1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) |
| 4th place • Eastern Division • 1-9-1 .100 |
| Head Coach: Johnny Blood (0-3-0); Walt Kiesling (1-6-1) |
| Walt Kiesling | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/25/1939 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-24 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 9416 | |
| Mon | 9/4/1939 | N | Minerva Merchants | 14-6 | W | Barberton, OH | Barberton High School Field | ||
| Thu | 9/14/1939 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7-12 | L | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 19444 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1939 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 0-10 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 19008 | |
| Mon | 10/2/1939 | H | Chicago Bears | 0-32 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 10325 | |
| Wed | 10/4/1939 | A | McKeesport Olympics | 21-6 | W | McKeesport, PA | Cycler Park | 3000 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1939 | H | New York Giants | 7-14 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 9663 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1939 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-44 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 25982 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1939 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 8602 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1939 | A | Cleveland Rams | 14-14 | T | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 11579 | |
| Mon | 11/6/1939 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 13-17 | L | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 8951 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1939 | A | Richmond Arrows | 23-0 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1939 | A | New York Giants | 7-23 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 19372 | |
| Thu | 11/23/1939 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-17 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Municipal Stadium | 20000 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1939 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-12 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 8788 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Earl Bartlett | 44 | HB-DH | 6-0 | 200 | 31 | Centre | 1 | 0 |
| Wayland Becker | 30 | LOE-DE | 6-0 | 198 | 29 | Marquette | 2 | 1 |
| Rink Bond | 55 | BB-S | 5-10 | 197 | 25 | Washington | 11 | 11 |
| Sam Boyd | 42 | LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 190 | 25 | Baylor | 11 | 4 |
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 10 | TB-LDH-FB-LB-WB-RDH | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | Duquesne | 6 | 4 |
| Don Campbell | 29 | LOT-LDT | 6-0 | 237 | 22 | Carnegie Mellon | 11 | 6 |
| Ed Cherry | 19 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 208 | 26 | Amarillo JC; Hardin-Simmons | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Davidson | 12 | WB-RDH | 6-0 | 182 | 24 | Temple | 8 | 2 |
| Ted Doyle | 28 | ROT-RDT-LOG-LDG | 6-2 | 224 | 25 | Nebraska | 11 | 3 |
| Len Dugan | 39 | C-LB | 6-0 | 218 | 29 | Wichita State | 1 | 0 |
| Vince Farrar | 40 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 5-10 | 200 | 28 | North Carolina State | 6 | 0 |
| Max Fiske | 19 | OE-DE | 6-0 | 199 | 26 | DePaul | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Francis | 50 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 207 | 26 | Nebraska | 5 | 3 |
| Byron Gentry | 18 | LOG-LDG | 5-11 | 227 | 26 | Southern California | 11 | 11 |
| Ted Grabinski | 11 | C-LB | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | Duquesne | 11 | 2 |
| Swede Johnston | 27 | FB-LB-BB-S | 5-10 | 197 | 29 | Marquette; Elmhurst | 8 | 2 |
| George Kakasic | 14 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 5-10 | 200 | 27 | Duquesne | 9 | 6 |
| Ed Karpowich | 36 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 6-4 | 223 | 27 | Catholic | 9 | 3 |
| Jack Lee | 16 | BB-S-TB-LDH | 5-10 | 203 | 22 | Carnegie Mellon | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Littlefield | 26 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Sacramento CC; Washington State | 11 | 4 |
| Joe Maras | 22 | C-LB | 6-1 | 208 | 23 | Hibbing JC; Duquesne | 10 | 8 |
| Bob Masters | 53 | WB-RDH | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | Baylor | 4 | 1 |
| Hugh McCullough | 25 | TB-LDH | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Oklahoma | 10 | 6 |
| Coley McDonough | 45 | TB-LDH | 6-1 | 189 | 24 | North Carolina State; Dayton | 6 | 0 |
| Lou Midler | 23 | LOT-LDT-ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 222 | 24 | Minnesota | 11 | 4 |
| Dick Nardi | 10 | WB-RDH | 5-10 | 200 | 24 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 |
| Armand Niccolai | 17 | ROT-RDT-OG-DG | 6-2 | 226 | 28 | Duquesne | 11 | 8 |
| Stan Pavkov | 45 | OG-DG-ROT-RDT | 6-0 | 212 | 23 | Idaho | 2 | 0 |
| John Perko | 39 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 207 | 25 | Duquesne | 8 | 3 |
| George Platukis | 33 | LOE-DE-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 196 | 24 | Duquesne | 11 | 6 |
| Bernie Scherer | 24 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 |
| Karl Schuelke | 35 | FB-LB | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Sortet | 20 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 187 | 30 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 |
| Frank Souchak | 47 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 21 | WB-RDH | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Bucknell | 11 | 6 |
| Clarence Tommerson | 30 | HB-DH | 6-2 | 196 | 24 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Tosi | 64 | C-LB-LOG-LDG | 5-10 | 225 | 26 | Niagara | 3 | 1 |
| Ernie Wheeler | 15/44 | TB-LDH | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | North Dakota State | 5 | 3 |
| Joe Williams | 27 | HB-DH | 5-9 | 178 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 3 | 17 | Billy Patterson | B | Baylor |
| 4 | 26 | Hugh McCullough | B | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 32 | Ernie Wheeler | B | North Dakota State |
| 6 | 41 | Sam Boyd | E | Baylor |
| 7 | 52 | Eddie Palumbo | B | Detroit Mercy |
| 8 | 61 | Ole Nelson | E | Michigan State |
| 9 | 72 | Steve Petro | G | Pittsburgh |
| 10 | 81 | Jack Lee | B | Carnegie Mellon |
| 11 | 92 | Lou Tomasetti | B | Bucknell |
| 12 | 101 | Denny Cochran | B | St. Louis |
| 13 | 112 | Fabian Hoffman | E | Pittsburgh |
| 14 | 121 | Ed Clary | B | South Carolina |
| 15 | 132 | Johnny Tosi | C | Niagara |
| 16 | 141 | Al Lezouski | G | Pittsburgh |
| 17 | 152 | Ed Longhi | C | Notre Dame |
| 18 | 161 | Dave Shirk | E | Kansas |
| 19 | 172 | Frank Peters | E | Washington |
| 20 | 181 | Tom Sheldrake | E | Washington |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 52 | 17 | 35 | 114 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 46 | 72 | 47 | 216 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 113 | / % | / % | 279 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | / % | / % |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armand Niccolai | 0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| George Platukis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Sam Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Swede Johnston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sam Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Hugh McCullough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Coley McDonough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Sortet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 114 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 7 | 1 | 216 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armand Niccolai | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 37 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 37 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0/ | 4/ | 3/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 86 | 282 | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Swede Johnston | 59 | 220 | 3.7 | 2 | |
| Sam Francis | 55 | 171 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Carl Littlefield | 39 | 141 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Hugh McCullough | 60 | 96 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 49 | 86 | 1.8 | 1 | |
| Coley McDonough | 23 | 63 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Masters | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Davidson | 21 | 27 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Dick Nardi | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Ernie Wheeler | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Rink Bond | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Karl Schuelke | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Lee | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 428 | 1138 | 2.7 | 7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 440 | 1701 | 3.9 | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McCullough | 100 | 32 | 32.0 | 56 | 443 | 4.4 | 13.8 | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 14.3 | ||||
| Coley McDonough | 38 | 15 | 39.5 | 17 | 292 | 7.7 | 19.5 | 2 | 5.3 | 6 | 15.8 | 45.0 | ||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 47 | 13 | 27.7 | 27 | 140 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 7.1 | ||||
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 3 | 121 | 17.3 | 40.3 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 14.3 | 89.9 | ||||
| Ernie Wheeler | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 4 | 59 | 4.5 | 19.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 6 | 46.2 | 32.1 | ||||
| Dick Nardi | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 12 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 8.3 | |||
| Bob Masters | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 2.8 | |||
| Bill Davidson | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 8 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||
| Jack Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 221 | 70 | 31.7 | 117 | 1084 | 4.9 | 15.5 | 8 | 3.6 | 34 | 15.4 | 21.4 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 193 | 88 | 45.6 | 94 | 1368 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 11 | 5.7 | 11 | 5.7 | 64.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Boyd | 21 | 423 | 20.1 | 2 | |
| Bill Sortet | 16 | 196 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| George Platukis | 7 | 170 | 24.3 | 3 | |
| Bill Davidson | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 75t | 1 |
| Hugh McCullough | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Bernie Scherer | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Bob Masters | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Carl Littlefield | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Frank Souchak | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sam Francis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Coley McDonough | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 1084 | 15.5 | 8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 88 | 1368 | 15.5 | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 11 | 0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McCullough | 31 | 1006 | 32.5 | 52 | ||||||
| Ernie Wheeler | 10 | 460 | 46.0 | 75 | ||||||
| Sam Francis | 10 | 389 | 38.9 | |||||||
| Swede Johnston | 10 | 372 | 37.2 | 52 | ||||||
| Coley McDonough | 9 | 325 | 36.1 | 49 | ||||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 46 | ||||||
| Jack Lee | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | ||||||
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | ||||||
| Dick Nardi | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 76 | 36.3 | 52 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 421 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 421 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 0 |
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