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1938 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 5-6-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 154 points (14.0/g), 4th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 164 points (14.9/g), 7th.
Differential of -10 points (-0.9/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 5.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (1.3/g), 5th.
Coached by Bert Bell (5-6-0)
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1938 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| HB | Jay Arnold | 26 | 1 | 11 | 19 rushes for 22 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 74 yards and 2 td | |
| TB | Emmett Mortell | 22 | 1 | 7 | 110 rushes for 296 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Dave Smukler | 24 | 2 | 10 | 96 rushes for 313 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Woody Dow | 22 | Rook | 10 | 4 rushes for 20 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 88 yards and 1 td | |
| LE | Bill Hewitt+ | 29 | 6 | 11 | 18 catches for 237 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Drew Ellis | 24 | Rook | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 21st pick / 1937 |
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| LG | Mule Stockton | 25 | 1 | 8 | ||
| C | Maurice Harper | 28 | 1 | 9 | ||
| RG | George Rado | 26 | 3 | 6 | ||
| RG | Bill Hughes | 23 | 1 | 6 | ||
| RT | Clem Woltman | 24 | Rook | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 62nd pick / 1938 |
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| RE | Joe Carter* | 28 | 5 | 11 | 27 catches for 386 yards, 7 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Hank Reese | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 of 6 field goals & 10 of 13 extra points | |
| P | Jay Arnold | 26 | 1 | 11 | ||
| PR | Jay Arnold | 26 | 1 | 11 | ||
| KR | Jay Arnold | 26 | 1 | 11 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Arnold | 26 | HB-WB-DB-BB | 11 | 11 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/9/1912 | 1 | ||
| Joe Bukant | 23 | B | 11 | 1 | 216 | 6-0 | Washington (MO) | 10/31/1915 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 17th pick / 1938 |
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| Tom Burnette | 23 | BB | 8 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/29/1915 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 8th / 64th pick / 1938 |
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| Joe Carter* | 28 | E | 11 | 11 | 201 | 6-1 | Austin,SMU | 7/23/1910 | 5 | ||
| John Cole | 68 | FB | 11 | 0 | 197 | 5-9 | St. Joseph's (PA) | 0/0/0 | Rook | ||
| Woody Dow | 22 | BB-FB | 10 | 10 | 195 | 6-0 | West Texas A&M | 12/16/1916 | Rook | ||
| Drew Ellis | 24 | T | 11 | 10 | 215 | 6-1 | TCU | 12/27/1914 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 21st pick / 1937 |
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| Fritz Ferko | 26 | T | 2 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Mount State Mary's,West Chester | 7/6/1912 | 1 | ||
| Bill Fiedler | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Pennsylvania | 11/9/1914 | Rook | ||
| Wimpy Giddens | 24 | T | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 11/25/1914 | Rook | ||
| Maurice Harper | 28 | C | 11 | 9 | 227 | 6-4 | Austin | 5/14/1910 | 1 | ||
| Bill Hewitt+ | 29 | E-DE | 11 | 11 | 190 | 5-9 | Michigan | 10/8/1909 | 6 | ||
| Bill Hughes | 23 | G-C | 11 | 6 | 226 | 6-1 | Texas | 4/11/1915 | 1 | ||
| Ray Keeling | 23 | T-G | 9 | 3 | 242 | 6-3 | Texas | 8/24/1915 | Rook | ||
| Rabbit Keen | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Arkansas | 12/10/1914 | 1 | ||
| John Kusko | 24 | B | 1 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Temple | 3/27/1914 | 2 | ||
| Bernie Lee | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Villanova | 10/25/1912 | Rook | ||
| Bob Masters | 27 | HB | 1 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Baylor | 6/26/1911 | 1 | ||
| Emmett Mortell | 22 | B | 11 | 7 | 181 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Wisconsin | 4/8/1916 | 1 | ||
| Bob Pylman | 25 | T | 11 | 1 | 214 | 6-4 | South Dakota State | 10/30/1913 | Rook | ||
| George Rado | 26 | G-DE | 10 | 6 | 194 | 5-9 | Duquesne | 10/24/1912 | 3 | ||
| Red Ramsey | 27 | E | 11 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 4/9/1911 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 42nd pick / 1938 |
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| Hank Reese | 29 | C-G | 11 | 2 | 214 | 5-11 | Temple | 10/24/1909 | 5 | ||
| Dick Riffle | 23 | B | 11 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | Albright | 2/2/1915 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 12th pick / 1938 |
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| Theodore Schmitt | 22 | G | 11 | 2 | 219 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 10/2/1916 | Rook | ||
| Dave Smukler | 24 | FB-LB | 11 | 10 | 226 | 6-1 | Missouri,Temple | 5/28/1914 | 2 | ||
| Mule Stockton | 25 | G | 11 | 8 | 214 | 6-1 | McMurry | 12/29/1913 | 1 | ||
| Billy Wilson | 27 | E | 1 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Gonzaga | 5/8/1911 | 3 | ||
| Clem Woltman | 24 | T | 10 | 8 | 214 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/4/1914 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 62nd pick / 1938 |
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| Team Total | 26.4 | 11 | 206.4 | 6-0.1 | 1.2 |