1946 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 6-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 231 points (21.0/g), 5th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 220 points (20.0/g), 7th.
Differential of 11 points (1.0/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 5.8-5.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.3/g), 5th.
Coached by
Greasy Neale (6-5-0)
Training Camp: Saranac High School Field / Eagles Residence (Saranac Lake, New York)
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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 | Roy Zimmerman | 28 | 6 | 7 | 41 for 79, 597 yards, 4 td, 8 int, & 23 rushes for 43 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| FB | Joe Muha | 25 | Rook | 8 | 12 rushes for 41 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
| LH | Steve Van Buren | 26 | 2 | 8 | 116 rushes for 529 yards, 5 td, & 6 catches for 75 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| RH | Bosh Pritchard | 27 | 4 | 5 | 42 rushes for 218 yards, 3 td, & 14 catches for 309 yards and 3 td | |
| LE | Jack Ferrante | 30 | 5 | 9 | 28 catches for 451 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Vic Sears | 28 | 5 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 | |
| LG | Eddie Michaels | 32 | 10 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1936 | |
| LG | Augie Lio | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1941 |
| C | Vic Lindskog | 32 | 2 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 |
| RG | Duke Maronic | 25 | 2 | 11 | 4 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Al Wistert+ | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
| RE | Larry Cabrelli | 29 | 5 | 6 | 8 catches for 98 yards, 1 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Augie Lio | 28 | 5 | 5 | 6 of 11 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1941 |
| P | Roy Zimmerman | 28 | 6 | 7 | 23 punts for a 38.7 average, 0 blocked | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| PR | Bosh Pritchard | 27 | 4 | 5 | 12 punt returns for a 13.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Steve Van Buren | 26 | 2 | 8 | 11 kick returns for a 29.0 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bleeker | 26 | HB | 4 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | USC | 8/20/1920 | 2 | ||
| Larry Cabrelli | 29 | E-DB | 8 | 6 | 194 | 5-11 | Colgate | 3/28/1917 | 5 | ||
| Jim Castiglia | 28 | FB | 11 | 2 | 208 | 5-11 | Georgetown (DC) | 9/30/1918 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 202nd pick / 1941 | |
| Russ Craft | 27 | DB-HB | 9 | 1 | 178 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/15/1919 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 | |
| Otis Douglas | 35 | T | 11 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 7/25/1911 | Rook | ||
| John Eibner | 32 | T | 9 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/13/1914 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 15th / 133rd pick / 1941 | |
| Jack Ferrante | 30 | E-DE | 11 | 9 | 197 | 6-1 | none | 3/9/1916 | 5 | ||
| Bob Friedlund | 26 | E | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 1/6/1920 | Rook | ||
| Ray Graves | 28 | C | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Tennessee Wesleyan,Tennessee | 12/31/1918 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 73rd pick / 1942 | |
| Henry Gude | 27 | C-G | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 2/25/1919 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 14th / 130th pick / 1942 | |
| Jack Hinkle | 29 | B | 10 | 3 | 195 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 10/31/1917 | 6 | ||
| Dick Humbert | 28 | E-DE | 11 | 4 | 179 | 6-1 | Richmond | 12/31/1918 | 5 | ||
| Bucko Kilroy | 25 | G-MG-T-DT | 9 | 1 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 3 | ||
| Ben Kish | 29 | B | 10 | 2 | 207 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1917 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 | |
| Pete Kmetovic | 27 | HB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Stanford | 12/27/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1942 | |
| Bob Krieger | 28 | E | 7 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | Dartmouth | 5/2/1918 | 5 | ||
| Bert Kuczynski | 26 | E | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Pennsylvania | 1/8/1920 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 171st pick / 1943 | |
| Vic Lindskog | 32 | C | 11 | 10 | 203 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/3/1914 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 | |
| Augie Lio | 28 | G-T | 11 | 5 | 234 | 6-0 | Georgetown (DC) | 4/30/1918 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1941 | |
| Jay MacDowell | 27 | T-DE | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/14/1919 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 19th pick / 1941 | |
| Duke Maronic | 25 | G | 11 | 11 | 209 | 5-9 | none | 7/13/1921 | 2 | ||
| Flip McDonald | 25 | E | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 2/12/1921 | 2 | ||
| Bob McDonough | 27 | G | 10 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Duke | 5/31/1919 | Rook | ||
| Eddie Michaels | 32 | G | 10 | 5 | 205 | 5-11 | Villanova | 6/11/1914 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1936 | |
| Joe Muha | 25 | FB-LB | 10 | 8 | 205 | 6-1 | VMI | 4/28/1921 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 | |
| Elliott Ormsbee | 25 | HB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Bradley | 9/19/1921 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 102nd pick / 1944 | |
| Cliff Patton | 23 | G-LB | 4 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | TCU | 7/29/1923 | Rook | ||
| Bosh Pritchard | 27 | HB | 11 | 5 | 164 | 5-11 | VMI,Georgia Tech | 9/10/1919 | 4 | ||
| Vic Sears | 28 | T-DT | 11 | 11 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 3/4/1918 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 | |
| Allie Sherman | 23 | QB | 11 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Brooklyn | 2/10/1923 | 3 | ||
| Rudy Smeja | 26 | E | 11 | 1 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/1/1920 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 24th pick / 1944 | |
| Ernie Steele | 29 | HB-DB | 9 | 4 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/2/1917 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 81st pick / 1942 | |
| Gil Steinke | 27 | HB | 10 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 5/3/1919 | 1 | ||
| Tommy Thompson | 30 | QB | 10 | 3 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/15/1916 | 6 | ||
| Steve Van Buren | 26 | HB | 9 | 8 | 200 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/28/1920 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 | |
| Al Wistert+ | 26 | T-G-DT | 9 | 9 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/28/1920 | 3 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 | |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 31 | C-LB-E | 7 | 1 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 | |
| John Wyhonic | 27 | G | 11 | 2 | 213 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/23/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 123rd pick / 1942 | |
| Roy Zimmerman | 28 | QB-WB-K | 11 | 7 | 201 | 6-2 | San Jose St. | 2/20/1918 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 | |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 11 | 202.6 | 6-0.3 | 3.1 |