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1951 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 5th in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 234 points (19.5/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 264 points (22.0/g), 7th.
 Differential of -30 points (-2.5/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 5.1-6.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.8/g), 11th.

Coached by Bo McMillin (2-0-0) and Wayne Millner (2-8-0)

1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 30 box W 1-0 @ Chicago Cardinals 17 14 12 221 109 112 5 12 247 109 138 5
2 Sat October 6 box W 2-0 San Francisco 49ers 21 14 13 325 228 97 3 14 263 89 174 4
3 Sun October 14 box L 2-1 @ Green Bay Packers 24 37 16 250 184 66 5 20 308 197 111 3
4 Sun October 21 box L 2-2 @ New York Giants 24 26 13 244 195 49 3 16 252 95 157 4
5 Sun October 28 box L 2-3 Washington Redskins 23 27 15 275 152 123 3 19 414 203 211 2
6 Sun November 4 box W 3-3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 34 13 15 242 123 119 3 14 187 68 119 3
7 Sun November 11 box L 3-4 @ Cleveland Browns 17 20 23 310 76 234 4 10 204 186 18 3
8 Sun November 18 box L 3-5 Detroit Lions 10 28 20 225 123 102 5 20 403 161 242 4
9 Sun November 25 box L 3-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 13 17 18 300 136 164 5 17 323 167 156 3
10 Sun December 2 box W 4-6 @ Washington Redskins 35 21 32 410 103 307 2 17 275 94 181 1
11 Sun December 9 box L 4-7 New York Giants 7 23 14 207 83 124 7 9 265 52 213 1
12 Sun December 16 box L 4-8 Cleveland Browns 9 24 9 73 8 65 2 15 243 147 96 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 234 3052 821 3.7 200 120 284 1490 17 29 4.8 73 509 1562 13 3.1 111 47 18 16
Team Defense 264 3294 783 4.2 274 119 287 1478 17 18 4.6 77 462 1816 12 3.9 183 37 19 14
Lg Rank Offense 9 10 9 8 10 5 11 9 4 9 7 12 12 8
Lg Rank Defense 7 3 1 3 1 7 10 3 6 5 4 6 7 3

Passing

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Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Adrian Burk 24 QB 12 12 92 218 42.2 1329 14 6.4 23 10.6 53 6.1 2.0 14.4 110.8 44.5
Bill Mackrides 26 6 0 23 54 42.6 333 3 5.6 5 9.3 43 6.2 2.6 14.5 55.5 43.2
John Rauch 24 4 0 5 12 41.7 51 0 0.0 1 8.3 18 4.3 0.5 10.2 12.8 19.8
Team Total 27.8 12 120 284 42.3 1713 17 6.0 29 10.2 53 6.0 2.0 14.3 142.8 42.8
Opp Total 12 119 287 41.5 1478 17 5.9 18 6.3 5.1 2.9 12.4 123.2 51.7 34 270 4.6 1.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Frank Ziegler 28 RH 12 0 113 418 2 34 3.7 34.8 9.4 8 59 7.4 0 19 0.7 4.9 477 2 6
Steve Van Buren 31 LH 10 0 112 327 6 17 2.9 32.7 11.2 4 28 7.0 0 18 0.4 2.8 355 6 3
Jim Parmer 25 FB 11 0 92 316 2 15 3.4 28.7 8.4 13 80 6.2 0 16 1.2 7.3 396 2 2
Clyde Scott 27 12 0 45 161 1 40 3.6 13.4 3.8 10 212 21.2 3 53 0.8 17.7 373 4 6
Dan Sandifer 24 RDH 12 0 35 113 1 13 3.2 9.4 2.9 2 36 18.0 1 30 0.2 3.0 149 2 3
Bosh Pritchard 32 6 0 31 6 0 0 0.2 1.0 5.2 8 103 12.9 0 38 1.3 17.2 109 0 2
Adrian Burk 24 QB 12 12 28 12 1 11 0.4 1.0 2.3 12 1 5
Al Pollard 23 LS 6 0 24 119 0 28 5.0 19.8 4.0 3 17 5.7 0 8 0.5 2.8 136 0 2
Ebert Van Buren 27 12 0 16 60 0 11 3.8 5.0 1.3 60 0 2
Bill Mackrides 26 6 0 7 9 0 3 1.3 1.5 1.2 9 0 0
John Rauch 24 4 0 6 21 0 11 3.5 5.3 1.5 21 0 2
Pete Pihos* 28 RE/RDE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 536 15.3 5 38 2.9 44.7 536 5 1
Bobby Walston 23 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 512 16.5 8 43 2.6 42.7 512 8 1
Neill Armstrong 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 44 14.7 0 18 0.5 7.3 44 0 0
Red O'Quinn 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 58 19.3 0 34 0.6 11.6 58 0 0
Team Total 27.8 12 509 1562 13 40 3.1 130.2 42.4 120 1713 14.3 17 53 10.0 142.8 3275 30 36
Opp Total 12 462 1816 12 3.9 151.3 38.5 119 1478 12.4 17 9.9 123.2 3294 29 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Al Pollard 23 LS 6 0 15 114 0 23 7.6 14 326 0 36 23.3 576
Dan Sandifer 24 RDH 12 0 14 137 0 26 9.8 8 147 0 40 18.4 433
Bosh Pritchard 32 6 0 7 50 0 21 7.1 5 81 0 20 16.2 240
Clyde Scott 27 12 0 4 72 0 30 18.0 8 171 0 30 21.4 616
Bobby Walston 23 LE 12 0 5 57 0 17 11.4 569
Russ Craft* 32 LDH 12 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 2 53 0 38 26.5 53
Pete Pihos* 28 RE/RDE 12 0 3 40 0 20 13.3 576
Walt Barnes 33 LG 12 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Gerry Cowhig 30 RLB 11 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Bud Grant 24 LDE 12 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Bucko Kilroy 30 RT 12 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
Team Total 27.8 12 43 382 0 30 8.9 48 920 0 40 19.2 4577
Opp Total 12 34 1 41 923 0 22.5

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Adrian Burk 24 QB 12 12 67 2646 60 0 39.5
Bobby Walston 23 LE 12 0 11 6 54.5% 31 28 90.3%
Frank Reagan 32 RS 12 0 10 367 48 0 36.7
Team Total 27.8 12 11 6 54.5% 31 28 90.3% 77 3013 60 0 39.1
Opp Total 12 21 13 61.9% 32 31 96.9% 70 3108 44.4

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Neill Armstrong 25 6 0 4 18 0 18
Walt Barnes 33 LG 12 0 0 1 0 0
Chuck Bednarik*+ 26 LLB 12 0 0 2 5 0
Adrian Burk 24 QB 12 12 5 5 10 0
Gerry Cowhig 30 RLB 11 0 0 3 25 1
Russ Craft* 32 LDH 12 0 2 61 0 26 0 1 0 0
Ken Farragut 23 rlb 11 0 0 1 0 0
Bud Grant 24 LDE 12 0 0 2 0 0
Mike Jarmoluk* 29 RDT 12 0 1 9 0 9 1 3 0 0
Bucko Kilroy 30 RT 12 0 0 1 1 0
Vic Lindskog+ 37 C 11 0 0 1 0 0
Bill Mackrides 26 6 0 0 1 0 0
Pat McHugh 32 8 0 1 19 0 19
Red O'Quinn 26 5 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Parmer 25 FB 11 0 2 0 0 0
Pete Pihos* 28 RE/RDE 12 0 2 30 0 30 1 0 0 0
Al Pollard 23 LS 6 0 2 1 13 0
Bosh Pritchard 32 6 0 2 1 0 0
John Rauch 24 4 0 2 0 0 0
Frank Reagan 32 RS 12 0 4 60 0 44 0 1 3 0
Dan Sandifer 24 RDH 12 0 1 28 0 28 3 1 0 0
Clyde Scott 27 12 0 6 2 0 0
Walt Stickel 29 11 0 0 1 0 0 1
Joe Sutton 27 11 0 2 8 0 8 0 3 0 0
Ebert Van Buren 27 12 0 1 23 0 23 2 1 25 0
Steve Van Buren 31 LH 10 0 3 0 0 0
Bobby Walston 23 LE 12 0 1 1 0 0
Al Wistert 31 RG/MG 12 0 0 3 0 0
Frank Ziegler 28 RH 12 0 6 1 0 0
Team Total 27.8 12 18 256 0 44 36 38 82 1 1
Opp Total 12 28 28 9 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bobby Walston 23 LE 12 0 8 28 6 94
Steve Van Buren 31 LH 10 0 6 36
Pete Pihos* 28 RE/RDE 12 0 5 30
Clyde Scott 27 12 0 1 3 24
Jim Parmer 25 FB 11 0 2 12
Dan Sandifer 24 RDH 12 0 1 1 12
Frank Ziegler 28 RH 12 0 2 12
Adrian Burk 24 QB 12 12 1 6
Gerry Cowhig 30 RLB 11 0 1 6
Walt Stickel 29 11 0 1 2
Team Total 27.8 12 13 17 1 28 6 1 234
Opp Total 12 12 17 1 31 13 1 264