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1949 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 11-1-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
1949 NFL Champions
Scored 364 points (30.3/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 134 points (11.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 230 points (19.2/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 11.0-1.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.4/g), 1st.
Coached by
Greasy Neale (11-1-0)
Training Camp: UM North Central Agriculture School (Grand Rapids, Minnesota)
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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 | Tommy Thompson | 33 | 9 | 9 | 116 for 214, 1,727 yards, 16 td, 11 int, & 15 rushes for 17 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | Joe Muha | 28 | 3 | 11 | 3 rushes for 19 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 10 yards and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
| LH | Steve Van Buren+ | 29 | 5 | 10 | 263 rushes for 1,146 yards, 11 td, & 4 catches for 88 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| rh | Bosh Pritchard | 30 | 7 | 7 | ||
| le | Jack Ferrante | 33 | 8 | 7 | ||
| LT | Vic Sears | 31 | 8 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
| lg | Cliff Patton | 26 | 3 | 7 | ||
| c | Chuck Bednarik | 24 | Rook | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 | |
| RG | Bucko Kilroy | 28 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Al Wistert | 29 | 6 | 11 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 | |
| RE | Pete Pihos+ | 26 | 2 | 9 | 34 catches for 484 yards, 4 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| k | Cliff Patton | 26 | 3 | 7 | ||
| P | Joe Muha | 28 | 3 | 11 | 45 punts for a 40.0 average, 1 blocked | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
| Frank Reagan | 30 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 | ||
| KR | Steve Van Buren+ | 29 | 5 | 10 | 12 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neill Armstrong | 23 | e | 12 | 4 | 189 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 3/9/1926 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1947 | |
| Walt Barnes | 31 | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/26/1918 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chuck Bednarik | 24 | c | 10 | 7 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 | |
| Russ Craft | 30 | db | 10 | 2 | 178 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/15/1919 | 3 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 | |
| Otis Douglas | 38 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 7/25/1911 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Jack Ferrante | 33 | le | 12 | 7 | 197 | 6-1 | none | 3/9/1916 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mario Giannelli | 29 | mg | 10 | 1 | 265 | 6-0 | Boston Col. | 12/24/1920 | 1 | 0 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 20th / 201st pick / 1945 | |
| John Green | 28 | de | 7 | 2 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/14/1921 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944 | |
| Dick Humbert | 31 | 11 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Richmond | 12/31/1918 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Mike Jarmoluk | 27 | 9 | 0 | 232 | 6-5 | Temple | 10/22/1922 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 | ||
| Bucko Kilroy | 28 | RG | 12 | 12 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ben Kish | 32 | 7 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1917 | 9 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 | ||
| Vic Lindskog | 35 | c | 5 | 4 | 203 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/3/1914 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 | |
| Jay MacDowell | 30 | t | 8 | 1 | 217 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/14/1919 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 19th pick / 1941 | |
| Bill Mackrides | 24 | 7 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 7/8/1925 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1947 | ||
| John Magee | 26 | g | 12 | 3 | 220 | 5-10 | Rice,La-Lafayette | 7/21/1923 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 | |
| Duke Maronic | 28 | g | 11 | 2 | 209 | 5-9 | none | 7/13/1921 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pat McHugh | 30 | 12 | 0 | 166 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 12/21/1919 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 108th pick / 1946 | ||
| Joe Muha | 28 | FB | 12 | 11 | 205 | 6-1 | VMI | 4/28/1921 | 3 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 | |
| Jack Myers | 25 | fb | 12 | 3 | 200 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/8/1924 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948 | |
| Jim Parmer | 23 | fb | 12 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | Texas A&M,Oklahoma St. | 4/25/1926 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 | |
| Cliff Patton | 26 | k | 12 | 7 | 243 | 6-2 | TCU | 7/29/1923 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pete Pihos+ | 26 | RE | 11 | 9 | 210 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/22/1923 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 | |
| Hal Prescott | 29 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 10/18/1920 | 3 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 178th pick / 1943 | ||
| Bosh Pritchard | 30 | rh | 8 | 7 | 164 | 5-11 | VMI,Georgia Tech | 9/10/1919 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Frank Reagan | 30 | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Pennsylvania | 7/28/1919 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 | ||
| George Savitsky | 25 | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 7/30/1924 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 30th pick / 1947 | ||
| Clyde Scott | 25 | hb | 8 | 2 | 174 | 6-0 | Navy,Arkansas | 8/29/1924 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1948 | |
| Vic Sears | 31 | LT | 11 | 11 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 3/4/1918 | 8 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 | |
| Leo Skladany | 22 | e | 3 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 8/9/1927 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 171st pick / 1949 | |
| Tommy Thompson | 33 | QB | 12 | 9 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/15/1916 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Steve Van Buren+ | 29 | KR | 12 | 10 | 200 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/28/1920 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 | |
| Al Wistert | 29 | RT | 12 | 11 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/28/1920 | 6 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 | |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 34 | c | 12 | 1 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 11 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 | |
| Frank Ziegler | 26 | hb | 10 | 4 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 10/1/1923 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949 | |
| Team Total | 28.5 | 12 | 206.3 | 6-0.6 | 3.8 |