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1953 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 7-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 352 points (29.3/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 215 points (17.9/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 137 points (11.4/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 9.2-2.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 9th.

Coached by Jim Trimble (7-4-1)

1953 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 27 box L 0-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 21 31 21 310 171 139 4 20 383 122 261 4
2 Fri October 2 box T 0-1-1 Washington Redskins 21 21 23 315 174 141 5 13 228 143 85 2
3 Sat October 10 box L 0-2-1 @ Cleveland Browns 13 37 20 415 228 187 5 20 416 291 125 3
4 Sat October 17 box W 1-2-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 23 7 17 326 259 67 1 12 168 114 54 3
5 Sun October 25 box W 2-2-1 @ Chicago Cardinals 56 17 32 542 337 205 3 12 195 136 59 4
6 Sun November 1 box W 3-2-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 35 7 19 422 256 166 1 15 262 207 55 5
7 Sun November 8 box W 4-2-1 New York Giants 30 7 21 514 460 54 2 10 92 28 64 3
8 Sun November 15 box W 5-2-1 Baltimore Colts 45 14 21 497 331 166 8 15 222 169 53 6
9 Sat November 21 box W 6-2-1 Chicago Cardinals 38 0 27 491 280 211 4 10 111 53 58 4
10 Sun November 29 box L 6-3-1 @ New York Giants 28 37 18 383 209 174 7 20 307 230 77
11 Sun December 6 box L 6-4-1 @ Washington Redskins 0 10 6 137 71 66 5 19 275 116 159 4
12 Sun December 13 box W 7-4-1 Cleveland Browns 42 27 31 459 313 146 1 20 339 272 67 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 352 4811 882 5.5 256 224 438 3089 25 31 6.5 144 410 1722 22 4.2 97 46 15 15
Team Defense 215 2998 756 4.0 303 167 374 1881 17 24 4.4 98 331 1117 6 3.4 186 41 17 19
Lg Rank Offense 3 1 1 2 1 1 10 3 7 5 3 4 7 4
Lg Rank Defense 3 1 4 11 3 7 7 1 1 1 1 2 6 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Bobby Thomason* 25 QB 12 8 162 304 53.3 2462 21 6.9 20 6.6 62 8.1 5.8 15.2 205.2 75.8
Adrian Burk 26 qb 10 4 56 119 47.1 788 4 3.4 9 7.6 61 6.6 3.6 14.1 78.8 48.6
Bob Gambold 24 3 0 6 14 42.9 107 0 0.0 2 14.3 41 7.6 1.2 17.8 35.7 30.1
Frank Ziegler 30 RH 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.2 12 224 438 51.1 3357 25 5.7 31 7.1 62 7.7 5.1 15.0 279.8 66.2
Opp Total 12 167 374 44.7 1881 17 4.5 24 6.4 5.0 2.6 11.3 156.8 48.7 51 408 4.4 1.3

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 30 RH 12 0 83 320 5 52 3.9 26.7 6.9 15 211 14.1 0 43 1.3 17.6 531 5 2
Don Johnson 22 lh 12 0 83 439 5 66 5.3 36.6 6.9 12 227 18.9 2 41 1.0 18.9 666 7 3
Jerry Williams 30 RET 12 0 61 345 3 48 5.7 28.8 5.1 31 438 14.1 1 40 2.6 36.5 783 4 2
Hal Giancanelli 24 12 0 44 131 1 30 3.0 10.9 3.7 20 346 17.3 5 47 1.7 28.8 477 6 5
Toy Ledbetter 26 LH 10 0 41 120 1 32 2.9 12.0 4.1 13 137 10.5 2 34 1.3 13.7 257 3 5
Jim Parmer 27 12 0 38 158 2 15 4.2 13.2 3.2 14 89 6.4 0 45 1.2 7.4 247 2 0
Al Pollard 25 FB 12 0 23 44 0 11 1.9 3.7 1.9 7 33 4.7 0 24 0.6 2.8 77 0 3
John Brewer 25 6 0 17 85 1 19 5.0 14.2 2.8 4 43 10.8 0 16 0.7 7.2 128 1 1
Bobby Thomason* 25 QB 12 8 9 23 1 20 2.6 1.9 0.8 23 1 4
Adrian Burk 26 qb 10 4 8 54 3 32 6.8 5.4 0.8 54 3 7
Bob Gambold 24 3 0 2 -2 0 0 -1.0 -0.7 0.7 -2 0 1
Bob Stringer 24 RS 12 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 5 0 0
Pete Pihos*+ 30 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 63 1049 16.7 10 59 5.3 87.4 1049 10 0
Bobby Walston 25 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 750 18.3 5 62 3.4 62.5 750 5 0
Bob Schnelker 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 34 8.5 0 12 0.5 4.3 34 0 0
Team Total 26.2 12 410 1722 22 66 4.2 143.5 34.2 224 3357 15.0 25 62 18.7 279.8 5079 47 37
Opp Total 12 331 1117 6 3.4 93.1 27.6 167 1881 11.3 17 13.9 156.8 2998 23 27

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 25 FB 12 0 20 106 0 20 5.3 13 301 0 49 23.2 484
Jerry Williams 30 RET 12 0 15 25 0 8 1.7 14 343 0 62 24.5 1151
Don Johnson 22 lh 12 0 5 14 0 14 2.8 4 69 0 26 17.3 749
Hal Giancanelli 24 12 0 4 11 0 11 2.8 2 45 0 38 22.5 533
Bob Hudson 23 LS 12 0 2 10 0 10 5.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 10
Jim Parmer 27 12 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 265
Tom Scott 23 LDE 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Bob Stringer 24 RS 12 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 16
Team Total 26.2 12 46 166 0 20 3.6 37 787 0 62 21.3 6032
Opp Total 12 45 0 49 1208 1 24.7

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
Bobby Walston 25 LE 12 0 13 4 30.8% 48 45 93.8%
Adrian Burk 26 qb 10 4 41 1765 66 0 43.0
Chuck Bednarik*+ 28 LLB 12 0 12 483 54 0 40.3
Al Pollard 25 FB 12 0 2 0.0% 1 1 100.0%
Team Total 26.2 12 15 4 26.7% 49 46 93.9% 53 2248 66 0 42.4
Opp Total 12 18 9 50.0% 27 26 96.3% 79 3358 42.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Chuck Bednarik*+ 28 LLB 12 0 6 116 1 41 1 4 6 0
John Brewer 25 6 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Brookshier 22 RDH 11 0 8 41 0 22 1 1 0 0
Adrian Burk 26 qb 10 4 7 2 0 0
Russ Craft 34 LDH 12 0 4 46 0 27
Ken Farragut* 25 C 12 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Gambold 24 3 0 1 0 0 0
Hal Giancanelli 24 12 0 5 4 1 0
Bob Hudson 23 LS 12 0 3 74 0 42 1 3 0 0
Willie Irvin 23 3 0 1 1 0 0
Mike Jarmoluk 31 RDT 12 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
Don Johnson 22 lh 12 0 3 1 0 0
Toy Ledbetter 26 LH 10 0 5 1 0 0
John Magee 30 RG 12 0 0 1 0 0
Maury Nipp 23 LG 12 0 0 1 0 0
Pete Pihos*+ 30 RE 12 0 0 1 0 0
Al Pollard 25 FB 12 0 3 4 12 0
Jess Richardson 23 12 0 0 1 0 0
Wayne Robinson 23 RLB 11 0 0 2 12 0
Tom Scott 23 LDE 12 0 0 2 0 1
Vic Sears 35 LDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Stringer 24 RS 12 0 1 7 0 7
Bobby Thomason* 25 QB 12 8 4 2 0 0
Ebert Van Buren 29 12 0 1 13 0 13 0 1 0 0
Jerry Williams 30 RET 12 0 2 2 0 0
Frank Wydo 29 LT 12 12 0 1 0 0
Frank Ziegler 30 RH 12 0 2 0 0 0
Team Total 26.2 12 24 299 1 42 37 39 33 1
Opp Total 12 34 27 10

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 25 LE 12 0 5 45 4 87
Pete Pihos*+ 30 RE 12 0 10 60
Don Johnson 22 lh 12 0 5 2 42
Hal Giancanelli 24 12 0 1 5 36
Frank Ziegler 30 RH 12 0 5 30
Jerry Williams 30 RET 12 0 3 1 24
Adrian Burk 26 qb 10 4 3 18
Toy Ledbetter 26 LH 10 0 1 2 18
Jim Parmer 27 12 0 2 12
Chuck Bednarik*+ 28 LLB 12 0 1 6
John Brewer 25 6 0 1 6
Tom Scott 23 LDE 12 0 1 6
Bobby Thomason* 25 QB 12 8 1 6
Al Pollard 25 FB 12 0 1 1
Team Total 26.2 12 22 25 1 1 46 4 352
Opp Total 12 6 17 1 26 9 215