1937 Pittsburgh Americans season
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The 1937 Pittsburgh Americans
season was their second and final season in existence. The team played in the American Football League
would go on to post a 1-3 record overall, and a 0-3 league record, before folding halfway through the season.
Pittsburgh Americans
The Pittsburgh Americans were a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1936 until 1937. The team was a member of the major-league American Football League. When plans for the league were announced on November 15, 1935, fifteen cities bid for charter franchises...
season was their second and final season in existence. The team played in the American Football League
American Football League (1936)
Sometimes called AFL II, the second American Football League was a professional American football league that operated in 1936 and 1937. The AFL operated in direct competition with the more established National Football League throughout its existence...
would go on to post a 1-3 record overall, and a 0-3 league record, before folding halfway through the season.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 10, 1937 | Los Angeles Bulldogs Los Angeles Bulldogs The Los Angeles Bulldogs were a professional American football team that competed from 1936 to 1948... |
L 21-0 |
| 2 | September 17, 1937 | New York Yankees New York Yankees (1936 AFL) The New York Yankees of the second American Football League was the second professional American football team competing under that name. It is unrelated to the Yankees of the first AFL , the Yankees of the third AFL, the Yankees of the American Association and the Yankees of the All America... |
Canceled |
| 3 | October 5, 1937 | at Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) Cincinnati Bengals was the name of a short-lived professional football team that played in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is unrelated to the current Cincinnati Bengals. Originated by Hal Pennington , the team was formed as a member of the second American Football League in the 1937 season... |
L 21-0 |
| 4 | October 10, 1937 | at Springfield Merchants | W 20-7 |
| 5 | October 21, 1937 | at Boston Shamrocks Boston Shamrocks (AFL) The Boston Shamrocks were a professional American football team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The team played in the second American Football League from 1936 to 1937, followed by at least one year as an independent in 1938... |
L 27-7 |
| 6 | October 27, 1937 | at New York Yankees | Canceled |
| 7 | November 7, 1937 | at Rochester Tigers Rochester Tigers The Rochester Tigers were a professional American football team that competed in the second American Football League in 1936 and 1937. Owned by Mike Palm and Harry Newman, the Tigers were originally awarded to Rochester as a charter member of the AFL, but were shifted to Brooklyn two weeks... |
Canceled |
| 8 | November 11, 1937 | at Salinas Iceberg Packers | Canceled |
Final league standings
| Team | W | L | T | Pct. | PF | PA | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Bulldogs Los Angeles Bulldogs The Los Angeles Bulldogs were a professional American football team that competed from 1936 to 1948... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 219 | 69 | Gus Henderson Gus Henderson Elmer Clinton "Gloomy Gus" Henderson was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Southern California , the University of Tulsa , and Occidental College , compiling a career college football record of 126–42–7... |
| Rochester Tigers Rochester Tigers The Rochester Tigers were a professional American football team that competed in the second American Football League in 1936 and 1937. Owned by Mike Palm and Harry Newman, the Tigers were originally awarded to Rochester as a charter member of the AFL, but were shifted to Brooklyn two weeks... |
3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 94 | 115 | Mike Palm Mike Palm (American football) Myron Herrick Palm was a professional football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was also a player-coach in 1933 for the NFL's Cincinnati Reds. He was also the owner and head coach of the Brooklyn-Rochester Tigers of the second American Football League from 1936-1937... |
| New York Yankees New York Yankees (1936 AFL) The New York Yankees of the second American Football League was the second professional American football team competing under that name. It is unrelated to the Yankees of the first AFL , the Yankees of the third AFL, the Yankees of the American Association and the Yankees of the All America... |
2 | 3 | 1 | .400 | 57 | 115 | Jack McBride Jack McBride John F. McBride was an American football player who played the positions of halfback, fullback, and quarterback in the National Football League . He was born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. McBride played collegiately at Syracuse University where he finished second in the nation in scoring in his... |
| Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) Cincinnati Bengals was the name of a short-lived professional football team that played in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is unrelated to the current Cincinnati Bengals. Originated by Hal Pennington , the team was formed as a member of the second American Football League in the 1937 season... |
2 | 3 | 2 | .400 | 102 | 89 | Hal Pennington |
| Boston Shamrocks Boston Shamrocks (AFL) The Boston Shamrocks were a professional American football team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The team played in the second American Football League from 1936 to 1937, followed by at least one year as an independent in 1938... |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 76 | 98 | George Kenneally George Kenneally George Vincent "Gigi" Kenneally, Sr was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Pottsville Maroons, the Boston Bulldogs, the Chicago Cardinals, the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended St... |
| Pittsburgh Americans 1937 Pittsburgh Americans season The 1937 Pittsburgh Americans season was their second and final season in existence. The team played in the American Football League would go on to post a 1-3 record overall, and a 0-3 league record, before folding halfway through the season.-Schedule:... |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 69 |