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1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

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Head coach
  
Luby DiMeolo

Home field
  
Forbes Field

Division place
  
5th NFL Eastern

Owner
  
Art Rooney

Record
  
2–10

Playoff finish
  
did not qualify

The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season is the second season of the Pirates after formation the previous year. The 1934 Pirates (would later be renamed in 1940) began the season with a new coach, Luby DiMeolo, but again found themselves finishing in 5th place in the Eastern Division. The Pirates suffered a miserable 2–10 season, in which they were shut out in 5 games and only scored more than 10 points in 3 games.

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One point of interest of the season was the arrival of John McNally for one season from the Green Bay Packers. Unfortunately this All-Pro and future Hall of Famer did not have much of an impact for the Pirates before returning to the Packers the next season.

Standings

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 1934): Cincinnati Reds

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 14,164
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Clark 27 lateral from Sorlet after pass from Heller (Kelsch kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Kelsch 13
  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 13

    • Week 2 (Sunday September 16, 1934): Boston Redskins

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 17,171
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • Boston – Malone 16 pass from Hokuf (Battles kick)

    • Week 4 (Wednesday September 26, 1934): Philadelphia Eagles

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 11,559
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • Philadelphia – Hanson 16 run (Hanson kick)
  • Philadelphia – Hanson 34 pass from Kirkman (Hajek kick)
  • Philadelphia – FG Wiener 17

    • Week 5 (Wednesday October 3, 1934): New York Giants

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 13,020
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • New York – Badgro 25 pass from Newman (Newman kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Skladany 28 pass from Heller (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Heller 2 run (kick failed)
  • New York – Strong 7 run (Newman kick)

    • Week 5 (Sunday October 7, 1934): Philadelphia Eagles

    at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 9,000
  • Referee:
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    • Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 28
  • Pittsburgh – Brovelli 5 run (kick blocked)
  • Philadelphia – Gonya 4 pass from Barnhardt (Kirkman kick)

    • Week 6 (Wednesday October 10, 1934): Chicago Bears

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 19,386
  • Referee:
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    • Scoring drives:

  • Chicago Bears – Ronzani 6 pass from Burmbaugh (Manders kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Feathers 82 run (Manders kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Molesworth 2 run (Manders kick)
  • Chicago Bears – Johnsos 3 pass from Molesworth (Manders kick)

    • Week 6 (Sunday October 14, 1934): Boston Redskins

    at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 15,515
  • Referee:
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    • Scoring drives:

  • Boston – Malone pass from Hokuf (kick failed)
  • Boston – Battles run (Wright kick)
  • Boston – Battles 19 run (kick failed)
  • Boston – Wright 59 run (Wright kick)
  • Boston – Pinckert run (kick failed)
  • Boston – McPhail 14 fumble return (McPhail kick)

    • Week 7 (Sunday October 21, 1934): New York Giants

    at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 11,000
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • New York – FG Strong 44
  • New York – Strong 2 run (Strong kick)
  • New York – Smith 3 run (Molenda kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Sortet 21 pass from Vaughn (Kelsck kick)

    • Week 8 (Sunday October 28, 1934): Brooklyn Dodgers

    at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 8,000
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • Brooklyn – Grossman 72 punt return (Kercheval kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 50
  • Brooklyn – Grossman 26 pass from Cagle (Kercheval kick)
  • Brooklyn – Kercheval 15 pass from Montgomery (Kercheval kick)

    • The game is the first in NFL history to not feature any penalties by either team.

    Week 9 (Sunday November 4, 1934): Detroit Lions

    "at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Referee:
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    • Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Skladany 62 pass from Vaughn (Niccolai kick)
  • Detroit – F. Christensen 1 run (Clark kick)
  • Detroit – Clark 45 run (kick failed)
  • Detroit – Ebding 37 pass from Caddel (Clark kick)

    • Week 10 (Sunday November 11, 1934): St. Louis Gunners

    at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 13,678
  • Referee:
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    • Scoring drives:

  • St. Louis – FG Senn 35
  • St. Louis – FG Alford 12

    • Week 11 (Sunday November 18, 1934): Brooklyn Dodgers

    at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 9,087
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:

    • Scoring drives:

  • Brooklyn – Kercheval 23 pass from Cagle (Kercheval kick)
  • Brooklyn – FG Kercheval 22

    • References

    1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season Wikipedia
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