1934 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 341118-Eagles-Redskins-program.jpg Philadelphia Eagles 1934 4–7 3rd NFL Eastern Lud Wray Bert Bell National League Park Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1934 Philadelphia Eagles season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–5–1, losing seven games.1934 Philadelphia Eagles They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. However, on an interesting note, all of Philadelphia's wins were shutouts. Not only that, but the team allowed 7.7 points per game (the best in franchise history). They allowed 6 points or less 5 times, and were 4–1 in those games. If one excludes the 1920 Rochester Jeffersons' victory over the non-league team Fort Porter, the Eagles' 64–0 defeat of the Cincinnati Reds remains the largest regular season shutout in league history as of 2023.https://operations.nfl.com/media/nppjkdp1/2023-record-and-fact-book.pdf National Football League 2023 2023 NFL Record and Fact Book 297 Off season The Eagles held their preseason training camp at Bader Field in the New Jersey resort city of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 16 at Green Bay Packers L 6–19 0–1 City Stadium 5,000 Recap 2 September 26 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 17–0 1–1 Forbes Field 11,559 Recap 3 October 7 Pittsburgh Pirates L 7–9 1–2 Baker Bowl 9,000 Recap 4 October 14 Detroit Lions L 0–10 1–3 Baker Bowl 9,860 Recap 5 October 21 at Boston Redskins L 0–6 1–4 Fenway Park 10,344 Recap 6 October 28 at New York Giants L 0–17 1–5 Polo Grounds 8,500 Recap 7 November 6 Cincinnati Reds W 64–0 2–5 Temple Stadium 2,000 Recap Baumgartner Stan November 7, 1934 Eagles Bury Reds Under 64–0 Deluge: Birds Soar to New Loop Scoring Mark as Cincy Fades Out https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-eagles-bury-re/164738847/ Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19, 21 September 22, 2026 Baumgartner Stan August 31, 1935 Bell Wants Bears' Quarterback Strung Up Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 13, 15 One day last fall the Eagles played the Cincinnati Reds at Temple Stadium. ...it was witnessed by 402 paying customers... 8 November 11 Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–10 2–6 Baker Bowl 8,000 Recap 9 November 18 Boston Redskins L 7–14 2–7 Baker Bowl 8,500 Recap 10 November 25 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 13–0 3–7 Ebbets Field 8,000 Recap 11 December 2 New York Giants W 6–0 4–7 Baker Bowl 12,471 Recap Note: November 6: Tuesday. Standings thumb|right|240px|Rookie halfback Ed Matesic on the cover of the program for the October 14 contest against the Lions. Roster thumb|left|450px|Members of the 1934 Philadelphia Eagles team. (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) Being a 2nd year expansion team the Eagles were mostly stocked with Rookies and 1st or 2nd years players. This was before the NFL draft was started. All the NFL teams competed for the same players in an open market. A List of the 1934 Philadelphia Eagles. NO. PlayerAGE POS GP GSWTHTYRSCollege Lud Wray 40 Coach 1934 record4–7As Eagles Coach7–12–1 NFL Lifetime11–16–3 2nd Pennsylvania Dan Barnhart22HB102006–0Rookie Centenary and St. Mary's (CA) Joe Carter 24 E 11 10 201 6–1 1 Austin and SMU Algy Clark ? B 3 0 190 5–10 4 Ohio State Paul Cuba 26 T 10 10 212 6–0 1 Pittsburgh Jack Dempsey 22 T 1 0 225 6–2 Rookie Bucknell Swede Ellstrom 28 HB 8 7 203 6–1 Rookie Oklahoma Bob Gonya 24 T 9 1 208 6–2 1 Northwewstern Len Gudd 24 E 1 0 212 6–3 Rookie Temple Chuck Hajek 24C11 2210 6–1 Rookie Northwestern and South Carolina Swede Hanson 27B 11 8192 6–1 3 Temple Lorne Johnson 25 FB 1 0 195 6–2 Rookie Temple George Kavel 24 HB 1 0 170 5–11 Rookie Carnegie Mellon George Kenneally 32 E 11 10 190 6–1 8 St. Bonaventure University Red Kirkman 29 B 10 7 195 6–1 1 Case Western Reserve and Washington & Jefferson Jack Knapper 24 B 2 0 190 6–3 Rookie Ottawa (KS) Joe Kresky 28G-T1062156–02 Wisconsin Rick Lackman 24 HB 8 0 186 5–11 1 none Jim Leonard 24 B 9 5 204 6–0 Rookie Notre Dame John Lipski ? C 10 9 200 5–11 1 Temple Jim MacMurdo 25 T-G 11 11 209 6–1 2 Pittsburgh Ed Matesic 27 HB 11 11 198 6–1 Rookie Pittsburgh Barnes Milam 28 G-T 2 0 190 6–2 Rookie Austin John Norby 24 HB 1 0 195 6–0 Rookie Idaho Joe Pilconis 23 E 9 2 189 6–1 Rookie Temple Phil Poth 23 G 1 0 195 5–11 Rookie Gonzaga Jack Roberts 24 B 1 1 210 6–0 2 Georgia Ed Storm 27 B 10 5 195 6–1 1 Santa Clara Guy Turnbow 26T-E202176–2Rookie Mississippi Reds Weiner 23 B 5 0 180 5–9 Rookie Muhlenberg Diddie Willson 23G-E 11 11 1965–10 1 Pennsylvania Vince Zizak 26 G-T 6 1 208 5–8 Rookie Villanova Jim Zyntell 24 G 8 5 200 6–1 1 Holy Cross 32 Players Team Average 23.6 11 199.4 6–0.3 0.9 Awards and honors Tom "Swede" Hanson ties as NFL Leader in Rushing Attempts with 146 attemptsdatabase football NFL League Leaders 1934 Tom Hanson finishes 2nd in yards rushing with 805 yards. Joe Carter ties for league lead with 16 receptions, and Receiving yards with 14.9 yards/catch. Joe Carter finished 2nd in 4 Receiving TDs Ed Matesic ties for league lead in Interception TD Returns with 1 Al Weiner finished the season with only 1 FG with. The leader Jack Manders had 10, and 5 finished second with 4 each. References 35em Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eag