1935 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

3rd season of NFL team Pittsburgh Steelers November 2013 March 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) 1935 4–8 3rd NFL Eastern Joe Bach Art Rooney Forbes Field Did not qualify Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates seasons The 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's third season since its formation two years prior. The 1935 Pirates (would later be renamed in 1940) fired former coach Luby DiMeolo after completing the '34 season with a 2–10 record. They brought in Duquesne head coach, Joe Bach, who improved their record to 4–8, and stayed until the next season before returning to coach in college. Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 13 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–7 1–0 Temple Stadium 20,000 Recap 2 September 22 New York Giants L 7–42 1–1 Forbes Field 24,000 Recap 3 September 29 Chicago Bears L 7–23 1–2 Forbes Field 11,858 Recap 4 October 6 at Green Bay Packers L 0–27 1–3 City Stadium 5,000 Recap 5 October 9 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–17 1–4 Forbes Field 6,271 Recap 6 October 20 Chicago Cardinals W 17–13 2–4 Forbes Field 7,000 Recap 7 October 27 Boston Redskins W 6–0 3–4 Forbes Field 12,000 Recap 8 November 3 Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–13 3–5 Forbes Field 13,390 Recap 9 November 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 16–7 4–5 Ebbets Field 18,000 Recap 10 November 24 Green Bay Packers L 14–34 4–6 Forbes Field 12,902 Recap 11 December 1 at Boston Redskins L 3–13 4–7 Fenway Park 5,000 Recap 12 December 8 at New York Giants L 0–13 4–8 Polo Grounds 7,000 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. September 13: Friday night. Standings Game summaries Week 1 (Friday September 13, 1935): Philadelphia Eagles Pirates 14 0 0 3 Eagles 7 0 0 0 at Temple Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 20,000 Referee: Scoring Drives: Philadelphia – Manske 1 pass from Kirkman (Kirkman kick) Pittsburgh – Casper 1 run (Niccolai kick) Pittsburgh – Ribble blocked punt recovery in end zone (Niccolai kick) Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 47 Week 2 (Sunday September 22, 1935): New York Giants Giants 7 21 0 14 Pirates 0 0 0 7 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 23,298 Referee: Scoring Drives: New York – Richards 13 run (Strong kick) New York – Burnett 45 pass from Danowski (Strong kick) New York – Molenda 30 interception (Strong kick) New York – Clancy 10 run (Sarausky kick) Pittsburgh – Weisenbaugh 3 pass from Gildea (Niccolai kick) New York – Burnett 25 pass from Danowski (Strong kick) New York – Sarausky 10 run (Molenda kick) Notes: New York head coach Steve Owen admits in 1935 that he "shaved" the game, ordering his Giants to fumble 3 times inside the 10 & didn't call a pass play in the 4th quarter, the world's first public admission of game fixing.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search Week 3 (Sunday September 29, 1935): Chicago Bears Bears 0 23 0 0 Pirates 0 0 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 11,858 Referee: Scoring Drives: Chicago Bears – Pollock 13 pass from Masterson (Manders kick) Chicago Bears – Johnsos 18 pass from Molesworth (Manders kick) Chicago Bears – Johnsos 13 pass from Dunlap (kick failed) Chicago Bears – FG Kopcha 26 Pittsburgh – Casper lateral from Sortet after pass from Gildea (Niccolai kick) Week 4 (Sunday October 6, 1935): Green Bay Packers Pirates 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 20 0 7 at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 5,000 Referee: Scoring Drives: Green Bay – Sauer 3 run (Schwammel kick) Green Bay – Laws run (kick failed) Green Bay – Hutson 50 pass from Herber (Smith kick) Green Bay – Hutson 1 pass from Herber (Engebretsen kick) Week 5 (Wednesday October 9, 1935): Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 10 0 0 7 Pirates 0 0 0 6 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 6,271 Referee: Scoring Drives: Philadelphia – Matesic 2 run (Reese kick) Philadelphia – FG Reese 40 Philadelphia – Carter 58 pass from Storm (Reese kick) Pittsburgh – Weisenbaugh 10 pass from Doehring (kick failed) Week 6 (Sunday October 20, 1935): Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 0 7 0 0 Pirates 6 6 0 14 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 7,000 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – Casper 14 pass from Doehring (Niccolai kick) Chicago Cardinals – Sarboe 80 punt return (Smith kick) Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 22 Chicago Cardinals – Nichelini 5 run (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Strutt 74 interception (Niccolai kick) Week 7 (Sunday October 27, 1935): Boston Redskins Redskins 0 0 0 0 Pirates 0 3 3 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 12,000 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 41 Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 46 Week 8 (Sunday November 3, 1935): Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers 7 6 0 0 Pirates 0 0 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 13,390 Referee: Scoring Drives: Brooklyn – Becker pass from Franklin (Kercheval kick) Brooklyn – Hubbard 56 pass from Kercheval (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Wetzel 1 run (Niccolai kick) Week 9 (Sunday November 10, 1935): Brooklyn Dodgers Pirates 6 0 3 7 Dodgers 7 0 0 0 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 18,000 Referee: Scoring Drives: Brooklyn – Grossman 5 run (Kercheval kick) Pittsburgh – Levey 34 pass from Gildea (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 25 Pittsburgh – Levey run (Niccolai kick) Week 10 (Sunday November 17, 1935): Bye Week 11 (Sunday November 24, 1935): Green Bay Packers Packers 6 14 0 14 Pirates 0 7 7 0 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 12,902 Referee: Scoring Drives: Green Bay – Sauer 3 run (kick blocked) Green Bay – Sauer 75 interception (Smith kick) Pittsburgh – Levey 3 run (Niccolai kick) Green Bay – Blood 41 pass from Monnett (Smith kick) Pittsburgh – Levey 13 pass from Turley (Niccolai kick) Green Bay – Hinkle 2 run (Smith kick) Green Bay – Blood 11 interception (Smith kick) Week 12 (Sunday December 1, 1935): Boston Redskins Pirates 0 3 0 0 Redskins 0 0 0 13 at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 5,000 Referee: Scoring Drives: Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 27 Boston – Musick run (Musick kick) Boston – Renter 19 run (kick failed) Week 13 (Sunday December 8, 1935): New York Giants Pirates 0 0 0 0 Giants 3 7 0 3 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Game time: Game weather: Game attendance: 7,000 Referee: Scoring Drives: New York – FG Newman 29 New York – Goodwin 65 pass from Danowski (Strong kick) New York – FG Strong 44 Roster 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates final roster Backs 21 Cy Casper RB/CB/S 33 Johnny Gildea RB/CB 15 Warren Heller RB/CB 12 Jim Levy RB/CB/S 23 Mike Sebastian RB/CB 44 Art Strutt RB/CB 24 John Turley RB/S 10 Buzz Wetzel FB/LB 22 Silvio Zaninelli FB/LB Ends/Receivers 29 Ben Smith 20 Bill Sortet 19 Vic Vidoni Linemen/Linebackers 40 Al Arndt G/DG 11 Maury Bray T/DT 16 Ben Ciccone C/LB 14 Henry Hayduk G/DG 47 Bob Hoel G/DG 18 Lee Mulleneaux C/LB 17 Armand Niccolai T/DT/K 30 Stan Olejniczak T/DT 13 George Rado G/DG 28 Sandy Sandberg T/DT 26 Ed Skoronski C/LB 25 Bill Snyder G/DG Rookies in italics References Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburg Pir Category:1930s in Pittsburgh