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1939 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 1-9-1, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 105 points (9.5/g), 9th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 200 points (18.2/g), 7th.
 Differential of -95 points (-8.6/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 2.0-9.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.7/g), 7th.

Coached by Bert Bell (1-9-1)

1939 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Davey O'Brien* 22 Rook 8 99 for 201, 1,324 yards, 6 td, 17 int, & 108 rushes for -14 yards and 1 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1939

FB Chuck Newton 23 Rook 7 1 rush for 0 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 123 yards and 1 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 14th pick / 1939

LH Jay Arnold 27 2 9 8 rushes for 1 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 207 yards and 1 td
RH Fran Murray 24 Rook 6 49 rushes for 137 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 144 yards and 1 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1937

LE Red Ramsey 28 1 6 31 catches for 359 yards, 1 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 42nd pick / 1938

LT Drew Ellis 25 1 9

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 21st pick / 1937

LG Theodore Schmitt 23 1 8
LG Bill Hughes 24 2 6
C Maurice Harper 29 2 8
RG Bree Cuppoletti 29 5 8
RT Clem Woltman 25 1 8

Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 62nd pick / 1938

RE Joe Carter* 29 6 11 24 catches for 292 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td
 Special Teams Starters
K Fran Murray 24 Rook 6 2 of 4 field goals & 8 of 12 extra points

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1937

P Fran Murray 24 Rook 6 33 punts for a 37.0 average, 0 blocked

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1937

PR Jay Arnold 27 2 9
KR Jay Arnold 27 2 9

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Jay Arnold 27 HB-WB-DB-BB 10 9 210 6-1 Texas 9/9/1912 2
Rankin Britt 26 E 1 0 205 6-2 Texas A&M 7/3/1913 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 74th pick / 1939

Joe Bukant 24 B 11 3 216 6-0 Washington (MO) 10/31/1915 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 17th pick / 1938

Joe Carter* 29 E 11 11 201 6-1 Austin,SMU 7/23/1910 6
Zed Coston 24 C 1 0 222 6-2 Texas A&M 7/12/1915 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 34th pick / 1939

Bree Cuppoletti 29 G 10 8 200 5-10 Oregon 6/19/1910 5
Woody Dow 23 BB-FB 9 2 195 6-0 West Texas A&M 12/16/1916 1
Drew Ellis 25 T 11 9 215 6-1 TCU 12/27/1914 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 21st pick / 1937

Maurice Harper 29 C 11 8 227 6-4 Austin 5/14/1910 2
Bill Hewitt 30 E-DE 10 2 190 5-9 Michigan 10/8/1909 7
Bill Hughes 24 G-C 11 6 226 6-1 Texas 4/11/1915 2
Ray Keeling 24 T-G 9 0 242 6-3 Texas 8/24/1915 1
Elmer Kolberg 23 HB-E 8 3 201 6-4 Oregon State 1/21/1916 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 72nd pick / 1938

Emmett Kriel 23 G 1 0 199 6-2 Baylor 5/12/1916 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 82nd pick / 1938

Emmett Mortell 23 B 8 2 181 6-1 Notre Dame,Wisconsin 4/8/1916 2
Fran Murray 24 B 11 6 200 6-0 Pennsylvania 7/21/1915 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1937

Chuck Newton 23 FB-HB 9 7 204 6-0 Washington 11/15/1916 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 14th pick / 1939

Davey O'Brien* 22 QB-TB 11 8 151 5-7 TCU 6/22/1917 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1939

Bob Pylman 26 T 10 2 214 6-4 South Dakota State 10/30/1913 1
Red Ramsey 28 E 11 6 196 6-0 Texas Tech 4/9/1911 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 42nd pick / 1938

Hank Reese 30 C-G 5 3 214 5-11 Temple 10/24/1909 6
Dick Riffle 24 B 10 3 200 6-1 Albright 2/2/1915 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 12th pick / 1938

Theodore Schmitt 23 G 11 8 219 5-11 Pittsburgh 10/2/1916 1
Jake Schuehle 22 HB 2 0 196 6-0 Rice 9/28/1917 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 44th pick / 1939

Dave Smukler 25 FB-LB 4 4 226 6-1 Missouri,Temple 5/28/1914 3
George Somers 24 T 9 3 253 6-2 La Salle 10/5/1915 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 64th pick / 1939

Allie White 24 G-T 7 0 212 5-11 TCU 3/23/1915 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 114th pick / 1939

Clem Woltman 25 T 11 8 214 6-1 Purdue 12/4/1914 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 62nd pick / 1938

Team Total 25.1 11 208.2 6-0.6 1.6