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, nov ...
21
* Washington – Justice 40 pass from
Baugh (Smith 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, nov ...
41
* Pittsburgh –
Karcis 21 run (kick failed)
Week 11 (Sunday November 21, 1937):
Brooklyn Dodgers
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...
* 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
References
{{1937 NFL season by team
Pittsburgh Steelers seasons
Pittsburgh Pirates
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