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1937 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 2-8-1, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 86 points (7.8/g), 8th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 177 points (16.1/g), 9th.
Differential of -91 points (-8.3/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 1.7-9.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (1.1/g), 7th.
Coached by Bert Bell (2-8-1)
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1937 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Emmett Mortell | 21 | Rook | 11 | 100 rushes for 312 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Dave Smukler | 23 | 1 | 11 | 92 rushes for 247 yards, 1 td, & 1 catch for -4 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Glenn Frey | 25 | 1 | 5 | 5 rushes for 11 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 19 yards and 0 td | |
| WB | Jay Arnold | 25 | Rook | 6 | 5 rushes for 7 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 142 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Bill Hewitt | 28 | 5 | 11 | 16 catches for 197 yards, 5 td | |
| LT | Art Buss | 26 | 3 | 11 | ||
| LG | Mule Stockton | 24 | Rook | 11 | ||
| C | Hank Reese | 28 | 4 | 8 | ||
| RG | Bill Hughes | 22 | Rook | 8 | ||
| RT | Fritz Ferko | 25 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RE | Joe Carter | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 catches for 282 yards, 3 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jay Arnold | 25 | Rook | 6 | ||
| P | Jay Arnold | 25 | Rook | 6 | ||
| PR | Jay Arnold | 25 | Rook | 6 | ||
| KR | Jay Arnold | 25 | Rook | 6 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Arnold | 25 | HB-WB-DB-BB | 10 | 6 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/9/1912 | Rook | |
| Winnie Baze | 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Schreiner College,Texas Tech | 7/14/1914 | Rook | |
| Art Buss | 26 | T | 11 | 11 | 219 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 7/14/1911 | 3 | |
| Joe Carter | 27 | E | 10 | 8 | 201 | 6-1 | Austin,SMU | 7/23/1910 | 4 | |
| Jack Dempsey | 25 | T | 2 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 3/12/1912 | 3 | |
| Fritz Ferko | 25 | T | 10 | 5 | 242 | 6-1 | Mount State Mary's,West Chester | 7/6/1912 | Rook | |
| Glenn Frey | 25 | B | 6 | 5 | 193 | 5-10 | Temple | 3/6/1912 | 1 | |
| Swede Hanson | 30 | B | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Temple | 11/10/1907 | 6 | |
| Maurice Harper | 27 | C | 9 | 3 | 227 | 6-4 | Austin | 5/14/1910 | Rook | |
| Bill Hewitt | 28 | E-DE | 11 | 11 | 190 | 5-9 | Michigan | 10/8/1909 | 5 | |
| Tex Holcomb | 24 | T | 1 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 6/21/1913 | Rook | |
| Bill Hughes | 22 | G-C | 11 | 8 | 226 | 6-1 | Texas | 4/11/1915 | Rook | |
| Rabbit Keen | 23 | QB | 8 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Arkansas | 12/10/1914 | Rook | |
| Charlie Knox | 67 | B | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | St. Edmonds | 0/0/0 | Rook | |
| John Kusko | 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 194 | 5-11 | Temple | 3/27/1914 | 1 | |
| Jim Leonard | 27 | B | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/14/1910 | 3 | |
| Jim MacMurdo | 28 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 9/2/1909 | 5 | |
| Bob Masters | 26 | HB | 9 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | Baylor | 6/26/1911 | Rook | |
| Forrest McPherson | 26 | G-C-T | 3 | 0 | 233 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 10/22/1911 | 2 | |
| Emmett Mortell | 21 | B | 11 | 11 | 181 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Wisconsin | 4/8/1916 | Rook | |
| Joe Pilconis | 26 | E | 11 | 3 | 189 | 6-1 | Temple | 10/9/1911 | 3 | |
| George Rado | 25 | G-DE | 9 | 1 | 194 | 5-9 | Duquesne | 10/24/1912 | 2 | |
| Hank Reese | 28 | C-G | 11 | 8 | 214 | 5-11 | Temple | 10/24/1909 | 4 | |
| Herb Roton | 24 | E | 9 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/28/1913 | Rook | |
| Jim Russell | 29 | G-T | 3 | 1 | 210 | 5-11 | Temple | 8/18/1908 | 1 | |
| Dave Smukler | 23 | FB-LB | 11 | 11 | 226 | 6-1 | Missouri,Temple | 5/28/1914 | 1 | |
| Ray Spillers | 25 | T | 10 | 3 | 218 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/23/1912 | Rook | |
| Mule Stockton | 24 | G | 11 | 11 | 214 | 6-1 | McMurry | 12/29/1913 | Rook | |
| Vince Zizak | 29 | G-T | 2 | 1 | 208 | 5-8 | Villanova | 8/8/1908 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 11 | 207.2 | 6-0.1 | 1.6 |