1944 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) |
| 2nd place Eastern Division 7-1-2 .875 |
| Head Coach: Greasy Neale |
| John Kellison | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Tue | 9/12/1944 | H | Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | 22-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 20000 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1944 | A | Detroit Lions | 27-7 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 13702 | |
| Tue | 9/26/1944 | A | Boston Yanks | 28-7 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 25061 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1944 | N | Cleveland Rams | 7-7 | T | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 14753 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1944 | H | Washington Redskins | 31-31 | T | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 32548 | |
| Sat | 10/14/1944 | N | Green Bay Packers | 38-13 | W | Nashville, TN | Dudley Field | 20614 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1944 | H | Boston Yanks | 38-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 24638 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1944 | A | New York Giants | 24-17 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 42639 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1944 | A | Brooklyn Tigers | 21-7 | W | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 15289 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1944 | H | New York Giants | 21-21 | T | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 33248 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1944 | A | Washington Redskins | 37-7 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 35540 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1944 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-28 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 34035 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1944 | H | Brooklyn Tigers | 34-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 13467 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1944 | H | Cleveland Rams | 26-13 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 24123 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 63 | Bruno Banducci | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 216 | 23 | Stanford | 10 | 9 |
| 33 | Jack Banta | LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 191 | 27 | Southern California | 7 | 2 |
| 49 | Mel Bleeker | ROH-RDH-FB-LB | 5-10 | 189 | 24 | Southern California | 9 | 3 |
| 84 | Larry Cabrelli | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 5-10 | 194 | 27 | Colgate | 9 | 9 |
| 75 | Rocco Canale | LOT-LDT | 5-11 | 240 | 24 | Boston College | 9 | 1 |
| 67 | Enio Conti | LOG-LDG | 5-11 | 204 | 31 | Bucknell | 8 | 5 |
| 88 | John Durko | OE-DE | 6-4 | 235 | 29 | Albright | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | Carl Fagioli | OG-DG | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | none | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Jack Ferrante | LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 197 | 28 | none | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | Bob Friedman | LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Washington | 10 | 8 |
| 85 | Charlie Gauer | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 213 | 23 | Colgate | 8 | 4 |
| 43 | Jack Hinkle | ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Syracuse | 10 | 7 |
| 32 | Tommy Jarvi | HB-DH | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 243 | 23 | Temple | 10 | 4 |
| 44 | Ben Kish | FB-LB-ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 207 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 10 |
| 27 | Ted Laux | QB-S | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania) | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Vic Lindskog | C-LB | 6-1 | 203 | 30 | Stanford | 7 | 4 |
| 31 | Art Macioszczyk | FB-LB | 5-9 | 208 | 24 | Western Michigan | 10 | 0 |
| 62 | Mike Mandarino | OT-DT-C-LB-OG-DG | 5-11 | 240 | 23 | La Salle | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | Bap Manzini | C-LB | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | St. Vincent | 9 | 6 |
| 61 | Duke Maronic | OG-DG-OT-DT | 5-9 | 209 | 23 | none | 10 | 0 |
| 81 | Don McDonald | OE-DE | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 |
| 60 | Eddie Michaels | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 5-11 | 205 | 30 | Villanova | 10 | 6 |
| 69 | Tom Miller | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 202 | 26 | Hampden-Sydney | 9 | 3 |
| 81 | Walt Nowak | OE-DE | 5-11 | 185 | 29 | Villanova | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Allie Sherman | QB-S | 5-11 | 170 | 21 | Brooklyn | 10 | 0 |
| 37 | Ernie Steele | LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 187 | 27 | Washington | 9 | 2 |
| Johnny Tosi | OT-DT | 5-10 | 225 | 31 | Niagara | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | Steve Van Buren | LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Louisiana State | 9 | 6 |
| 70 | Al Wistert | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 214 | 24 | Michigan | 8 | 7 |
| 81 | John Yovicsin | OE-DE | 6-3 | 195 | 26 | Gettysburg | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Roy Zimmerman | QB-S | 6-2 | 201 | 26 | San Jose State | 10 | 10 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Steve Van Buren | B | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 20 | Loren La Prade | G | Stanford |
| 5 | 36 | Joe Parker | E | Texas |
| 6 | 52 | Hillery Horne | T | Mississippi State |
| 7 | 58 | Vic Kulbitski | B | Minnesota |
| 8 | 74 | George Phillips | B | UCLA |
| 9 | 80 | Paul Sarringhaus | B | Ohio State |
| 10 | 96 | John Perko | G | Notre Dame |
| 11 | 102 | Elliott Ormsbee | B | Bradley |
| 12 | 118 | Earle Parsons | B | Southern California |
| 13 | 124 | Bob Hanzlik | E | Wisconsin |
| 14 | 140 | Jim Talley | C | Louisiana State |
| 15 | 146 | Dom Fusci | T | South Carolina |
| 16 | 162 | Johnny Green | E | Tulsa |
| 17 | 168 | Jackie Freeman | B | William & Mary |
| 18 | 184 | Joe Kane | B | Pennsylvania |
| 19 | 190 | Tony Schiro | G | Santa Clara |
| 20 | 206 | Norm Michael | B | Syracuse |
| 21 | 212 | Eddie Kulakowski | T | West Virginia |
| 22 | 228 | Al Postus | B | Villanova |
| 23 | 234 | Milt Smith | E | UCLA |
| 24 | 250 | Earl Klapstein | T | Pacific |
| 25 | 256 | Bob Frisbee | B | Stanford |
| 26 | 272 | Ed Eiden | B | Scranton |
| 27 | 278 | Barney Burdick | E | Creighton |
| 28 | 294 | Nick Daukas | T | Dartmouth |
| 29 | 300 | Pasquale Darone | G | Boston College |
| 30 | 316 | Bill Clark | T | Colorado College |
| 31 | 322 | Pete Pasko | E | East Stroudsburg |
| 32 | 328 | Myron Majewski | T | American International |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 69 | 88 | 48 | 62 | |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 29 | 19 | 42 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 110 | 73 | 27 | 10 | / % | / % | 66 | 523 | |
| Opponents Totals | 86 | 43 | 35 | 8 | / % | / % | 79 | 570 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | 3 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 62 |
| Mel Bleeker | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Steve Van Buren | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Ernie Steele | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jack Banta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jack Hinkle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ben Kish | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Larry Cabrelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Durko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Ferrante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vic Lindskog | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Allie Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 33 | 37 | 89.2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 267 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 131 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 49 | 0/ | 1/ | 2/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| Team Totals | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 49 | 0/ | 1/ | 2/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 26 | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Van Buren | 80 | 444 | 5.6 | 70t | 5 |
| Jack Hinkle | 92 | 421 | 4.6 | 26 | 2 |
| Mel Bleeker | 60 | 315 | 5.3 | 37 | 4 |
| Ernie Steele | 59 | 247 | 4.2 | 56t | 5 |
| Jack Banta | 38 | 198 | 5.2 | 60t | 3 |
| Ben Kish | 22 | 96 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Art Macioszczyk | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Tommy Jarvi | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Laux | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Cabrelli | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Allie Sherman | 22 | -42 | -1.9 | 17 | 1 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 26 | -84 | -3.2 | 5 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 424 | 1661 | 3.9 | 70t | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 321 | 558 | 1.7 | 6 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | 105 | 39 | 39 | 56 | 785 | 7.5 | 20.1 | 75t | 8 | 7.6 | 10 | 9.5 | 50.0 | |||
| Allie Sherman | 31 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 156 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 23t | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 6.5 | 49.9 | |||
| Team Totals | 136 | 55 | 40.4 | 69 | 941 | 6.9 | 17.1 | 75t | 9 | 6.6 | 12 | 8.8 | 49.9 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 231 | 105 | 45.5 | 93 | 1379 | 6.0 | 13.1 | 12 | 5.2 | 33 | 14.3 | 42.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Cabrelli | 14 | 169 | 12.1 | 30t | 1 |
| Mel Bleeker | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | 75t | 4 |
| Tom Miller | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 49 | 0 |
| Ben Kish | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 45t | 1 |
| Don McDonald | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Jack Ferrante | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Art Macioszczyk | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 21 | 0 |
| John Durko | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Charlie Gauer | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jack Hinkle | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Banta | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Jarvi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ted Laux | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ernie Steele | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 55 | 941 | 17.1 | 75t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 105 | 1379 | 13.1 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Steele | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 62 | 0 |
| Steve Van Buren | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Ben Kish | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Hinkle | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Allie Sherman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Vic Lindskog | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Jack Banta | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Duke Maronic | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bap Manzini | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don McDonald | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Friedman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Gauer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Bleeker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Jarvi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 544 | 16.5 | 65t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 160 | 13.3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | 39 | 1531 | 39.3 | 61 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Jack Banta | 9 | 398 | 44.2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ben Kish | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Van Buren | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Allie Sherman | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ted Laux | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 55 | 2191 | 39.8 | 61 | 0 | 4? | 35.1 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 2826 | 39.8 | 76 | 2 | 4 | 563 | 31.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Van Buren | 15 | 230 | 15.3 | 55t | 1 | |
| Ernie Steele | 11 | 181 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jack Banta | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jack Hinkle | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Tommy Jarvi | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Art Macioszczyk | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Mel Bleeker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 563 | 13.7 | 55t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 264 | 10.2 | 27 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Van Buren | 8 | 266 | 33.3 | 97 | 1 | |
| Jack Hinkle | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Ernie Steele | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 51 | 0 | |
| Jack Banta | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ben Kish | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Tom Miller | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Art Macioszczyk | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 630 | 24.2 | 97 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals 0td? | 46 | 828 | 18.0 | 41 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 36 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 1 |
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