1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Johnny McNally (4-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League ended the 1937 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Pirates scored 122 points, but the defensive squad yielded 145. Bull Karcis carried the ball for a team-best 513 yards for Pittsburgh.

Max Fiske threw for 318 yards, and Johnny Gildea threw the ball, too. Johnny McNally paced all receivers, grabbing 10 passes, while Bill Davidson accumulated 169 receiving yards.

Johnny McNally coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Max Fiske	43	17	39.5	318	7.4	4	9.3	4	9.3	0	58.1
Johnny Gildea	47	14	29.8	288	6.1	2	4.3	9	19.1	0	27.2
Johnny McNally	25	10	40.0	115	4.6	1	4.0	2	8.0	0	34.6
Tuffy Thompson	14	6	42.9	100	7.1	1	7.1	4	28.6	39	51.8
Bill Davidson	24	8	33.3	81	3.4	0	0.0	5	20.8	0	4.3
By Haines	6	1	16.7	14	2.3	0	0.0	1	16.7	14	0.0
Bull Karcis	3	1	33.3	2	0.7	1	33.3	1	33.3	2	42.4
Stu Smith	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0.0
Totals	164	57	34.8	918	5.6	9	5.5	27	16.5	39

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bull Karcis	127	513	4.0	0	3
Bill Davidson	101	293	2.9	0	1
Stu Smith	66	211	3.2	0	0
Izzy Weinstock	30	88	2.9	0	0
Tuffy Thompson	43	80	1.9	0	0
Johnny Gildea	49	65	1.3	0	1
Max Fiske	28	44	1.6	0	0
Johnny McNally	9	37	4.1	0	0
By Haines	24	29	1.2	0	0
Bill Breeden	10	25	2.5	0	0
Ed Karpowich	1	15	15.0	15	0
Silvio Zaninelli	4	14	3.5	0	0
John Perko	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	493	1419	2.9	15	5

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny McNally	10	168	16.8	0	4
Bill Sortet	9	121	13.4	26	1
Jeep Brett	8	135	16.9	0	1
Tuffy Thompson	6	126	21.0	55	1
Bill Breeden	6	59	9.8	0	0
Bill Davidson	4	169	42.2	0	2
Johnny Gildea	3	47	15.7	0	0
Mac Cara	2	36	18.0	0	0
Bull Karcis	2	18	9.0	0	0
By Haines	2	17	8.5	0	0
Silvio Zaninelli	2	12	6.0	0	0
Vinnie Sites	2	10	5.0	0	0
Max Fiske	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	57	918	16.1	55	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	FGA	FGM	Pts.
Armand Niccolai		5		4	17
Izzy Weinstock		4			4
George Kakasic		3			3
Totals	0	12	0	4	24

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny McNally					1
Totals	0	0		0	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Davidson					1
Totals	0	0		0	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Johnny McNally	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Bill Davidson	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bull Karcis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Armand Niccolai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0			17
Bill Sortet	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Johnny Gildea	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tuffy Thompson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jeep Brett	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Izzy Weinstock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0			4
George Kakasic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0			3
Totals	5	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	12	0	0	0	120