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1949 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamPhiladelphia Eagles
year1949
record11–1
division_place1st NFL Eastern
coachGreasy Neale
ownerHappy Hundred
stadiumShibe Park
playoffs**Won [NFL Championship](1949-nfl-championship-game)**
(at [Rams](1949-los-angeles-rams-season)) 14–0
shortnavlinkEagles seasons

(at Rams) 14–0 The ** Philadelphia Eagles season** was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League. The Eagles won their second-consecutive NFL championship.

Off season

The Eagles hold training camp for the first time at UM North Central Agriculture school in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

NFL draft

The 1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948. It was 25 rounds long. The Eagles had the Lottery Bonus Pick in the draft and picked 1st. The Eagles chose 26 players total during this draft. They had the last pick in each round as all teams picked in every round. The All-America Football Conference, a rival league signed some of the NFL cast offs and draft picks. With the bonus and 1st pick overall, the Eagles took a local hero from the University of Pennsylvania, a center and linebacker, Chuck Bednarik. Along with him, the other future NFL Hall of Famers picked this year were Norm Van Brocklin, George Blanda, and Doak Walker.

Player selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away. Main article: 1949 NFL draft

Regular season

Schedule

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at **[New York Bulldogs](1949-new-york-bulldogs-season)****W** 7–01–0Polo Grounds4,355[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194909220nyy.htm)
at [Detroit Lions](1949-detroit-lions-season)**W** 22–142–0Briggs Stadium20,163[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910030det.htm)
[Chicago Cardinals](1949-chicago-cardinals-season)**W** 28–33–0Shibe Park33,716[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910080phi.htm)
October 16at [Chicago Bears](1949-chicago-bears-season)**L** 21–383–1Wrigley Field47,248[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910160chi.htm)
October 23**[Washington Redskins](1949-washington-redskins-season)****W** 49–144–1Shibe Park28,602[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910230phi.htm)
October 30at **[Pittsburgh Steelers](1949-pittsburgh-steelers-season)****W** 38–75–1Forbes Field37,840[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910300pit.htm)
November 6[Los Angeles Rams](1949-los-angeles-rams-season)**W** 38–146–1Shibe Park38,230[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194911060phi.htm)
November 13at **[Washington Redskins](1949-washington-redskins-season)****W** 44–217–1Griffith Stadium31,170[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194911130was.htm)
November 20**[New York Bulldogs](1949-new-york-bulldogs-season)****W** 42–08–1Shibe Park22,165[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194911200phi.htm)
November 27**[Pittsburgh Steelers](1949-pittsburgh-steelers-season)****W** 34–179–1Shibe Park22,191[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194911270phi.htm)
December 4at **[New York Giants](1949-new-york-giants-season)****W** 24–310–1Polo Grounds25,446[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194912040nyg.htm)
December 11**[New York Giants](1949-new-york-giants-season)****W** 17–311–1Shibe Park21,022[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194912110phi.htm)

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game recaps

Week 4 at Chi Bears

The Eagles get the only loss of the season against the Chicago Bears in a game played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The last points of the game were made by 22 years 29 days old George Blanda. Blanda would score his last points against Philadelphia in his career 22 years and 1 day later on October 17, 1971. Also a placekicker, Blanda had one of the longest pro football careers, a total of 26 years.

;1st quarter

  • Bears – George Gulyanics 1 yard rush (Johnny Lujack kick), Bears 7 – 0
  • Eagles – Pete Pihos 16 yard pass from Tommy Thompson (Cliff Patton kick)Tied 7 – 7 ;2nd quarter
  • Eagles – Steve Van Buren 50 yard pass from Tommy Thompson (Cliff Patton kick) Eagles 14 – 7
  • Bears – Ken Kavanaugh 32 yard pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) Tied 14 – 14
  • Bears – Johnny Lujack 1 yard rush (Johnny Lujack kick) Bears 21 – 14 ;3rd quarter
  • Bears – Jim Keane 15 yard pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) Bears 28 – 14
  • Eagles – Jack Ferrante 64 yard pass from Tommy Thompson (Cliff Patton kick) Bears 28 – 21 ;4th quarter
  • Bears – George McAfee 54 yard interception return (Johnny Lujack kick) Bears 35 – 21
  • Bears – George Blanda 20 yard field goal, Bears 38 – 21

Team Stats

  • First downs – Phila 14 – Chi 28
  • Rush-yards-TDs – Phila 32–42–0 – Chi 45–200–2
  • Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT – Phila 16–29–213–3–2 – Chi 16–26–257–2–1
  • Sacked-yards – Phila 0–0 – Chi 0–0
  • Net pass yards – Phila 213 – Chi 257
  • Total yards – Phila 255 – Chi 457
  • Fumbles-lost – Phila 0–0 – Chi 0–0
  • Turnovers – Phila 2 – Chi 1
  • Penalties-yards – Phila 4–38 – Chi 9–99

;Eastern Division Standing

  • Philadelphia Eagles(3–1–0)
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (3–1–0)
  • New York Giants (2–2–0)
  • Washington Redskins (2–2–0)
  • New York Bulldogs (0–4–0)

NFL Championship Game

Main article: 1949 NFL Championship Game

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December 18at [Los Angeles Rams](1949-los-angeles-rams-season)**W** 14–0Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum22,245[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194912110phi.htm)

;1st quarter

  • No Scoring ;2nd quarter
  • Eagles – Pete Pihos 31 yard pass from Tommy Thompson (Cliff Patton kick), Eagles 7 – 0 ;3rd quarter
  • Eagles – Leo Skladany 2 yard blocked punt return (Cliff Patton kick), Eagles 14 – 0 ;4th quarter
  • No Scoring

Team Stats

  • First downs – Phila 1 – LA 7
  • Rush-yards-TDs – Phila 61–274–0 – LA 24–21–0
  • Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT – Phila 5–9–68–1–2 – Chi 10–27–98–0–1
  • Sacked-yards – Phila 0–0 – LA 1–10
  • Net pass yards – Phila 68 – LA 88
  • Total yards – Phila 342 – LA 109
  • Fumbles-lost – Phila 4–1 – LA 1–0
  • Turnovers – Phila 3 – LA 1
  • Penalties-yards – Phila 6–40 – LA 4–25

Standings

Roster

(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)

= 1949 Pro BowlHall of Fame]]r
NO.PlayerAGEPOSGPGSWTHTYRSCollege
Greasy Neale58Coach1949 record
11–1Lifetime
57–37–59thWest Virginia Wesleyan
Neill Armstrong23E-DB1241896–22Oklahoma State
Walt Barnes31G1202386–11LSU
60Chuck Bednarik24LB-C1072336–3RookiePennsylvania
Russ Craft30DB-HB1021785–93Alabama
Otis Douglas38T202246–13William & Mary
Jack Ferrante33E-DE1271976–18**none**
Mario Giannelli29MG-G1012656–01Boston College
John Green28DE-E721926–12Tulsa
Dick Humbert31E-DE1101796–18Richmond
Mike Jarmoluk27DT-T-MG902326–53Temple
Bucko Kilroy28G-MG-T-DT12122436–26Notre Dame,
Temple
Ben Kish32B702076–09Pittsburgh
Vic Lindskog35C542036–15Stanford
Jay MacDowell30T-DE812176–23Washington
Bill Mackrides24QB701825–112Nevada-Reno
John Magee26G1232205–101La-Lafayette,
Rice
Duke Maronic28G1122095–95**none**
Pat McHugh30DB-HB1201665–112Georgia Tech
Joe Muha28FB-LB12112056–13VMI
Jack Myers25FB-QB-LB1232006–21UCLA
Jim Parmer23FB-HB1211936–01Oklahoma State,
Texas A&M
Cliff Patton26G-LB1272436–23TCU
Pete Pihos+26E-DE1192106–12Indiana
Hal Prescott29E301996–13Hardin-Simmons
Bosh Pritchard30HB871645–117Georgia Tech,
VMI
Frank Reagan30B1201825–118Pennsylvania
George Savitsky25T1202446–21Pennsylvania
Clyde Scott25HB-DB821746–0RookieArkansas,
Navy
Vic Sears31T-DT11112236–38Oregon State
Leo Skladany22E312106–1RookiePittsburgh
Tommy Thompson33QB1291926–19Tulsa
15Steve Van Buren+29HB12102006–05LSU
Al Wistert29T-G-DT12112146–16Michigan
Alex Wojciechowicz34C-LB-E1212175–1111Fordham
Frank Ziegler26HB-DB1041755–11RookieGeorgia Tech
35 Players
Team Average28.512206.36–0.63.8

Postseason

The NFL and the AAFC agree to form one league as the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles are scheduled to meet the AAFC 4 time Champion Cleveland Browns on the 1950 opening weekend in Philadelphia.

Awards and honors

All-Star Selections

  • Pete Pihos is selected as 1st team End – Defensive End.
  • Steve Van Buren is selected as 1st team Halfback

League leaders

  • Eagles Lead NFL as Overall Offensive Team.
  • Eagles Lead NFL as Overall Defensive Team.
  • Tommy Thompson finishes 2nd in Pass Completion Pct. with a .542 (214 attempts/116 completions)
  • Tommy Thompson leads in Passer Rating with an 84.4 rating
  • Steve Van Buren leads Rushing Attempts with 263
  • Steve Van Buren leads Rushing Yardage with 1,146 at the time an NFL record for season.
  • Bosh Pritchard leads in Rushing Yards per Attempts Avg. with 6.0 (84 rushes/506 yards 3 td, )
  • Steve Van Buren leads Rushing Touchdowns with 11
  • Cliff Patton leads league with Field Goals with 9 (on 18 attempts)
  • Cliff Patton finishes 2nd in league on Field Goal Attempts with 18
  • Frank Reagan and Clyde Scott are 2nd in Punt Returns for TDs with 1 each.
  • Pat Mchugh and Joe Muha finishes 2nd in Interceptions Returned for TD with 1 each.

References

References

  1. "1949 Philadelphia Eagles Draftees". Pro Football Reference.
  2. Players are identified as a 1949 All-Star.
  3. "Greasy Neale Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks".
  4. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
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