1936 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1936 1–11 5th NFL Eastern Bert Bell Bert Bell Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1936 Philadelphia Eagles season was their fourth in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–9, winning only one game.1936 Philadelphia Eagles After starting the season with a win, the Eagles were shut out in six of their next eight games and finished the season 1–11, worst in the NFL. Offseason The Eagles moved their training camp, after the first 2 years in Atlantic City, New Jersey and last year in Philadelphia at the Chestnut Hill Academy, to Temple University in Philadelphia. The Eagles would place 7 former Temple Owls on the team Eagles would move games to larger Philadelphia Municipal Stadium. Bert Bell convinced the league to hold a college players draft to stock league with talent. NFL draft The 1936 NFL draft was held in Philadelphia and The Eagles had the first pick. Jay Berwanger a Halfback from the University of Chicago was selected. He selected not to play in the NFL. Later in year he was traded to the Chicago Bears and still refused to play NFL football. Player selections The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick1936 NFL Draft sorted by team. Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=1423 It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away. None of their draft picks ever played in the NFL. 1936 Philadelphia Eagles 1 1 Jay Berwanger Halfback Chicago 1935 Heisman Trophy winnerHeisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-berwanger35.html August 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090615010608/http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-berwanger35.html June 15, 2009 2 10 John McCauley Back Rice 3 19 Wes Muller Center Stanford 4 28 Bill Wallace Back Rice 5 37 Henry Shuford Back SMU 6 46 Al Barabas Back Columbia 7 55 Jac Weller Guard Princeton 8 64 Pepper Constable Back Princeton 9 73 Paul Pauk Back Princeton no nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1936_draft.htm 1936 Philadelphia Eagles Draftees Pro Football Reference September 4, 2025 Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 13 New York Giants W 10–7 1–0 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 20,000 Recap 2 September 20 Boston Redskins L 3–26 1–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 20,000 Recap 3 September 27 Chicago Bears L 0–17 1–2 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 25,000 Recap 4 October 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 0–18 1–3 Ebbets Field 10,000 Recap 5 October 11 Detroit Lions L 0–23 1–4 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 15,000 Recap 6 October 14, 1936 at Pittsburgh Pirates L 0–17 1–5 Forbes Field 10,042 Recap 7 October 18 at Boston Redskins L 7–17 1–6 Fenway Park 4,000 Recap 8 October 25 at New York Giants L 17–21 1–7 Polo Grounds 15,000 Recap — Bye 9 November 5, 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates L 0–6 1–8 Point Stadium 7,891 Recap 10 November 8 at Chicago Cardinals L 0–13 1–9 Wrigley Field 1,500 Recap — Bye 11 November 22 Chicago Bears L 7–28 1–10 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 10,000 Recap 12 November 29 Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–13 1–11 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 5,000 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) The Eagles had 12 rookies and 8 players with 2 years experience or less on their roster. Eleven of the 26 members on the team went to school within 15 miles of Philadelphia. NO. PlayerAGE POS GP GSWTHTYRSCollege Bert Bell 41 Coach 1936 record1–11NFL-Eagles Lifetime1–11 1st Pennsylvania Reds Bassman23HB801805–11RookieUrsinus Bill Brian23T-C-LB952106–21Gonzaga Art Buss25T 12 12219 6–3 2 Michigan State Joe Carter26E992016–13Austin, SMU Glenn Frey24 B 12 8 193 5–10Rookie Temple Rudy Gollomb26G402055–11RookieCarroll (WI), Wisconsin Swede Hanson29 B 12 10192 6–1 5Temple Don Jackson23TB-DB1021845–11RookieNorth Carolina Carl Kane23B 1 0 1955–11RookiesSt. Louis John Kusko22 B 12 1 1945–11RookieTemple Jim Leonard 26 B 10 102046–02Notre Dame Jim MacMurdo27T-G99209 6–1 4Pittsburgh Eggs Manske24E12111856–0 1 Northwestern Walt Masters29B201925–10RookiePennsylvania Forrest McPherson25G-C-T12112335–111 Nebraska George Mulligan22E901986–1RookieCatholic Max Padlow 24E 1 01996–1 1 Ohio State Joe Pilconis 25 E 2 4 189 6–1 2Temple Joe Pivarnik24G602175–9RookieNotre Dame Hank Reese27C-G10102145–113Temple Jim Russell 28 G-T 11 10210 5–11RookieTemple Dave Smukler22FB-LB1082266–1RookieMissouri, Temple Pete Stevens 27 C 4 2215 6–0 Rookie Temple Stumpy Thomason30B1291895–76Georgia Tech Vince Zizak28G-T1032085–82Villanova 26 Players Team Average 25.3 12 202.4 5–11.5 1.3 References Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eag