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1940 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 1-10-0, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 111 points (10.1/g), 9th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 211 points (19.2/g), 9th.
 Differential of -100 points (-9.1/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 2.0-9.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.5/g), 8th.

Coached by Bert Bell (1-10-0)

1940 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 15 box L 0-1 @ Green Bay Packers 20 27 11 218 225 -7 4 9 266 118 148 1
2 Sun September 22 box L 0-2 @ Cleveland Rams 13 21 11 239 196 43 4 9 229 107 122 1
3 Sat September 28 box L 0-3 New York Giants 14 20 15 213 170 43 1 8 235 82 153
4 Fri October 4 box L 0-4 @ Brooklyn Dodgers 17 30 9 152 100 52 3 14 249 71 178 1
5 Sun October 13 box L 0-5 @ New York Giants 7 17 9 117 102 15 1 15 276 87 189 3
6 Sun October 20 box L 0-6 Washington Redskins 17 34 10 276 238 38 4 14 380 283 97 4
7 Sat October 26 box L 0-7 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 21 13 257 228 29 2 7 221 22 199 1
8 Sun November 10 box L 0-8 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 3 7 8 129 59 70 1 8 171 26 145 2
9 Sun November 17 box L 0-9 Detroit Lions 0 21 9 129 152 -23 4 14 397 131 266 3
10 Thu November 28 box W 1-9 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 0 8 120 67 53 1 5 130 65 65 6
11 Sun December 1 box L 1-10 @ Washington Redskins 6 13 19 332 316 16 1 12 256 36 220 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 111 2153 679 3.2 122 152 362 1855 6 20 5.1 317 298 8 0.9 122 20 0
Team Defense 211 2790 611 4.6 80 151 1012 9 12 6.7 460 1778 18 3.9 25 13
Lg Rank Offense 9 9 6 1 2 7 4 8 10 10 8 10 4 1
Lg Rank Defense 9 7 1 1 1 4 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Davey O'Brien 23 QB 11 11 124 277 44.8 1290 5 1.8 17 6.1 47 4.7 2.1 10.4 117.3 39.2
Foster Watkins 23 qb 9 0 28 85 32.9 565 1 1.2 3 3.5 0 6.6 5.2 20.2 62.8 46.4
Team Total 26.6 11 152 362 42.0 1855 6 1.7 20 5.5 47 5.1 2.8 12.2 168.6 40.9
Opp Total 11 80 151 53.0 1012 9 6.0 12 7.9 6.7 3.7 12.7 92.0 60.9 0 0 6.7 3.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Davey O'Brien 23 QB 11 11 100 -180 1 0 -1.8 -16.4 9.1 -180 1 0
Dick Riffle 25 FB 11 6 81 238 4 0 2.9 21.6 7.4 8 58 7.3 1 0 0.7 5.3 296 5 0
Elmer Hackney 24 8 1 32 101 1 0 3.2 12.6 4.0 2 4 2.0 0 0 0.3 0.5 105 1 0
Frank Emmons 22 fb 11 5 29 77 1 0 2.7 7.0 2.6 3 19 6.3 1 19 0.3 1.7 96 2 0
John Cole 70 7 1 26 75 0 0 2.9 10.7 3.7 2 11 5.5 0 0 0.3 1.6 86 0 0
Joe Bukant 25 LH 11 4 18 50 1 0 2.8 4.5 1.6 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 1.2 63 1 0
Foster Watkins 23 qb 9 0 14 -76 0 0 -5.4 -8.4 1.6 -76 0 0
Fran Murray 25 RH 11 6 8 7 0 0 0.9 0.6 0.7 12 125 10.4 0 0 1.1 11.4 132 0 0
Jay Arnold 28 9 3 3 9 0 0 3.0 1.0 0.3 7 145 20.7 0 0 0.8 16.1 154 0 0
Don Looney* 23 RE 11 8 2 -4 0 0 -2.0 -0.4 0.2 58 707 12.2 4 47 5.3 64.3 703 4 0
Les McDonald 26 9 0 2 -2 0 0 -1.0 -0.2 0.2 14 289 20.6 0 0 1.6 32.1 287 0 0
Joe Carter 30 6 4 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.5 0.2 12 201 16.8 0 0 2.0 33.5 198 0 0
Theodore Schmitt 24 11 2 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.5 0.1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.7 14 0 0
Red Ramsey 29 LE 11 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 143 8.4 0 0 1.5 13.0 143 0 0
Joe Wendlick 25 9 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 67 8.4 0 0 0.9 7.4 67 0 0
Elmer Kolberg 24 rh 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 43 7.2 0 0 0.6 4.3 43 0 0
Chuck Newton 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 22 22.0 0 22 0.3 7.3 22 0 0
Team Total 26.6 11 317 298 8 6 0.9 27.1 28.8 152 1855 12.2 6 47 13.8 168.6 2153 14 0
Opp Total 11 460 1778 18 3.9 161.6 41.8 80 1012 12.7 9 7.3 92.0 2790 27 0

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Fran Murray 25 RH 11 6 1 0.0% 8 6 75.0% 30 1098 50 0 36.6
John Cole 70 7 1 1 1 100.0% 5 3 60.0% 10 336 66 0 33.6
Joe Bukant 25 LH 11 4 15 568 52 0 37.9
Dick Riffle 25 FB 11 6 14 479 48 0 34.2
Elmer Kolberg 24 rh 10 5 10 401 50 0 40.1
George Somers 25 RT 10 7 9 2 22.2% 1 1 100.0%
Davey O'Brien 23 QB 11 11 6 246 56 0 41.0
Foster Watkins 23 qb 9 0 2 2 100.0% 2 45 35 0 22.5
Team Total 26.6 11 11 3 27.3% 16 12 75.0% 87 3173 66 0 36.5
Opp Total 11 6 28 23 82.1%

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jay Arnold 28 9 3 1 4 0 4
Joe Bukant 25 LH 11 4 1 10 0 10
Chuck Cherundolo 24 c 11 5 1 0 0 0
Elmer Kolberg 24 rh 10 5 1 15 0 15
Fran Murray 25 RH 11 6 2 10 0 0
Chuck Newton 24 3 2 1 12 0 12
Davey O'Brien 23 QB 11 11 4 92 0 0
Red Ramsey 29 LE 11 8 1 5 0 5
Team Total 26.6 11 12 148 0 15
Opp Total 11 0 -13 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Don Looney* 23 RE 11 8 4 1 30
Dick Riffle 25 FB 11 6 4 1 30
Frank Emmons 22 fb 11 5 1 1 12
George Somers 25 RT 10 7 1 2 7
Joe Bukant 25 LH 11 4 1 6
John Cole 70 7 1 3 1 6
Elmer Hackney 24 8 1 1 6
Fran Murray 25 RH 11 6 6 6
Davey O'Brien 23 QB 11 11 1 6
Foster Watkins 23 qb 9 0 2 2
Team Total 26.6 11 8 6 1 12 3 111
Opp Total 11 18 9 23 6 1 211