1938 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1938 5–6 4th NFL Eastern Bert Bell Bert Bell Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1938 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous output of 2–8–1, winning five games.1938 Philadelphia Eagles on pro-football-reference.com The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Off Season NFL draft The 1938 NFL draft was held on December 12, 1937. The draft consisted of 12 rounds. The Eagles got the second pick in each round, as the expansion Cleveland Rams got the first pick. With the pick they chose Corbett Davis, a back from Indiana University. Player selections The table shows the Eagles' selections, what picks they had that were traded away, and the team that ended up with that pick.1938 NFL Draft sorted by team. Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=1425 June 6, 2011 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 # Player Position College 1 2 Jim McDonaldBackOhio State 2 12 Dick RiffleBackAlbright 3 17 Joe BukantBackWashington (St. Louis) 4 27 John MeekBackCalifornia 5 32 Fred ShireyTackleNebraska 6 42 Herschel RamseyEndTexas Tech 7 52 Bob Lannon End Iowa 8 62 Clem Woltman Guard Purdue 9 72 Elmer Kolberg Back Oregon State 10 82 Emmett Kriel Guard Baylor 11 92 Carl Hinkle Center Vanderbilt 12 102 John Michelosen Back Pittsburgh Preseason The Eagles opened preseason training camp on July 25, 1938 on the campus of West Chester State Teachers' College.Byrod Fred July 26, 1938 Phila. Eagles Open Grid Drills Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17 On August 24, 1938, the Eagles defeated the Eastern College All-Stars 14 to 7 in front of 35,000 fans at Temple Stadium.Baumgartner Stan August 25, 1938 Eagles Beat All-Stars, 14 to 7 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17 Regular season The Eagles faced the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 16, 1938 at Buffalo's Civic Stadium. The stadium had opened the previous year and 19,749 fans saw the Eagles defeat Pittsburgh which featured 1937 All-American and first round draft choice Byron White by the score of 27 to 7. September 17, 1938 Eagles Win Easily Over Pirates, 27-7 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 11 Washington Redskins L 23–26 0–1 20,000 2 September 16 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 27–7 1–1 19,749 3 September 25 New York Giants W 14–10 2–1 20,000 4 October 2 Chicago Bears L 6–28 2–2 22,246Peterman Cy October 3, 1938 Chicago Bears Crush Eagles, 28 to 6; 22,246 See Passes Bring Chicago Win Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17 5 October 16 at New York Giants L 7–17 2–3 33,187 6 October 23 at Washington Redskins L 14–20 2–4 3,000 7 October 26 Chicago Cardinals W 7–0 3–4 15,000 8 November 6 Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–10 3–5 12,000 9 November 13 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 14–32 3–6 13,052 10 November 20 Pittsburgh Pirates W 14–7 4–6 6,500 11 December 4 at Detroit Lions W 21–7 5–6 19,000 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Playoffs The Eagles had a 5–6–0 record and failed to make it to the 1938 NFL Championship Game. The game was on December 11, 1938, at Polo Grounds in New York City. The game attendance was 48,120, a record crowd for a title game. The game matched the champions of the Eastern Division, New York Giants (8–2–1) against the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (8–3–0). The Giants won 23–17. Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) = 1938 Pro All StarPlayers are identified as a 1938 Pro All Star. As in the 1937 roster, this year's team is mostly rookies and players with one or two years' NFL experience. NO. PlayerAGE POS GP GSWTHTYRSCollege Bert Bell 42 Coach 1938 record5–6NFL-Eagles Lifetime8–25 3rd Pennsylvania Jay Arnold26HB-WB-DB-BB11112106–1 1 Texas Joe Bukant 23 Back 11 1 2166–0Rookie Washington (MO) Tom Burnette 23 BB 8 0 1946–1Rookie North Carolina Joe Carter* 28 E 11 11 201 6–1 5 Austin College and SMU John Cole 0 FB 11 0 197 5–9 Rookie St. Joseph's (PA) Woody Dow 22 BB-FB 10 10 195 6–0 Rookie West Texas A&M Drew Ellis 24 T 11 10 215 6–1 Rookie TCU Fritz Ferko26T202426–11 Mount State Mary's and West Chester Bill Fiedler 24 G 1 0 200 5–9 Rookie Pennsylvania Wimpy Giddens24 T 9 0 220 6–2 Rookie Louisiana Tech Maurice Harper28 Cen 11 9 227 6–41 Austin Bill Hewitt+ 29 E-DE 11 11 190 5–9 6 Michigan Bill Hughes23 G-C 11 6 226 6–1 1 Texas Ray Keeling23 T-G 9 3 242 6–3 Rookie Texas Rabbit Keen24 QB 1 0 170 5–9 1 Arkansas John Kusko 24 B 1 0 194 5–11 2 Temple Bernie Lee 26 QB 1 0 190 5–11 Rookie Villanova Bob Masters 27 HB 1 1 200 5–11 1 Baylor Emmett Mortell 22 B 11 7 181 6–1 1 Notre Dame and Wisconsin Bob Pylman 25 T 11 1 214 6–4 Rookie South Dakota State George Rado 26 G-DE 10 6194 5–9 3 Duquesne Red Ramsey 27 E 11 01966–0Rookie Texas Tech Hank Reese 29 C-G 11 2 214 5–11 5 Temple Dick Riffle 23 B 11 4 200 6–1 Rookie Albright Theodore Schmitt22 G 11 2 219 5–11 Rookie Pittsburgh Dave Smukler 24 FB-LB 11 10 226 6–1 2 Missouri and Temple Mule Stockton 25 G 11 8 214 6–1 1 McMurry Billy Wilson 27 E 1 0 184 5–10 3 Gonzaga Clem Woltman 24 T 10 8 214 6–1 Rookie Purdue 29 players Team average 24.1 11 206.4 6–0.1 1.2 Awards and honors Dave Smukler finished 2nd in TD passes with 7. Joe Carter finished 2nd in receiving TDs with 7. Dave Smukler returned the only kickoff for a TD this year in the NFL.www.databasefootball.com Jay Arnold was one of 10 players to return an interception for a TD. Joe Carter was named to Pro All-Star team. Bill Hewitt was named to Pro All-Star team as a starter. References Philadelphia Eagles Results and Statistics (1930s) Philadelphia Eagles http://assets.philadelphiaeagles.com/assets/team/30s-Results&Stats.pdf February 4, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071329/http://assets.philadelphiaeagles.com/assets/team/30s-Results%26Stats.pdf February 19, 2009 dead 2 Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eag Category:1938 in Philadelphia