1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season



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.

Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1 (Sunday September 5, 1937): Philadelphia Eagles
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

 * 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)