1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's seventh season as a professional football club in the National Football League . The Pirates brought John McNally back for his third year , however, after finishing with a 2–9 record, Owner Art Rooney provided him with support by signing Walt Kiesling during the offseason. Despite this, the Pirates experienced their worst season yet, placing last in the league with a 1–9–1 record. The team just barely tallied a number in the win column, but during Week 11, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles . It was their first win at home in 9 games at Forbes Field . It was also the final season for the franchise before becoming the "Steelers " the following season.Offseason Pittsburgh's 1939 Draft was useless. The one player that played longer 1 season was Sam Boyd who played just 3 season for the Pirates/Steelers. The Pirates also traded their first two picks to Chicago and Brooklyn. The Bears would draft future Hall of Famer , QB Sid Luckman , and the Dodgers would select Clarence "Pug" Manders who eventually played 9 years of pro ball.Regular season Schedule Game Summaries Week 1 (Thursday September 14 , 1939): Brooklyn Dodgers ">Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)">Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field , Brooklyn, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,444 Referee: Scoring Drives: Brooklyn – FG Kercheval 27 Pittsburgh – Platukis 30 pass from Wheeler Brooklyn – Parker 10 run Brooklyn – Safety, Wheeler tackled in end zone by Hill at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,008 Referee: Scoring Drives: Chicago Cardinals – Goldberg 4 run Chicago Cardinals – FG Monahan 32 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 10,325 Referee: Scoring Drives: Chicago Bears – Omanski 21 run Chicago Bears – Manske 24 pass from Masterson Chicago Bears – Maniaci 75 run Chicago Bears – Maniaci 4 run Chicago Bears – MacLeod 29 pass from Patterson exhibition game against the McKeesport Olympics , in McKeesport on October 4 . The Pirates won that game, 9–6.at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 9,663 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run New York – Cuff 20 pass from Danowski New York – Cuff 5 pass from Danowski at Griffith Stadium , Washington, DC Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 25,982 Referee: Scoring Drives: Washington – German 15 run Pittsburgh – Francis run Washington – German 14 run Pittsburgh – McDonough 3 pass from Tomasetti Washington – Farkas 11 run Washington – Farkas 99 pass from Filchock Washington – Todd 19 pass from Filchock Washington – Todd 60 run Washington – Justice 33 run at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 8,602 Referee: Scoring Drives: Washington – Millner 56 pass from Filchock Washington – Farkas 40 pass from Filchock Pittsburgh – Boyd pass from McDonough Washington – Irwin 25 run Pittsburgh – Brumbaugh pass from McDonough at Cleveland Municipal Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 11,579 Referee: Scoring Drives: Cleveland – Hall 88 run Pittsburgh – McCullough 9 run Pittsburgh – Boyd 27 pass from McCullough Cleveland – Drake 3 runWeek 8 (Monday November 6 , 1939): Brooklyn Dodgers ">Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)">Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 8,951 Referee: Scoring Drives: Brooklyn – Schwartz 9 pass from Parker Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 25 Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 37 Brooklyn – Parker 28 run Brooklyn – FG Parker 28 Pittsburgh – Sortet 22 pass from McCulloughWeek 9 (Sunday November 19, 1939): [New York Giants ] at Polo Grounds , New York, NY Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 19,372 Referee: Scoring Drives: New York – Soar 2 run New York – FG Barnum 37 New York – FG Barnum 28 New York – FG Strong 24 Pittsburgh – Brumbaugh 19 run New York – Miller 21 run at Shibe Park , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,000 Referee: Scoring Drives: Philadelphia – Carter 65 pass from O'Brien Philadelphia – FG Murray 32 Pittsburgh – Brumbaugh 1 run at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 8,788 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 28 Pittsburgh – Johnston 2 run Pittsburgh – Tomasetti 1 run Pittsburgh – Platukis 37 pss from Brumbaugh Philadelphia – O'Brien 2 run Philadelphia – Bukant 3 runStandings
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