1938 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Pirates
year = 1938
record = 2-9
division_place = 5th NFL Eastern Division
coach = John McNally
stadium = Forbes Field
playoffs = none
previous = 1937
next = 1939

Regular season

chedule

Game Summaries

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Lions
H1=9
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=6
R2=14
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Pirates
H1=7
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bears
R1=7
R2=13
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=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)

= Week 3 (Friday September 23, 1938): Brooklyn Dodgers =

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=10
Home=Dodgers
H1=3
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"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

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=6
Home=Giants
H1=7
H2=0
H3=3
H4=0"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)

= Week 5 (Sunday October 9, 1938): Brooklyn Dodgers =

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Dodgers
R1=0
R2=10
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0"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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Packers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=6
H4=7"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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Eagles
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Redskins
H1=3
H2=0
H3=0
H4=12"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)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Rams
R1=7
R2=0
R3=6
R4=0
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=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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