1958 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1958 2–9–1 5th (tied) NFL Eastern Buck Shaw Happy Hundred Did not qualify Eagles seasons thumb|250px|The Eagles team of 1958 The 1958 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League (NFL). They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–8, winning only two games.1958 Philadelphia Eagles The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. In the offseason, Vince Lombardi was offered the Eagles head coaching position but he refused it. He opted to stay as the Offensive Coordinator of the New York Giants.Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.138, 2008, Random House, 978-1-4000-6717-6 Off-season The Eagles hired the Air Force Academy's 1st head coach Buck Shaw. Shaw took over a last-place Eagles team and started rebuilding. He was also the 1st coach of the San Francisco 49ers when they formed in the AAFC in 1946. He immediately dealt Buck Lansford, Jimmy Harris, and a first-round draft choice to the Los Angeles Rams for 32-year-old, nine-year veteran quarterback Norm Van Brocklin. NFL draft The 1958 NFL draft was held on December 2, 1957 (rounds 1–4) and January 28, 1958 (rounds 5–30). The draft was 30 rounds long with 12 teams making picks. A total of 360 players were selected. With a 4–8 record in 1957 the Eagles made the 6th pick in the 1st round. This was the last year in which the Lottery Bonus Pick was used. The Chicago Cardinals had the number 1 pick of the draft and the Bonus Pick. They used the picks to select as Lottery Bonus Pick King Hill a Quarterback out of Rice University. With the 2nd pick they chose 1957 Heisman Trophy winner John David CrowJohn David Crow, 1957 Heisman Trophy winner Heisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-crow57.html Heisman August 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090920205112/http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-crow57.html September 20, 2009 a Halfback out of Texas A&M University 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.http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=1448 1958 National Football League Draft | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site 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 Rd Pick # Player Position College 1 6 Walt KowalczykFullbackMichigan State 2 17 Proverb JacobsTackleCalifornia 3 31 Pick Taken byWashington Redskins 4 43 Frank RigneyTackleIowa 5 52 Bobby MulgadoBackArizona State 6 64 John KerseyTackleDuke 7 76 Len MansfieldTacklePittsburg State 8 88 Bill StriegelLinebackerPacific 9 100 Pick Taken byPittsburgh Steelers 10 112 Theron SappBackGeorgia 11 124 Mel DillardBackPurdue 12 136 Jack CrabtreeBackOregon 13 148 Mickey TrimarkiQuarterbackWest Virginia 14 160 Bill LaphamCenterIowa 15 172 Stan HinosTackleMississippi Valley State 16 184 Mike MeatheringhamTackleGeorgia 17 196 Bill Van BurenCenterIowa 18 208 John BurroughsTackleIowa 19 220 Ron SabalGuardPurdue 20 232 Kent LovelaceBackMississippi 21 244 John MaddenOffensive tackleCal Poly San Luis Obispo 22 256 George SherwoodEndSt. Joseph's (IN) 23 268 Billy TempletonEndMississippi 24 280 Jim PadgetCenterClemson 25 292 Hal DivineTackleMemphis State 26 304 Neil MacLeanBackWake Forest 27 316 Hindman Wall EndAuburn 28 328 Gene GossageTackleNorthwestern 29 340 Don McDonald BackHouston 30 351 Jim Thompson EndTemple Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 16, 1958 Baltimore Colts W 30–28 1–0 Hershey Stadium 16,894 2 August 24 vs. Chicago Bears L 0–3 1–1 Ohio State Fairgrounds Stadium 15,365 3 September 1, 1958 at Green Bay Packers L 17–20 1–2 City Stadium 17,857 4 September 6, 1958 vs. Washington Redskins L 31–35 1–3 Gator Bowl 26,242 5 September 13, 1958 vs. Detroit Lions W 31–24 2–3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 61,000 6 September 21 at San Francisco 49ers W 31–28 3–3 Kezar Stadium 33,398https://www.profootballarchives.com/1958nflphi.html 1958 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 22, 2023 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 28 Washington Redskins L 14–24 0–1 Franklin Field 36,850 2 October 5 New York Giants W 27–24 1–1 Franklin Field 23,178 3 October 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–24 1–2 Pitt Stadium 23,153 4 October 19 San Francisco 49ers L 24–30 1–3 Franklin Field 33,110 5 October 26 at Green Bay Packers L 35–38 1–4 City Stadium 31,043 6 November 2 at Chicago Cardinals T 21–21 1–4–1 Comiskey Park 17,486 7 November 9 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–31 1–5–1 Franklin Field 26,306 8 November 16 Chicago Cardinals W 49–21 2–5–1 Franklin Field 18,315 9 November 23 at Cleveland Browns L 14–28 2–6–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 51,319 10 November 30 at New York Giants L 10–24 2–7–1 Yankee Stadium 35,438 11 December 7 Cleveland Browns L 14–21 2–8–1 Franklin Field 36,773 12 December 14 at Washington Redskins L 0–20 2–9–1 Griffith Stadium 22,621 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) = 1958 Pro Bowl Selection Players are identified as a 1958 Pro Bowl selections. = Hall of Famer + After name means 1st team selection NO. Player AGE POS GP GS WT HT YRS College Buck Shaw 61 COACH 1958 record2–9–1Eagles Lifetime 2–9–1 NFL Lifetime 73–48–5 1 Notre Dame33Billy Ray Barnes23HB1202015–111Wake Forest 60Chuck Bednarik33LB-C1202336–39Pennsylvania Quakers 81Eddie Bell27DB-LB1202126–13Pennsylvania Quakers36Dick Bielski26E-FB1202246–13Maryland Terrapins 65Harold Bradley29G12122306–24Iowa Hawkeyes40Tom Brookshier27DB1101966–05Colorado Buffalos 78Marion Campbell29DE-DT-MG-G-T1102506–34Georgia Bulldogs 86Ed Cooke23DE-LB702506–4RookieMaryland Terrapins42Bob Hudson28DB-LB-E1102256–47Clemson Tigers 63Ken Huxhold29G1202266–14Wisconsin Badgers67Proverb Jacobs23T-DT1202586–4RookieCalifornia Golden Bears 9Sonny Jurgensen24QB1202025–111Duke Blue Devils73Ed Khayat23DT-DE-T502406–31Tulane Green Wave 68Bill Koman24LB12122296–22North Carolina Tarheels 43Walt Kowalczyk23FB-DB1202086–0RookiesMichigan State Spartans64Galen Laack26G802306–0RookiePacific Tigers61Tom Louderback25LB-C-G1202356–2RookieSan Jose State Spartans25Tommy McDonald24FL-HB-SE-WR1001785–91Oklahoma Sooners 66Ed Meadows26DE-E1202216–24Duke Blue Devils 80Gene Mitcham26E202066–2RookieArizona State Sun Devils46Brad Myers29B-E901976–15Bucknell Bison 87Andy Nacrelli25E201906–1RookieFordham Rams 41Jerry Norton27DB-HB901955–114SMU Mustangs 70Don Owens26DT-T1202556–51Southern Miss Golden Eagles26Clarence Peaks23FB1102186–11Michigan State Spartans53Bob Pellegrini24LB-G1202336–22Maryland Terrapins 76Volney Peters30DT-T-DE1002376–46USC Trojans44Pete Retzlaff27E-HB-TE1202116–12South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 72Jess Richardson28DT1202616–25Alabama Crimson Tide 22Lee Riley26DB1201926–13Univ. of Detroit Mercy Titans 45Rocky Ryan26DB-E302026–12Illinois82Tom Scott28DE-LB1202186–25Virginia 64John Simerson23C-T402576–31Purdue Boilermakers 79Lum Snyder28T1202286–56Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets74Len Szafaryn30T-G-LB-DT702266–29North Carolina Tarheels11Norm Van Brocklin32QB12121906–19Oregon Ducks 83Bobby Walston30E-HB-K1201906–07Georgia Bulldogs 27Billy Wells27HB1201805–94Michigan State Spartans 73Sid Youngelman27DT-DE502576–33Alabama Crimson Tide 35 Players Team Average 26.5 12 220.3 6–1.5 3.2 References 30em Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia