1958 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) |
| 5th place • Eastern Conference • 2-9-1 .182 |
| Head Coach: Buck Shaw |
| Bruno Banducci | Line |
| Bob Bronzan | Assistant Coach |
| Jerry Williams | Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/16/1958 | H | Baltimore Colts | 30-28 | W | Hershey, PA | Hershey Stadium | 16894 | |
| Sun | 8/24/1958 | N | Chicago Bears | 0-3 | L | Columbus, OH | Ohio State Fairgrounds Stadium | 15365 | |
| Mon | 9/1/1958 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-20 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 17857 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1958 | N | Washington Redskins | 31-35 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 26242 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1958 | N | Detroit Lions | 31-24 | W | Norman, OK | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 61000 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1958 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 31-28 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 33398 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1958 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-24 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 36853 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1958 | H | New York Giants | 27-24 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 23178 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1958 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-24 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 23153 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1958 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 24-30 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 33110 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1958 | A | Green Bay Packers | 35-38 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 31043 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1958 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 21-21 | T | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 17486 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1958 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-31 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 26306 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1958 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 49-21 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 18315 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1958 | A | Cleveland Browns | 14-28 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 51319 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1958 | A | New York Giants | 10-24 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 35438 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1958 | H | Cleveland Browns | 14-21 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 36773 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1958 | A | Washington Redskins | 0-20 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 22621 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 33 | LOH-FB | 5-11 | 201 | 23 | Wake Forest | 12 | 12 |
| Chuck Bednarik | 60 | C-LLB | 6-3 | 233 | 33 | Pennsylvania | 12 | 12 |
| Eddie Bell | 81 | LDH-RS | 6-1 | 212 | 27 | Pennsylvania | 12 | 8 |
| Dick Bielski | 36 | ROE | 6-1 | 224 | 26 | Maryland | 12 | 10 |
| Hal Bradley | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Iowa | 12 | 12 |
| Tom Brookshier | 40 | RDH | 6-0 | 196 | 27 | Colorado | 11 | 11 |
| Marion Campbell | 78 | RDE-RDT | 6-3 | 250 | 29 | Georgia | 11 | 6 |
| Ed Cooke | 86 | LDE | 6-4 | 248 | 23 | Maryland | 7 | 5 |
| Bob Hudson | 42 | LDH-MLB-LS | 6-4 | 225 | 28 | Clemson | 11 | 8 |
| Ken Huxhold | 63 | ROG | 6-1 | 226 | 29 | Wisconsin | 12 | 11 |
| Proverb Jacobs | 67 | LOT-ROT | 6-4 | 258 | 23 | Modesto JC; California | 12 | 7 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 9 | QB | 5-11 | 202 | 24 | Duke | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie Khayat | 73 | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Millsaps; Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Tulane | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Koman | 68 | RLB | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | North Carolina | 12 | 12 |
| Walt Kowalczyk | 43 | FB-RDH | 6-0 | 208 | 23 | Michigan State | 12 | 1 |
| Galen Laack | 64 | ROG | 6-0 | 230 | 27 | Pacific | 8 | 1 |
| Tom Louderback | 61 | LLB | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | Santa Rosa JC; San Jose State | 12 | 6 |
| Tommy McDonald | 25 | ROH-OE | 5-9 | 176 | 24 | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 |
| Ed Meadows | 66 | RDE | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | Duke | 12 | 6 |
| Gene Mitcham | 80 | ROE-LOE | 6-2 | 206 | 26 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Myers | 46 | LOH-LDH-LOE | 6-1 | 197 | 29 | Bucknell | 9 | 1 |
| Andy Nacrelli | 87 | ROE | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Fordham | 2 | 2 |
| Jerry Norton | 41 | LS | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 9 |
| Don Owens | 70 | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 10 |
| Clarence Peaks | 26 | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Michigan State | 11 | 11 |
| Bob Pellegrini | 53 | MLB-OG | 6-2 | 233 | 24 | Maryland | 12 | 11 |
| Volney Peters | 76 | RDT-LDT | 6-4 | 237 | 30 | Compton JC; Southern California | 10 | 3 |
| Pete Retzlaff | 44 | ROH-LOE | 6-1 | 211 | 27 | North Dakota-Ellendale; South Dakota State | 12 | 11 |
| Jesse Richardson | 72 | LDT | 6-2 | 261 | 28 | Alabama | 12 | 6 |
| Lee Riley | 22 | RS-LS-RDH | 6-1 | 192 | 26 | St. Bonaventure; Detroit Mercy | 11 | 8 |
| Rocky Ryan | 45 | RDH | 6-1 | 202 | 26 | Illinois | 3 | 3 |
| Tom Scott | 82 | LDE-LLB | 6-2 | 219 | 28 | Virginia | 12 | 12 |
| John Simerson | 64 | C | 6-3 | 257 | 23 | Purdue | 4 | 0 |
| Lum Snyder | 79 | ROT | 6-5 | 228 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 11 |
| Len Szafaryn | 74 | LOT | 6-2 | 226 | 30 | North Carolina | 10 | 6 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 11 | QB-P | 6-1 | 199 | 32 | Oregon | 12 | 12 |
| Bobby Walston | 83 | LOE-ROE-K | 6-0 | 190 | 30 | Georgia | 12 | 11 |
| Billy Wells | 27 | LOH | 5-9 | 176 | 27 | Michigan State | 12 | 1 |
| Sid Youngelman | 73 | RDT | 6-3 | 257 | 27 | Alabama | 5 | 5 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Walt Kowalczyk | B | Michigan State |
| 2 | 17 | Proverb Jacobs | T | California |
| 4 | 43 | Frank Rigney | T | Iowa |
| 5 | 52 | Bobby Mulgado | B | Arizona State |
| 6 | 64 | John Kersey | T | Duke |
| 7 | 76 | Len Mansfield | T | Pittsburg State |
| 8 | 88 | Bill Striegel | LB | Pacific |
| 10 | 112 | Theron Sapp | B | Georgia |
| 11 | 124 | Mel Dillard | B | Purdue |
| 12 | 136 | Jack Crabtree | B | Oregon |
| 13 | 148 | Mickey Trimarki | QB | West Virginia |
| 14 | 160 | Bill Lapham | C | Iowa |
| 15 | 172 | Stan Hinos | T | Mississippi Valley State |
| 16 | 184 | Mike Meatheringham | T | Georgia |
| 17 | 196 | Bill Van Buren | C | Iowa |
| 18 | 208 | John Burroughs | T | Iowa |
| 19 | 220 | Ron Sabal | G | Purdue |
| 20 | 232 | Kent Lovelace | B | Mississippi |
| 21 | 244 | John Madden | T | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) |
| 22 | 256 | George Sherwood | E | St. Joseph's (Indiana) |
| 23 | 268 | Billy Templeton | E | Mississippi |
| 24 | 280 | Jim Padgett | C | Clemson |
| 25 | 292 | Hal Devine | T | Memphis |
| 26 | 304 | Neil MacLean | B | Wake Forest |
| 27 | 316 | Hindman Wall | E | Auburn |
| 28 | 328 | Gene Gossage | T | Northwestern |
| 29 | 340 | Don McDonald | B | Houston |
| 30 | 351 | Jimmy Thompson | E | Temple |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 65 | 69 | 38 | 63 | 235 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 117 | 62 | 52 | 306 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 222 | 72 | 125 | 25 | / % | / % | 55 | 570 | |
| Opponents Totals | 225 | 101 | 100 | 24 | / % | / % | 74 | 722 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walston | 3 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 0 | 67 |
| Tommy McDonald | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Billy Ray Barnes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Clarence Peaks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Pete Retzlaff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Walt Kowalczyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gene Mitcham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 0 | 235 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 306 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walston | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 1 | 36 | 3/4 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 1 | 36 | 3/4 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 1/ | 4/ | 6/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Ray Barnes | 156 | 551 | 3.5 | 70t | 7 |
| Clarence Peaks | 115 | 386 | 3.4 | 23 | 3 |
| Billy Wells | 24 | 92 | 3.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Walt Kowalczyk | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Brad Myers | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Retzlaff | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Tommy McDonald | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 334 | 1093 | 3.3 | 70t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 488 | 1929 | 4.0 | 55t | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Brocklin | 374 | 198 | 52.9 | 156 | 2409 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 91t | 15 | 4.0 | 20 | 5.3 | 46 | 2363 | 64.1 | |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 9 | 259 | 11.8 | 21.6 | 61 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.5 | 29 | 230 | 77.7 | |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 104 | 17.3 | 26.0 | 71t | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 149.3 |
| Team Totals | 402 | 214 | 53.2 | 167 | 2772 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 91t | 18 | 4.5 | 21 | 5.2 | 75 | 2697 | 68.3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 289 | 138 | 47.8 | 136 | 2244 | 7.8 | 16.3 | 71t | 22 | 7.6 | 15 | 5.2 | 126 | 2118 | 78.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Retzlaff | 56 | 766 | 13.7 | 49 | 2 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 35 | 423 | 12.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Tommy McDonald | 29 | 603 | 20.8 | 91t | 9 |
| Clarence Peaks | 29 | 248 | 8.6 | 33t | 2 |
| Dick Bielski | 23 | 234 | 10.2 | 30 | 1 |
| Bobby Walston | 21 | 298 | 14.2 | 71t | 3 |
| Walt Kowalczyk | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Wells | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Brad Myers | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Gene Mitcham | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Andy Nacrelli | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 214 | 2772 | 13.0 | 91t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 138 | 2244 | 16.3 | 71t | 22 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pellegrini | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Rocky Ryan | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Bob Hudson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lee Riley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Koman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Walt Kowalczyk | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Brookshier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Norton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 206 | 13.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 242 | 11.5 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Brocklin | 54 | 2225 | 41.2 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 363 | 1802 | 33.4 | |
| Team Totals | 54 | 2225 | 41.2 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 363 | 1802 | 34.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 2285 | 43.1 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 333 | 1912 | 36.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Wells | 19 | 158 | 8.3 | 65 | 0 | |
| Tommy McDonald | 18 | 135 | 7.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Lee Riley | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 | |
| Jerry Norton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bill Koman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Rocky Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 47 | 333 | 7.1 | 65 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 363 | 8.9 | 68t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Wells | 14 | 336 | 24.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Tommy McDonald | 14 | 262 | 18.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Lee Riley | 9 | 205 | 22.8 | 35 | 0 | |
| Dick Bielski | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 18 | 0 | |
| Proverb Jacobs | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bill Koman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 900 | 20.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 961 | 24.0 | 98t | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Ray Barnes | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Bednarik | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Brookshier | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marion Campbell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Cooke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 0 |
| Proverb Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Koman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Kowalczyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy McDonald | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Retzlaff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Wells | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sid Youngelman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 0 |
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