1946 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1946 6–5 2nd NFL Eastern Greasy Neale Shibe Park Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1946 Philadelphia Eagles season was the Eagles' 14th in the league. The team failed to improve on its previous output of 7–3, winning only six games.1946 Philadelphia Eagles As a result, the team also failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season. Off season With the war restrictions over, the Eagles moved training camp from the West Chester State Teachers College (now West Chester University) in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Saranac High School Field in (Saranac Lake, New York). NFL draft The 1946 NFL draft was held on January 14, 1946. The Eagles had the seventh or eighth picks in the thirty-two rounds of this draft. The top five teams in the league from the previous season were not awarded draft picks in rounds two or four, but were instead given compensatory, low value picks in the thirty-first and thirty-second rounds. As a result, the Eagles made thirty selections during this draft. The overall number one pick in the draft was made by the Boston Yanks, which chose Frank Dancewicz, a quarterback from the University of Notre Dame. Player selections The table shows the Eagles selections, what picks they had that were traded away, and the teams that ended up with those picks. It is possible the Eagles' picks ended up with those teams via Eagles' trades with other teams. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away. = Pro Bowler Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer Rd Pick PlayerPosition School .Rd Pick PlayerPosition School 1 8 Leo Riggs Back USC 2 No PICK 3 23 Gordon Gray Back USC 4 No PICK 5 37 Walt Slater Back Tennessee 6 48 Felto Prewitt Center Tulsa 7 57 George Robotham End UCLA 8 68 Jim Lecture Guard Northwestern 9 77 Ernie Lewis Back Colorado 10 88 Al Vandeweghe End William & Mary 11 97 Bill Iancelli End Franklin & Marshall 12 108 Pat McHugh Back Georgia Tech 13 117 John Wingender Back Washington 14 128 Homer Paine Tackle Tulsa 15 137 John Kerns Tackle Ohio 16 148 Buddy Hubbard Back William & Mary 17 157 Allen Smith Back Tulsa 18 168 Bernie Millham End Fordham 19 177 Lawrence Mauss Center Utah 20 188 Dave Butcher Back William & Mary 21 197 Don Fabling Back Colorado 22 208 George Feldman Back Tufts 23 217 Ed Cameron Guard Miami (FL) 24 228 Charley Steed Back Arkansas-Monticello 25 237 Ed Grygiel Back Dartmouth 26 248 Ben Raimondi Back Indiana 27 257 Sam Bailey End Georgia 28 268 Bob Long Back Tennessee 29 277 Bill Fisher Tackle Harvard 30 288 George Slusser Back Ohio State 31 292 John Itzel Back Pittsburgh 32 298 Larry Kirkman Back Boston University Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 29 at Los Angeles Rams W 25–14 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 30,500 2 October 6 Boston Yanks W 49–25 2–0 Shibe Park 33,986 3 October 13 Green Bay Packers L 7–19 2–1 Shibe Park 36,127 4 October 20 at Chicago Bears L 14–21 2–2 Wrigley Field 41,221 5 October 27 at Washington Redskins W 28–24 3–2 Griffith Stadium 33,691 6 November 3 New York Giants W 24–14 4–2 Shibe Park 40,059 7 November 10 at New York Giants L 17–45 4–3 Polo Grounds 60,874 8 November 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–10 4–4 Forbes Field 38,882 9 November 24 Washington Redskins L 10–27 4–5 Shibe Park 36,633 10 December 1 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–7 5–5 Shibe Park 29,943 11 December 8 at Boston Yanks W 40–14 6–5 Fenway Park 29,555 Game recaps Week 2 vs Boston Yanks For the first time in Eagles franchise history a Head coach has a .500 winning percentage. By winning this game the Eagles are 25–25–4 under Greasy Neale. The Eagles would have a 63–43–5 record, 3 Championship games appearances and winning 2 of them, under Neale lifetime as coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia Eagles; Philadelphia Eagles;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Philadelphia Eagles (2–0–0) vs Boston Yanks (0–2–0) October 6, 1946 1:00 p.m. EST Yanks 12 0 6 7 Eagles 14 14 7 14 Shibe Park on Grass, degrees, wind mph 1st quarter Eagles Jack Ferrante 48 yard pass from Roy Zimmerman (Augie Lio kick), Eagles 7 – 0 Eagles Bosh Pritchard 68 yard rush (Augie Lio kick), Eagles 14 – 0 Yanks John Grigas 1 yard rush (kick failed), Eagles 14 – 6 Yanks Paul Governali 3 yard rush (kick failed), Eagles 14 – 12 2nd quarter Eagles Dick Humbert 7 yard pass from Allie Sherman (Augie Lio kick), Eagles 21 – 12 Eagles Steve Van Buren 31 yard rush (Augie Lio kick), Eagles 28 – 12 3rd quarter Yanks Don Currivan 60 yard pass from Paul Governali (kick failed), Eagles 28 – 18 Eagles Steve Van Buren 2 yard rush (Augie Lio kick), Eagles 35 – 18 4th quarter Eagles Bosh Pritchard 35 yard pass from Tommy Thompson (Augie Lio kick), Eagles 42 – 18 Eagles Bert Kuczynski 9 yard pass from Tommy Thompson (Augie Lio kick), Eagles 49 – 18 Yanks Hal Crisler 62 yard pass from Paul Governali (Nick Scollard kick), Eagles 49 – 25 Team Stats First downs – Bos 17 – Phila 21 Rush-yards-TDs – Bos 26–59–2 – Phila 37–197–3 Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT – Bos 13–24–282–2–3 – Phila 14–18–208–4–1 Sacked-yards – Bos 0–0 – Phila 0–0 Net pass yards – Bos 282 – Phila 208 Total yards – Bos 341 – Phila 405 Fumbles-lost – Bos 2–1 – Phila 2–1 Turnovers – Bos 4 – Phila 2 Penalties-yards – Bos 7–55 – Phila 6–67 American Conference Standing Philadelphia (2–0–0) New York (2–0–0) Pittsburgh (1–1–1) Washington (0–1–1) Boston Yanks (0–2–0) Standings Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) = 1946 Pro All-StarPlayers are identified as a 1946 Pro All-Star. + = 1st team All-Star NO. PlayerAGE POS GP GSWTHTYRSCollege Greasy Neale 55 Coach 1946 record6–5–0NFL-Eagles Lifetime29–30–4 6th West Virginia Wesleyan Mel Bleeker26HB401895–11 2 USC Larry Cabrelli29E-DB861945–115Colgate Jim Castiglia28FB1122085–115Georgetown (DC) Russ Craft25DB-HB9 11785–9RookieAlabama Otis Douglas35T1102246–1RookieWilliam & Mary John Eibner32T902286–25Kentucky Jack Ferrante30E-DE1191976–15 none Bob Friedlund26E202106–3RookieMichigan State Ray Graves28C702056–14Tennessee, and Tennessee Wesleyan College Henry Gude27C-G202256–12Vanderbilt Jack Hinkle29B1031956–06Syracuse Dick Humbert28E-DE1141796–14Richmond Bucko Kilroy25G-MG-T-DT912436–23Notre Dame, and Temple Ben Kish29B1022076–06Pittsburgh Pete Kmetovic27HB501755–9RookieStanford Bob Krieger28E721906–15Dartmouth Bert Kuczynski26E301966–03Pennsylvania Vic Lindskog32C11102036–12Stanford Augie Lio28G-T-PK1152346–05Georgetown (DC) Jay MacDowell27T-DE602176–2RookieWashington Duke Maronic25G11112095–92 none Flip McDonald25E102006–22Oklahoma Bob McDonough27G1002055–11RookieDuke Eddie Michaels32G1052055–1110Villanova Joe Muha25FB-LB1082056–1RookieVirginia Military Institute Elliott Ormsbee25HB401855–11RookieBradley Cliff Patton23G-LB402436–2RookieTCU Bosh Pritchard27HB1151645–114Georgia Tech, andVMI Vic Sears28T-DT11112236–35Oregon State Allie Sherman23QB1101705–113Brooklyn Rudy Smeja26E1111956–22Michigan Ernie Steele29HB-DB941876–04Washington Gil Steinke27HB1001756–01Texas A&M-Kingsville Tommy Thompson30QB1031926–16Tulsa Steve Van Buren26HB982006–02LSU Al Wistert+26T-G-DT992146–13Michigan Alex Wojciechowicz31C-LB-E712175–118Fordham John Wyhonic27G1122136–0RookieAlabama Roy Zimmerman28QB-WB-K1172016–26San Jose State 41 Players Team Average 27.6 11 202.6 6–0.3 3.1 Link to all time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history References Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia