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1952 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 252 points (21.0/g), 7th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 271 points (22.6/g), 7th.
 Differential of -19 points (-1.6/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 5.5-6.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 7th.

Coached by Jim Trimble (7-5-0)

1952 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 28 box W 1-0 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 31 25 18 394 275 119 1 20 320 190 130 4
2 Sat October 4 box L 1-1 New York Giants 7 31 13 290 161 129 6 15 316 108 208 2
3 Sun October 12 box W 2-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 26 21 14 301 188 113 1 8 178 140 38 4
4 Sun October 19 box L 2-2 Cleveland Browns 7 49 11 162 117 45 6 28 507 273 234 2
5 Sun October 26 box W 3-2 @ New York Giants 14 10 15 225 120 105 1 12 109 55 54
6 Sun November 2 box L 3-3 @ Green Bay Packers 10 12 9 74 18 56 5 13 253 116 137 6
7 Sun November 9 box W 4-3 Washington Redskins 38 20 23 369 156 213 1 15 246 126 120 5
8 Sun November 16 box W 5-3 Chicago Cardinals 10 7 8 183 117 66 5 20 226 94 132 2
9 Sun November 23 box W 6-3 @ Cleveland Browns 28 20 20 365 189 176 3 13 309 227 82 2
10 Sun November 30 box L 6-4 @ Chicago Cardinals 22 28 21 354 243 111 4 11 178 81 97 2
11 Sun December 7 box W 7-4 Dallas Texans 38 21 15 391 227 164 5 17 241 164 77 7
12 Sun December 14 box L 7-5 @ Washington Redskins 21 27 14 227 154 73 3 15 267 180 87 3

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 252 3335 833 4.0 181 154 361 1965 13 19 4.9 98 434 1370 10 3.2 72 41 22 11
Team Defense 271 3150 802 3.9 187 157 343 1754 19 20 4.5 93 408 1396 12 3.4 81 39 19 13
Lg Rank Offense 7 8 9 4 7 10 1 8 5 11 10 11 7 8
Lg Rank Defense 7 2 4 8 4 10 9 3 3 4 8 4 9 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. 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%
11 Bobby Thomason 24 QB 12 9 5-4-0 95 212 44.8 1334 8 3.8 9 4.2 44 6.3 4.8 14.0 111.2 60.5
10 Adrian Burk 25 qb 12 3 2-1-0 37 82 45.1 561 4 4.9 5 6.1 84 6.8 4.6 15.2 46.8 59.0
17 Fred Enke 28 9 0 22 67 32.8 377 1 1.5 5 7.5 65 5.6 2.4 17.1 41.9 26.8
Team Total 26.1 12 7-5-0 154 361 42.7 2272 13 3.6 19 5.3 84 6.3 4.3 14.8 189.3 53.9
Opp Total 12 157 343 45.8 2164 19 5.5 20 5.8 6.3 4.2 13.8 180.3 60.7 51 410 4.5 2.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
38 John Huzvar 23 FB 12 0 105 349 2 26 3.3 29.1 8.8 13 37 2.8 0 12 1.1 3.1 386 2 9
41 Frank Ziegler 29 11 0 67 172 2 12 2.6 15.6 6.1 8 120 15.0 2 37 0.7 10.9 292 4 1
22 Ralph Goldston 23 LH 9 0 65 210 3 20 3.2 23.3 7.2 2 12 6.0 0 8 0.2 1.3 222 3 2
21 Al Pollard 24 lh 12 0 55 186 1 23 3.4 15.5 4.6 8 59 7.4 0 14 0.7 4.9 245 1 3
36 John Brewer 24 fb 12 0 50 188 2 71 3.8 15.7 4.2 5 19 3.8 0 12 0.4 1.6 207 2 3
20 Don Stevens 24 RH 11 0 33 95 0 36 2.9 8.6 3.0 13 174 13.4 0 39 1.2 15.8 269 0 7
11 Bobby Thomason 24 QB 12 9 17 88 0 23 5.2 7.3 1.4 88 0 3
17 Fred Enke 28 9 0 14 25 0 12 1.8 2.8 1.6 2 19 9.5 0 18 0.2 2.1 44 0 2
43 Jim Parmer 26 6 0 12 23 0 8 1.9 3.8 2.0 2 10 5.0 0 8 0.3 1.7 33 0 2
31 Ebert Van Buren 28 LS 12 0 7 1 0 6 0.1 0.1 0.6 4 73 18.3 0 38 0.3 6.1 74 0 2
10 Adrian Burk 25 qb 12 3 7 28 0 12 4.0 2.3 0.6 28 0 1
44 Bob Stringer 23 12 0 2 5 0 3 2.5 0.4 0.2 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.3 9 0 0
86 Bud Grant 25 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 56 997 17.8 7 84 4.7 83.1 997 7 4
83 Bobby Walston 24 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 469 18.0 3 65 2.2 39.1 469 3 1
35 Pete Pihos*+ 29 RDE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 219 18.3 1 47 1.0 18.3 219 1 0
81 Bibbles Bawel 22 RS 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 60 30.0 0 52 0.2 5.0 60 0 2
Team Total 26.1 12 434 1370 10 71 3.2 114.2 36.2 154 2272 14.8 13 84 12.8 189.3 3642 23 43
Opp Total 12 408 1396 12 3.4 116.3 34.0 157 1754 11.2 19 13.1 146.2 3150 31 36

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
81 Bibbles Bawel 22 RS 12 0 34 261 1 52 7.7 321
20 Don Stevens 24 RH 11 0 16 172 1 56 10.8 16 433 0 51 27.1 874
21 Al Pollard 24 lh 12 0 21 528 0 66 25.1 773
41 Frank Ziegler 29 11 0 4 82 0 27 20.5 374
43 Jim Parmer 26 6 0 2 33 0 17 16.5 66
31 Ebert Van Buren 28 LS 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 12 0 12 12.0 86
83 Bobby Walston 24 LE 12 0 2 13 0 13 6.5 482
33 Russ Craft* 33 LDH 12 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
79 Vic Sears 34 LDT 12 0 1 45 0 45 45.0 45
44 Bob Stringer 23 12 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 31
Team Total 26.1 12 53 446 2 56 8.4 47 1173 0 66 25.0 5261
Opp Total 12 55 1 44 1111 0 25.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
10 Adrian Burk 25 qb 12 3 83 3335 68 2 40.2
83 Bobby Walston 24 LE 12 0 20 11 55.0% 31 31 100.0%
Team Total 26.1 12 20 11 55.0% 31 31 100.0% 83 3335 68 2 40.2
Opp Total 12 14 4 28.6% 37 31 83.8% 88 3634 41.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
81 Bibbles Bawel 22 RS 12 0 8 121 0 35 2 2 0 0
60 Chuck Bednarik*+ 27 LLB 12 0 2 14 0 12 0 1 0 0
36 John Brewer 24 fb 12 0 3 0 0 0
10 Adrian Burk 25 qb 12 3 1 0 0 0
33 Russ Craft* 33 LDH 12 0 1 32 1 32 0 1 0 0
17 Fred Enke 28 9 0 2 2 0 0
22 Ralph Goldston 23 LH 9 0 2 0 0 0
86 Bud Grant 25 RE 12 0 4 1 0 0
38 John Huzvar 23 FB 12 0 9 3 0 0
78 Mike Jarmoluk 30 RDT 12 0 2 48 1 45 0 1 16 1
76 Bucko Kilroy* 31 MG 12 0 1 1 0 0
67 John Magee 29 RG 12 0 0 1 0 0
89 Bob Oristaglio 28 4 0 0 1 0 0
43 Jim Parmer 26 6 0 2 1 0 0
35 Pete Pihos*+ 29 RDE 12 0 0 4 12 1
21 Al Pollard 24 lh 12 0 3 2 0 0
52 Wayne Robinson 22 RLB 12 0 0 1 0 0
65 Dan Rogas 26 10 0 0 1 0 0
27 Clyde Scott 28 2 0 1 0 0 0
79 Vic Sears 34 LDT 12 0 1 9 1 9 0 4 0 0
73 Lum Snyder 22 RT 11 0 0 1 0 0
20 Don Stevens 24 RH 11 0 7 1 0 0
44 Bob Stringer 23 12 0 1 9 0 9 0 1 0 0
45 Joe Sutton 28 RDH 10 0 3 54 0 30 0 1 0 0
11 Bobby Thomason 24 QB 12 9 3 1 0 0
31 Ebert Van Buren 28 LS 12 0 2 3 0 1 1
83 Bobby Walston 24 LE 12 0 1 1 0 0
63 Norm Willey 25 lde 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
75 Frank Wydo 28 LT 12 12 0 2 0 0
41 Frank Ziegler 29 11 0 1 1 9 0
Team Total 26.1 12 20 290 3 45 43 40 37 3 1
Opp Total 12 38 36 17

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
83 Bobby Walston 24 LE 12 0 3 31 11 82
86 Bud Grant 25 RE 12 0 7 42
41 Frank Ziegler 29 11 0 2 2 24
22 Ralph Goldston 23 LH 9 0 3 18
36 John Brewer 24 fb 12 0 2 12
38 John Huzvar 23 FB 12 0 2 12
78 Mike Jarmoluk 30 RDT 12 0 1 1 12
35 Pete Pihos*+ 29 RDE 12 0 1 1 12
31 Ebert Van Buren 28 LS 12 0 1 1 8
81 Bibbles Bawel 22 RS 12 0 1 6
33 Russ Craft* 33 LDH 12 0 1 6
21 Al Pollard 24 lh 12 0 1 6
79 Vic Sears 34 LDT 12 0 1 6
20 Don Stevens 24 RH 11 0 1 6
Team Total 26.1 12 10 13 2 3 3 31 11 1 252
Opp Total 12 12 19 1 31 4 271