1955 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1955 4–7–1 4th (tied) NFL Eastern Jim Trimble Happy Hundred Connie Mack Stadium Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 23rd in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 7–4–1, winning only four games.1955 Philadelphia Eagles The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. 1955 marked the end of an era, as the last remaining Phil-Pitt Steagle, longtime player Bucko Kilroy, retired after 13 seasons in the NFL, all of them with the Eagles, going back to when they were known as the Steagles. Off season NFL draft The 1955 NFL draft was held on January 27–28, 1955. The draft lasted for 30 rounds, with 12 teams selecting 360 players. Because of a 7–4–1 record in the 1954 season, the Eagles picked 8th in the odd rounds and 9th in the even rounds, alternating with the San Francisco 49ers. The Eagles made a pick in every round. The Eagles used their 1st round pick, 9th overall, to select Dick Bielski, a fullback from Maryland. 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 pick. 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. = 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 9 Dick BielskiFullbackMaryland 2 22 Alex "Buck" LansfordTackleTexas 3 33 Frank EidomBackSouthern Methodist 4 46 Dean DuggerEndOhio State 5 57 Gene LamoneGuardWest Virginia 6 70 Billy QuinnBackTexas 7 81 Bill McKennaEndBrandeis 8 94 Herman WatsonTackleVanderbilt 9 105 Von MorganEndAbilene Christian 10 118 Talmadge "Duke" WashingtonBackWashington State 11 129 Bob HardyBackKentucky 12 142 Andy NacrelliEndFordham 13 153 Jerry KrisherCenterOhio State 14 166 Tommy BellBackArmy 15 177 Don BrougherCenterMaryland 16 190 Clyde WhiteGuardClemson 17 18 19 225 Terry FailsEndVanderbilt 20 21 22 23 24 286 Vic "Hootie" PostulaBackMichigan State 25 26 310 George PalachunikGuardMaryland 27 28 29 345 Ron LloydTackleBucknell 30 357 Dave FinneyBackTexas Christian Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 24, 1955 New York Giants W 27–17 1–0 Connie Mack Stadium 29,597 Recap 2 October 1 Washington Redskins L 30–31 1–1 Connie Mack Stadium 31,891 Recap 3 October 9 at Cleveland Browns L 17–21 1–2 Cleveland Stadium 43,974 Recap 4 October 15, 1955 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–13 1–3 Forbes Field 33,413 Recap 5 October 23 Chicago Cardinals T 24–24 1–3–1 Connie Mack Stadium 24,620 Recap 6 October 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–0 2–3–1 Connie Mack Stadium 31,164 Recap 7 November 6 at Washington Redskins L 21–34 2–4–1 Griffith Stadium 25,741 Recap 8 November 13 Cleveland Browns W 33–17 3–4–1 Connie Mack Stadium 39,303 Recap 9 November 20 at New York Giants L 7–31 3–5–1 Polo Grounds 22,075 Recap 10 November 27 Los Angeles Rams L 21–23 3–6–1 Connie Mack Stadium 21,668 Recap 11 December 4 Chicago Cardinals W 27–3 4–6–1 Connie Mack Stadium 19,478 Recap 12 December 11 at Chicago Bears L 10–17 4–7–1 Wrigley Field 34,783 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) = 1955 Pro BowlPlayers are identified as a 1955 All-Star.= Hall of Famer + = Was a Starter in the Pro-Bowl 1955 Philadelphia Eagles rosterNO. PlayerAGE POS GP GSWTHTYRSCollege Jim Trimble 35 HEADCOACH 1945 record4–7–1NFL-Eagles Lifetime25–20–3 4th Indiana University33Roy Barni28DB401855–113San Francisco20Bibbles Bawel25DB1201856–13 Evansville 60Chuck Bednarik29LB-C1202336–35Pennsylvania81Eddie Bell24DB-LB1202126–1RookiePennsylvania 36Dick Bielski23E-FB1202246–1RookieMaryland10Adrian Burk27QB1281906–24Baylor64Russ Carroccio24G-T-DT-DG702356–11Virginia 44Harry Dowda33DB-HB1201956–26Wake Forest 27Hal Giancanelli26HB1201825–102Loyola Marymount 22Ralph Goldston26HB-DB1001955–113Youngstown State71Tom Higgins25T-G-DT1202306–22North Carolina 42Bob Hudson25DB-LB-E1202256–44Clemson 63Ken Huxhold26G1202266–1 1 Wisconsin 78Mike Jarmoluk33DT-T-MG1202326–59Temple 40Don Johnson24HB201876–02California50Bob Kelley25C1202326–2RookieWest Texas A&M76Bucko Kilroy34G-MG-T-DT102436–212Temple 79Buck Lansford22G-T12122326–2RookieTexas25Toy Ledbetter28HB801985–105Oklahoma State67John Magee32G702205–107La-Lafayette, and Rice 41Jerry Norton24DB-HB1201955–11 1 SMU 43Jim Parmer29FB-HB1201936–07Oklahoma State 35Pete Pihos +32E-DE1202106–18Indiana 71Jim Ricca28MG-T-G-DT602706–44Georgetown (DC) 72Jess Richardson25DT1202616–22Alabama52Wayne Robinson25LB-C1202256–23Minnesota 82Tom Scott25DE-LB1202186–2 2 Virginia 66Ed Sharkey28LB-G-T-DG702296–38Duke, andNevada-Reno 73Lum Snyder25T1202286–53Georgia Tech 80Bill Stribling28E1202066–14Mississippi24George Taliaferro28HB-TB-QB-DB301965–116Indiana11Bobby Thomason27QB1031966–16VMI 83Bobby Walston27E-HB-K1201906–04Georgia ... Uga's page77Jim Weatherall26DT-T1202456–4RookieOklahoma 46Ted Wegert23HB702025–11Rookie none86Norm Willey +27DE-G-E1202246–24Marshall 75Frank Wydo31T-DT1202256–48Cornell 37 Players Team Average 27.1 12 215.7 6–1.4 3.9 References Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles