1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season
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. The team welcomed back head coach, Joe Bach who served his last year at the position. His team finished the season with the franchise's best record yet, at 6-6.
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
Regular season
Schedule
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 13, 1936): Boston Redskins">1936 Boston Redskins season">Boston Redskins
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 15,622
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Kakasic 26 fumble run
- Pittsburgh – FG Kakasic 30
Week 2 (Wednesday September 23, 1936): Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)">Brooklyn Dodgers
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 10,000
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Strutt 3 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 26
- Brooklyn – Franklin 19 run
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game attendance: 25,800
- Referee:
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 29,000
- Referee:
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at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 10,042
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Heller 16 pass from Matesic
- Pittsburgh – Skoronski 19 pass from Matesic
- Pittsburgh – FG Kakasic 36
Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1936): Chicago Bears">1936 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
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- Game attendance: 20,000
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Chicago Bears – Feathers 2 run
- Chicago Bears – Ronzani 38 pass from Brumbaugh
- Pittsburgh – Zaninelli 2 run
- Chicago Bears – Nagurski 1 run
- Chicago Bears – Feathers 8 run
at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Game time:
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- Game attendance: 10,000
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 30
- Green Bay – Laws 12 pass from Monnett
- Green Bay – Hutson 21 pass from Herber
- Green Bay – P. Miller 2 run
- Green Bay – McNally 28 interception
- Green Bay – P. Miller 7 pass from McNally
- Green Bay – Hutson 11 pass from Herber
- Pittsburgh – Karcis 1 run
Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1936): Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)">Brooklyn Dodgers
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 10,000
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 21
- Pittsburgh – Karcis 1 run
- Brooklyn – Crayne 2 run
Week 9 (Thursday November 5, 1936): Philadelphia Eagles">1936 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles
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): [1936 [Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
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- Game attendance: 20,000
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at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
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- Game attendance: 3,856
- Referee:
Scoring Drives:
- Chicago Cardinals – Grosvenor 9 run
- Chicago Cardinals – Smith 38 pass from Vaughan
- Pittsburgh – Heller 48 pass from Matesic
Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1936): Boston Redskins">1936 Boston Redskins season">Boston Redskins
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 7,000
- Referee:
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