1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season
Encyclopedia

Week 1: 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: 15,622
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Kakasic 26 fumble run (Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Kakasic 30

Week 2 (Wednesday September 23, 1936): 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:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 10,000
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Strutt 3 run (Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     26
  • Brooklyn – Franklin 19 run (kick failed)

Week 3 (Sunday September 27, 1936): 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: 25,800
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Sortet 11 pass from Matesic
    Ed Matesic
    Edward J. Matesic was an American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Also went by the first name of Dick, Lefty, and Richard. Led the University of Pittsburgh in interceptions in 1931. In 1931 only the statistics of yards and touchdowns were recorded and not...

     (Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne 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....

     59 lateral from Burnett
    Dale Burnett
    Dale R. Burnett was an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League....

     after pass from Danowski
    Ed Danowski
    Edward Frank Danowski was an American football player who played quarterback and halfback in the National Football League. Danowski played for the New York Giants for seven seasons and quarterbacked the team when they won the 1934 and 1938 NFL Championship Games...

     (Sarausky kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     11

Week 4 (Sunday October 4, 1936): Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North 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: 29,000
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Chicago Bears – Karr
    Bill Karr
    William Morrison Karr Jr. was an end who played six seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. Karr attended West Virginia University....

     8 pass from Nagurski
    Bronko Nagurski
    Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a Canadian-born American football player. He was also a successful professional wrestler, recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion.-Youth and collegiate career:...

     (Manders
    Jack Manders
    Jack "Automatic Jack" Manders was a National Football League running back for the Chicago Bears from 1933 through 1940. He is the older brother of Clarence Manders....

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Brumbaugh 14 pass from Molesworth
    Keith Molesworth
    Keith Frank Molesworth was an American football player and coach. He also played and managed in minor league baseball....

     (Nagurski
    Bronko Nagurski
    Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a Canadian-born American football player. He was also a successful professional wrestler, recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion.-Youth and collegiate career:...

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Karr
    Bill Karr
    William Morrison Karr Jr. was an end who played six seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. Karr attended West Virginia University....

     40 pass from Ronzani
    Gene Ronzani
    Gene Ronzani was the second head coach of the Green Bay Packers. He coached the Packers from 1951 until 1953. He resigned with two games remaining in the 1953 season and was replaced on an interim basis by the tandem of Hugh Devore and Ray Scooter McLean....

     (kick failed)
  • Chicago Bears – Johnsos
    Luke Johnsos
    Luke Andrew Johnsos, Sr. was an American football player, assistant coach, and head coach for the National Football League's Chicago Bears franchise. He started with the Bears in 1929 at the age of 23 as an All-Pro end. He played eight NFL seasons in Chicago finishing his playing career in 1936...

     36 pass from Molesworth
    Keith Molesworth
    Keith Frank Molesworth was an American football player and coach. He also played and managed in minor league baseball....

     (Stydahar
    Joe Stydahar
    Joseph "Jumbo Joe" Lee Stydahar was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born and raised about east of Pittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania in Armstrong...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Heller
    Warren Heller
    Warren Willis Heller was an American football player who played 3 seasons in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Pirates ....

     4 pass from Gildea (Kakasic kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Safety, Feathers
    Beattie Feathers
    William Beattie "Big Chief" Feathers was an American football running back in the NFL. He played for the Chicago Bears, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Green Bay Packers during his seven year career. He was the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in one season...

     tackled in end zone by Brett
    Ed Brett
    Ed Brett was an American football player....


Week 6 (Wednesday October 14, 1936): 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 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: 10,042
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Heller
    Warren Heller
    Warren Willis Heller was an American football player who played 3 seasons in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Pirates ....

     16 pass from Matesic
    Ed Matesic
    Edward J. Matesic was an American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Also went by the first name of Dick, Lefty, and Richard. Led the University of Pittsburgh in interceptions in 1931. In 1931 only the statistics of yards and touchdowns were recorded and not...

     (Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Skoronski 19 pass from Matesic
    Ed Matesic
    Edward J. Matesic was an American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Also went by the first name of Dick, Lefty, and Richard. Led the University of Pittsburgh in interceptions in 1931. In 1931 only the statistics of yards and touchdowns were recorded and not...

     (Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Kakasic 36

Week 6 (Sunday October 18, 1936): Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Wrigley FIeld
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...

, Chicago, Illinois

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 20,000
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Chicago Bears – Feathers
    Beattie Feathers
    William Beattie "Big Chief" Feathers was an American football running back in the NFL. He played for the Chicago Bears, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Green Bay Packers during his seven year career. He was the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in one season...

     2 run (kick blocked)
  • Chicago Bears – Ronzani
    Gene Ronzani
    Gene Ronzani was the second head coach of the Green Bay Packers. He coached the Packers from 1951 until 1953. He resigned with two games remaining in the 1953 season and was replaced on an interim basis by the tandem of Hugh Devore and Ray Scooter McLean....

     38 pass from Brumbaugh
    Carl Brumbaugh
    Carl Lowry Brumbaugh was an American college and professional football player who was a quarterback and halfback in the National Football League for nine seasons in the 1930s...

     (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Zaninelli 2 run (Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Nagurski
    Bronko Nagurski
    Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a Canadian-born American football player. He was also a successful professional wrestler, recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion.-Youth and collegiate career:...

     1 run (Manders
    Jack Manders
    Jack "Automatic Jack" Manders was a National Football League running back for the Chicago Bears from 1933 through 1940. He is the older brother of Clarence Manders....

     kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Feathers
    Beattie Feathers
    William Beattie "Big Chief" Feathers was an American football running back in the NFL. He played for the Chicago Bears, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Green Bay Packers during his seven year career. He was the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in one season...

     8 run (Manders
    Jack Manders
    Jack "Automatic Jack" Manders was a National Football League running back for the Chicago Bears from 1933 through 1940. He is the older brother of Clarence Manders....

     kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 25, 1936): 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...

at Wisconsin State Fair Park
Wisconsin State Fair Park
The Wisconsin State Fair Park is a fairgrounds and exhibition center in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It has been the location of the Wisconsin State Fair since 1892. It also hosts other venues such as the Milwaukee Mile, the oldest continuously operating motor speedway in...

, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...


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


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     30
  • Green Bay – Laws
    Joe Laws
    Joe Laws was an American football player. He played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers, winning three World Championships, and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1972. Prior to joining the Packers, Laws attended the University of Iowa where he was a member of the...

     12 pass 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....

     (Engebretsen kick)
  • Green Bay – Hutson
    Don Hutson
    Donald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....

     21 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...

     (Schwammel
    Ade Schwammel
    Adolphe "Ade" John Schwammel was an American football offensive tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers.-High school career:...

     kick)
  • Green Bay – P. Miller 2 run (Smith
    Ernie Smith
    Ernest Frederick Smith was an American football offensive tackle under coach Howard Jones of the University of Southern California. He also handled the placekicking and kickoff duties for the men of Troy...

     kick)
  • Green Bay – McNally
    John McNally
    John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

     28 interception (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....

     kick)
  • Green Bay – P. Miller
    Paul Miller
    Paul Miller is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-ninth House district, including constituents in Durham county. A computer consultant and investment advisor from Durham, North Carolina, Miller served almost three terms in the state...

     7 pass from McNally
    John McNally
    John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

     (McNally
    John McNally
    John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

     run)
  • Green Bay – Hutson
    Don Hutson
    Donald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....

     11 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...

     (Schwammel
    Ade Schwammel
    Adolphe "Ade" John Schwammel was an American football offensive tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers.-High school career:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Karcis
    John Karcis
    John "Bull" Karcis was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Giants. Karcis was also the head coach for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Carnegie Tech.Karcis was inducted into the Beaver County...

     1 run (Karcis
    John Karcis
    John "Bull" Karcis was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Giants. Karcis was also the head coach for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Carnegie Tech.Karcis was inducted into the Beaver County...

     run)

Week 8 (Sunday November 1, 1936): 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...


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


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     21
  • Pittsburgh – Karcis
    John Karcis
    John "Bull" Karcis was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Giants. Karcis was also the head coach for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Carnegie Tech.Karcis was inducted into the Beaver County...

     1 run (Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     kick)
  • Brooklyn – Crayne
    Dick Crayne
    Dick Crayne was an American football fullback for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played in 1936, rushing for 203 yards, and completed 1-2 passes for 52 yards. Then in 1937, rushing for 135 yards, and completed 2-4 passes for 20 yards...

     2 run (Kercheval
    Ralph Kercheval
    Ralph G. Kercheval was an American football running back and placekicker who played seven seasons in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers.-Thoroughbred horse racing:...

     kick)

Week 9 (Thursday November 5, 1936): 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 Point Stadium
Point Stadium
Point Stadium is the name of two stadiums located on the same site in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The "Point" refers to its location is at the confluence of the Little Conemaugh, Stonycreek, and Conemaugh rivers....

, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...


  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 7,891
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     41
  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     31

Week 9 (Sunday November 8, 1936): Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

at Titan Stadium
University of Detroit Stadium
University of Detroit Stadium, also known as U of D Stadium, Titan Stadium, or Dinan Field, was a stadium in Detroit, Michigan on the campus of the University of Detroit...

, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...


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


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai
    Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

     25
  • Detroit – Caddel
    Ernie Caddel
    Ernest Wiley Caddel was an American football running back. He played college football for Glenn "Pop" Warner at Stanford University from 1930 to 1932 and later played six seasons in the National Football League for the Portsmouth Spartans and Detroit Lions...

     run (Clark kick)
  • Detroit – Ebding
    Harry Ebding
    Harry Joseph Ebding was a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Portsmouth Spartans and the Detroit Lions . He was named All-Pro in 1933....

     pass from Clark (Clark kick)
  • Detroit – Gutowsky
    Ace Gutowsky
    LeRoy Erwin "Ace" Gutowsky was an American football fullback. He played professional football for eight years from 1932 to 1939 and set the NFL career rushing record in October 1939. He held the Detroit Lions' career and single-season rushing records until the 1960s.-Early years:Gutowsky was...

     run (Clark kick)
  • Detroit – Peterson 84 run (Presnell
    Glenn Presnell
    Glenn Emery "Press" Presnell was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He set the NFL single-season scoring record in 1933 and led the league in total offense. He was the last surviving member of the Detroit Lions inaugural 1934 team and helped lead the team to...

     kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 15, 1936): Chicago Cardinals

at Wrigley FIeld
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...

, Chicago, Illinois

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 3,856
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Chicago Cardinals – Grosvenor 9 run (Kellogg kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Smith
    Bill Smith (American football)
    William Arley Smith was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Chicago Cardinals. He was born in Seattle, Washington....

     38 pass from Vaughan
    Pug Vaughan
    Charles Wesley "Pug" Vaughan was a former American football running back. He played college football under head coach Bob Neyland at the University of Tennessee from 1932 to 1934 and professional football for the Detroit Lions in 1935 and the Chicago Cardinals in 1936.Vaughan was born in...

     (Kellogg kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Heller
    Warren Heller
    Warren Willis Heller was an American football player who played 3 seasons in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Pirates ....

     48 pass from Matesic
    Ed Matesic
    Edward J. Matesic was an American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Also went by the first name of Dick, Lefty, and Richard. Led the University of Pittsburgh in interceptions in 1931. In 1931 only the statistics of yards and touchdowns were recorded and not...

     (kick failed)

Week 12 (Sunday November 29, 1936): 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: 7,000
  • Referee:


Scoring Drives:
  • Boston – Battles 2 run (Smith
    Riley Smith (American football)
    Riley Henry Smith was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was the second player taken in the 1936 NFL Draft and was the first player that was signed from the draft that played in the NFL...

     kick)
  • Boston – FG Busich
    Sam Busich
    Samuel Busich was an American football end in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins, the Cleveland Rams, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Ohio State University....

     14
  • Boston – Carroll 35 interception (Busich
    Sam Busich
    Samuel Busich was an American football end in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins, the Cleveland Rams, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Ohio State University....

     kick)
  • Boston – Tosi recovered fumble in end zone (Smith
    Riley Smith (American football)
    Riley Henry Smith was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was the second player taken in the 1936 NFL Draft and was the first player that was signed from the draft that played in the NFL...

     kick)
  • Boston – Irwin
    Don Irwin
    Donald Emerson Irwin was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston/Washington Redskins. He played college football at Colgate University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1936 NFL Draft....

     24 run (kick failed)

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
Boston Redskins
1936 Boston Redskins season
The Boston Redskins finished the 1936 season with a record of seven wins and five losses and finished in first place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League. They then played in the 1936 NFL Championship game against the Green Bay Packers, and lost 21–6.This was the first winning...

7 5 0 .583 149 110 W-3
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 6 0 .500 98 187 L-3
New York Giants
1936 New York Giants season
The 1936 New York Giants season was the twelfth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...

5 6 1 .455 115 163 L-1
Brooklyn Dodgers
1936 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5-6-1, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...

3 8 1 .273 92 161 L-1
Philadelphia Eagles
1936 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1936 Philadelphia Eagles season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–9, winning only one game...

1 11 0 .083 51 206 L-11
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