1937 Philadelphia Eagles season
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The 1937
Philadelphia Eagles
season was their fifth in the league
. The team improved on their previous output
of 1–11, winning two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
took place December 12, 1936. It would be for 10 rounds and teams picking a total of 100 players.
The Eagles would have the 1st pick in the draft. They used this pick to choose, running up in Heisman Trophy, Sam Francis, a back out of Nebraska. He never played a game for the Eagles but he did play for the Chicago Bears
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
started on September 5 and ended 11 weeks later on November 14. The Eagles would play 4 games at home and 7 games on the road.
A List of the 1937 Philadelphia Eagles.
1937 NFL season
The 1937 NFL season was the 18th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Rams joined the league as an expansion team. Meanwhile, the Redskins relocated from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C....
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 fifth in the league
National Football League
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. The team improved on their previous output
1936 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1936 Philadelphia Eagles season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–9, winning only one game...
of 1–11, winning two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
NFL Draft
The 1937 NFL Draft1937 NFL Draft
The 1937 National Football League Draft was the second draft held by the NFL. The draft took place December 12, 1936, consisting of 10 rounds, with 100 player selections two of which would later become members of the Professional Football Hall of Fame...
took place December 12, 1936. It would be for 10 rounds and teams picking a total of 100 players.
The Eagles would have the 1st pick in the draft. They used this pick to choose, running up in Heisman Trophy, Sam Francis, a back out of Nebraska. He never played a game for the Eagles but he did play for the 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...
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 | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Sam Francis Sam Francis (American football) -Sources:* Lyons, Robert S. . On Any Given Sunday, A Life of Bert Bell. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-731-2-External links:*... |
Back | Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska... |
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| 2 | 11 | Franny Murray Franny Murray Francis Thomas Murray was an American football halfback and Punter in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania and was drafted in the second round of the 1937 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Pennsylvania | |||
| 3 | 21 | Drew Ellis | Center | Texas Christian | |||
| 4 | 31 | Walt Gilbert Walter Gilbert (American football) - Biography :Gilbert earned three varsity football letters and was a three time All-American at Auburn University. He starred at center, but also played linebacker. He became a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956. In 1981 Auburn began bestowing the Walter Gilbert Award to... |
Back | Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... |
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| 5 | 41 | Alex Drobnitch | Back | Denver | |||
| 6 | 51 | Bill Guckeyson Bill Guckeyson John William "Bill" Guckeyson was an American athlete and military aviator. He was the first University of Maryland football player selected in the NFL Draft. Guckeyson was killed in combat as a fighter pilot during the Second World War.... |
Back | Maryland Maryland Terrapins football The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
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| 7 | 61 | Herb Barna Babe Barna Herbert Paul "Babe" Barna was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , New York Giants and Boston Red Sox . Barna batted left-handed and threw right-handed... |
Guard | West Virginia University of West Virginia The University of West Virginia was an educational authority formed by the West Virginia Legislature on July 1, 1989, to oversee the operation of the state's graduate and doctoral degree-granting institutions. It was abolished on June 30, 2000... |
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| 8 | 71 | Nestor Hennon | Back | Carnegie-Mellon | |||
| 9 | 81 | Paul Fanning | Back | Kansas State | |||
| 10 | 91 | Ray Antil | Back | Minnesota |
Regular Season
The Eagles 1937 NFL season1937 NFL season
The 1937 NFL season was the 18th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Rams joined the league as an expansion team. Meanwhile, the Redskins relocated from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C....
started on September 5 and ended 11 weeks later on November 14. The Eagles would play 4 games at home and 7 games on the road.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 5, 1937 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | L 27–14 |
| 2 | September 10, 1937 | 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 13–7 |
| 3 | September 21, 1937 | Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
L 21–3 |
| 4 | September 26, 1937 | Chicago Cardinals | T 6–6 |
| 5 | October 3, 1937 | 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 16–7 |
| 6 | October 10, 1937 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 14–0 |
| 7 | October 17, 1937 | 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 21–0 |
| 8 | October 24, 1937 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 10–7 |
| 9 | October 31, 1937 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | L 16–7 |
| 10 | November 7, 1937 | 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... |
W 14–10 |
| 11 | November 14, 1937 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 37–7 |
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... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins 1937 Washington Redskins season The Boston Redskins moved to Washington D.C. in 1937 to become the Washington Redskins. They began with the team trying to improve on their 7–5 record from 1936... |
8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 195 | 120 | W-3 |
| New York Giants 1937 New York Giants season The 1937 New York Giants season was the thirteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 128 | 109 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season - Week 1 : Philadelphia Eagles :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 8,588* Referee:Scoring Drives:... |
4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 122 | 145 | L-1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their eighth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3-8-1, losing only seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 82 | 174 | T-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 86 | 177 | L-1 |
NFL Playoffs
With a 2–8–1 record in 1937, the Eagles do not make the playoffs and play in the 1937 NFL Championship Game. The Washington Redskins defeated Chicago Bears in Chicago.1937 Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)A List of the 1937 Philadelphia Eagles.
| 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... > | 42 | Coach | 1937 record 2–8–1 |
NFL-Eagles Lifetime 3–19–1 |
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| 25 | HB-WB-DB-BB | 10 | 6 | 210 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 190 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | T | 11 | 11 | 219 | 6–3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 27 | E | 10 | 8 | 201 | 6–1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 | T | 2 | 1 | 225 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | T | 10 | 5 | 242 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 25 | B | 6 | 5 | 193 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 30 | B | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6–1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 27 | C | 9 | 3 | 227 | 6–4 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 28 | E-DE | 11 | 11 | 190 | 5–9 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 24 | T | 1 | 1 | 235 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 22 | G-C | 11 | 8 | 226 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | QB | 8 | 0 | 170 | 5–9 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| ? | B | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 194 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 27 | B | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6–0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 28 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 209 | 6–1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 26 | HB | 9 | 3 | 200 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | G-C-T | 3 | 0 | 233 | 5–11 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | B | 11 | 11 | 181 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | E | 11 | 3 | 189 | 6–1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | G-DE | 9 | 1 | 194 | 5–9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 28 | C-G | 11 | 8 | 214 | 5–11 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 | E | 9 | 1 | 210 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 29 | G-T | 3 | 1 | 210 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 23 | FB-LB | 11 | 11 | 226 | 6–1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | T | 10 | 3 | 218 | 6–3 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 24 | G | 11 | 11 | 214 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 29 | G-T | 2 | 1 | 208 | 5–8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 32 Players Team Average |
24.6 | 11 | 207.2 | 6–0.1 | 1.6 |