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.

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts Scoring drives:

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

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Scoring drives:

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

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York Scoring drives: 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 Scoring drives:

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

at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, Missouri Scoring drives:

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

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

Roster