1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Owner	Art Rooney
Head coach	Joe Bach
Home field	Forbes Field
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

Regular season

Schedule

Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1936): Boston Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	0	0	0	0
Pirates	0	7	0	3	10

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 15,622
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Kakasic 26 fumble run (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Kakasic 30

Week 2 (Wednesday September 23, 1936): Brooklyn Dodgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	3	0	0	10
Dodgers	0	0	0	6	6

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

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

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Strutt 3 run (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 26
• Brooklyn – Franklin 19 run (kick failed)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	7	0	7
Pirates	0	7	0	3	10

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 25,800
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Sortet 11 pass from Matesic (Niccolai kick)
• New York – Richards 59 lateral from Burnett after pass from Danowski (Sarausky kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 11

Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1936): Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	13	0	27
Pirates	0	0	0	9	9

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• 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, Feathers tackled in end zone by Brett

Week 6 (Wednesday October 14, 1936): Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 10,042
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – Heller 16 pass from Matesic (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – Skoronski 19 pass from Matesic (Niccolai kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Kakasic 36

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	7	0	0	7
Bears	6	6	0	14	26

at Wrigley FIeld, Chicago, Illinois

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

Scoring Drives:

• Chicago Bears – Feathers 2 run (kick blocked)
• Chicago Bears – Ronzani 38 pass from Brumbaugh (kick failed)
• Pittsburgh – Zaninelli 2 run (Niccolai kick)
• Chicago Bears – Nagurski 1 run (Manders kick)
• Chicago Bears – Feathers 8 run (Manders kick)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	0	0	7	10
Packers	3	21	14	0	38

at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 30
• Green Bay – Laws 12 pass from Monnett (Engebretsen kick)
• Green Bay – Hutson 21 pass from Herber (Schwammel kick)
• Green Bay – P. Miller 2 run (Smith 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dodgers	0	0	0	7	7
Pirates	3	0	7	0	10

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 21
• Pittsburgh – Karcis 1 run (Niccolai kick)
• Brooklyn – Crayne 2 run (Kercheval kick)

Week 9 (Thursday November 5, 1936): Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Point Stadium, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 7,891
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 41
• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 31

Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1936): Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	0	0	0	3
Lions	0	21	0	7	28

at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

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

Scoring Drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 25
• Detroit – Caddel run (Clark kick)
• Detroit – Ebding pass from Clark (Clark kick)
• Detroit – Gutowsky run (Clark kick)
• Detroit – Peterson 84 run (Presnell kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 15, 1936): Chicago Cardinals

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

at Wrigley FIeld, Chicago, Illinois

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 3,856
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Chicago Cardinals – Grosvenor 9 run (Kellogg kick)
• Chicago Cardinals – Smith 38 pass from Vaughan (Kellogg kick)
• Pittsburgh – Heller 48 pass from Matesic (kick failed)

Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1936): Boston Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Redskins	7	10	0	13	30

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 7,000
• Referee:

Scoring Drives:

• Boston – Battles 2 run (Smith kick)
• Boston – FG Busich 14
• Boston – Carroll 35 interception (Busich kick)
• Boston – Tosi recovered fumble in end zone (Smith kick)
• Boston – Irwin 24 run (kick failed)

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Boston Redskins	7	5	0	.583	149	110	W-3
Pittsburgh Pirates	6	6	0	.500	98	187	L-3
New York Giants	5	6	1	.455	115	163	L-1
Brooklyn Dodgers	3	8	1	.273	92	161	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles	1	11	0	.083	51	206	L-11