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1947 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)

1st place • Eastern Division • 8-4-0 .667
Playoff Statistics
1947 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Greasy Neale
Charley EwartBackfield
John KellisonLine
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Fri9/5/1947NChicago Cardinals21-38LBuffalo, NYWar Memorial Stadium16282
Sat9/13/1947HChicago Bears10-13LPhiladelphia, PAFranklin Field61000
Wed9/17/1947ABethlehem Bulldogs42-7WBethlehem, PALiberty Stadium8500
Sun9/28/1947HWashington Redskins45-42WPhiladelphia, PAMunicipal Stadium35406
Sun10/5/1947HNew York Giants23-0WPhiladelphia, PAShibe Park29823
Sun10/12/1947AChicago Bears7-40LChicago, ILWrigley Field34338
Sun10/19/1947APittsburgh Steelers24-35LPittsburgh, PAForbes Field33538
Sun10/26/1947HLos Angeles Rams14-7WPhiladelphia, PAShibe Park36364
Sun11/2/1947AWashington Redskins38-14WWashington, DCGriffith Stadium36591
Sun11/9/1947ANew York Giants41-24WNew York, NYPolo Grounds29016
Sun11/16/1947HBoston Yanks32-0WPhiladelphia, PAShibe Park26498
Sun11/23/1947ABoston Yanks14-21LBoston, MAFenway Park15368
Sun11/30/1947HPittsburgh Steelers21-0WPhiladelphia, PAShibe Park37218
Sun12/7/1947HChicago Cardinals21-45LPhiladelphia, PAShibe Park32322
Sun12/14/1947HGreen Bay Packers28-14WPhiladelphia, PAShibe Park24216
Eastern Division Playoff
Sun12/21/1947APittsburgh Steelers21-0WPittsburgh, PAForbes Field35729
League Championship
Sun12/28/1947AChicago Cardinals21-28LChicago, ILComiskey Park30759

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
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Neill Armstrong80LOE-LDE6-218921Oklahoma State121
Al Baisi63C-LB6-021530West Virginia31
Alf Bauman73OT-DT6-222827Northwestern20
Larry Cabrelli84OE-DE5-1019430Colgate60
T.J. Campion72OT-DT6-222529Southeastern Louisiana40
Russ Craft33LDH-RDH-ROH5-917428Alabama1111
Noble Doss45ROH-LDH6-018927Texas106
Otis Douglas71LOT-LDT6-122436William & Mary124
Jack Ferrante83LOE-LDE6-119731none1110
Johnny Green89LOE-LDE6-119226Kilgore JC; Tulsa1212
Roger Harding72DT-C6-221124California70
Jack Hinkle43HB6-019530Syracuse30
Dick Humbert81RDE-DH-ROE6-117929Richmond116
Jim Kekeris77LOT-LDT6-126624Missouri111
Bucko Kilroy76ROG-RDG6-224326Temple1212
Ben Kish44LLB-FB6-020730Pittsburgh1212
Vic Lindskog52C-LB?6-120333Stanford99
Jay MacDowell88LOT-LDT6-221728Washington123
Art Macioszczyk31FB-LB5-920827Western Michigan123
Bill Mackrides39QB-S5-1118222Nevada-Reno80
Duke Maronic61OG-DG5-920926none40
Pat McHugh49RDH5-1116628Georgia Tech105
Joe Muha36LLB-FB6-120526Virginia Military Institute129
Cliff Patton65LOG-LDG-K6-224024Texas Christian1212
Pete Pihos35ROE-LDE6-121124Indiana1212
Hal Prescott86RDE6-119927Hardin-Simmons116
Bosh Pritchard30ROH-RDH5-1116428Virginia Military Institute; Georgia Tech125
Vic Sears79LOT-LDT6-322329Oregon State88
Allie Sherman10QB-S5-1117024Brooklyn120
Ernie Steele37S-LOH6-018730Washington1212
Gil Steinke41ROH-RDH6-017528Texas A&M-Kingsville65
Don Talcott62OG-DG-OT-DT6-223526Nevada-Reno80
Tommy Thompson11QB6-119229Tulsa1212
Steve Van Buren15LOH-LDH6-020527Louisiana State127
Don Weedon60OG-DG5-1122028Texas120
Boyd Williams51C-LB6-321825Syracuse60
Al Wistert70ROT-RDT6-121427Michigan1212
Alex Wojciechowicz53RLB-C5-1121732Fordham1212
John Wyhonic66ROG-RLB6-021328Alabama122
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
18Neill ArmstrongEOklahoma State
319Bill MackridesBNevada-Reno
530George SavitskyTPennsylvania
751Tony YovicsinEMiami (Florida)
861Al SatterfieldTVanderbilt
971Bob LeonettiGWake Forest
1080Ulysses CornoggTWake Forest
1191Alex SarkisianCNorthwestern
12102Jerry D'ArcyCTulsa
13110John HambergerTSouthern Methodist
14121Al JohnsonBHardin-Simmons
15132Joe CookBHardin-Simmons
16140Jeff DurkotaBPenn State
17152Hub ShurtzTLouisiana State
18161Bill BellBMuhlenberg
19170T.J. CampionTSoutheastern Louisiana
20182Fred HallGLouisiana State
21191Jim ClaytonTWyoming
22200George BlomquistENorth Carolina State
23212Joe HaynesGTulsa
24221Stanton HenseEXavier
25230Johnny KellyBRice
26242H.J. RobertsGRice
27251Phil CutchinBKentucky
28261Charley WakefieldTStanford
29272Dick LangenbeckTCincinnati
30281Bernie WinklerTTexas Tech
31288Bill StephensTBaylor
32298Mike KaloshEWisconsin-LaCrosse
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals88668272308
Opponents Totals246647105242
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2031096826/ %/ %92848
Opponents Totals188758627/ %/ %1101017
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Steve Van Buren140000084
Pete Pihos80000048
Cliff Patton0364090.031421.4045
Jack Ferrante40000024
Bosh Pritchard40000024
Joe Muha2001520.0015
Neill Armstrong20000012
Pat McHugh20000012
Tommy Thompson20000012
Russ Craft1000006
Bill Mackrides1000006
Allie Sherman1000006
Ernie Steele1000006
Gil Steinke1000006
Jim Kekeris02366.7010.002
Team Totals43384388.442020.00308
Opponents Totals34323494.121020.00242
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Cliff Patton31421.40173/110/10/10/10/0
Joe Muha1520.00400/40/00/01/10/0
Jim Kekeris010.000/10/00/00/00/0
Team Totals42020.00403/160/10/11/20/0
Opponents Totals21020.01/1/0/0/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Steve Van Buren21710084.64513
Bosh Pritchard692944.3311
Pat McHugh221717.8412
Ernie Steele261385.3491
Joe Muha271074.028t1
Art Macioszczyk301043.5110
Tommy Thompson23522.3162
Gil Steinke16503.1150
Noble Doss11454.1200
Allie Sherman17171.0160
Jack Hinkle122.020
Russ Craft5-1-0.240
Ben Kish3-1-0.3-10
Bill Mackrides7-15-2.121
Team Totals47419714.24921
Opponents Totals38013293.512
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Tommy Thompson20110652.78016808.415.869t168.0157.5126155476.3
Bill Mackrides17847.16583.47.315211.8317.694955.1
Allie Sherman5240.02234.611.51300.0120.0002315.0
Team Totals22311652.08817617.915.269t188.1198.569.7
Opponents Totals33415145.216024107.216.0195.7236.960.1
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Pete Pihos2338216.666t7
Jack Ferrante1834118.954t4
Neill Armstrong1719711.6462
Bosh Pritchard1631519.769t3
Dick Humbert1313910.7190
Steve Van Buren9798.8350
Ernie Steele46215.5440
Gil Steinke49022.560t1
Art Macioszczyk3206.780
Russ Craft26633.0341
Noble Doss2178.5190
Pat McHugh2168.0100
Ben Kish11212.0120
Joe Muha11010.0100
Hal Prescott11515.0150
Team Totals116176115.269t18
Opponents Totals151241016.019
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Ernie Steele610317.2420
Pat McHugh35217.3480
Hal Prescott351.750
Noble Doss23115.5230
Dick Humbert2126.0120
Ben Kish13737.0370
Gil Steinke11717.0170
Vic Lindskog11515.0150
Bosh Pritchard11212.0120
Alex Wojciechowicz133.030
Russ Craft100.000
Steve Van Buren100.000
Team Totals2328712.5480
Opponents Totals1923612.42
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Joe Muha53230343.57502
Ben Kish830137.64700
Bosh Pritchard26432.03600
Team Totals63266842.3750235031.5
Opponents Totals70269038.4741169028.0
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Ernie Steele1118316.6420
Pat McHugh1015615.669t1
Bosh Pritchard2427111.3300
Gil Steinke66911.5300
Pete Pihos12626.026t1
Vic Sears166.060
Russ Craft155.050
Team Totals5471613.369t2
Opponents Totals3235010.9230
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Steve Van Buren1338229.495t1
Bosh Pritchard814818.5270
Jack Ferrante79914.1340
Joe Muha35518.3240
Pat McHugh35016.7300
Neill Armstrong33812.7150
Art Macioszczyk23618.0180
Ernie Steele2178.5140
Pete Pihos11717.0170
Ben Kish11010.0100
Gil Steinke122.020
Team Totals4485419.495t1
Opponents Totals4998920.294t1
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Neill Armstrong100000
Russ Craft0001100
Jack Ferrante0001100
Frank Kilroy0020200
Ben Kish301100
Art Macioszczyk220210
Bill Mackrides3202-10
Pat McHugh740400
Joe Muha101121
Pete Pihos101160
Hal Prescott0002220
Bosh Pritchard100000
Vic Sears0001100
Allie Sherman2101-90
Ernie Steele3202-40
Gil Steinke320200
Tommy Thompson6718-10
Steve Van Buren4101-40
Al Wistert0002200
Alex Wojciechowicz0002250
Team Totals3714231336-31
Opponents Totals28131514290
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