1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

The 1934 NFL Pittsburgh Pirates (later to become the Pittsburgh Steelers 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.

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.

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:
 * 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
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
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
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)

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:
 * TV announcers:

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