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1934 Cincinnati Reds (NFL) season
Defunct NFL team season
Defunct NFL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Cincinnati Reds (NFL) |
| year | 1934 |
| record | 0–8 |
| division_place | 6th NFL Western |
| owner | Cincinnati Professional Football Club, Inc. |
| president | M. Scott Kearns |
| general manager | Myron Greentree |
| coach | Myers "Ikey" Clark |
| stadium | Corcoran Stadium |
| playoffs | *Did not qualify* |
| next | *none* |
| no_nextseason | true |
The 1934 Cincinnati Reds season was their second and final in the National Football League (NFL). The team was shut out in six of their eight games, scoring a total of 10 points in those contests — barely more than 1 point per game — while surrendering 243 points to the opposition.
The team played each of the four home games at different stadiums: Crosley Field, Dayton's Triangle Park, Portsmouth's Universal Stadium, and Xavier University's Corcoran Stadium in a rare night game against the Chicago Cardinals. Including their four road games, every game played by the Cincinnati Reds took place in a different stadium.
The 1934 Reds surrendered 6.40 rushing yards per attempt, the worst figure in professional football history. They are the only team in NFL history to surrender more than five yards per carry.
The team lost 64–0 in week 8 and folded as a franchise. The team was purchased by a group of St. Louis businessmen, who played out the final three games of the Reds' schedule as the St. Louis Gunners.
Background
The Cincinnati Reds football club had come into the National Football League (NFL) in 1933 optimistic and flush with funds. "We have plenty of money and we do not intend to chisel," declared team president Scott Kearns to the press in June. One year later, financial losses mounted and enthusiasm waned and the quest began to find new ownership.
The team was still signing players at the start of August for Reds' training camp, scheduled to begin on the 25th of that month. At the same time, a potential purchaser had emerged in the person of Charles Francis "Chile" Walsh, former head coach at St. Louis University, who was negotiating the purchase of the Reds on behalf of a group of St. Louis businessmen. A certified check for $20,000 for purchase of the franchise was reportedly turned over to Reds president Kearns and the offer accepted by the team's stockholders — with only approval by league owners holding up final transfer of the team. "If this so the Red officials got well out of the 'red' from the disastrous season last year, and also made a few dollars to boot," a Cincinnati sports columnist remarked.
Schedule
| Cincinnati Reds | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Game | Cincinnati Reds | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Date | Cincinnati Reds | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Opponent | Cincinnati Reds | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Result | Cincinnati Reds | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Record | Cincinnati Reds | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Venue | Cincinnati Reds | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Attendance | Cincinnati Reds | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Recap | Cincinnati Reds | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Sources | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| September 9 | at [Pittsburgh Pirates](1934-pittsburgh-pirates-nfl-season) | **L** 0–13 | 0–1 | Forbes Field | 14,164 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193409090pit.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 23 | **[Chicago Cardinals](1934-chicago-cardinals-season)** | **L** 0–9 | 0–2 | Triangle Park | 6,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193409230red.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30 | **[Chicago Bears](1934-chicago-bears-season)** | **L** 3–21 | 0–3 | Crosley Field | 5,500 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193409300red.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 7 | **Chicago Cardinals** | **L** 0–16 | 0–4 | Corcoran Stadium | 2,500 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193410070red.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 14 | at **[Green Bay Packers](1934-green-bay-packers-season)** | **L** 0–41 | 0–5 | City Stadium | 3,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193410140gnb.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 21 | at **Chicago Bears** | **L** 7–41 | 0–6 | Wrigley Field | 11,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193410210chi.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 28 | **[Detroit Lions](1934-detroit-lions-season)** | **L** 0–38 | 0–7 | Universal Stadium | 4,800 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193410280red.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 6 | at [Philadelphia Eagles](1934-philadelphia-eagles-season) | **L** 0–64 | 0–8 | Temple Stadium | 2,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193411060phi.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Final three games played as St. Louis Gunners*** |
| St. Louis Gunners | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Game | St. Louis Gunners | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Date | St. Louis Gunners | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Opponent | St. Louis Gunners | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Result | St. Louis Gunners | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Record | St. Louis Gunners | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Venue | St. Louis Gunners | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Attendance | St. Louis Gunners | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Recap | St. Louis Gunners | year=1934 | border=2}}" | Sources | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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| November 11 | [Pittsburgh Pirates](1934-pittsburgh-pirates-nfl-season) | **W** 6–0 | 1–0 | Sportsman's Park | 13,678 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193411110gun.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 18 | at **[Detroit Lions](1934-detroit-lions-season)** | **L** 7–40 | 1–1 | U of Detroit Stadium | 13,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193411180det.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2 | **[Green Bay Packers](1934-green-bay-packers-season)** | **L** 14–21 | 1–2 | Sportsman's Park | 6,300 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193412020gun.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text. November 6: Tuesday. |
Standings
References
References
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advocate-clark-will-coach-cinc/175646365/ "Clark Will Coach Cincy 'Reds' Team: Myers 'Ikey' Clark, Gettysburg Resident and Former Ohio State...Football Star Has Been Named Reds Coach,"] ''Greenville Daily Advocate,'' Aug. 27, 1934, p. 3.
- "Cincinnati Football Reds". Cincy Sports History.
- "Cold Hard Football Facts: The 5.0 Club: run defense in '11 lit up like hippies in '69".
- Associated Press, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-stevenson-signed-on-r/175646020/ "Stevenson Signed on Red Grid Team,"] (Tucson) ''Arizona Daily Star,'' Aug. 2, 1934, p. 8.
- Associated Press, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sandusky-register-cincinnati-to-ente/175593119/ "Cincinnati to Enter Team in Pro Grid Loop,"] ''Sandusky Register,'' June 22, 1933, p. 7.
- Associated Press, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-stevenson-signed-on-r/175646020/ "Stevenson Signed on Red Grid Team,"] (Tucson) ''Arizona Daily Star,'' Aug. 2, 1934, p. 8.
- Lou Smith, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-sport-sparks-by/175646938/ "Sport Sparks,"] ''Cincinnati Enquirer,'' Aug. 6, 1934, p. 12.
- Lou Smith, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-sport-sparks-by/175647595/ "Sport Sparks,"] ''Cincinnati Enquirer,'' Aug. 7, 1934, p. 15.
- Stan Baumgartner, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-eagles-bury-re/164738847/ "Eagles Bury Reds Under 64–0 Deluge: Birds Soar to New Loop Scoring Mark as Cincy Fades Out,"] ''Philadelphia Inquirer,'' Nov. 7, 1934, pp. 19, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-eagles-crush-r/164738910/ 21].
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