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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)
Training Camp: West Chester University (State Teachers College) (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Davey O'Brien | 23 | 1 | 11 | 124 for 277, 1,290 yards, 5 td, 17 int, & 100 rushes for -180 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1939 |
| QB | Foster Watkins | 23 | Rook | 0 | 28 for 85, 565 yards, 1 td, 3 int, & 14 rushes for -76 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 134th pick / 1939 |
| FB | Dick Riffle | 25 | 2 | 6 | 81 rushes for 238 yards, 4 td, & 8 catches for 58 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 12th pick / 1938 |
| FB | Frank Emmons | 22 | Rook | 5 | 29 rushes for 77 yards, 1 td, & 3 catches for 19 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 32nd pick / 1940 |
| LH | Joe Bukant | 25 | 2 | 4 | 18 rushes for 50 yards, 1 td, & 1 catch for 13 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 17th pick / 1938 |
| RH | Fran Murray | 25 | 1 | 6 | 8 rushes for 7 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 125 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1937 |
| RH | Elmer Kolberg | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 43 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 72nd pick / 1938 |
| LE | Red Ramsey | 29 | 2 | 8 | 17 catches for 143 yards, 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 42nd pick / 1938 |
| LT | Russ Thompson | 28 | 4 | 5 | ||
| LG | Dick Bassi* | 25 | 2 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 36th pick / 1937 | |
| C | Maurice Harper | 30 | 3 | 6 | ||
| C | Chuck Cherundolo | 24 | 3 | 5 | ||
| RG | Bill Hughes | 25 | 3 | 6 | ||
| RT | George Somers | 25 | 1 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 64th pick / 1939 | |
| RT | Phil Ragazzo | 25 | 2 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 67th pick / 1938 | |
| RE | Don Looney* | 23 | Rook | 8 | 58 catches for 707 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 63rd pick / 1940 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Somers | 25 | 1 | 7 | 2 of 9 field goals & 1 of 1 extra point | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 64th pick / 1939 |
| P | Fran Murray | 25 | 1 | 6 | 30 punts for a 36.6 average, 0 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1937 |
| PR | Jay Arnold | 28 | 3 | 3 | ||
| KR | Jay Arnold | 28 | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Arnold | 28 | HB-WB-DB-BB | 9 | 3 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/9/1912 | 3 | ||
| Dick Bassi* | 25 | G | 11 | 9 | 214 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/1/1915 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 36th pick / 1937 | |
| Joe Bukant | 25 | B | 11 | 4 | 216 | 6-0 | Washington (MO) | 10/31/1915 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 17th pick / 1938 | |
| Joe Carter | 30 | E | 6 | 4 | 201 | 6-1 | Austin,SMU | 7/23/1910 | 7 | ||
| Chuck Cherundolo | 24 | C-LB | 11 | 5 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 8/8/1916 | 3 | ||
| John Cole | FB | 7 | 1 | 197 | 5-9 | St. Joseph's (PA) | 0/0/0 | 2 | |||
| Woody Dow | 24 | BB-FB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | West Texas A&M | 12/16/1916 | 2 | ||
| Frank Emmons | 22 | B | 11 | 5 | 213 | 6-1 | Oregon | 9/17/1918 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 32nd pick / 1940 | |
| Ray George | 22 | T | 2 | 2 | 229 | 6-0 | USC | 1/7/1918 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 87th pick / 1939 | |
| Jerry Ginney | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 4/9/1916 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 50th pick / 1939 | |
| Elmer Hackney | 24 | FB | 8 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 7/8/1916 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 92nd pick / 1940 | |
| Maurice Harper | 30 | C | 9 | 6 | 227 | 6-4 | Austin | 5/14/1910 | 3 | ||
| Bill Hughes | 25 | G-C | 7 | 6 | 226 | 6-1 | Texas | 4/11/1915 | 3 | ||
| Elmer Kolberg | 24 | HB-E | 10 | 5 | 201 | 6-4 | Oregon St. | 1/21/1916 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 72nd pick / 1938 | |
| Don Looney* | 23 | E | 11 | 8 | 182 | 6-2 | TCU | 9/2/1917 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 63rd pick / 1940 | |
| Les McDonald | 26 | E | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/19/1914 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1937 | |
| Fran Murray | 25 | B | 11 | 6 | 200 | 6-0 | Pennsylvania | 7/21/1915 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 11th pick / 1937 | |
| Chuck Newton | 24 | FB-HB | 3 | 2 | 204 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/15/1916 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 14th pick / 1939 | |
| Davey O'Brien | 23 | QB-TB | 11 | 11 | 151 | 5-7 | TCU | 6/22/1917 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1939 | |
| Phil Ragazzo | 25 | T-G | 6 | 5 | 216 | 6-0 | Case Western Reserve | 6/24/1915 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 67th pick / 1938 | |
| Red Ramsey | 29 | E | 11 | 8 | 196 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 4/9/1911 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 42nd pick / 1938 | |
| Dick Riffle | 25 | B | 11 | 6 | 200 | 6-1 | Albright | 2/2/1915 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 12th pick / 1938 | |
| Theodore Schmitt | 24 | G | 11 | 2 | 219 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 10/2/1916 | 2 | ||
| Elbie Schultz | 23 | T-G | 11 | 3 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon St. | 12/23/1917 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 | |
| George Somers | 25 | T | 10 | 7 | 253 | 6-2 | La Salle | 10/5/1915 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 64th pick / 1939 | |
| Russ Thompson | 28 | T | 11 | 5 | 249 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 5/10/1912 | 4 | ||
| Milt Trost | 27 | T-E | 7 | 2 | 206 | 6-1 | Marquette | 3/4/1913 | 5 | ||
| Foster Watkins | 23 | QB-HB | 9 | 0 | 163 | 5-9 | West Texas A&M | 11/17/1917 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 134th pick / 1939 | |
| Joe Wendlick | 25 | E | 9 | 2 | 213 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 12/14/1915 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 47th pick / 1939 | |
| Clem Woltman | 26 | T | 10 | 3 | 214 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/4/1914 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 62nd pick / 1938 | |
| Team Total | 24.3 | 11 | 209.5 | 6-0.7 | 1.8 |