1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics

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 Roster
1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

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.

The Pirates chalked up 114 points, but the defensive squad yielded 216. Boyd Brumbaugh carried the ball for a team-best 282 yards for Pittsburgh, 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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Hugh McCullough	100	32	32.0	443	4.4	2	2.0	12	12.0	0	14.3
Coley McDonough	38	15	39.5	292	7.7	2	5.3	6	15.8	0	45.0
Lou Tomasetti	47	13	27.7	140	3.0	1	2.1	7	14.9	0	7.1
Boyd Brumbaugh	7	3	42.9	121	17.3	2	28.6	1	14.3	17	89.9
Ernie Wheeler	13	3	23.1	59	4.5	1	7.7	6	46.2	30	32.1
Dick Nardi	5	2	40.0	12	2.4	0	0.0	1	20.0	0	8.3
Bob Masters	3	1	33.3	9	3.0	0	0.0	1	33.3	9	2.8
Bill Davidson	7	1	14.3	8	1.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	8	39.6
Jack Lee	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	221	70	31.7	1084	4.9	8	3.6	34	15.4	30

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Boyd Brumbaugh	86	282	3.3	0	2
Swede Johnston	59	220	3.7	0	2
Sam Francis	55	171	3.1	0	1
Carl Littlefield	39	141	3.6	0	0
Hugh McCullough	60	96	1.6	0	1
Lou Tomasetti	49	86	1.8	0	1
Coley McDonough	23	63	2.7	0	0
Bob Masters	9	39	4.3	0	0
Bill Davidson	21	27	1.3	0	0
Dick Nardi	8	10	1.2	0	0
Ernie Wheeler	15	8	0.5	0	0
Rink Bond	1	4	4.0	4	0
Karl Schuelke	2	2	1.0	0	0
Jack Lee	1	-11	-11.0	-11	0
Totals	428	1138	2.7	4	7

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sam Boyd	21	423	20.1	0	2
Bill Sortet	16	196	12.2	0	1
George Platukis	7	170	24.3	63	3
Bill Davidson	6	27	4.5	0	0
Boyd Brumbaugh	4	90	22.5	0	1
Hugh McCullough	4	57	14.2	0	0
Lou Tomasetti	4	22	5.5	0	0
Bernie Scherer	2	49	24.5	0	0
Bob Masters	2	12	6.0	0	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	3	1
Totals	70	1084	15.5	63	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Armand Niccolai	15	15	100.0	8	3	37.5	24
Totals	15	15	100.0	8	3	37.5	24

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Hugh McCullough	31	1006	32.5	52
Ernie Wheeler	10	460	46.0	75
Sam Francis	10	389	38.9	52
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
Totals	76	2760	36.3	75

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Armand Niccolai									3	15	0			24
George Platukis		3							0	0	0			18
Boyd Brumbaugh	2	1							0	0	0			18
Sam Boyd		2							0	0	0			12
Swede Johnston	2								0	0	0			12
Bill Sortet		1							0	0	0			6
Coley McDonough	0	1							0	0	0			6
Sam Francis	1	0							0	0	0			6
Lou Tomasetti	1	0							0	0	0			6
Hugh McCullough	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	0	0	0	114