1933 Pittsburgh Pirates season | |
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Owner | Art Rooney |
Head coach | Forrest Douds |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Results | |
Record | 3–6–2 |
Division place | 5th Eastern Division |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates was the debut season of the team that eventually became the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team was founded after Pennsylvania relaxed its blue laws that, prior to 1933, prohibited sporting events from taking place on Sundays, when most NFL games took place. The new squad was composed largely of local semi-pro players, many of whom played for sports promoter Art Rooney. Rooney became the Pirates owner, paying the NFL a $2,500 fee to join the league. Except for a brief period in 1940 and '41, Rooney would remain the franchise's principal owner until his death in 1988. The Rooney family has retained a controlling interest ever since. The team took the field for the first time on September 20 against the New York Giants at Forbes Field, losing 23–2. The following week, the team got its first win, defeating the Chicago Cardinals at home 14–13.
The team finished 3–6–2 for the season.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | September 20 | New York Giants | L 2–23 | 0–1 | Forbes Field | Recap | |
2 | September 27 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–13 | 1–1 | Forbes Field | Recap | |
3 | October 4 | Boston Redskins | L 6–21 | 1–2 | Forbes Field | Recap | |
4 | October 11 | Cincinnati Reds | W 17–3 | 2–2 | Forbes Field | Recap | |
5 | October 15 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–47 | 2–3 | City Stadium | Recap | |
6 | October 22 | at Cincinnati Reds | T 0–0 | 2–3–1 | Redland Field | Recap | |
7 | October 29 | at Boston Redskins | W 16–14 | 3–3–1 | Fenway Park | Recap | |
8 | November 5 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | T 3–3 | 3–3–2 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
9 | November 12 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0–32 | 3–4–2 | Forbes Field | Recap | |
10 | November 19 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 6–25 | 3–5–2 | Baker Bowl | Recap | |
11 | Bye | ||||||
12 | December 3 | at New York Giants | L 3-27 | 3–6–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 7–1 | 244 | 101 | W7 | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 2–2–1 | 93 | 54 | L2 | |
Boston Redskins | 5 | 5 | 2 | .500 | 2–3 | 103 | 97 | T1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 5 | 1 | .375 | 1–2 | 77 | 158 | L2 | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 1–5–1 | 67 | 208 | L3 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Pirates | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Redskins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pirates | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Packers | 7 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 47 |
at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Redland Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
Redskins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dodgers | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Eagles | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
at Polo Grounds, New York City
Scoring drives: