1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Johnny McNally (0-3)
Coach: Walt Kiesling (1-6-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 1 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

Pittsburgh chalked up 114 points, while the defensive squad yielded 216. Boyd Brumbaugh carried the ball for a team-best 282 yards for the Pirates, while Swede Johnston also buoyed the ground attack.

Hugh McCullough passed for 443 yards, and Coley McDonough spent time under center also. Sam Boyd paced all receivers, grabbing 21 passes for 423 yards.

Johnny McNally and Walt Kiesling coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 114
Regular Season Points Against: 216

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 14, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
September 24, 1939 Chicago Cardinals 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
October 2, 1939 Chicago Bears 32 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-3-0
October 8, 1939 New York Giants 14 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 0-3-0 0-1-0 0-4-0
October 15, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at Washington Redskins 44 L 0-3-0 0-2-0 0-5-0
October 22, 1939 Washington Redskins 21 at Pittsburgh Pirates 14 L 0-4-0 0-2-0 0-6-0
October 29, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at Cleveland Rams 14 T 0-4-0 0-2-1 0-6-1
November 6, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at Brooklyn Dodgers 17 L 0-4-0 0-3-1 0-7-1
November 19, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at New York Giants 23 L 0-4-0 0-4-1 0-8-1
November 23, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at Philadelphia Eagles 17 L 0-4-0 0-5-1 0-9-1
November 26, 1939 Philadelphia Eagles 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 24 W 1-4-0 0-5-1 1-9-1