The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates was the debut season of the team that would eventually become the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

. The team was founded after Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 relaxed its blue laws

Blue Laws

The Blue Laws of the Colony of Connecticut, as distinct from the generic term "blue law" that refers to any laws regulating activities on Sunday, were the initial statutes set up by the Gov. Theophilus Eaton with the assistance of the Rev. John Cotton in 1655 for the Colony of New Haven, now part...

 that, prior to 1933, prohibited sporting events from taking place on Sundays, when most NFL

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 games took place. The new squad was composed largely of local semi-pro

Semi-professional

A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...

 players, many of whom played for sports promoter Art Rooney

Art Rooney

Arthur Joseph "Art" Rooney, Sr. , often referred to as "The Chief", was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers American football franchise in the National Football League.-Family history:...

. Rooney became the Pirates owner, paying the NFL a $2,500 fee to join the league. Except for a brief period in 1940 and '41, Rooney would remain the franchise's principle owner until his death in 1988. The Rooney family

Rooney family

The Rooney family has been the majority owners and operators of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since the formation of the franchise in 1933. Art Rooney was the founder and owner of the team until his death in 1988; ownership of the team was then transferred to...

 has retained a controlling interest ever since.
The team would take the field for the first time on September 20 against the New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, losing 23–2. The following week, the team would get its first win, defeating the Chicago Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 at home 14–13.

The team would finish 3–6–2 for the season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game Site
1	September 20, 1933	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 23–2	Forbes Field Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...
2	September 27, 1933	Chicago Cardinals	W 14–13	Forbes Field Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...
3	October 4, 1933	Boston Redskins	L 21–6	Forbes Field Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...
4	October 11, 1933	Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds (NFL) The Cincinnati Reds were a National Football League team that played the 1933 season and the first eight games of the 1934 season. The football Reds played most of their home games at Crosley Field...	W 17–3	Forbes Field Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...
5	October 15, 1933	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	L 47–0	City Stadium City Stadium (Green Bay) City Stadium is a football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It served as home of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1925 to 1956. It remains the home of the Green Bay East High School football team...
6	October 22, 1933	Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds (NFL) The Cincinnati Reds were a National Football League team that played the 1933 season and the first eight games of the 1934 season. The football Reds played most of their home games at Crosley Field...	T 0–0	Redland Field
7	October 29, 1933	Boston Redskins	W 16–14	Fenway Park Fenway Park Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
8	November 5, 1933	Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...	T 3–3	Ebbets Field Ebbets Field Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...
9	November 12, 1933	Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...	L 32–0	Forbes Field Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...
10	November 19, 1933	Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 25–6	Baker Bowl Baker Bowl Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds.It was on a small...
11	December 3, 1933	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 27–3	Polo Grounds Polo Grounds The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants 1933 New York Giants season The 1933 New York Giants season was the ninth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	11	3	0	.786	244	101	W-7
Brooklyn Dodgers 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their fourth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3-9, winning five games. Despite shutting out five of their opponents, they were also shut out in three games and they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second...	5	4	1	.556	93	54	L-2
Boston Redskins 1933 Boston Redskins season The Boston Redskins finished the 1933 season with a record of five wins, five losses, and two ties, and finished in third place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League. This was the first year that the franchise used the name "Redskins".-Schedule:...	5	5	2	.500	103	97	T-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1933 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1933 Philadelphia Eagles season was their inaugural in the league. The team went 3–5–1 failing to qualify for the playoffs.-Off Season:When Pennsylvania eased some of the Blue Laws and allowed Sunday sporting events, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh became available for NFL franchises as they could...	3	5	1	.375	77	158	L-2
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	6	2	.333	67	208	L-3

Week 2 (Wednesday September 20, 1933): New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 20,000
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• New York – Strong
  Ken Strong
  Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...
  
   33 interception (Strong
  Ken Strong
  Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Safety, Strong
  Ken Strong
  Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...
  
   punt blocked out of end zone by Oehler
  John Oehler
  John Walter "Cap" Oehler was an American football center in the National Football League . He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates .Oehler was born in Queens, New York...
  
  
• New York – Newman
  Harry Newman
  Harry Lawrence Newman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines , the New York Giants , and the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers .-College career:...
  
   5 run (Strong
  Ken Strong
  Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...
  
   kick)
• New York – FG Newman
  Harry Newman
  Harry Lawrence Newman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines , the New York Giants , and the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers .-College career:...
  
   39
• New York – Burnett
  Dale Burnett
  Dale R. Burnett was an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League....
  
   37 pass from Newman
  Harry Newman
  Harry Lawrence Newman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines , the New York Giants , and the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers .-College career:...
  
   (kick failed)

Week 3 (Wednesday September 27, 1933): Chicago Cardinals 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
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• Game attendance: 5,000
• Referee:
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• Chicago Cardinals – McNally
  Frank McNally
  Frank James McNally was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the Chicago Cardinals ....
  
   51 intercepted lateral (kick failed)
• Chicago Cardinals – Moe
  Hal Moe
  Harold "Hal" W. Moe was an American college football player and assistant coach. He played and coached at Oregon State University, then known as Oregon Agricultural College...
  
   35 pass from Lillard
  Joe Lillard
  Joseph Johnny Lillard Jr. was an American football, baseball, and basketball player. From 1932 to 1933, he was a running back for the National Football League's Chicago Cardinals. Along with Ray Kemp, Lillard was the last African American to play in the NFL until Kenny Washington and Woody Strode...
  
   (Lillard
  Joe Lillard
  Joseph Johnny Lillard Jr. was an American football, baseball, and basketball player. From 1932 to 1933, he was a running back for the National Football League's Chicago Cardinals. Along with Ray Kemp, Lillard was the last African American to play in the NFL until Kenny Washington and Woody Strode...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Kottler
  Martin Kottler
  Martin Albert "Butch" Kottler was an American football running back in the National Football League . He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates ....
  
   99 interception (Kelsch
  Mose Kelsch
  Christian "Mose" Kelsch was an American football placekicker and running back in the National Football League . He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates ....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Moss
  Paul Moss (American football)
  Paul Moss was a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for two seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Gunners.-External links:...
  
   11 pass from Tanguay (Kelsch
  Mose Kelsch
  Christian "Mose" Kelsch was an American football placekicker and running back in the National Football League . He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates ....
  
   kick)

Week 4 (Wednesday October 4, 1933): Boston Redskins 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
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• Game attendance: 15,000
• Referee:
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• Boston – Battles 70 punt return (Musick
  Jim Musick
  James Andrew Musick was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins from 1932 through 1936. He led the NFL in rushing in 1933.- Early life and college career:...
  
   kick)
• Boston – Musick
  Jim Musick
  James Andrew Musick was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins from 1932 through 1936. He led the NFL in rushing in 1933.- Early life and college career:...
  
   1 run (Musick
  Jim Musick
  James Andrew Musick was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins from 1932 through 1936. He led the NFL in rushing in 1933.- Early life and college career:...
  
   kick)
• Boston – Holm
  Tony Holm
  Bernard Patrick Holm , nicknamed "Tony" , was a professional American football player. In his four seasons in the NFL he played punter and quarterback. In 1933 he became the first quarterback for the now Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama.-References:*...
  
  er 1 run (LaPresta
  Benny LaPresta
  Benjamin LaPresta was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins, the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Gunners. He played college football at St. Louis University....
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Brovelli
  Angelo Brovelli
  Angelo Augustine "Angie" Brovelli was an American football running back who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National Football League in 1933 and 1934.-References:...
  
   1 run (kick failed)

Week 5 (Wednesday October 11, 1933): Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds (NFL)

The Cincinnati Reds were a National Football League team that played the 1933 season and the first eight games of the 1934 season. The football Reds played most of their home games at Crosley Field...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

• Game time:
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• Game attendance: 5,000
• Referee:
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Scoring drives:

• Cincinnati – FG Clark
  Algy Clark
  Myers Algernon Clark was an American football player in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Braves, the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Gunners, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Ohio State University.Clark also coached...
  
   12
• Pittsburgh – Westfall 2 run (Brovelli
  Angelo Brovelli
  Angelo Augustine "Angie" Brovelli was an American football running back who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National Football League in 1933 and 1934.-References:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – FG Kelsch
  Mose Kelsch
  Christian "Mose" Kelsch was an American football placekicker and running back in the National Football League . He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates ....
  
   36
• Pittsburgh – Vaughn 3 run (Westfall kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1933): Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 

City Stadium

City Stadium (Green Bay)

City Stadium is a football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It served as home of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1925 to 1956. It remains the home of the Green Bay East High School football team...

, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...

• Game time:
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• Game attendance: 4,000
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Green Bay – Hinkle
  Clarke Hinkle
  William Clarke Hinkle was a professional American football player for the Green Bay Packers. Wearing # 30, he played Tailback and Linebacker from 1932 to 1941....
  
   1 run (Monnett
  Bob Monnett
  Robert C. Monnett was a professional American football player who played halfback for six seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1973....
  
   kick)
• Green Bay – Monnett
  Bob Monnett
  Robert C. Monnett was a professional American football player who played halfback for six seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1973....
  
   7 run (kick failed)
• Green Bay – Goldenberg 67 interception (Grove
  Roger Grove
  Roger Robert Grove was a professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers including the 1931 team that won the NFL Championship.-External links:...
  
   kick)
• Green Bay – Goldenberg 3 run (Monnett
  Bob Monnett
  Robert C. Monnett was a professional American football player who played halfback for six seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1973....
  
   kick)
• Green Bay – Bruder
  Hank Bruder
  Henry George "Hank" Bruder was an American football player in the National Football League. He played nine years with the Green Bay Packers from 1931 to 1939 and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1972....
  
   52 run (Herber
  Arnie Herber
  Arnold "Arnie" Charles Herber was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966...
  
   kick)
• Green Bay – Monnett
  Bob Monnett
  Robert C. Monnett was a professional American football player who played halfback for six seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1973....
  
   12 run (kick failed)
• Green Bay – Englemann
  Wuert Engelmann
  Wuert Engelmann was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Green Bay Packers.-References:...
  
   40 lateral from Monnett
  Bob Monnett
  Robert C. Monnett was a professional American football player who played halfback for six seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1973....
  
   after 9 pass from Herber
  Arnie Herber
  Arnold "Arnie" Charles Herber was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966...
  
   (Monnett
  Bob Monnett
  Robert C. Monnett was a professional American football player who played halfback for six seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1973....
  
   kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1933): Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds (NFL)

The Cincinnati Reds were a National Football League team that played the 1933 season and the first eight games of the 1934 season. The football Reds played most of their home games at Crosley Field...

 

at Redland Field, Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

• Game time:
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• none

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1933): Boston Redskins 

at Fenway Park

Fenway Park

Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...

, Boston, Massachusetts

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

Scoring drives:

• Boston – Battles 5 run (Musick
  Jim Musick
  James Andrew Musick was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins from 1932 through 1936. He led the NFL in rushing in 1933.- Early life and college career:...
  
   kick)
• Pittsburgh – Moss
  Paul Moss (American football)
  Paul Moss was a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for two seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Gunners.-External links:...
  
   30 pass from Holm
  Tony Holm
  Bernard Patrick Holm , nicknamed "Tony" , was a professional American football player. In his four seasons in the NFL he played punter and quarterback. In 1933 he became the first quarterback for the now Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama.-References:*...
  
   (kick failed)
• Pittsburgh – FG Engebretsen 21
• Pittsburgh – Westfall 60 pass from Holm
  Tony Holm
  Bernard Patrick Holm , nicknamed "Tony" , was a professional American football player. In his four seasons in the NFL he played punter and quarterback. In 1933 he became the first quarterback for the now Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama.-References:*...
  
   (Brovelli
  Angelo Brovelli
  Angelo Augustine "Angie" Brovelli was an American football running back who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National Football League in 1933 and 1934.-References:...
  
   kick)
• Boston – Weller
  Louis Weller
  Louis "Rabbit" Weller was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas....
  
   run (Musick
  Jim Musick
  James Andrew Musick was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins from 1932 through 1936. He led the NFL in rushing in 1933.- Early life and college career:...
  
   kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1933): Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)

The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...

 

at Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...

, Brooklyn, New York

• Game time:
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• Game attendance: 15,000
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Brooklyn – FG Hickman
  Herman Hickman
  Herman M. Hickman was a Hall of Fame college football player for the University of Tennessee and later a head football coach for Yale University. He played pro football for the NFL's Brooklyn Dodgers. He later was a TV and radio analyst and broadcaster, a writer and a professional wrestler.-...
  
   30
• Pittsburgh – FG Kelsch
  Mose Kelsch
  Christian "Mose" Kelsch was an American football placekicker and running back in the National Football League . He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates ....
  
   15

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1933): Brooklyn Dodgers

Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)

The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...

 

at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

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• Game attendance: 12,000
• Referee:
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• Brooklyn – Kelly
  Shipwreck Kelly
  John Simms "Shipwreck" Kelly was a professional American football player who played halfback in the National Football League; he was also an owner and banker, most prominent in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. He played five seasons for the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
   15 run (kick failed)
• Brooklyn – Kelly
  Shipwreck Kelly
  John Simms "Shipwreck" Kelly was a professional American football player who played halfback in the National Football League; he was also an owner and banker, most prominent in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. He played five seasons for the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
   70 punt return (Hickman
  Herman Hickman
  Herman M. Hickman was a Hall of Fame college football player for the University of Tennessee and later a head football coach for Yale University. He played pro football for the NFL's Brooklyn Dodgers. He later was a TV and radio analyst and broadcaster, a writer and a professional wrestler.-...
  
   kick)
• Brooklyn – Nash
  Tom Nash (American football)
  Thomas Acton Nash was an American football player. He played most of his seven year career with the Green Bay Packers. Nash played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs...
  
   61 pass from Cagle (kick failed)
• Brooklyn – Kelly
  Shipwreck Kelly
  John Simms "Shipwreck" Kelly was a professional American football player who played halfback in the National Football League; he was also an owner and banker, most prominent in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. He played five seasons for the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
   2 run (Kelly
  Shipwreck Kelly
  John Simms "Shipwreck" Kelly was a professional American football player who played halfback in the National Football League; he was also an owner and banker, most prominent in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. He played five seasons for the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
   kick)
• Brooklyn – Fishel 7 run (kick failed)

Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1933): Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Baker Bowl

Baker Bowl

Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds.It was on a small...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 6,000
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Philadelphia – Hanson run (kick failed)
• Philadelphia – Carter pass from Kirkman
  Red Kirkman
  Roger Randolph "Red" Kirkman was a professional American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended high school in Akron, Ohio. He attended Washington & Jefferson College and Case Western Reserve University....
  
   (Kirkman
  Red Kirkman
  Roger Randolph "Red" Kirkman was a professional American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended high school in Akron, Ohio. He attended Washington & Jefferson College and Case Western Reserve University....
  
   kick)
• Philadelphia – Carter pass from Davis (kick failed)
• Pittsburgh – Brovelli
  Angelo Brovelli
  Angelo Augustine "Angie" Brovelli was an American football running back who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National Football League in 1933 and 1934.-References:...
  
   run (kick failed)
• Philadelphia – Woodruff
  Lee Woodruff
  Lee Thornton Woodruff was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Providence Steam Roller, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Mississippi. He was born in Batesville, Mississippi....
  
   run (kick failed)

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1933): New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Polo Grounds

Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

, New York, New York

• Game time:
• Game weather:
• Game attendance: 10,000
• Referee:
• TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

• Pittsburgh – FG Kelsch
  Mose Kelsch
  Christian "Mose" Kelsch was an American football placekicker and running back in the National Football League . He was a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates ....
  
   14
• New York – Krause
  Max Krause
  Max Joseph Krause was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.-High school career:...
  
   20 pass from Strong
  Ken Strong
  Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...
  
   (Strong
  Ken Strong
  Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...
  
   kick)
• New York – Badgro
  Red Badgro
  Morris Hiram "Red" Badgro was a professional American football end in the National Football League for the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
   25 pass from Newman
  Harry Newman
  Harry Lawrence Newman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines , the New York Giants , and the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers .-College career:...
  
   (kick failed)
• New York – Richards
  Kink Richards
  Elvin C. "Kink" Richards was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He played college football at Des Moines University....
  
   14 pass from Newman
  Harry Newman
  Harry Lawrence Newman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines , the New York Giants , and the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers .-College career:...
  
   (Richards
  Kink Richards
  Elvin C. "Kink" Richards was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He played college football at Des Moines University....
  
   kick)
• New York – Richards
  Kink Richards
  Elvin C. "Kink" Richards was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He played college football at Des Moines University....
  
   22 run (Krause
  Max Krause
  Max Joseph Krause was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.-High school career:...
  
   pass from Newman
  Harry Newman
  Harry Lawrence Newman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines , the New York Giants , and the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers .-College career:...
  
  )