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1933 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	Philadelphia Eagles
year	1933
record	3–5–1 ()
division_place	4th Eastern
coach	Lud Wray
general manager	Bert Bell (de facto)
owner	Bert Bell
stadium	Baker Bowl
playoffs	Did not qualify
previous	none
no_prevseason	true
shortnavlink	Eagles seasons

The 1933 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's inaugural season in the National Football League (NFL). In a year with an unbalanced schedule, the Eagles saw the field a league-low total of 9 times in 1933, finishing the season with a 3–5–1 () record.

Offseason

When Pennsylvania eased some of the Blue laws and allowed Sunday sporting events, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh became available for NFL franchises as they could play home games on Sundays. The Frankford Yellow Jackets played their games on Saturday mostly when at home.

During the offseason, Bert Bell and Lud Wray were granted an expansion franchise in the NFL for the rights to Philadelphia. The previous team, the Frankford Yellow Jackets, were inactive for two years so their rights were pulled by the NFL. They joined the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, for a $2,500 entrance fee. The Eagles got their name from the Blue Eagle, which was used by American companies to symbolize their compliance with the National Industrial Recovery Act, a program within Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The NFL Eagles' original colors were a light blue and yellow.

The Eagles held their first training camp in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They scheduled their home games to be played at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, which was also the home of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. The Eagles played at the Baker Bowl for three seasons before moving to the newer Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in the south Philadelphia area.

Regular season

Schedule

Philadelphia Eagles	year=1933	border=2}}"	Game	Philadelphia Eagles	year=1933	border=2}}"
October 15	at [New York Giants](1933-new-york-giants-season)	L 0–56	0–1	Polo Grounds	18,000	[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193310150nyg.htm)
October 18	[Portsmouth Spartans](1933-portsmouth-spartans-season)	L 0–25	0–2	Baker Bowl	1,750	[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193310180phi.htm)
Bye
October 29	at [Green Bay Packers](1933-green-bay-packers-season)	L 9–35	0–3	City Stadium	3,007	[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193310290gnb.htm)
November 5	at [Cincinnati Reds](1933-cincinnati-reds-nfl-season)	W 6–0	1–3	Redland Field		[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193311050red.htm)
November 12	[Chicago Bears](1933-chicago-bears-season)	T 3–3	1–3–1	Baker Bowl	17,850	[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193311120phi.htm)
November 19	[Pittsburgh Pirates](1933-pittsburgh-pirates-nfl-season)	W 25–6	2–3–1	Baker Bowl	6,000	[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193311190phi.htm)
November 26	[Cincinnati Reds](1933-cincinnati-reds-nfl-season)	W 20–3	3–3–1	Baker Bowl	10,000	[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193311260phi.htm)
December 3	[Green Bay Packers](1933-green-bay-packers-season)	L 0–10	3–4–1	Baker Bowl	9,500	[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193312030phi.htm)
December 10	[New York Giants](1933-new-york-giants-season)	L 14–20	3–5–1	Baker Bowl	8,000	[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193312100phi.htm)
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster

Red Davis TB
Red Kirkman BB
Harry O'Boyle
Nick Prisco TB
Reb Russell
Dick Thornton
Lee Woodruff
Porter Lainhart
Rick Lackman
Jack Roberts
Swede Hanson
Jodie Whire
Joe Carter
Nip Felber
Dick Fencl
George Kenneally
Ev Rowan
Joe Kresky
Milton Leathers
Roy Lechthaler
Henry Obst
Diddie Willson
Jim Zyntell
Howie Auer
Joe Carpe
Paul Cuba
Bob Gonya
Tex Leyendecker
Larry Steinbach
Guy Turnbow
Art Koeninger
John Lipski
Dick Smith
Ray Smith
Lud Wray

References

[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1933.htm 1933 Philadelphia Eagles]
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/fyj/ 1924 to 1931 when Frankford was in the league, the yearly game results show that the home games were played on Friday or Saturday. baseball.com shows that the Philadelphia Phillies and Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates would not play on Sundays at home]
[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-touchdown-put-ov/161115516/ "Touchdown Put Over by Eagles: Is Lone Marker in Redleg–Philadelphia Contest,"] ''Cincinnati Enquirer,'' Nov. 6, 1933, p. 11.
Associated Press, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-eagles-beat-red/161115338/ "Eagles Beat Reds,"] ''Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph,'' Nov. 6, 1933, p. 23.

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