1938 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

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1938 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Head Coach John McNally
Home Field Forbes Field
Results
Record 2-9
Place 5th NFL Eastern Division
Playoff Finish none
Timeline
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1937 1939

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Week 1 (Friday September 9, 1938): Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 7 7
Lions 9 7 0 0 16

at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 17,000
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Detroit - FG Shepherd 27
  • Detroit - Caddel 5 run (kick failed)
  • Detroit - Cardwell 5 run (Moscrip kick)
  • Pittsburgh - White 3 run (Niccolai kick)

[edit] Week 1 (Sunday, September 11, 1938): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 6 14 0 7 27
Pirates 7 7 0 0 14

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 17,340
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh - White 4 run (Niccolai kick)
  • New York - Leemans 1 run (kick blocked)
  • Pittsburgh - Manske 23 pass from Filchock (Niccolai kick)
  • New York - Shaffer 3 pass from Danowski (Soar kick)
  • New York - Shaffer 11 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
  • New York - Soar 1 run (Soar kick)

[edit] Week 2 (Friday September 16, 1938): Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Civic Stadium, Buffalo, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 19,749
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Philadelphia - Arnold 20 fumble run (Smukler kick)
  • Philadelphia - Arnold 34 pass from Riffle (Reese kick)
  • Philadelphia - Arnold 23 interception (kick failed)
  • Philadelphia - Riffle 44 run (Smukler kick)
  • Pittsburgh - White 1 run (Niccolai kick)

[edit] Week 3 (Friday September 23, 1938): Brooklyn Dodgers

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

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 21,494
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Brooklyn - FG Reissig 18
  • Pittsburgh - Manske 27 fumble run (Niccolai kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Thompson 5 run (Niccolai kick)
  • Pittsburgh - FG Niccolai 18

[edit] Week 4 (Monday October 3, 1938): New York Giants

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 7 0 6 13
Giants 7 0 3 0 10

at Polo Grounds, New York, NY

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 18,805
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • New York - Cuff 18 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
  • Pittsburgh - Sortet 24 pass from Filchock (Niccolai kick)
  • New York - FG Cuff 10
  • Pittsburgh - Sortet 13 pass from Filchock (kick failed)

[edit] Week 5 (Sunday October 9, 1938): Brooklyn Dodgers

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance:
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Brooklyn - FG Kercheval 34
  • Pittsburgh - Sortet 50 pass from White (Niccolai kick)
  • Brooklyn - Barreturnt 54 pass from Parker (Kercheval kick)
  • Brooklyn - Parker 77 run (Parker kick)

[edit] Week 7 (Sunday October 23, 1938): Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0
Packers 7 0 6 7 20

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 12,142
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Green Bay - Isbell 38 run (Hinkle kick)
  • Green Bay - Laws 38 interception (kick failed)
  • Green Bay - Mullenaux 19 pass from Monnett (Monnett kick)

[edit] Week 9 (Sunday November 6, 1938): Washington Redskins

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 12,910
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Washington - Karamatic 39 pass from Baugh (Manton kick)

[edit] Week 11 (Sunday November 20, 1938): Philadelphia Eagles

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 7 0 7
Eagles 7 0 0 7 14

at Laidley Field, Charleston, West Virginia

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 6,500
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Philadelphia - Hewitt pass from Smukler (Smukler kick)
  • Pittsburgh - White 79 run (Niccolai kick)
  • Philadelphia - Carter 11 pas from Smukler (Reese kick)

[edit] Week 12 (Sunday November 27, 1938): Washington Redskins

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0
Redskins 3 0 0 12 15

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 22,000
  • Referee:

Scoring Drives:

  • Washington - FG Manton 23
  • Washington - Millner pass from Baugh
  • Washington - McChesney 52 pass from Baugh (kick failed)

[edit] Week 13 (Tuesday December 4, 1938): Cleveland Rams

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 0 6 0 13
Pirates 0 0 0 7 7

at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Scoring Drives:

  • Cleveland - Benton 28 pass from Snyder (Snyder kick)
  • Cleveland - Benton 11 pass from Snyder (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh - Sortet 8 pass from White (Niccolai kick)

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