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1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season | |
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Owner | Art Rooney |
Head coach | Joe Bach |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Results | |
Record | 6–6 |
Division place | 2nd NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did 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.
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.
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | Notes | ||
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Round | Choice | Overall | ||||
1 | 3 | 3 | Bill Shakespeare | Halfback | Notre Dame | Did not play professional football |
2 | 3 | 12 | Len Barnum | Quarterback | West Virginia Wesleyan | Never played for Pirates |
3 | 3 | 21 | Bobby Grayson | Fullback | Stanford | Did not play professional football |
4 | 3 | 30 | Truman Spain | Tackle | Southern Methodist University | |
5 | 3 | 39 | Wayne Sandefur | Fullback | Purdue University | |
6 | 3 | 48 | Maurice Orr | Tackle | Southern Methodist University | |
7 | 3 | 57 | Marty Peters | Defensive end | Notre Dame | |
8 | 3 | 66 | Ed Karpowich | Tackle | Catholic University | |
9 | 3 | 75 | Joe Meglen | Back | Georgetown University |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
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1 | September 13 | Boston Redskins | W 10–0 | 1–0 | Forbes Field | ||
2 | September 23 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 10–6 | 2–0 | Ebbets Field | ||
3 | September 27 | New York Giants | W 10–7 | 3–0 | Forbes Field | ||
4 | October 4 | Chicago Bears | L 9–27 | 3–1 | Forbes Field | ||
6 | October 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–0 | 4–1 | Forbes Field | ||
6 | October 18 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–26 | 4–2 | Wrigley Field | ||
7 | October 25 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–38 | 4–3 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
8 | November 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 10–7 | 5–3 | Forbes Field | ||
9 | November 5 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 6–0 | 6–3 | Point Stadium | ||
9 | November 8 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–28 | 6–4 | University of Detroit Stadium | ||
10 | November 15 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 6–14 | 6–5 | Wrigley Field | ||
11 | Bye | ||||||
12 | November 29 | at Boston Redskins | L 0–30 | 6–6 | Fenway Park | ||
13 | Bye | ||||||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Boston Redskins | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–2 | 149 | 110 | W3 | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 6–1 | 98 | 187 | L3 | |
New York Giants | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 3–3–1 | 115 | 163 | L1 | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–5–1 | 92 | 161 | L1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–7 | 51 | 206 | L11 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pirates | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Pirates | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bears | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pirates | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Bears | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Packers | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Pirates | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Point Stadium, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Lions | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Redskins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Scoring Drives: