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1933 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Head coachForrest Douds
Home fieldForbes Field
Results
Record3-6-2
Division place5th Eastern Division
Playoff finishnone

The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates was the first season of the team that would eventually become the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team was founded in the offseason after Pennsylvania relaxed its blue laws that prior to 1933 prohibited sporting events from taking place on Sundays, when most NFL games took place. Art Rooney used his horse racing winnings to pay the NFL a $2,500 fee to join the league. Except for a brief period in 1940, Rooney would remain owner until his death in 1988; his family remains the owners of the team today.

The team would take the field for the first time on September 20 against the New York Giants at Forbes Field, losing 23-2. The following week, the team would get its first win, defeating the Chicago Cardinals at home 14-13.

The team would finish 3-6-2 for the season.

Regular Season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Game Site
2 September 20, 1933 New York Giants L 23-2 Forbes Field
3 September 27, 1933 Chicago Cardinals W 14-13 Forbes Field
4 October 4, 1933 Boston Redskins L 21-6 Forbes Field
5 October 11, 1933 Cincinnati Reds W 17-3 Forbes Field
5 October 15, 1933 Green Bay Packers L 47-0 City Stadium
6 October 22, 1933 Cincinnati Reds T 0-0 Redland Field
7 October 29, 1933 Boston Redskins W 16-14 Fenway Park
8 November 5, 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers T 3-3 Ebbets Field
9 November 12, 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers L 32-0 Forbes Field
10 November 19, 1933 Philadelphia Eagles L 25-6 Baker Bowl
12 December 3, 1933 New York Giants L 27-3 Polo Grounds

Game Summaries

Week 2 (Wednesday September 20, 1933): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 0 7 0 16 23
Pirates 0 0 0 2 2

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 20,000
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

Week 3 (Wednesday September 27, 1933): Chicago Cardinals

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 6 7 0 0 13
Pirates 0 7 0 7 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

Week 4 (Wednesday October 4, 1933): Boston Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 7 0 7 7 21
Pirates 0 0 0 6 6

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 15,000
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

Week 5 (Wednesday October 11, 1933): CIncinnati Reds

1 2 3 4 Total
Reds 3 0 0 0 3
Pirates 7 0 0 10 17

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1933): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0
Packers 7 20 13 7 47

City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 4,000
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Green Bay - Hinkle 1 run (Monnett kick)
  • Green Bay - Monnett 7 run (kick failed)
  • Green Bay - Goldenberg 67 interception (Grove kick)
  • Green Bay - Goldenberg 3 run (Monnett kick)
  • Green Bay - Bruder 52 run (Herber kick)
  • Green Bay - Monnett 12 run (kick failed)
  • Green Bay - Englemann 40 lateral from Monnett after 9 pass from Herber (Monnett kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1933): CIncinnati Reds

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0
Reds 0 0 0 0 0

at Redland Field, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Game time:
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  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • none

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1933): Boston Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 9 7 0 16
Redskins 7 0 0 7 14

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 7,500
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Boston - Battles 5 run (Musick kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Moss 30 pass from Holm (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Engebretsen 21
  • Pittsburgh - Westfall 60 pass from Holm (Brovelli kick)
  • Boston - Weller run (Musick kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1933): Brooklyn Dodgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 3 3
Dodgers 3 0 0 0 3

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 15,000
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Brooklyn - FG Hickman 30
  • Pittsburgh - FG Kelsch 15

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1933): Brooklyn Dodgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Dodgers 6 7 13 6 32
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Brooklyn - Kelly 15 run (kick failed)
  • Brooklyn - Kelly 70 punt return (Hickman kick)
  • Brooklyn - Nash 61 pass from Cagle (kick failed)
  • Brooklyn - Kelly 2 run (Kelly kick)
  • Brooklyn - Fishel 7 run (kick failed)

Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1933): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 6 6
Eagles 6 0 13 6 25

at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Referee:
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Scoring drives:

  • Philadelphia - Hanson run (kick failed)
  • Philadelphia - Carter pass from Kirkman (Kirkman kick)
  • Philadelphia - Carter pass from Davis (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh - Brovelli run (kick failed)
  • Philadelphia - Woodruff run (kick failed)

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1933): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 3 0 0 3
Giants 0 0 7 20 27

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 10,000
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh - FG Kelsch 14
  • New York - Krause 20 pass from Strong (Strong kick)
  • New York - Badgro 25 pass from Newman (kick failed)
  • New York - Richards 14 pass from Newman (Richards kick)
  • New York - Richards 22 run (Krause pass from Newman)

References

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