1951 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1951 4–8 5th NFL American Bo McMillin 2–0 and Wayne Millner 2–8 Happy Hundred Shibe Park Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1951 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 19th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–6, winning only four games.1951 Philadelphia Eagles The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Off Season The Eagle hired Bo McMillin who took on the challenge of returning the Philadelphia Eagles to their previous glory was hired on February 8, 1951. However, after just two games (both wins), McMillin underwent surgery for what was believed to be ulcer troubles. The verdict was far worse: stomach cancer, which ended his coaching career. Assistant coach Wayne Miller took over as head coach for the rest of the year. He would resign weeks before the 1952 season citing health as the reason for stepping down. NFL draft The 1951 NFL draft was held on January 18–19, 1951. This draft would be for players coming out of college and because Baltimore Colts folded after the 1950 season. The NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL draft. The draft was 30 rounds with eleven teams picking. There was a total of 362 players drafted. 27 former Colts players were drafted including Y. A. Tittle by San Francisco 49ers. The Eagles would rotate getting the 5th, 6th and 7th picks through the rounds as a results of their 6–6 record in 1950, tying them with Pittsburgh and Detroit. With the lottery bonus pick as the #1 pick of the draft, the New York Giants choose Kyle Rote a Halfback from Southern Methodist University The 2nd pick in the draft was made by the Chicago Bears. This was the Baltimore Colts 1st round pick that would have had, that was earlier traded to Chicago. With this pick they choose Bob Williams a Quarterback from the Notre Dame. With their 1st pick as the 7th selection in the 1st round the Eagles choose, Ebert Van Buren, brother of Steve Van Buren,978-1-59213-449-6 The Eagles Encyclopedia a Fullback/Halfback out of LSU. 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 PickPlayerPosition School Rd PickPlayerPosition School 1 7 Ebert Van BurenBackLSU 1 8 Chet Mutryn(From Detroit Lions)BackXavier221Pick Taken byWashingtonRedskins 3 32 Al BrunoEndKentucky 4 43 Fran NagleBackNebraska 5 57 Jack DwyerBackLoyola (CA) 6 68 Ken FarragutCenterMississippi 7 79 Frank BoydstonBackBaylor 8 93 Jack RichardsEndArkansas 9 104 Denny DoyleGuardTulane 10 116 Louis SchaufeleBackArkansas 11 130 Bob PopeTackleKentucky 12 141 Henry RichBackArizona State 13 152 Pete MastelloneCenterMiami (FLA) 14 166 Bobby WalstonEndGeorgia 15 177 Bobby NorthBackGeorgia Tech 16 188 Hal HatfieldEndUSC 17 202 Hal WaggonerBackTulane 18 213 Bill WeeksBackIowa State 19 224 Jack BoveTackleWest Virginia 20 238 John GloriosoBackMissouri 21 249 Neal FranklinTackleSMU 22 260 Jack RuckerBackMississippi State 23 274 Jack BigheadEndPepperdine 24 285 Tony KotowskiEndMississippi State 25 296 Glenn DrahnBackIowa 26 310 Billy StewartBackMississippi State 27 321 Bob WinshipTackleRice 28 332 Marv StendelEndArkansas 29 346 Roscoe HansenTackleNorth Carolina 30 357 John "Model-T" FordQuarterbackHardin–Simmons . Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 30 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–14 1–0 Comiskey Park 16,129 Recap 2 October 6, 1951 San Francisco 49ers W 21–14 2–0 Shibe Park 23,432 Recap 3 October 14 at Green Bay Packers L 24–37 2–1 City Stadium 18,489 Recap 4 October 21 at New York Giants L 24–26 2–2 Polo Grounds 28,656 Recap 5 October 28 Washington Redskins L 23–27 2–3 Shibe Park 20,437 Recap 6 November 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–13 3–3 Forbes Field 19,649 Recap 7 November 11 at Cleveland Browns L 17–20 3–4 Cleveland Stadium 36,571 Recap 8 November 18 Detroit Lions L 10–28 3–5 Shibe Park 25,350 Recap 9 November 25 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–17 3–6 Shibe Park 15,537 Recap 10 December 2 at Washington Redskins W 35–21 4–6 Griffith Stadium 23,738 Recap 11 December 9 New York Giants L 7–23 4–7 Shibe Park 19,342 Recap 12 December 16 Cleveland Browns L 9–24 4–8 Shibe Park 16,263 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game recaps Game 2 vs San Francisco 49ers Philadelphia Eagles; Philadelphia Eagles;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles (2–0–0) vs San Francisco 49ers (1–1–0) October 6, 1951 1:00 p.m. EST 49ers 7 0 0 7 Eagles 7 0 7 7 Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania degrees, wind mph 1st quarter 49ers – Verl Lillywhite 60 yard rush (Gordie Soltau kick), 49ers 7 – 0 Eagles – Jim Parmer 4 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick), Tied 7 – 7 2nd quarter No Scoring 3rd quarter Eagles – Clyde Scott 49 yard pass from Adrian Burk (Bobby Walston kick), Eagles 14 – 7 4th quarter Eagles – Clyde Scott 28 yard pass from Adrian Burk (Bobby Walston kick), Eagles 21 – 7 49ers – Verl Lillywhite 11 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordie Soltau kick), Eagles 21–14 Team Stats First downs – SF 14 – Phila 13 Rush-yards-TDs – SF 37–174–1 – Phila 34–97–1 Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT – SF 11–24–109–1–2 – Phila 14–28–239–2–2 Sacked-yards – SF 2–20 – Phila 1–11 Net pass yards – SF 89 – Phila 228 Total yards – SF 263 – Phila 325 Fumbles-lost – SF 3–2 – Phila 3–1 Turnovers – SF 4 – Phila 3 Penalties-yards – SF 3–35 – Phila 5–35 American Conference Standing Philadelphia (2–0–0) New York (1–0–1) Chicago Cards & Cleveland Browns (1–1–0) Pittsburgh (0–1–1) Washington (0–2–0) Game 9 vs Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles; Philadelphia Eagles;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles (3–6–0) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (3–5–1) November 25, 1951 1:00 p.m. EST Steelers 10 7 0 0 Eagles 0 6 0 7 Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania degrees, wind mph 1st quarter Steelers – Joe Geri 24 yard field goal, Steelers 3 – 0 Steelers – Fran Rogel 1 yard rush (Joe Geri kick), Steelers 10 – 0 2nd quarter Eagles – Pete Pihos 16 yard pass from Adrian Burk (kick failed) Steelers 10 – 6 Steelers – Lynn Chandnois 37 yard pass from Chuck Ortmann (Joe Geri kick) Steelers 17 – 6 3rd quarter No Scoring 4th quarter Eagles – Jim Parmer 15 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick), Steelers 17 – 13 Team Stats First downs – Pitt 17 – Phila 18 Rush-yards-TDs – Pitt 38–156–1 – Phila 46–164–1 Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT – Pitt 13–29–167–1–3 – Phila 11–28–145–1–4 Sacked-yards – Pitt 0–0 – Phila 1–9 Net pass yards – Pitt 167 – Phila 136 Total yards – Pitt 323 – Phila 300 Fumbles-lost – Pitt 1–0 – Phila 2–1 Turnovers – Pitt 3 – Phila 5 Penalties-yards – Pitt 4–30 – Phila 5–57 American Conference Standing Cleveland Browns (8–1–0) New York (6–2–1) Washington (4–5–0) Pittsburgh (3–5–1) Philadelphia (3–6–0) Chicago Cards (2–7–0) Game 12 vs Cleveland Browns The Eagles lost for the 4th time to the former AAFC member. They were out played by the American Conference champions Cleveland Browns, as they could only manage a net passing yard total of 8 yards for the game on 9 completions. The Eagles forced the Browns to turn the ball over 4 times, and sacked Otto Graham in the end zone for a safety as the only bright points of the game for the Eagles. Philadelphia Eagles; Philadelphia Eagles;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles (4–8) vs Cleveland Browns (11–1) December 16, 1951 1:00 p.m. EST Browns 7 3 7 7 Eagles 0 0 2 7 Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania degrees, wind mph 1st quarter Browns – Dante Lavelli 12 yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick), Browns 7 – 0 2nd quarter Browns – Lou Groza 21 yard field goal Browns 10 – 0 3rd quarter Browns – Carl Taseff 1 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17 – 0 Eagles – Safety, Graham tackled in end zone by Stickel Browns 17 – 2 4th quarter Browns – Rex Bumgardner 18 yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) Browns 24 – 2 Eagles – Bobby Walston 11 yard pass from Adrian Burk (Bobby Walston kick), Browns 24 – 9 Team Stats First downs – Cleve 15 – Phila 9 Rush-yards-TDs – Cleve 32–96–1 – Phila 30–65–0 Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT – Cleve 12–29–179–2–1 – Phila 9–24–96–1–0 Sacked-yards – Cleve 4–32 – Phila 10–88 Net pass yards – Cleve 147 – Phila 8 Total yards – Cleve 243 – Phila 73 Fumbles-lost – Cleve 3–3 – Phila 5–2 Turnovers – Cleve 4 – Phila 2 Penalties-yards – Cleve 8–74 – Phila 2–10 American Conference Standing Cleveland Browns (8–1–0) New York (6–2–1) Washington (4–5–0) Pittsburgh (3–5–1) Philadelphia (3–6–0) Chicago Cardinals (2–7–0) Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the November 25 game with the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers. Playoffs The Philadelphia eagles finished with a 4–8–0 record and failed to make it to the 1951 NFL Championship Game. The game was played between the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles on December 23, 1951, with an attendance of 59,475. Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) = 1951 Pro BowlPlayers are identified as a 1951 All-Star.= Hall of Famer NO. PlayerAGE POS GP GSWTHTYRSCollege Bo McMillin56Coach2record2–0 1635–91stCentre1345 Bo McMillin Wayne Millner38Coach10record2–8 189 6–11stNotre Dame80Neill Armstrong25E-DB12 1896–24Oklahoma State74Walt Barnes33G12 2386–13LSU60Chuck Bednarik+26LB-C12 2336–3 2 Pennsylvania10Adrian Burk24QB-Punter12121906–21Baylor 36Gerry Cowhig30LB-FB-DB11 2156–24Notre Dame 33Russ Craft32DB-HB12 1785–95Alabama 53Ken Farragut23C-LB11 2406–4RookieMississippi 64Mario Giannelli31MG-G10 2656–03Boston College 86Bud Grant24E-DE12 1996–3RookieMinnesota 89John Green30DE-E101926–14Tulsa 73Roscoe Hansen22T-DT9 2156–3RookieNorth Carolina 78Mike Jarmoluk29DT-T-MG12 2326–55Temple 76Bucko Kilroy30G-MG-T-DT12 2436–28Notre Dame Temple52Vic Lindskog+37C11 2036–17Stanford88Jay MacDowell32T-DE12 2176–25Washington39Bill Mackrides26QB6 1825–114Nevada-Reno67John Magee28G12 2205–103La-Lafayette,Rice49Pat McHugh32DB-HB8 1665–114Georgia Tech81Red O'Quinn26DB-E5 1956–21Wake Forest43Jim Parmer25FB-HB11 1936–03Oklahoma State,Texas A&M35Pete Pihos28E-DE12 2106–14Indiana 21Al Pollard23HB-FB6 1966–0RookieArmy,Loyola Marymount 30Bosh Pritchard32HB6 1645–119 Georgia Tech, VMI 11John Rauch24QB-DB4 1956–12Georgia 40Frank Reagan32B12 1825–1110Pennsylvania 68Ray Romero24G7 2135–11RookieKansas State 31Dan Sandifer24DB-HB12 1906–13LSU 27Clyde Scott27HB-DB12 1746–02Arkansas, Navy 79Vic Sears33T-DT12 2236–310 Oregon State 72Dick Steere24G5 2406–4RookieDrake 75Walt Stickel29T-DT11 2476–35Pennsylvania Tulsa 45Joe Sutton27DB-HB11 1805–112Temple17Ebert Van Buren27DB-LB-FB-HB12 2106–2RookieLSU15Steve Van Buren31HB10 2006–07LSU 83Bobby Walston23E-HB-K12 1906–0RookieGeorgia 44Norm Willey24DE-G-E11 2246–2 1 Marshall 70Al Wistert31G-T-DT12 2146–18Michigan 41Frank Ziegler28HB-DB1201755–11 2 Georgia Tech 38 Players Team Average 27.8 12 206.1 6–1.0 3.4 Bo McMillin resigned after 2nd game because of stomach cancer Bud Grant is also in Canadian Football Hall of Fame Postseason Wayne Millner resigns before 1952 season after training camp References External links 1951 Eagles on Pro Football Reference Byrum Saam (narrator), Football Highlights of 1951: Philadelphia Eagles. 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