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| 1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) 5th place Eastern Division 1-10-0 .091 |
| Head Coach: Bert Bell |
| Assistant Coach | Jim MacMurdo |
| Assistant Coach | Heinie Miller |
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 9/5/1940 | H | Chicago Bears | 21-27 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 35000 | First Round Playoff | |
| Sun | 9/15/1940 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-27 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 11657 | ||
| Sun | 9/22/1940 | A | Cleveland Rams | 13-21 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 15941 | ||
| Sat | 9/28/1940 | H | New York Giants | 14-20 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 26431 | ||
| Fri | 10/4/1940 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17-30 | L | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 24008 | ||
| Sun | 10/13/1940 | A | New York Giants | 7-17 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 30317 | ||
| Sun | 10/20/1940 | H | Washington Redskins | 17-34 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 26083 | ||
| Sat | 10/26/1940 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7-21 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 6500 | ||
| Thu | 10/31/1940 | A | Wilmington Clippers | 14-16 | L | Wilmington, DE | Wilmington Park | 6000 | Postponed from 10/30 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1940 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-7 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 9556 | ||
| Sun | 11/17/1940 | H | Detroit Lions | 0-21 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 6327 | ||
| Thu | 11/28/1940 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 4200 | ||
| Sun | 12/1/1940 | A | Washington Redskins | 6-13 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 25838 |
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jay Arnold | LOH-DB | 6-1 | 210 | 28 | Texas | 9 | 3 |
| 35 | Dick Bassi | ROG-DG | 5-11 | 214 | 25 | Santa Clara | 11 | 9 |
| 36 | Joe Bukant | LOH-DB | 5-11 | 216 | 25 | Washington-St. Louis | 11 | 4 |
| 17 | Joe Carter | ROE-DE | 6-1 | 201 | 30 | Austin; Jefferson | 6 | 4 |
| 21 | Chuck Cherundolo | C-LB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Penn State | 11 | 5 |
| 37 | John Cole | ROH-DB | 5-9 | 194 | 25 | St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania) | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | Ray George | ROT-DT | 6-0 | 229 | 24 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Jerry Ginney | OG-DG | 5-10 | 217 | 24 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Maurice Harper | C-LB | 6-4 | 227 | 26 | Austin | 9 | 6 |
| 29 | Billy Hughes | ROG-DG | 6-1 | 226 | 25 | Texas | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | Elmer Kolberg | ROH-DB | 6-4 | 201 | 24 | Oregon State | 10 | 5 |
| 76 | Les McDonald | LOE-DE | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | Nebraska | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Franny Murray | ROH-DB | 6-0 | 204 | 25 | Pennsylvania | 11 | 6 |
| 40 | Chuck Newton | LOH-DB | 6-0 | 204 | 24 | Washington | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Davey O'Brien | QB-DB | 5-7 | 150 | 23 | Texas Christian | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Herschel Ramsey | LOE-DE | 6-0 | 196 | 29 | Texas Tech | 11 | 8 |
| 45 | Dick Riffle | FB-LB | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Albright | 11 | 6 |
| 41 | Ted Schmitt | LOG-DG | 5-11 | 219 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | George Somers | LOT-DT | 6-2 | 253 | 25 | La Salle | 11 | 7 |
| 25 | Russ Thompson | LOT-DT | 6-5 | 249 | 28 | Chadron State; Nebraska | 11 | 5 |
| 27 | Milt Trost | LOT-DT | 6-1 | 206 | 27 | Marquette | 7 | 2 |
| 39 | Foster Watkins | QB-DB | 5-9 | 166 | 24 | West Texas A&M | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | Clem Woltman | LOT-DT | 6-1 | 214 | 26 | Purdue | 10 | 3 |
| 44 | Frank Emmons | FB-LB | 6-1 | 208 | 22 | Oregon | 11 | 5 |
| 20 | Elmer Hackney | FB | 6-1 | 202 | 24 | Kansas State | 8 | 1 |
| 30 | Don Looney | LOE-DE | 6-2 | 182 | 24 | Texas Christian | 11 | 8 |
| 31 | Phil Ragazzo | ROT-DT | 6-0 | 216 | 25 | Western Reserve | 6 | 5 |
| 48 | Elbie Schultz | LOG-DG | 6-4 | 252 | 23 | Oregon State | 11 | 3 |
| 59 | Joe Wendlick | LOE-DE | 6-0 | 213 | 25 | Oregon State | 9 | 2 |
| DRAFT LIST | Round | Overall | Pos | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George McAfee | 1 | 2 | B | Duke | |
| Johnny Schiechl | 2 | 13 | C | Santa Clara | |
| Dick Favor | 3 | 17 | B | Oklahoma | |
| Elbie Schultz | 4 | 28 | G | Oregon State | |
| Frank Emmons | 5 | 32 | B | Oregon | |
| Saul Singer | 6 | 43 | T | Arkansas | |
| Hal Pegg | 7 | 52 | C | Bucknell | |
| Don Looney | 8 | 63 | E | Texas Christian | |
| Don Jones | 9 | 72 | B | Washington | |
| Frank Maher | 10 | 83 | B | Toledo | |
| Elmer Hackney | 11 | 92 | B | Kansas State | |
| Durwood Horner | 12 | 103 | E | Texas Christian | |
| Ted Hennis | 13 | 112 | B | Purdue | |
| Bill Bunsen | 14 | 123 | B | Kansas | |
| Don Crumbaker | 15 | 132 | E | Kansas State | |
| J.R. Green | 16 | 143 | T | Rice | |
| Jim Molnar | 17 | 152 | B | Bradley | |
| Ernie Schwotzer | 18 | 163 | G | Boston College | |
| Bill Schneller | 19 | 172 | B | Mississippi | |
| Bill DeBord | 20 | 183 | T | Kansas State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 16 | 27 | 14 | 54 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 46 | 64 | 36 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rushing | Passing | Penalty | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 122 | 40 | 72 | 10 | / % | / % | 215 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 115 | / % | / % |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Looney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Dick Riffle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Frank Emmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| George Somers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Joe Bukant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Cole | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Elmer Hackney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Franny Murray | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Davey O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Foster Watkins | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 111 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 23 | 28 | 82.1 | 6 | 1 | 211 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cole | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Franny Murray | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| George Somers | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| Team Totals | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 0/ | 0/ | 4/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Riffle | 81 | 238 | 2.9 | 4 | |
| Elmer Hackney | 32 | 101 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Frank Emmons | 29 | 77 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| John Cole | 26 | 75 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Joe Bukant | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Jay Arnold | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Franny Murray | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| Ted Schmitt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Les McDonald | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Carter | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Don Looney | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Foster Watkins | 14 | -76 | -5.4 | 0 | |
| Davey O'Brien | 100 | -180 | -1.8 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 317 | 298 | 0.9 | 8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 460 | 1778 | 3.9 | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davey O'Brien | 277 | 124 | 44.8 | 136 | 1290 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 5 | 1.8 | 17 | 6.1 | 39.2 | ||||
| Foster Watkins | 85 | 28 | 32.9 | 54 | 565 | 6.6 | 20.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 3 | 3.5 | 46.4 | ||||
| Team Totals | 362 | 152 | 42.0 | 190 | 1855 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 6 | 1.7 | 20 | 5.5 | 40.9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 151 | 80 | 53.0 | 59 | 1012 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 9 | 6.0 | 12 | 7.9 | 60.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Looney | 58 | 707 | 12.2 | 4 | |
| Herschel Ramsey | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Les McDonald | 14 | 289 | 20.6 | 0 | |
| Joe Carter | 12 | 201 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Franny Murray | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| Dick Riffle | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Joe Wendlick | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Jay Arnold | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| Elmer Kolberg | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Frank Emmons | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| John Cole | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Elmer Hackney | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Bukant | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chuck Newton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ted Schmitt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 152 | 1855 | 12.2 | 6 | |
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 1012 | 12.7 | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davey O'Brien | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Franny Murray | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Kolberg | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chuck Newton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Bukant | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Herschel Ramsey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jay Arnold | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chuck Cherundolo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davey O'Brien | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 56 | 0 | |||||
| Elmer Kolberg | 10 | 401 | 40.1 | 50 | 0 | |||||
| Joe Bukant | 15 | 568 | 37.9 | 52 | 0 | |||||
| Franny Murray | 30 | 1098 | 36.6 | 50 | 0 | |||||
| Dick Riffle | 14 | 479 | 34.2 | 48 | 0 | |||||
| John Cole | 10 | 336 | 33.6 | 66 | 0 | |||||
| Foster Watkins | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 35 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 87 | 3173 | 36.5 | 66 | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 74 | 2781 | 37.6 | 85 | 2 | 393 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 393 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 667 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Looney | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 14 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 0 |
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