1937 Philadelphia Eagles season
{{short description|NFL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Philadelphia Eagles
| year = 1937
| record = 2–8–1
| division_place = 5th NFL Eastern
| coach = Bert Bell
| owner = Bert Bell
| stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| shortnavlink = Eagles seasons
}}
The 1937 Philadelphia Eagles season marked their fifth year in the National Football League (NFL). While the team improved on their previous output of 1–11, winning two games, it remained mired at the bottom of its division, missing the Championship Playoff for the fifth consecutive season.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1937.htm 1937 Philadelphia Eagles]
Off season
= NFL draft =
The 1937 NFL draft took place on December 12, 1936. It would be for 10 rounds, and teams would pick a total of 100 players.
The Eagles would have the 1st pick in the draft. They used this pick to choose, running up in the Heisman Trophy, Sam Francis, a back out of Nebraska. He never played a game for the Eagles but he played for the Chicago Bears.
= Player selections =
The table shows the Eagles selections, 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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| width=3% style="background:#006633;" |Rd | width=1% style="background:#006633;"|Pick # | width=15% style="background:#006633;"|Player | width=7% style="background:#006633;"|Position | style="background:#006633;"|College |
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| 1 | 1 | Sam Francis | Back | Nebraska |
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| 2 | 11 | Franny Murray | Back | Pennsylvania |
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| 3 | 21 | Drew Ellis | Tackle | TCU |
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| 4 | 31 | Walt Gilbert | Back | Auburn |
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| 5 | 41 | Alex Drobnitch | Back | Denver |
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| 6 | 51 | Bill Guckeyson | Back | Maryland |
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| 7 | 61 | Herb Barna | Guard | West Virginia |
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| 8 | 71 | Nestor Hennon | Back | Carnegie-Mellon |
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| 9 | 81 | Paul Fanning | Back | Kansas State |
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| 10 | 91 | Ray Antil | Back | Minnesota |
Regular season
The Eagles 1937 NFL season 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 =
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! 1 | September 5 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | L 14–27 | 0–1 |style="text-align: center;" |8,588 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193709050pit.htm Recap] | |
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! 2 | September 10 | L 7–13 | 0–2 |style="text-align: center;" |5,221 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193709100phi.htm Recap] | |
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! 3 | September 21 | L 3–21 | 0–3 | Municipal Stadium |style="text-align: center;" |3,107 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193709210phi.htm Recap] | |
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! 4 | September 26 | T 6–6 | 0–3–1 | Municipal Stadium |style="text-align: center;" |3,912 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193709260phi.htm Recap] | |
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! 5 | October 3 | L 7–16 | 0–4–1 | Municipal Stadium |style="text-align: center;" |12,127 Pro Football Reference has the crowd at 4,878, which is contradicted by the New York Daily News report, which calls this the largest home crowd of the year. | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193710030phi.htm Recap] |
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! 6 | October 10 | at Washington Redskins | W 14–0 | 1–4–1 |style="text-align: center;" |7,320 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193710100was.htm Recap] | |
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! 7 | October 17 | at New York Giants | L 0–21 | 1–5–1 |style="text-align: center;" |20,089 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193710170nyg.htm Recap] | |
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! 8 | October 24 | L 7–10 | 1–6–1 | Municipal Stadium |style="text-align: center;" |6,580 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193710240phi.htm Recap] | |
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! 9 | October 31 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | L 7–16 | 1–7–1 |style="text-align: center;" |2,772 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193710310pit.htm Recap] | |
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! 10 | November 7 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 14–10 |2–7–1 |style="text-align: center;" |8,373 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193711070bkn.htm Recap] | |
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! 11 | November 14 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–37 |2–8–1 |style="text-align: center;" |13,340 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193711140gnb.htm Recap] | |
Standings
{{1937 NFL Eastern standings}}
{{1937 NFL Western standings}}
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.
Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)
A List of the 1937 Philadelphia Eagles.
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| align=left| Bert Bell | 42 | Coach | 1937 record 2–8–1 | NFL-Eagles Lifetime 3–19–1 | 2nd | | ||||
| align=left|Pennsylvania | |||||||||
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| align=left|Jay Arnold | 25 | HB-WB-DB-BB | 10 | 6 | 210 | 6–1 | Rookie| | ||
| align=left|Texas | |||||||||
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| align=left|Winnie Baze | 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 190 | 5–11 | Rookie| | ||
| align=left|Missouri, Texas-El Paso | |||||||||
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| align=left|Art Buss | 26 | T | 11 | 11 | 219 | 6–3 | 3| | ||
| align=left|Michigan State | |||||||||
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| align=left|Joe Carter | 27 | E | 10 | 8 | 201 | 6–1 | 4| | ||
| align=left|Austin, SMU | |||||||||
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| align=left|Jack Dempsey | 25 | T | 2 | 1 | 225 | 6–2 | 1 | | ||
| align=left|Bucknell | |||||||||
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| align=left|Fritz Ferko | 25 | T | 10 | 5 | 242 | 6–1 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|Mount St. Mary's University | |||||||||
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| align=left|Glenn Frey | 25 | B | 6 | 5 | 193 | 5–11 | 1 | | ||
| align=left|Temple | |||||||||
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| align=left|Swede Hanson | 30 | B | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6–1 | 6 | | ||
| align=left|Temple | |||||||||
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| align=left|Maurice Harper | 27 | C | 9 | 3 | 227 | 6–4 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|Austin | |||||||||
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| align=left|Bill Hewitt | 28 | E-DE | 11 | 11 | 190 | 5–9 | 5 | | ||
| align=left|Michigan | |||||||||
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| align=left|Tex Holcomb | 24 | T | 1 | 1 | 235 | 6–2 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|Texas Tech | |||||||||
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| align=left|Bill Hughes | 22 | G-C | 11 | 8 | 226 | 6–1 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|Texas | |||||||||
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| align=left|Rabbit Keen | 23 | QB | 8 | 0 | 170 | 5–9 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|Arkansas | |||||||||
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| align=left|Charlie Knox | ? | B | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5–11 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|St. Edmonds | |||||||||
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| align=left|John Kusko | 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 194 | 5–11 | 1 | | ||
| align=left|Temple | |||||||||
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| align=left|Jim Leonard | 27 | B | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6–0 | 3 | | ||
| align=left|Notre Dame | |||||||||
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| align=left|Jim MacMurdo | 28 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 209 | 6–1 | 5 | | ||
| align=left|Pittsburgh | |||||||||
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| align=left|Bob Masters | 26 | HB | 9 | 3 | 200 | 5–11 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|Baylor | |||||||||
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| align=left|Forrest McPherson | 26 | G-C-T | 3 | 0 | 233 | 5–11 | 2 | | ||
| align=left|Nebraska | |||||||||
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| align=left|Emmett Mortell | 21 | B | 11 | 11 | 181 | 6–1 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|Notre Dame, Wisconsin | |||||||||
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| align=left|Joe Pilconis | 26 | E | 11 | 3 | 189 | 6–1 | 3 | | ||
| align=left|Temple | |||||||||
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| align=left|George Rado | 25 | G-DE | 9 | 1 | 194 | 5–9 | 2 | | ||
| align=left|Duquesne | |||||||||
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| align=left|Hank Reese | 28 | C-G | 11 | 8 | 214 | 5–11 | 4 | | ||
| align=left|Temple | |||||||||
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| align=left|Herb Roton | 24 | E | 9 | 1 | 210 | 6–2 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|Auburn | |||||||||
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| align=left|Jim Russell | 29 | G-T | 3 | 1 | 210 | 5–11 | 1 | | ||
| align=left|Temple | |||||||||
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| align=left|Dave Smukler | 23 | FB-LB | 11 | 11 | 226 | 6–1 | 1 | | ||
| align=left|Missouri, Temple | |||||||||
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| align=left|Ray Spillers | 25 | T | 10 | 3 | 218 | 6–3 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|Arkansas | |||||||||
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| align=left|Mule Stockton | 24 | G | 11 | 11 | 214 | 6–1 | Rookie | | ||
| align=left|McMurry | |||||||||
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| align=left|Vince Zizak | 29 | G-T | 2 | 1 | 208 | 5–8 | 3 | | ||
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| | 32 Players Team Average | 24.6 | 11 | 207.2 | 6–0.1 | 1.6 |
Postseason
With a record of 2–8–1 the Philadelphia Eagles failed to make it to the NFL Championship game
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1937 NFL season by team}}
{{Philadelphia Eagles seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1937 Philadelphia Eagles Season}}