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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

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1 (Friday September 13, 1935): Philadelphia Eagles

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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):
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''at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 23,298 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * New York – Richards 13 run (

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kick) * New York – Burnett 45 pass from Danowski (

kick) * New York – Molenda 30 interception (

kick) * New York –

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10 run ( Sarausky kick) * Pittsburgh – Weisenbaugh 3 pass from Gildea ( Niccolai kick) * New York – Burnett 25 pass from Danowski (

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Week 3 (Sunday September 29, 1935):
Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...

''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

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( 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):
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'' * 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

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( Smith kick) * Green Bay – Hutson 1 pass from

( Engebretsen kick)

Week 5 (Wednesday October 9, 1935): Philadelphia Eagles

''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

''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

''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 The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...

''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 The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...

''at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York'' * Game time: * Game weather: * Game attendance: 18,000 * Referee: Scoring Drives: * Brooklyn – Grossman 5 run (Kercheval kick) * Pittsburgh –

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34 pass from Gildea (kick blocked) * Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai 25 * Pittsburgh –

run ( Niccolai kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 24, 1935):
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''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 –

3 run ( Niccolai kick) * Green Bay – McNally 41 pass from Monnett ( Smith kick) * Pittsburgh –

13 pass from Turley ( Niccolai kick) * Green Bay – Hinkle 2 run ( Smith kick) * Green Bay – McNally 11 interception ( Smith kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 1, 1935): Boston Redskins

''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):
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kick) * New York – FG

References

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