1939 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1939 1–9–1 4th (tied) NFL Eastern Bert Bell Bert Bell Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1939 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–6, winning only one game.1939 Philadelphia Eagles The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. The October 22 game against Brooklyn was the first NFL game to be televised. The Eagles threw 267 passes in 1939, or 24.3 per game, the most by an NFL team in the 1930s. Off season The Eagle moved their training camp to St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NFL draft The 1939 NFL draft had 22 rounds and was held on December 9, 1938. The Eagles drafted in the 4th spot in the 20 rounds they had picks. They chose a total 20 players, of which 9 made the team for the 1939 season. The Chicago Cardinals choose Charles "Ki" Aldrich as a center that went to Texas Christian. The TCU Horned Frogs had 3 players in the top 7 picks in the first round 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.1938 NFL Draft sorted by team. Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=1426 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 4 Davey O'BrienDavey O'Brien, 1938 Heisman Trophy winner Heisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-obrien38.html December 3, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090202043247/http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-obrien38.html February 2, 2009 BackTexas Christian 2 14 Charles Newton Back Washington 3 19 Joe Mihal Tackle Purdue 4 29 Billy Dewell Offensive End Southern Methodist 5 34 Fred Coston GuardTexas A&M 6 44 Jake SchuehleBackRice 7 54 Tony Ippolito BackPurdue 8 64 George SomersTackleLa Salle 9 74 Rankin BrittEndTexas A&M 10 84 Bill McKeever TackleCornell 11 94 Paul Humphrey CenterPurdue 12 104 Jack Kraynick BackNorth Carolina 13 114 Thomas "Allie" White TackleTexas Christian 14 124 Joe AleskusTackleOhio State 15 134 Foster Watkins BackWest Texas State Teachers 16 144 Irv HallBackBrown 17 154 Bob RiddellEndSouth Dakota State 18 164 Charlie Gainor EndNorth Dakota 19 174 Morris WhiteBackTulsa 20 184 Dick GormleyCenterLouisiana State 21 No Pick in this Round . 22 No Pick in this Round . Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 17 Washington Redskins L 0–7 0–1 33,258 2 September 24 New York Giants L 3–13 0–2 30,600 3 October 1 Brooklyn Dodgers T 0–0 0–2–1 1,880 4 October 15 at New York Giants L 10–27 0–3–1 34,471 5 October 22 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 14–23 0–4–1 13,057 6 November 5 at Washington Redskins L 6–7 0–5–1 20,444 7 November 12 Green Bay Packers L 16–23 0–6–1 23,000 8 November 19 at Chicago Bears L 14–27 0–7–1 21,398 9 November 23 Pittsburgh Pirates W 17–14 1–7–1 20,000 10 November 26 at Pittsburgh Pirates L 12–24 1–8–1 8,788 11 December 3 at Cleveland Rams L 13–35 1–9–1 9,189 Standings Playoffs The Eagles had a 1–9–1 record and failed to make it to the 1939 NFL Championship Game. The game was on December 10, 1939, at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the seventh NFL championship game played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants to win their fifth title. The game attendance was 32,379. The game matched the champions of the Eastern Division, New York Giants (9–1–1) against the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (9–2–0). The Packers won 27–0 in a rematch of the 1938 NFL Championship Game that was won by the Giants. Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) = 1939 Pro All StarPlayers are identified as a 1939 Pro All Star.= Hall of Famer As was in 1937 roster and 1938 roster, this year team is mostly rookies and players with 1 or 2 years NFL experience. NO. PlayerAGE POS GP GSWTHTYRSCollege Bert Bell 44 Coach 1939 record1–9–1NFL-Eagles Lifetime9–34–2 4th Pennsylvania Jay Arnold27HB-WB-DBBB-KR-PR 10 9210 6–1 2 Texas Rankin Britt 26 End 1 0 205 6–2 Rookie Texas A&M Joe Bukant 23 Back 11 1 2166–0 1 Washington (MO) Tom Burnette 24 BB 11 3 1946–1Rookie North Carolina Joe Carter* 29 E 11 11201 6–1 6 Austin College and SMU Zed Coston 24 C 1 0 222 6–2 Rookie Texas A&M Bree Cuppoletti 29 G 10 8 200 5–10 5 Oregon Woody Dow 23 BB-FB 9 2 195 6–0 1 West Texas A&M Drew Ellis 25 T 11 9 215 6–1 1 TCU Maurice Harper29 Cen 11 8 227 6–43 Austin Bill Hewitt 30 E-DE 11 2 190 5–9 7 Michigan Bill Hughes24 G-C 11 6 226 6–1 2 Texas Ray Keeling24 T-G 9 0 242 6–3 1 Texas Elmer Kolberg 23 HB-E 8 3 201 6–4 Rookie Oregon State Emmett Kriel 23 G 1 0 199 6–2 Rookie Baylor Emmett Mortell 23 B 8 2 181 6–1 2 Notre Dame and Wisconsin Davey O'Brien*22QB-TB1181515–7Rookie TCU Bob Pylman 26 T 10 2 214 6–4 1 South Dakota State Red Ramsey 28 E 11 6 196 6–0 1 Texas Tech Hank Reese 30 C-G 5 3 214 5–11 6 Temple Dick Riffle 24 B 10 3 200 6–1 1 Albright Theodore Schmitt23 G 11 8 219 5–11 1 Pittsburgh Jake Schuehle 22 HB 2 0 196 6–0 Rookie Rice Dave Smukler 25 FB-LB 4 4 226 6–1 2 Missouri and Temple George Somers 24 T 9 3 253 6–2 Rookie La Salle Allie White 24 G-T 7 0 212 5–11 Rookie Texas Christian Clem Woltman 24 T 10 8 214 6–1 1 Purdue 28 Players Team Average 25.1 11 208.2 6–0.6 1.6 Awards and honors Davey O'Brien finishes 2nd in pass attempts with 210 Davey O'Brien finishes 2nd in pass completions with 99 Davey O'Brien leads NFL in passing yards with 1324 Joe Carter named to Pro All_Star team. Davey O'Brien named to Pro All-Star team. References Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eag Category:1939 in Philadelphia