1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

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1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Owner Art Rooney
Head coach Joe Bach
Home stadium Forbes Field
Results
Record6–6
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid 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.

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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

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1September 13 Boston Redskins W 10–01–0 Forbes Field 15,622 Recap
2September 23at Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–62–0 Ebbets Field 10,000 Recap
3September 27 New York Giants W 10–73–0Forbes Field25,800 Recap
4October 4 Chicago Bears L 9–273–1Forbes Field29,000 Recap
5October 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–04–1Forbes Field10,042 Recap
6October 18at Chicago Bears L 7–264–2 Wrigley Field 20,000 Recap
7October 25at Green Bay Packers L 10–384–3 Wisconsin State Fair Park 10,000 Recap
8November 1 Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–75–3Forbes Field10,000 Recap
9November 5at Philadelphia Eagles W 6–06–3 Point Stadium 7,891 Recap
10November 8at Detroit Lions L 3–286–4 University of Detroit Stadium 20,000 Recap
11November 15at Chicago Cardinals L 6–146–5Wrigley Field3,856 Recap
Bye
12November 29at Boston Redskins L 0–306–6 Fenway Park 7,000 Recap
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.
NFL Western Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Green Bay Packers 1011.9095–1–1248118T1
Chicago Bears 930.7503–322294L2
Detroit Lions 840.6673–3235102W1
Chicago Cardinals 381.2731–5–174143T1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Game summaries

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

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Pirates070310

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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Pirates730010
Dodgers00066

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

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

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Giants00707
Pirates070310

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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Bears7713027
Pirates00099

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Game 5 (Wednesday October 14, 1936): Philadelphia Eagles

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Eagles00000
Pirates7010017

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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Pirates07007
Bears6601426

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

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Pirates300710
Packers32114038

at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

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Dodgers00077
Pirates307010

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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Pirates00066
Eagles00000

at Point Stadium, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

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Game 10 (Sunday November 8, 1936): Detroit Lions

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Pirates30003
Lions0210728

at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

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Game 11 (Sunday November 15, 1936): Chicago Cardinals

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Pirates06006
Cardinals770014

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

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Pirates00000
Redskins71001330

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

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References