1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season
1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season | |
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Head coach | Luby DiMeolo |
Owner | Art Rooney |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Results | |
Record | 2–10 |
Division place | 5th NFL Eastern |
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.
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.
Contents
- 1 Regular season
- 2 Standings
- 2.1 Game summaries
- 2.1.1 Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 1934): Cincinnati Reds
- 2.1.2 Week 2 (Sunday September 16, 1934): Boston Redskins
- 2.1.3 Week 4 (Wednesday September 26, 1934): Philadelphia Eagles
- 2.1.4 Week 5 (Wednesday October 3, 1934): New York Giants
- 2.1.5 Week 5 (Sunday October 7, 1934): Philadelphia Eagles
- 2.1.6 Week 6 (Wednesday October 10, 1934): Chicago Bears
- 2.1.7 Week 6 (Sunday October 14, 1934): Boston Redskins
- 2.1.8 Week 7 (Sunday October 21, 1934): New York Giants
- 2.1.9 Week 8 (Sunday October 28, 1934): Brooklyn Dodgers
- 2.1.10 Week 9 (Sunday November 4, 1934): Detroit Lions
- 2.1.11 Week 10 (Sunday November 11, 1934): St. Louis Gunners
- 2.1.12 Week 11 (Sunday November 18, 1934): Brooklyn Dodgers
- 2.1 Game summaries
- 3 References
- 4 Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | September 9, 1934 | Cincinnati Reds | W 13–0 |
2 | September 16, 1934 | Boston Redskins | L 0–7 |
3 | September 26, 1934 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–7 |
4 | October 3, 1934 | New York Giants | L 12–14 |
5 | October 7, 1934 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 9–7 |
6 | October 10, 1934 | Chicago Bears | L 0–28 |
7 | October 14, 1934 | at Boston Redskins | L 0–39 |
8 | October 21, 1934 | at New York Giants | L 7–17 |
9 | October 28, 1934 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 3–21 |
10 | November 4, 1934 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–40 |
11 | November 11, 1934 | at St. Louis Gunners | L 0–6 |
12 | November 18, 1934 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0–10 |
Standings
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 7–1 | 147 | 107 | L1 | |
Boston Redskins | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–3 | 107 | 94 | W1 | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 4–4 | 61 | 153 | L3 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3–5 | 127 | 85 | W2 | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 1–7 | 51 | 206 | L7 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 9, 1934): Cincinnati Reds
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pirates | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Redskins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Pirates | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Redskins | 13 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Giants | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dodgers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
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.[1]
Week 9 (Sunday November 4, 1934): Detroit Lions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Lions | 7 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
"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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gunners | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
References
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Roster
Player | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs |
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Angelo Brovelli | 24 | B | 5 | 5 | 193 | 6’0 | St. Mary's (CA) | August 21, 1910 | 1 |
Ben Ciccone | 25 | C | 11 | 0 | 197 | 5’10 | Duquesne | October 10, 1909 | R |
James Clark | – | B | 9 | 3 | 170 | 5’9 | Pittsburgh | unknown | 1 |
Jack Dempsey | 22 | T | 1 | 1 | 225 | 6’2 | Bucknell | 3/12/1912 | R |
Jap Douds | 29 | T-G-C | 11 | 8 | 216 | 5’10 | Washington & Jefferson | April 21, 1905 | 4 |
Norm Greeney | 24 | G | 11 | 3 | 212 | 5’11 | Notre Dame | 5/7/1910 | 1 |
Warren Heller | 24 | HB-TB | 12 | 12 | 195 | 5’11 | Pittsburgh | November 24, 1910 | R |
George Kavel | 24 | HB | 1 | 1 | 170 | 5’11 | Carnegie Mellon | March 3, 1910 | R |
Mose Kelsch | 37 | FB-HB | 8 | 0 | 223 | 5’10 | none | January 31, 1897 | 1 |
Zvonimir Kvaternik | 23 | G | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5’11 | Kansas | October 18, 1911 | R |
Jim Levey | 28 | B | 1 | 1 | 156 | 5’10 | none | September 13, 1906 | R |
Basilio Marchi | 25 | G-C | 5 | 4 | 220 | 6’2 | NYU | July 14, 1909 | R |
Harry Marker | 24 | B | 1 | 0 | 155 | 5’6 | West Virginia | September 17, 1910 | R |
Johnny McNally | 31 | TB-HB-WB-BB-DB | 5 | 1 | 188 | 6’1 | N.D., St. John's (MN), Wis-River Falls | November 27, 1903 | 9 |
Buster Mott | 25 | B | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5’8 | Georgia | June 21, 1909 | 1 |
Armand Niccolai | 23 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 226 | 6’2 | Duquesne | 11/8/1911 | R |
Cap Oehler | 24 | C-LB | 12 | 12 | 204 | 6’0 | Purdue | 8/5/1910 | 1 |
Bill Potts | – | HB | 1 | 0 | 200 | Villanova | unknown | R | |
Jess Quatse | 26 | T | 12 | 12 | 226 | 5’11 | Pittsburgh | April 4, 1908 | 1 |
Alex Rado | 23 | HB-DB | 8 | 4 | 200 | 6’1 | West Virginia Tech | July 19, 1911 | R |
Peter Rajkovich | 23 | FB-LB | 3 | 3 | 190 | 5’10 | Detroit Mercy | January 17, 1911 | R |
Dave Ribble | 27 | G-T | 10 | 8 | 225 | 6’1 | Hardin-Simmons | March 28, 1907 | 2 |
Jack Roberts | 24 | B | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6’0 | Georgia | September 27, 1910 | 2 |
Pete Saumer | 24 | B | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6’1 | St. Olaf | April 30, 1910 | R |
Joe Skladany | 23 | E | 12 | 12 | 210 | 5’10 | Pittsburgh | May 25, 1911 | R |
Ben Smith | 23 | E-BB-DE | 11 | 10 | 208 | 6’3 | Alabama | June 16, 1911 | 1 |
Bull Snyder | 23 | G | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6’2 | Ohio | October 29, 1911 | R |
Bill Sortet | 22 | E | 12 | 1 | 187 | 6’1 | West Virginia | June 25, 1912 | 1 |
Ray Tesser | 22 | E-DE | 12 | 1 | 204 | 6’2 | Carnegie Mellon | 6/2/1912 | 1 |
Harp Vaughan | 31 | B | 11 | 7 | 150 | 5’7 | none | November 19, 1903 | 1 |
Henry Weinberg | 24 | G-T | 8 | 1 | 190 | 5’7 | Duquesne | 3/4/1910 | R |
Silvio Zaninelli | 21 | B | 11 | 11 | 207 | 5’10 | Duquesne | 12/9/1913 | R |