1949 Philadelphia Eagles season

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1949 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner Happy Hundred
Head coach Greasy Neale
Home field Shibe Park
Local radio WCAU
Results
Record11–1
Division place1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finishWon NFL Championship (at Rams) 14–0

The 1949 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League. The Eagles won their second-consecutive NFL championship.

Contents

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.

1949 Philadelphia Eagles draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
11 Chuck Bednarik  * †  C Pennsylvania Lottery bonus pick
19 Frank Tripucka   QB Notre Dame
219 Frank Burns   B Rutgers
329 Frank Ziegler  * B Georgia Tech
441 Don Panciera  B San Francisco Played with New York Yankees (AAFC)
551 Terry Brennan  BNotre Dame
658Warren Huey  E Michigan State
771Frank Gillespie  G Clemson
881Bob Dean B Cornell
991 Jonathan Jenkins   T Dartmouth Played with Baltimore Colts (AAFC)
10101 Roy Lester  E West Virginia Returned to West Virginia
11111Bobby Wilson B Ole Miss
12121Dale Armstrong EDartmouth
13131Lyle Button T Illinois
14141Bobby Lund B Tennessee
15151Carl Copp T Vanderbilt
16161Frank Reno EWest Virginia
17171 Leo Skladany  E Pittsburgh
18181Russ Strait B Muhlenberg
19191Paul Odom G Rollins
20201Lloyd Brinkman B Missouri
21211Lou Futrell B USC
22221Harvey Kingry B Colorado Mines
23231Hank Kalver T Oklahoma City
24241Fred Leon T Nevada
25251 John Schweder  GPennsylvania
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 22at New York Bulldogs W 7–01–0 Polo Grounds 4,355 Recap
2October 3at Detroit Lions W 22–142–0 Briggs Stadium 20,163 Recap
3October 8 Chicago Cardinals W 28–33–0 Shibe Park 33,716 Recap
4October 16at Chicago Bears L 21–383–1 Wrigley Field 47,248 Recap
5October 23 Washington Redskins W 49–144–1Shibe Park28,602 Recap
6October 30at Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–75–1 Forbes Field 37,840 Recap
7November 6 Los Angeles Rams W 38–146–1Shibe Park38,230 Recap
8November 13at Washington Redskins W 44–217–1 Griffith Stadium 31,170 Recap
9November 20 New York Bulldogs W 42–08–1Shibe Park22,165 Recap
10November 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–179–1Shibe Park22,191 Recap
11December 4at New York Giants W 24–310–1Polo Grounds25,446 Recap
12December 11 New York Giants W 17–311–1Shibe Park21,022 Recap

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.

Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles (3–1) at Chicago Bears (3–1)
1234Total
Eagles777021
Bears71471038

at Wrigley Field on Grass,

  • Date: October 16, 1949
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: degrees, wind mph
Game information

NFL Championship Game

RoundDateOpponentResultVenueAttendanceRecap
Championship December 18at Los Angeles Rams W 14–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 22,245 Recap
1949 NFL Championship: Philadelphia Eagles (11–1) at Los Angeles Rams (8–2–2)
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on natural grass

  • Date: December 18, 1949
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Heavy rain
  • Game attendance: 27,980
Game information

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Philadelphia Eagles 1110.9178–0364134W8
Pittsburgh Steelers 651.5454–4224214W1
New York Giants 660.5003–5287298L2
Washington Redskins 471.3643–4–1268339L1
New York Bulldogs 1101.0911–6–1153368L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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

= 1949 Pro Bowl [2] = Hall of Famer
NO.PlayerAGEPOSGPGSWTHTYRSCollege
[3] Greasy Neale 58Coach1949 record
11–1		Lifetime
57–37–5		9th West Virginia Wesleyan
Neill Armstrong 23E-DB1241896–22Oklahoma State
Walt Barnes 31G1202386–11LSU
60 Chuck Bednarik 24LB-C1072336–3RookiePennsylvania
Russ Craft 30DB-HB1021785–93Alabama
Otis Douglas 38T202246–13William & Mary
Jack Ferrante 33E-DE1271976–18none
Mario Giannelli 29MG-G1012656–01Boston College
John Green 28DE-E721926–12Tulsa
Dick Humbert 31E-DE1101796–18Richmond
Mike Jarmoluk 27DT-T-MG902326–53Temple
Bucko Kilroy 28G-MG-T-DT12122436–26Notre Dame,
Temple
Ben Kish 32B702076–09Pittsburgh
Vic Lindskog 35C542036–15Stanford
Jay MacDowell 30T-DE812176–23Washington
Bill Mackrides 24QB701825–112Nevada-Reno
John Magee 26G1232205–101La-Lafayette,
Rice
Duke Maronic 28G1122095–95none
Pat McHugh 30DB-HB1201665–112Georgia Tech
Joe Muha 28FB-LB12112056–13VMI
Jack Myers 25FB-QB-LB1232006–21UCLA
Jim Parmer 23FB-HB1211936–01Oklahoma State,
Texas A&M
Cliff Patton 26G-LB1272436–23TCU
Pete Pihos+26E-DE1192106–12Indiana
Hal Prescott 29E301996–13Hardin-Simmons
Bosh Pritchard 30HB871645–117Georgia Tech,
VMI
Frank Reagan 30B1201825–118Pennsylvania
George Savitsky 25T1202446–21Pennsylvania
Clyde Scott 25HB-DB821746–0RookieArkansas,
Navy
Vic Sears 31T-DT11112236–38Oregon State
Leo Skladany 22E312106–1RookiePittsburgh
Tommy Thompson 33QB1291926–19Tulsa
15 Steve Van Buren+29HB12102006–05LSU
Al Wistert 29T-G-DT12112146–16Michigan
Alex Wojciechowicz 34C-LB-E1212175–1111Fordham
Frank Ziegler 26HB-DB1041755–11RookieGeorgia Tech
35 Players
Team Average		28.512206.36–0.63.8

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

League Leaders [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "1949 Philadelphia Eagles Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  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". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
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