1934 St. Louis Gunners season

The 1934 St. Louis Gunners season was their sole season in the league. The team won its first game before losing its final two.

1934 St. Louis Gunners season
Head coach	Chile Walsh
Home field	Sportsman's Park
Results
Record	1–2
Division place	5th NFL West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

On August 8, 1934, before the start of the NFL season, St. Louis purchased the NFL's Cincinnati Reds for $20,000. However, the Gunners needed the other league owners to approve the sale. Only then would the Gunners be official members. On August 17, the other owners decided to reject the Gunners' bid to buy the Reds, probably because St. Louis was too far removed from the rest of the clubs, all in the Northeast, and yearly trips there would have increased travel expenses. Meanwhile the Gunners declined membership into the minor league American Football League. As a result, the new league decided to form the St. Louis Blues. Gunners GM Bud Yates was credited with founding the team. The Blues even lured Dick Frahm away from the Gunners and even took over the lease of Public Schools Stadium. As a result, the Gunners moved their home games to Sportsman's Park. Meanwhile Chile Walsh became the team's fourth head coach in four years.

The Gunners started their 1934 season, 5–0 against several semi-pro teams. The team was searching desperately for decent teams to compete against. However on November 6, 1934, the NFL finally approved the sale of the Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis for $20,000 – $30,000. The Gunners were now officially members of the NFL and were invited to play the Reds' last 3 games of the 1934 NFL season. The Blues then moved to Kansas City two days later in order to avoid fighting the Gunners for control of the St. Louis fanbase.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1–9	Not a league participant
10	November 11	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 6–0	1–0	Sportsman's Park	Recap
11	November 18	at Detroit Lions	L 7–40	1–1	University of Detroit Stadium	Recap
12	Bye
13	December 2	Green Bay Packers	L 14–21	1–2	Sportsman's Park	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	13	0	0	1.000	8–0	286	86	W13
Detroit Lions	10	3	0	.769	5–3	238	59	L3
Green Bay Packers	7	6	0	.538	4–5	156	112	W1
Chicago Cardinals	5	6	0	.455	4–5	80	84	W1
St. Louis Gunners	1	2	0	.333	0–2	27	61	L2
Cincinnati Reds	0	8	0	.000	0–6	10	243	L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.