1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season
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Week 1: Brooklyn DodgersBrooklyn 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 FieldEbbets 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
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- Game attendance: 19,444
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Scoring Drives:
- Brooklyn – FG Kercheval 27
- Pittsburgh – PlatukisGeorge PlatukisGeorge Paul Platukis was an American football end who played five seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Rams...
30 pass from Wheeler (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - Brooklyn – Parker 10 run (Kinard kick)
- Brooklyn – Safety, Wheeler tackled in end zone by Hill
Week 2 (Sunday, September 24, 1939): Chicago Cardinals
at Forbes FieldForbes 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: 19,008
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Scoring Drives:
- Chicago Cardinals – Goldberg 4 run (Monahan kick)
- Chicago Cardinals – FG Monahan 32
Week 3 (Monday October 2, 1939): Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe 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 FieldForbes 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: 10,325
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Scoring Drives:
- Chicago Bears – Omanski 21 run (Stydahar kick)
- Chicago Bears – Manske 24 pass from Masterson (kick failed)
- Chicago Bears – Maniaci 75 run (kick failed)
- Chicago Bears – Maniaci 4 run (Manders kick)
- Chicago Bears – MacLeod 29 pass from Patterson (kick failed)
Week 4 (Sunday October 8, 1939): New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe 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 FieldForbes 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: 9,663
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Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - New York – Cuff 20 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
- New York – Cuff 5 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1939): Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
at Griffith StadiumGriffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...
, Washington, DC
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- Game attendance: 25,982
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Scoring Drives:
- Washington – German 15 run (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh – Francis run (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - Washington – German 14 run (Russell kick)
- Pittsburgh – McDonough 3 pass from Tomasetti (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - Washington – Farkas 11 run (kick blocked)
- Washington – Farkas 99 pass from Filchock (kick failed)
- Washington – Todd 19 pass from Filchock (Todd kick)
- Washington – Todd 60 run (kick failed)
- Washington – Justice 33 run (kick failed)
Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1939): Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
at Forbes FieldForbes 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: 8,602
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Scoring Drives:
- Washington – Millner 56 pass from Filchock (Russell kick)
- Washington – Farkas 40 pass from Filchock (Russell kick)
- Pittsburgh – Boyd pass from McDonough (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - Washington – Irwin 25 run (Farkas kick)
- Pittsburgh – Brumbaugh pass from McDonough (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
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Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1939): Cleveland RamsCleveland RamsThe Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League...
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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- Game attendance: 11,579
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Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland – Hall 88 run (SpadacciniVic SpadacciniVictor Michael "Vic" Spadaccini was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Cleveland Rams.-External links:...
kick) - Pittsburgh – McCullough 9 run (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - Pittsburgh – Boyd 27 pass from McCullough (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - Cleveland – Drake 3 run (Spadaccini kick)
Week 8 (Monday November 6, 1939): Brooklyn DodgersBrooklyn 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 FieldEbbets 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
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- Game attendance: 8,951
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Scoring Drives:
- Brooklyn – Schwartz 9 pass from Parker (Kinard kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
25 - Pittsburgh – FG NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
37 - Brooklyn – Parker 28 run (Kinard kick)
- Brooklyn – FG Parker 28
- Pittsburgh – Sortet 22 pass from McCullough (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
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Week 9 (Sunday November 19, 1939): New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe 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 GroundsPolo 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, NY
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- Game attendance: 19,372
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Scoring Drives:
- New York – Soar 2 run (Strong kick)
- New York – FG Barnum 37
- New York – FG Barnum 28
- New York – FG Strong 24
- Pittsburgh – Brumbaugh 19 run (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - New York – Miller 21 run (Barnum kick)
Week 10 (Thursday November 23, 1939): Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe 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 Shibe Park, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, 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,...
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- Game attendance: 20,000
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Scoring Drives:
- Philadelphia – Carter 65 pass from O'Brien (Murray kick)
- Philadelphia – FG Murray 32
- Pittsburgh – Brumbaugh 1 run (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
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Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1939): Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe 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 FieldForbes 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: 8,788
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Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
28 - Pittsburgh – Johnston 2 run (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - Pittsburgh – Tomasetti 1 run (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - Pittsburgh – Platukis 37 pss from Brumbaugh (NiccolaiArmand NiccolaiArmand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....
kick) - Philadelphia – O'Brien 2 run (kick blocked)
- Philadelphia – Bukant 3 run (kick blocked)
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... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants 1939 New York Giants season The 1939 New York Giants season was the fifteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 168 | 85 | W-4 |
| Washington Redskins 1939 Washington Redskins season The 1939 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-2 record from 1938.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 242 | 94 | L-1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 10th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4-4-3, losing six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 108 | 219 | L-3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 114 | 216 | W-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1939 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1939 Philadelphia Eagles season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–6, winning only one game. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 105 | 200 | L-2 |