1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Pittsburgh Pirates
year = 1934
record = 2-10
division_place = 5th Eastern Division
coach = Luby DiMelio
stadium = Forbes Field
playoffs = none
previous = 1933
next = 1935The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (later becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940) begin the season with a new coach, Luby DiMelio, but again find themselves finishing in 5th place in the Eastern Division. The Pirates suffer a miserable 2-10 season, in which they were shut out in 5 games and only scored more than 10 points in 3 games.

One point of interest of the season is 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.

Regular Season

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Game Summaries

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

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Road=Reds
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=6"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

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Road=Redskins
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"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

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Road=Eagles
R1=0
R2=7
R3=7
R4=3
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"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

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Road=Giants
R1=7
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Pirates
H1=6
H2=6
H3=0
H4=0"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

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Road=Pirates
R1=3
R2=0
R3=0
R4=6
Home=Eagles
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 9,000
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

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

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Road=Bears
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=14
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,386
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

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

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Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Redskins
H1=13
H2=6
H3=20
H4=0"at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 15,515
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

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

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Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Giants
H1=3
H2=0
H3=7
H4=7"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 =

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Road=Pirates
R1=3
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Dodgers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=14"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)

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

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Road=Pirates
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=6
Home=Lions
H1=7
H2=13
H3=13
H4=7"at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 6,000
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

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

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Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Gunners
H1=0
H2=6
H3=0
H4=0"at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, Missouri"

* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 13,678
* Referee:
* TV announcers:

Scoring drives:

* St. Louis - FG Senn 35
* St. Louis - FG Alford 12

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Dodgers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=10
R4=0
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"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

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