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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 254 points (21.2/g), 7th of 13 in the NFL.
Allowed 141 points (11.8/g), 1st.
Differential of 113 points (9.4/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 9.6-2.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 4th.
Simple Rating System: Total 11.8, Offense: -0.3, Defense: 12.1, SoS: 2.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Greasy Neale (6-6-0)
Training Camp: UM North Central Agriculture School (Grand Rapids, Minnesota)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Tommy Thompson | 34 | 10 | 12 | 107 for 239, 1,608 yards, 11 td, 22 int, & 15 rushes for 34 yards and 0 td | |
| Jack Myers | 26 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948 | ||
| Steve Van Buren | 30 | 6 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 | ||
| Frank Ziegler | 27 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949 | ||
| Jack Ferrante | 34 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Vic Sears | 32 | 9 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 | ||
| Duke Maronic | 29 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Vic Lindskog | 36 | 6 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 | ||
| Bucko Kilroy | 29 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Al Wistert* | 30 | 7 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 | ||
| Pete Pihos* | 27 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| John Green* | 29 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944 | ||
| Vic Sears | 32 | 9 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 | ||
| Bucko Kilroy | 29 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Al Wistert* | 30 | 7 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 | ||
| Pete Pihos* | 27 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 | ||
| Walt Barnes* | 32 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Chuck Bednarik*+ | 25 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 | ||
| Mario Giannelli | 30 | 2 | 0 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 20th / 201st pick / 1945 | ||
| Russ Craft | 31 | 4 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 | ||
| Pat McHugh | 31 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 108th pick / 1946 | ||
| Frank Reagan | 31 | 9 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Cliff Patton | 27 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Frank Reagan | 31 | 9 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 | ||
| Russ Craft | 31 | 4 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 | ||
| Russ Craft | 31 | 4 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Neill Armstrong | 24 | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 3/9/1926 | 3 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1947 | |
| 74 | Walt Barnes* | 32 | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/26/1918 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 25 | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 1 | 24 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 | |
| 21 | Bill Boedeker | 26 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | DePaul | 3/7/1924 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 33 | Russ Craft | 31 | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/15/1919 | 4 | 10 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 | |
| 83 | Jack Ferrante | 34 | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | none | 3/9/1916 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 64 | Mario Giannelli | 30 | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Boston Col. | 12/24/1920 | 2 | 10 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 20th / 201st pick / 1945 | |
| 89 | John Green* | 29 | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/14/1921 | 3 | 15 | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944 | |
| 85 | Billy Hix | 21 | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 1/18/1929 | Rook | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 183rd pick / 1950 | |
| 78 | Mike Jarmoluk | 28 | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-5 | Temple | 10/22/1922 | 4 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 | |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | 29 | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 21 | Toy Ledbetter | 23 | 10 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Oklahoma St. | 10/30/1927 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 52 | Vic Lindskog | 36 | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/3/1914 | 6 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 | |
| 88 | Jay MacDowell | 31 | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/14/1919 | 4 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 19th pick / 1941 | |
| 39 | Bill Mackrides | 25 | 8 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 7/8/1925 | 3 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1947 | |
| 67 | John Magee | 27 | 12 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Rice,La-Lafayette | 7/21/1923 | 2 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 | |
| 61 | Duke Maronic | 29 | 12 | 0 | 209 | 5-9 | none | 7/13/1921 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 49 | Pat McHugh | 31 | 12 | 0 | 166 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 12/21/1919 | 3 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 108th pick / 1946 | |
| 36 | Joe Muha | 29 | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | VMI | 4/28/1921 | 4 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 | |
| 32 | Jack Myers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/8/1924 | 2 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948 | |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | 24 | 10 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Texas A&M,Oklahoma St. | 4/25/1926 | 2 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 | |
| 65 | Cliff Patton | 27 | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | TCU | 7/29/1923 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 35 | Pete Pihos* | 27 | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/22/1923 | 3 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 | |
| 40 | Frank Reagan | 31 | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Pennsylvania | 7/28/1919 | 9 | 10 | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 | |
| 31 | Dan Sandifer | 23 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 3/1/1927 | 2 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 | |
| 27 | Clyde Scott | 26 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 6-0 | Navy,Arkansas | 8/29/1924 | 1 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1948 | |
| 79 | Vic Sears | 32 | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 3/4/1918 | 9 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 | |
| 72 | Walt Stickel | 28 | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Tulsa,Pennsylvania | 3/31/1922 | 4 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 215th pick / 1945 | |
| 45 | Joe Sutton | 26 | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Temple | 4/26/1924 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Tommy Thompson | 34 | QB | 12 | 12 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/15/1916 | 10 | 7 | |
| 15 | Steve Van Buren | 30 | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/28/1920 | 6 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 | |
| 44 | Norm Willey | 23 | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Marshall | 8/22/1927 | Rook | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 | |
| 70 | Al Wistert* | 30 | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/28/1920 | 7 | 16 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 | |
| 53 | Alex Wojciechowicz | 35 | 7 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 12 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 | |
| 41 | Frank Ziegler | 27 | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 10/1/1923 | 1 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949 | |
| Team Total | 28.3 | 12 | 206.8 | 6-0.6 | 4.0 |