The 1936

1936 NFL season

The 1936 NFL season was the 17th regular season of the National Football League. For the first time since the league was founded, there were no team transactions; neither a club folded nor did a new one join the NFL. 1936 was also the first year in which all league teams played the same number of...

 Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 season was their fourth in the league

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The team failed to improve on their previous output

1935 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1935 Philadelphia Eagles season was their third in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–7, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season...

 of 2–9, winning only one game. Being shutout in six of their twelve games, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Offseason

• The Eagle move their training camp, after the first 2 years in Atlantic City, New Jersey
  Atlantic City, New Jersey
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   and last year in Philadelphia at the Chestnut Hill Academy
  Chestnut Hill Academy
  Chestnut Hill Academy, commonly referred to as CHA, is a Pre-K to 12 all-male independent college preparatory school located in northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
  , to Temple University
  Temple University
  Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
  
   in Philadelphia. The Eagles would place 7 former Temple Owls
  Temple Owls football
  The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference...
  
   on the team
• Eagles would move games to larger Philadelphia Municipal Stadium.
• Bert Bell
  Bert Bell
  De Benneville "Bert" Bell was the National Football League commissioner from 1946 until his death in 1959. As commissioner, he helped chart a path for the NFL to facilitate its rise in becoming the most popular sports attraction in the United States...
  
   convinced the league to hold a college players draft to stock league with talent.

NFL Draft

The 1936 NFL Draft

1936 NFL Draft

The 1936 National Football League Draft was the first draft of the National Football League. It took place on February 8, 1936 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has taken place every year since. The draft was instituted in an effort to equalize strength amongst the...

 was held in Philadelphia and The Eagles had the first pick. Jay Berwanger a Halfback from the University of Chicago was selected. He selected not to play in the NFL. Later in year he was traded to the Chicago Bears and still refused to play NFL football.

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.

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Rd		Pick #		Player		Position	College
1	1	Jay Berwanger Jay Berwanger John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger was an American football halfback born in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935 ; the trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding college football player...	Halfback	University of Chicago University of Chicago The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
2	10	John McCauley	Back	Rice University Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
3	19	Wes Muller	Center	Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
4	28	Bill Wallace	Back	Rice University Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
5	37	Harry Shuford	Back	Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
6	46	Al Barabas	Back	Columbia Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
7	55	Jac Weller	Guard	Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
8	64	Pepper Constable	Back	Princeton University
9	73	Paul Pauk	Back	Princeton University

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 13, 1936	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 10–7
2	September 20, 1936	Boston Redskins	L 26–3
3	September 27, 1936	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 17–0
4	October 4, 1936	at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...	L 18–0
5	October 11, 1936	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	L 23–0
6	October 14, 1936	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 17–0
7	October 18, 1936	at Boston Redskins	L 17–7
8	October 25, 1936	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 21–17
9	November 5, 1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	L 6–0
10	November 8, 1936	at Chicago Cardinals	L 13–0
11	November 22, 1936	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 28–7
12	November 29, 1936	Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...	L 13–7

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Boston Redskins 1936 Boston Redskins season The Boston Redskins finished the 1936 season with a record of seven wins and five losses and finished in first place in the Eastern Division of the National Football League. They then played in the 1936 NFL Championship game against the Green Bay Packers, and lost 21–6.This was the first winning...	7	5	0	.583	149	110	W-3
Pittsburgh Pirates 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season -Week 1 : Boston Redskins:at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 15,622* Referee:Scoring Drives:* Pittsburgh – Kakasic 26 fumble run...	6	6	0	.500	98	187	L-3
New York Giants 1936 New York Giants season The 1936 New York Giants season was the twelfth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	5	6	1	.455	115	163	L-1
Brooklyn Dodgers 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5-6-1, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...	3	8	1	.273	92	161	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles	1	11	0	.083	51	206	L-11

1936 Roster

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

The Eagles had 12 rookies and 8 players with 2 years experience or less on their roster. Eleven of the 26 members on the team went to school with in 15 miles of Philadelphia.
Gonzaga

Gonzaga University

Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...

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NO.		|AGE		|GP		|WT		|YRS		Bert Bell Bert Bell De Benneville "Bert" Bell was the National Football League commissioner from 1946 until his death in 1959. As commissioner, he helped chart a path for the NFL to facilitate its rise in becoming the most popular sports attraction in the United States...  >	41	Coach	1936 record 1–11	NFL-Eagles Lifetime 1–11			1st
23	HB	8	0	180	5–11	Rookie
23	T-C-LB	9	5	210	6–2	1
25	T	12	12	219	6–3	2
26	E	9	9	201	6–1	3
24	B	12	8	193	5–10	Rookie
26	G	4	0	205	5–11	Rookie
29	B	12	10	192	6–1	5
23	TB-DB	10	2	184	5–11	Rookie
23	B	1	0	195	5–11	Rookies
22	B	12	1	194	5–11	Rookie
26	B	10	10	204	6–0	2
27	T-G	9	9	209	6–1	4
24	E	12	11	185	6–0	1
29	B	2	0	192	5–10	Rookie
25	G-C-T	12	11	233	5–11	1
22	E	9	0	198	6–1	Rookie
24	E	1	0	199	6–1	1
25	E	2	4	189	6–1	2
24	G	6	0	217	5–9	Rookie
27	C-G	10	10	214	5–11	3
28	G-T	11	10	210	5–11	Rookie
22	FB-LB	10	8	226	6–1	Rookie
27	C	4	2	215	6–0	Rookie
30	B	12	9	189	5–7	6
28	G-T	10	3	208	5–8	2
	26 Players Team Average	25.3		12		202.4	5–11.5	1.3