1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

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1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Owner Art Rooney
Head coach Joe Bach
Home field Forbes Field
Results
Record6–6
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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 (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.

Contents

The Pirates played all of their home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, except for one that was played at Point Stadium in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Offseason

1936 NFL draft

Pittsburgh Pirates 1936 NFL Draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollegeNotes
RoundChoiceOverall
133 Bill Shakespeare Halfback Notre Dame Did not play professional football
2312 Len Barnum Quarterback West Virginia Wesleyan Never played for Pirates
3321 Bobby Grayson Fullback Stanford Did not play professional football
4330 Truman Spain Tackle Southern Methodist University
5339Wayne SandefurFullback Purdue University
6348Maurice OrrTackleSouthern Methodist University
7357 Marty Peters Defensive end Notre Dame
8366 Ed Karpowich Tackle Catholic University
9375Joe MeglenBack Georgetown University

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1September 13 Boston Redskins W 10–01–0 Forbes Field
2September 23at Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–62–0 Ebbets Field
3September 27 New York Giants W 10–73–0Forbes Field
4October 4 Chicago Bears L 9–273–1Forbes Field
6October 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–04–1Forbes Field
6October 18at Chicago Bears L 7–264–2 Wrigley Field
7October 25at Green Bay Packers L 10–384–3 Wisconsin State Fair Park
8November 1 Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–75–3Forbes Field
9November 5at Philadelphia Eagles W 6–06–3 Point Stadium
9November 8at Detroit Lions L 3–286–4 University of Detroit Stadium
10November 15at Chicago Cardinals L 6–146–5Wrigley Field
11 Bye
12November 29at Boston Redskins L 0–306–6 Fenway Park
13 Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Boston Redskins 750.5836–2149110W3
Pittsburgh Pirates 660.5006–198187L3
New York Giants 561.4553–3–1115163L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 381.2732–5–192161L1
Philadelphia Eagles 1110.0831–751206L11

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Game summaries

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

1234Total
Redskins00000
Pirates070310

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Scoring Drives:

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

1234Total
Pirates730010
Dodgers00066

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

1234Total
Giants00707
Pirates070310

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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

1234Total
Bears7713027
Pirates00099

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 29,000
  • Referee:

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

1234Total
Eagles00000
Pirates7010017

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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

1234Total
Pirates07007
Bears6601426

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

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

1234Total
Pirates300710
Packers32114038

at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

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Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1936): Brooklyn Dodgers

1234Total
Dodgers00077
Pirates307010

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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

1234Total
Pirates00066
Eagles00000

at Point Stadium, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

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

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

1234Total
Pirates30003
Lions0210728

at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

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

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

1234Total
Pirates06006
Cardinals770014

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

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

1234Total
Pirates00000
Redskins71001330

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

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

Scoring Drives:

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