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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)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ron Jaworski | 28 | 5 | 16 | 190 for 374, 2,669 yards, 18 td, 12 int, & 43 rushes for 119 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Wilbert Montgomery* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 338 rushes for 1,512 yards, 9 td, & 41 catches for 494 yards and 5 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Leroy Harris | 25 | 2 | 13 | 107 rushes for 504 yards, 2 td, & 22 catches for 107 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 123rd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Harold Carmichael* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 52 catches for 872 yards, 11 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| WR | Charlie A. Smith | 29 | 5 | 12 | 24 catches for 399 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Keith Krepfle | 27 | 4 | 16 | 41 catches for 760 yards, 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 115th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Stan Walters* | 31 | 7 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Wade Key | 33 | 9 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Petey Perot | 22 | Rook | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1979 |
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| C | Guy Morriss | 28 | 6 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Woody Peoples | 36 | 11 | 16 | ||
| RT | Jerry Sisemore* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Claude Humphrey | 35 | 11 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
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| NT | Charlie Johnson* | 27 | 2 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Carl Hairston | 27 | 3 | 15 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
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| LLB | John Bunting | 29 | 7 | 15 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| LILB | Terry Tautolo | 25 | 3 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 353rd pick / 1976 |
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| LILB | Jerry Robinson | 23 | Rook | 6 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 21st pick / 1979 |
| RILB | Frank LeMaster | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Reggie Wilkes | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Bob Howard | 35 | 12 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Herman Edwards | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Randy Logan | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Brenard Wilson | 24 | Rook | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tony Franklin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 23 of 31 field goals & 36 of 39 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979 |
| P | Max Runager | 23 | Rook | 0 | 74 punts for a 39.6 average, 1 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| PR | Wally Henry* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 35 punt returns for a 9.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Wally Henry* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Larry Barnes | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 7/17/1954 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 151st pick / 1977 |
| Bill Bergey | 34 | LB | 3 | 3 | 243 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 2/9/1945 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| Richard Blackmore | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 174 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 8/14/1956 | Rook | |
| John Bunting | 29 | LB | 15 | 15 | 220 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/15/1950 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| Lem Burnham | 32 | DE | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | U.S. International | 8/30/1947 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 378th pick / 1974 |
| Billy Campfield | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Kansas | 8/20/1956 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 288th pick / 1978 |
| Harold Carmichael* | 30 | WR-TE | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-8 | Southern | 9/22/1949 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| Earl Carr | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Florida | 1/22/1955 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 124th pick / 1978 |
| Al Chesley | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 8/23/1957 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 296th pick / 1979 |
| Ken Clarke | 23 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 8/28/1956 | 1 | |
| Herman Edwards | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-0 | California,San Diego State | 4/27/1954 | 2 | |
| Scott Fitzkee | 22 | WR | 15 | 1 | 187 | 6-0 | Penn State | 4/8/1957 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 126th pick / 1979 |
| Tony Franklin | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 11/18/1956 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979 |
| Louie Giammona | 26 | RB | 15 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Utah State | 3/3/1953 | 3 | New York Jets / 8th / 214th pick / 1976 |
| Carl Hairston | 27 | DE-DT-LB | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/15/1952 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| Leroy Harris | 25 | RB | 15 | 13 | 226 | 5-9 | Arkansas State | 7/3/1954 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 123rd pick / 1977 |
| Dennis Harrison | 23 | DE | 12 | 1 | 275 | 6-8 | Vanderbilt | 7/31/1956 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978 |
| Wally Henry* | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | UCLA | 10/30/1954 | 2 | |
| Bob Howard | 35 | DB | 16 | 0 | 174 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,San Diego State | 11/24/1944 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| Claude Humphrey | 35 | DE | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 6/29/1944 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| Ron Jaworski | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 3/23/1951 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| Charlie Johnson* | 27 | NT | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/17/1952 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| Wade Key | 33 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Texas,Texas State | 10/14/1946 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
| Keith Krepfle | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 2/4/1952 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 115th pick / 1974 |
| Al Latimer | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Clemson,Ferrum | 10/14/1957 | Rook | |
| Frank LeMaster | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/12/1952 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1974 |
| Randy Logan | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | Michigan | 5/1/1951 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| Rufus Mayes | 32 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 12/5/1947 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 |
| Jerrold McRae | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 4/9/1955 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 112th pick / 1978 |
| Henry Monroe | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 12/30/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 180th pick / 1979 |
| Wilbert Montgomery* | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 5-10 | Abilene Christian,Jackson State | 9/16/1954 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| Guy Morriss | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | TCU | 5/13/1951 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
| Woody Peoples | 36 | G | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 8/16/1943 | 11 | |
| Petey Perot | 22 | G | 14 | 6 | 261 | 6-2 | Northwest State (LA) | 4/28/1957 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1979 |
| Ray Phillips | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 3/18/1954 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 133rd pick / 1977 |
| Garry Puetz | 27 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Valparaiso | 3/14/1952 | 6 | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
| Jerry Robinson | 23 | LB | 16 | 6 | 223 | 6-2 | UCLA | 12/18/1956 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 21st pick / 1979 |
| Max Runager | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 3/24/1956 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| John Sanders | 29 | DB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 6-1 | South Dakota | 1/11/1950 | 5 | |
| John Sciarra | 25 | DB-QB | 16 | 2 | 185 | 5-11 | UCLA | 3/2/1954 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 103rd pick / 1976 |
| Jerry Sisemore* | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/16/1951 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
| Manny Sistrunk | 32 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 269 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/16/1947 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
| Mark Slater | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/1/1955 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 315th pick / 1978 |
| Charlie A. Smith | 29 | WR | 16 | 12 | 185 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/26/1950 | 5 | |
| John Spagnola | 22 | TE | 16 | 3 | 240 | 6-4 | Yale | 8/1/1957 | Rook | New England Patriots / 9th / 245th pick / 1979 |
| Terry Tautolo | 25 | LB | 16 | 8 | 232 | 6-2 | UCLA | 8/30/1954 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 353rd pick / 1976 |
| Stan Walters* | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 5/27/1948 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972 |
| John Walton | 32 | QB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Elizabeth City State | 10/4/1947 | 3 | |
| Reggie Wilkes | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 5/27/1956 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
| Brenard Wilson | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 178 | 6-0 | Vanderbilt | 8/15/1955 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 221.9 | 6-1.7 | 3.6 |