1940 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) |
5th place Eastern Division 1-10-0 .091 |
Head Coach: Bert Bell |
Jim MacMurdo | Assistant Coach |
Heinie Miller | Assistant Coach |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Thu | 9/5/1940 | H | Chicago Bears | 21-27 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 35000 | |
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 | |
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 |
Game Score Notes | ||
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9/5/1940 | Chicago Bears | First Round Playoff |
10/31/1940 | Wilmington Clippers | Postponed from 10/30 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
34 | Jay Arnold | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 6-1 | 210 | 28 | Texas | 9 | 3 |
35 | Dick Bassi | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 5-11 | 214 | 25 | Santa Clara | 11 | 9 |
36 | Joe Bukant | LOH-LDH-FB-LB | 5-11 | 216 | 25 | Washington-St. Louis | 11 | 4 |
17 | Joe Carter | ROE-DE | 6-1 | 201 | 31 | Austin; Jefferson | 6 | 4 |
21 | Chuck Cherundolo | C-LB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Penn State | 11 | 5 |
37 | John Cole | FB-LB-ROH-RDH | 5-9 | 194 | 25 | St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania) | 7 | 1 |
44 | Frank Emmons | FB-LB-LOH-LDH | 6-1 | 208 | 22 | Oregon | 11 | 5 |
23 | Ray George | ROT-RDT | 6-0 | 229 | 24 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
31 | Jerry Ginney | OG-DG | 5-10 | 217 | 24 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 |
20 | Elmer Hackney | FB-LB | 6-1 | 202 | 24 | Kansas State | 8 | 1 |
10 | Maurice Harper | C-LB | 6-4 | 227 | 26 | Austin | 9 | 6 |
29 | Billy Hughes | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 226 | 25 | Texas | 7 | 6 |
16 | Elmer Kolberg | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 6-4 | 201 | 24 | Oregon State | 10 | 5 |
30 | Don Looney | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 182 | 24 | Texas Christian | 11 | 8 |
76 | Les McDonald | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | Nebraska | 9 | 0 |
11 | Franny Murray | ROH-RDH-LOH-RDH | 6-0 | 204 | 25 | Pennsylvania | 11 | 6 |
40 | Chuck Newton | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 204 | 24 | Washington | 3 | 2 |
8 | Davey O'Brien | QB-S | 5-7 | 150 | 23 | Texas Christian | 11 | 11 |
31 | Phil Ragazzo | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 6-0 | 216 | 25 | Western Reserve | 6 | 5 |
12 | Herschel Ramsey | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 196 | 29 | Texas Tech | 11 | 8 |
45 | Dick Riffle | FB-LB-LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Albright | 11 | 6 |
41 | Ted Schmitt | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG-OT-DT | 5-11 | 219 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 2 |
48 | Elbie Schultz | LOG-LDG | 6-4 | 252 | 23 | Oregon State | 11 | 3 |
19 | George Somers | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 253 | 25 | La Salle | 11 | 7 |
25 | Russ Thompson | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 6-5 | 249 | 28 | Chadron State; Nebraska | 11 | 5 |
27 | Milt Trost | LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 206 | 27 | Marquette | 7 | 2 |
39 | Foster Watkins | QB-S | 5-9 | 166 | 24 | West Texas A&M | 10 | 0 |
59 | Joe Wendlick | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 213 | 25 | Oregon State | 9 | 2 |
15 | Clem Woltman | LOT-LDT-LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG-ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 214 | 26 | Purdue | 10 | 3 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 2 | George McAfee | B | Duke |
2 | 13 | Johnny Schiechl | C | Santa Clara |
3 | 17 | Dick Favor | B | Oklahoma |
4 | 28 | Elbie Schultz | G | Oregon State |
5 | 32 | Frank Emmons | B | Oregon |
6 | 43 | Saul Singer | T | Arkansas |
7 | 52 | Hal Pegg | C | Bucknell |
8 | 63 | Don Looney | E | Texas Christian |
9 | 72 | Don Jones | B | Washington |
10 | 83 | Frank Maher | B | Toledo |
11 | 92 | Elmer Hackney | B | Kansas State |
12 | 103 | Durwood Horner | E | Texas Christian |
13 | 112 | Ted Hennis | B | Purdue |
14 | 123 | Bill Bunsen | B | Kansas |
15 | 132 | Don Crumbaker | E | Kansas State |
16 | 143 | J.R. Green | T | Rice |
17 | 152 | Jim Molnar | B | Bradley |
18 | 163 | Ernie Schwotzer | G | Boston College |
19 | 172 | Bill Schneller | B | Mississippi |
20 | 183 | Bill DeBord | 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 | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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