| Team: | Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) |
| Year: | 1934 |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Division Place: | 5th NFL Eastern |
| Coach: | Luby DiMeolo |
| Owner: | Art Rooney |
| Stadium: | Forbes Field |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Teamdisplay: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Shortnavlink: | Pirates seasons |
The 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the second season of the Pirates after formation the previous year. The 1934 Pirates (later renamed in 1940) began the season with a new coach, Luby DiMeolo, but once 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 6 games and only scored more than 10 points in 2 games.
One point of interest of the season was the arrival of All-Pro and future Hall of Famer John McNally for one season from the Green Bay Packers. However, he did not have much of an impact for the Pirates before returning to the Packers the next season.
This Pirates team also introduced their "jailbird" uniforms. While these uniforms were worn by the Steelers as throwbacks from 2012 to 2016 (albeit with the current colors, making them "bumblebee" uniforms), this was the only year they were used as the team was constantly made fun of for looking like convicts.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 9 | Cincinnati Reds | W 13–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | September 16 | Boston Redskins | L 0–7 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | September 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–17 | 1–2 | |
| 4 | October 3 | New York Giants | L 12–14 | 1–3 | |
| 5 | October 7 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 9–7 | 2–3 | |
| 6 | October 10 | Chicago Bears | L 0–28 | 2–4 | |
| 7 | October 14 | at Boston Redskins | L 0–39 | 2–5 | |
| 8 | October 21 | at New York Giants | L 7–17 | 2–6 | |
| 9 | October 28 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 3–21 | 2–7 | |
| 10 | November 4 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–40 | 2–8 | |
| 11 | November 11 | at St. Louis Gunners | L 0–6 | 2–9 | |
| 12 | November 18 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0–10 | 2–10 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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The game is the first in NFL history to not feature any penalties by either team.[1]
at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
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| Player | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | Birth Date | Yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | March 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 | May 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 | November 8, 1911 | R | |
| Cap Oehler | 24 | C-LB | 12 | 12 | 204 | 6’0 | Purdue | August 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 | June 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 | March 4, 1910 | R | |
| Silvio Zaninelli | 21 | B | 11 | 11 | 207 | 5’10 | Duquesne | December 9, 1913 | R |