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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)

1949 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
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 84 rushes for 506 yards, 3 td, & 8 catches for 185 yards and 2 td
LE Jack Ferrante 33 8 7 34 catches for 508 yards, 5 td
LT Vic Sears 31 8 11 1 fumble recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941

LG Cliff Patton 26 3 7 1 fumble recovered
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 9 of 18 field goals & 42 of 43 extra points
P Joe Muha 28 3 11 45 punts for a 40.0 average, 1 blocked

Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943

PR Frank Reagan 30 8 0 21 punt returns for a 12.7 average and 1 td

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

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Neill Armstrong 23 E-DB 12 4 189 6-2 Oklahoma State 3/9/1926 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1947

Walt Barnes 31 G 12 0 238 6-1 LSU 1/26/1918 1
Chuck Bednarik 24 LB-C 10 7 233 6-3 Pennsylvania 5/1/1925 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949

Russ Craft 30 DB-HB 10 2 178 5-9 Alabama 10/15/1919 3

Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943

Otis Douglas 38 T 2 0 224 6-1 William & Mary 7/25/1911 3
Jack Ferrante 33 E-DE 12 7 197 6-1 none 3/9/1916 8
Mario Giannelli 29 MG-G 10 1 265 6-0 Boston College 12/24/1920 1

Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 20th / 201st pick / 1945

John Green 28 DE-E 7 2 192 6-1 Tulsa 10/14/1921 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944

Dick Humbert 31 E-DE 11 0 179 6-1 Richmond 12/31/1918 8
Mike Jarmoluk 27 DT-T-MG 9 0 232 6-5 Temple 10/22/1922 3

Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945

Bucko Kilroy 28 G-MG-T-DT 12 12 243 6-2 Notre Dame,Temple 5/30/1921 6
Ben Kish 32 B 7 0 207 6-0 Pittsburgh 3/31/1917 9

Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940

Vic Lindskog 35 C 5 4 203 6-1 Stanford 12/3/1914 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942

Jay MacDowell 30 T-DE 8 1 217 6-2 Washington 9/14/1919 3

Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 19th pick / 1941

Bill Mackrides 24 QB 7 0 182 5-11 Nevada-Reno 7/8/1925 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1947

John Magee 26 G 12 3 220 5-10 La-Lafayette,Rice 7/21/1923 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945

Duke Maronic 28 G 11 2 209 5-9 none 7/13/1921 5
Pat McHugh 30 DB-HB 12 0 166 5-11 Georgia Tech 12/21/1919 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 108th pick / 1946

Joe Muha 28 FB-LB 12 11 205 6-1 VMI 4/28/1921 3

Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943

Jack Myers 25 FB-QB-LB 12 3 200 6-2 UCLA 10/8/1924 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948

Jim Parmer 23 FB-HB 12 1 193 6-0 Oklahoma State,Texas A&M 4/25/1926 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948

Cliff Patton 26 G-LB 12 7 243 6-2 TCU 7/29/1923 3
Pete Pihos+ 26 E-DE 11 9 210 6-1 Indiana 10/22/1923 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945

Hal Prescott 29 E 3 0 199 6-1 Hardin-Simmons 10/18/1920 3

Green Bay Packers / 19th / 178th pick / 1943

Bosh Pritchard 30 HB 8 7 164 5-11 Georgia Tech,VMI 9/10/1919 7
Frank Reagan 30 B 12 0 182 5-11 Pennsylvania 7/28/1919 8

New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941

George Savitsky 25 T 12 0 244 6-2 Pennsylvania 7/30/1924 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 30th pick / 1947

Clyde Scott 25 HB-DB 8 2 174 6-0 Arkansas,Navy 8/29/1924 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1948

Vic Sears 31 T-DT 11 11 223 6-3 Oregon State 3/4/1918 8

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941

Leo Skladany 22 E 3 1 210 6-1 Pittsburgh 8/9/1927 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 171st pick / 1949

Tommy Thompson 33 QB 12 9 192 6-1 Tulsa 8/15/1916 9
Steve Van Buren+ 29 HB 12 10 200 6-0 LSU 12/28/1920 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944

Al Wistert 29 T-G-DT 12 11 214 6-1 Michigan 12/28/1920 6

Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943

Alex Wojciechowicz 34 C-LB-E 12 1 217 5-11 Fordham 8/12/1915 11

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938

Frank Ziegler 26 HB-DB 10 4 175 5-11 Georgia Tech 10/1/1923 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949

Team Total 28.5 12 206.3 6-0.6 3.8