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1979 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 339 points (21.2/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 282 points (17.6/g), 9th.
 Differential of 57 points (3.6/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 9.7-6.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 9th.

Coached by Dick Vermeil (11-5-0)

1979 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 2 box W 1-0 New York Giants 23 17 16 315 161 154 2 18 285 222 63 2
2 Mon September 10 box L 1-1 Atlanta Falcons 10 14 16 241 184 57 2 14 247 102 145 2
3 Sun September 16 box W 2-1 @ New Orleans Saints 26 14 18 361 162 199 12 235 160 75 2
4 Sun September 23 box W 3-1 @ New York Giants 17 13 19 326 139 187 3 14 229 83 146 2
5 Sun September 30 box W 4-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 14 18 283 148 135 2 19 308 169 139 4
6 Sun October 7 box W 5-1 Washington Redskins 28 17 22 352 143 209 22 318 157 161 1
7 Sun October 14 box W 6-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 20 19 262 123 139 4 18 322 191 131 3
8 Sun October 21 box L 6-2 @ Washington Redskins 7 17 12 200 139 61 4 20 327 116 211 3
9 Sun October 28 box L 6-3 @ Cincinnati Bengals 13 37 17 260 187 73 4 17 290 92 198
10 Sun November 4 box L 6-4 Cleveland Browns 19 24 21 435 199 236 4 23 341 187 154 3
11 Mon November 12 box W 7-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 31 21 17 328 158 170 17 408 285 123 3
12 Sun November 18 box W 8-4 St. Louis Cardinals 16 13 14 287 130 157 12 306 172 134
13 Sun November 25 box W 9-4 @ Green Bay Packers 21 10 16 347 118 229 25 331 213 118 3
14 Sun December 2 box W 10-4 Detroit Lions 44 7 29 384 217 167 2 5 180 127 53 1
15 Sat December 8 box L 10-5 Dallas Cowboys 17 24 18 284 204 80 1 19 279 94 185 1
16 Sun December 16 box W 11-5 @ Houston Oilers 26 20 20 366 198 168 1 19 339 104 235 3
Playoffs
WildCard Sun December 23 box W 12-5 Chicago Bears 27 17
Division Sat December 29 box L 12-6 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 24

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 339 5031 1011 5.0 292 209 410 2610 21 13 5.9 150 567 2421 17 4.3 122 29 16 20
Team Defense 282 4745 1019 4.7 420 243 459 2474 18 22 4.9 125 515 2271 16 4.4 274 33 11 21
Lg Rank Offense 12 15 18 22 19 8 1 16 10 9 11 6 2 11
Lg Rank Defense 9 9 7 12 4 11 13 6 8 18 12 23 22 26

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
Ron Jaworski 28 QB 16 16 190 374 50.8 2669 18 4.8 12 3.2 53 7.1 6.2 14.0 166.8 76.8 34 272 5.9 5.0 8.3
John Walton 32 8 0 19 36 52.8 213 3 8.3 1 2.8 31 5.9 5.5 11.2 26.6 86.9 0 0 5.9 5.5 0.0
Team Total 26.7 16 209 410 51.0 2882 21 5.1 13 3.2 53 7.0 6.1 13.8 180.1 77.7 34 272 5.9 5.0 7.7
Opp Total 16 243 459 52.9 2474 18 3.9 22 4.8 5.4 3.6 10.2 154.6 61.8 45 324 4.9 2.7

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
Wilbert Montgomery* 25 RB 16 16 338 1512 9 62 4.5 94.5 21.1 41 494 12.0 5 53 2.6 30.9 2006 14 14
Leroy Harris 25 FB 15 13 107 504 2 80 4.7 33.6 7.1 22 107 4.9 0 15 1.5 7.1 611 2 3
Ron Jaworski 28 QB 16 16 43 119 2 21 2.8 7.4 2.7 119 2 12
Billy Campfield 23 16 0 30 165 3 40 5.5 10.3 1.9 16 115 7.2 0 17 1.0 7.2 280 3 1
Larry Barnes 25 16 0 25 74 1 21 3.0 4.6 1.6 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.4 80 1 3
Louie Giammona 26 15 0 15 38 0 9 2.5 2.5 1.0 38 0 0
John Walton 32 8 0 6 -5 0 2 -0.8 -0.6 0.8 -5 0 1
Harold Carmichael* 30 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 52 872 16.8 11 50 3.3 54.5 872 11 0
Earl Carr 24 1 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 2.0 1 0 0
Frank LeMaster 27 RILB 16 16 1 15 0 15 15.0 0.9 0.1 15 0 0
Keith Krepfle 27 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 760 18.5 3 45 2.6 47.5 760 3 1
Charlie A. Smith 29 WR 16 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 399 16.6 1 39 1.5 24.9 399 1 0
Scott Fitzkee 22 15 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 105 13.1 1 19 0.5 7.0 105 1 0
John Spagnola 22 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 24 12.0 0 14 0.1 1.5 24 0 0
Jerrold McRae 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0.2 -0.4 -2 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 567 2421 17 80 4.3 151.3 35.4 209 2882 13.8 21 53 13.1 180.1 5303 38 38
Opp Total 16 515 2271 16 4.4 141.9 32.2 243 2474 10.2 18 15.2 154.6 4745 34 20

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
Wally Henry* 25 RET 12 0 35 320 0 34 9.1 28 668 0 53 23.9 988
Louie Giammona 26 15 0 5 42 0 14 8.4 15 294 0 31 19.6 374
John Sciarra 25 16 2 16 182 0 38 11.4 182
Billy Campfield 23 16 0 7 251 1 92 35.9 531
Brenard Wilson 24 FS 14 14 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
Larry Barnes 25 16 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 103
Richard Blackmore 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Al Latimer 22 13 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 18
Wilbert Montgomery* 25 RB 16 16 1 6 0 6 6.0 2012
Charlie A. Smith 29 WR 16 12 1 1 0 1 1.0 400
Team Total 26.7 16 57 544 0 38 9.5 56 1261 1 92 22.5 7108
Opp Total 16 34 0 69 1265 0 18.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Max Runager 23 P 16 0 74 2927 57 1 39.6
Tony Franklin 23 K 16 0 1 1 5 5 8 7 10 7 7 3 31 23 74.2% 39 36 92.3% 1 32 32 0 32.0
Team Total 26.7 16 1 1 5 5 8 7 10 7 7 3 31 23 74.2% 39 36 92.3% 75 2959 57 1 39.5
Opp Total 16 23 15 65.2% 34 33 97.1% 85 3383 39.8

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
Larry Barnes 25 16 0 3 1 0 0
Bill Bergey 34 3 3 1 0 0 0
Richard Blackmore 23 16 0 0 1 2 0
John Bunting 29 LLB 15 15 2 13 0 13
Billy Campfield 23 16 0 1 0 0 0
Harold Carmichael* 30 WR 16 16 0 3 33 0
Al Chesley 22 16 0 2 39 0 25
Ken Clarke 23 16 0 0 1 0 0
Herman Edwards 25 RCB 16 16 3 6 0 6 0 1 0 0
Louie Giammona 26 15 0 0 2 0 0
Leroy Harris 25 FB 15 13 3 0 0 0
Wally Henry* 25 RET 12 0 2 0 0 0
Bob Howard 35 LCB 16 0 3 34 0 34
Ron Jaworski 28 QB 16 16 12 5 -23 0
Charlie Johnson* 27 NT 16 16 0 2 -1 0
Keith Krepfle 27 TE 16 16 1 1 0 0
Frank LeMaster 27 RILB 16 16 0 1 0 0
Randy Logan 28 SS 16 16 3 57 0 35
Wilbert Montgomery* 25 RB 16 16 14 2 0 0
Jerry Robinson 23 lilb 16 6 0 2 0 0
Max Runager 23 P 16 0 1 1 0 0
John Sciarra 25 16 2 2 47 0 34
Jerry Sisemore* 28 RT 16 16 0 2 -2 0
Charlie A. Smith 29 WR 16 12 0 1 0 0
John Spagnola 22 16 3 0 1 0 0
John Walton 32 8 0 1 1 -2 0
Reggie Wilkes 23 RLB 16 16 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Brenard Wilson 24 FS 14 14 4 70 0 50 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 22 266 0 50 38 31 7 0
Opp Total 16 34 20 9

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Tony Franklin 23 K 16 0 36 23 105
Wilbert Montgomery* 25 RB 16 16 9 5 84
Harold Carmichael* 30 WR 16 16 11 66
Billy Campfield 23 16 0 3 1 24
Keith Krepfle 27 TE 16 16 3 18
Leroy Harris 25 FB 15 13 2 12
Ron Jaworski 28 QB 16 16 2 12
Larry Barnes 25 16 0 1 6
Scott Fitzkee 22 15 1 1 6
Charlie A. Smith 29 WR 16 12 1 6
Team Total 26.7 16 17 21 1 36 23 339
Opp Total 16 16 18 33 15 282