1937 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1937 2–8–1 5th NFL Eastern Bert Bell Bert Bell Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1937 Philadelphia Eagles season marked their fifth year in the National Football League (NFL). While the team improved on their previous output of 1–11, winning two games, it remained mired at the bottom of its division, missing the Championship Playoff for the fifth consecutive season.1937 Philadelphia Eagles Off season NFL draft The 1937 NFL draft took place on December 12, 1936. It would be for 10 rounds, and teams would pick a total of 100 players. The Eagles would have the 1st pick in the draft. They used this pick to choose, running up in the Heisman Trophy, Sam Francis, a back out of Nebraska. He never played a game for the Eagles but he played for the Chicago Bears. 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. 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 1 Sam Francis BackNebraska 2 11 Franny Murray BackPennsylvania 3 21 Drew EllisTackleTCU 4 31 Walt GilbertBackAuburn 5 41 Alex DrobnitchBackDenver 6 51 Bill GuckeysonBackMaryland 7 61 Herb BarnaGuardWest Virginia 8 71 Nestor HennonBackCarnegie-Mellon 9 81 Paul FanningBackKansas State 10 91 Ray AntilBackMinnesota Pre Season The Eagles held their pre-season camp on the grounds of the Oak Lane Country Day School.Baumgartner Stan July 27, 1937 32 Pro Gridders Begin Workouts For 'Dream' Game Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17 On August 27, 1937, the Eagles defeated a team of college All-Stars 14 to 6 at Temple Stadium in front of 25,000 fans.Baumgartner Stan August 28, 1937 All-Stars Score Fist, But Eagles Come Back in 4th to Prevail, 14-6 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15 Regular season The Eagles 1937 NFL season started on September 5 and ended 11 weeks later on November 14. The Eagles would play 4 games at home and 7 games on the road. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates L 14–27 0–1 Forbes Field 8,588 Recap 2 September 10 Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–13 0–2 Municipal Stadium 5,221 Recap 3 September 21 Cleveland Rams L 3–21 0–3 Municipal Stadium 3,107 Recap 4 September 26 Chicago Cardinals T 6–6 0–3–1 Municipal Stadium 3,912 Recap 5 October 3 New York Giants L 7–16 0–4–1 Municipal Stadium 12,127 Pro Football Reference has the crowd at 4,878, which is contradicted by the New York Daily News report, which calls this the largest home crowd of the year. Recap "Eagles Lose: Giants Cop, 16–7," New York Daily News, Oct. 4, 1937, p. 41. 6 October 10 at Washington Redskins W 14–0 1–4–1 Griffith Stadium 7,320 Recap 7 October 17 at New York Giants L 0–21 1–5–1 Polo Grounds 20,089 Recap 8 October 24 Washington Redskins L 7–10 1–6–1 Municipal Stadium 6,580 Recap 9 October 31 at Pittsburgh Pirates L 7–16 1–7–1 Forbes Field 2,772 Recap 10 November 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 14–10 2–7–1 Ebbets Field 8,373 Recap 11 November 14 at Green Bay Packers L 7–37 2–8–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 13,340 Recap Standings NFL Playoffs With a 2–8–1 record in 1937, the Eagles do not make the playoffs and play in the 1937 NFL Championship Game. The Washington Redskins defeated Chicago Bears in Chicago. Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) A List of the 1937 Philadelphia Eagles. NO. PlayerAGE POS GP GSWTHTYRSCollege Bert Bell 42 Coach 1937 record2–8–1NFL-Eagles Lifetime3–19–1 2nd Pennsylvania Jay Arnold 25HB-WB-DB-BB1062106–1RookieTexas Winnie Baze23B 1041905–11RookieMissouri, Texas-El Paso Art Buss26T11112196–33Michigan State Joe Carter27E1082016–14Austin, SMU Jack Dempsey25T212256–2 1 Bucknell Fritz Ferko25T1052426–1 Rookie Mount St. Mary's University Glenn Frey25B651935–11 1 Temple Swede Hanson30B201926–16 Temple Maurice Harper27C932276–4Rookie Austin Bill Hewitt28E-DE11111905–95 Michigan Tex Holcomb24T112356–2 Rookie Texas Tech Bill Hughes22G-C1182266–1Rookie Texas Rabbit Keen23QB801705–9 Rookie Arkansas Charlie Knox ? B101855–11 Rookie St. Edmonds John Kusko23B1041945–11 1 Temple Jim Leonard27B202046–0 3 Notre Dame Jim MacMurdo28T-G302096–1 5 Pittsburgh Bob Masters26HB932005–11 Rookie Baylor Forrest McPherson26G-C-T302335–11 2 Nebraska Emmett Mortell21B11111816–1Rookie Notre Dame, Wisconsin Joe Pilconis26E1131896–1 3 Temple George Rado25G-DE911945–92 Duquesne Hank Reese28C-G1182145–11 4 Temple Herb Roton24E912106–2 Rookie Auburn Jim Russell29G-T312105–11 1 Temple Dave Smukler23FB-LB11112266–1 1 Missouri, Temple Ray Spillers25T1032186–3 Rookie Arkansas Mule Stockton24G11112146–1 Rookie McMurry Vince Zizak29G-T212085–8 3 32 Players Team Average 24.6 11 207.2 6–0.1 1.6 Postseason With a record of 2–8–1 the Philadelphia Eagles failed to make it to the NFL Championship game References Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles Category:1937 in Philadelphia