| 1944 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Greasy Neale |
| Home Field | Shibe Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–1–2 |
| Place | 2nd NFL Eastern |
| Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1943 | 1945 |
The 1944 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 12th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–4–1, winning seven games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.
Off Season[]
NFL Draft[]
The 1944 NFL Draft was held on April 19, 1944. The draft would be for 32 rounds. Again in round 2 and 4 only the 5 lowest wins teams from the 1943 season would pick. The Eagles would alternate with the Pittsburg Steelers in picking either 4th or 9th in each round.
Player Selections[]
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
| = Pro Bowler [2] | = Hall of Famer |
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School | Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Steve Van Buren | Halfback | LSU | 2 | 15 | No Pick | |||
| 3 | 20 | Loren LaPrade | Guard | Stanford | 4 | 31 | No Pick | |||
| 5 | 36 | Joe Parker | End | Texas | 6 | 52 | Hillary Horne | Tackle | Mississippi State | |
| 7 | 58 | Vic Kulbitski | Back | Minnesota | 8 | 74 | George Phillips | Back | UCLA | |
| 9 | 80 | Paul Sarringhaus | Back | Ohio State | 10 | 96 | John Perko | Guard | Minnesota | |
| 11 | 102 | Elliott Ormsbee | Back | Bradley | 12 | 118 | Earle Parsons | Back | USC | |
| 13 | 124 | Bob Hanzlik | End | Wisconsin | 14 | 140 | Jim Talley | Center | Louisiana State | |
| 15 | 146 | Dom Fusci | Tackle | South Carolina | 16 | 162 | Johnny Green | End | Tulsa | |
| 17 | 168 | Jackie Freeman | Back | William & Mary | 18 | 184 | Joe Kane | Back | Pennsylvania | |
| 19 | 190 | Tony Schiro | Guard | Santa Clara | 20 | 206 | Norm Michael | Back | Syracuse | |
| 21 | 212 | Eddie Kulakowski | Tackle | West Virginia | 22 | 228 | Al Postus | Back | Villanova | |
| 23 | 234 | Milt Smith | End | UCLA | 24 | 250 | Earl Klapstein | Tackle | Pacific | |
| 25 | 256 | Bob Frisbee | Back | Stanford | 26 | 272 | Ed Eiden | Back | Scranton | |
| 27 | 278 | Barney Burdick | End | Creighton | 28 | 294 | Nick Daukas | Tackle | Dartmouth | |
| 29 | 300 | Pasquale Darone | Guard | Boston College | 30 | 316 | Bill Clark | Tackle | Colorado College | |
| 31 | 322 | Pete Pasko | End | East Stroudsburg | 32 | 328 | Myron Majewski | Tackle | American International |
Schedule[]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 26, 1944 | at Boston Yanks | W 28–7 |
| 2 | October 8, 1944 | Washington Redskins | T 31–31 |
| 3 | October 22, 1944 | Boston Yanks | W 38–0 |
| 4 | October 29, 1944 | at New York Giants | W 24–17 |
| 5 | November 5, 1944 | at Brooklyn Tigers | W 21–7 |
| 6 | November 12, 1944 | New York Giants | T 21–21 |
| 7 | November 19, 1944 | at Washington Redskins | W 37–7 |
| 8 | November 26, 1944 | Chicago Bears | L 28–7 |
| 9 | December 3, 1944 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 34–0 |
| 10 | December 10, 1944 | Cleveland Rams | W 26–13 |
Standings[]
| NFL Eastern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 206 | 75 | W-4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 267 | 131 | W-2 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 169 | 180 | L-2 |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 82 | 233 | L-2 |
| Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 69 | 166 | L-10 |
1944 Roster[]
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)
| = 1944 Pro All-Star[2] |
|
| NO. | Player | AGE | POS | GP | GS | WT | HT | YRS | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greasy Neale | 53 | Coach | 1944 record 7–1–2 |
NFL-Eagles Lifetime 16–22–4 |
4th | West Virginia Wesleyan | |||
| Bruno Banducci | 24 | G | 10 | 9 | 216 | 5–11 | Rookie | Stanford | |
| Jack Banta | 27 | HB | 7 | 2 | 191 | 5–11 | 3 | USC | |
| Mel Bleeker | 24 | HB | 9 | 3 | 189 | 5–11 | Rookie | USC | |
| Larry Cabrelli | 27 | E-DB | 9 | 9 | 194 | 5–11 | 3 | Colgate | |
| Rocco Canale | 27 | T-G | 9 | 1 | 240 | 5–11 | 1 | Boston College | |
| Enio Conti | 31 | G | 8 | 5 | 204 | 5–11 | 3 | Arkansas, Bucknell | |
| John Durko | 30 | E | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6–4 | Rookie | Albright | |
| Carl Fagiolo | 27 | G | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6–0 | Rookie | none | |
| Jack Ferrante | 28 | E-DE | 10 | 4 | 197 | 6–1 | 3 | none | |
| Bob Friedman | 23 | T | 10 | 8 | 215 | 6–2 | Rookie | Washington | |
| Charlie Gauer | 23 | FB-E | 7 | 4 | 213 | 6–2 | 1 | Colgate | |
| Jack Hinkle | 27 | B | 10 | 7 | 195 | 6–0 | 4 | Syracuse | |
| Toimi Jarvi | 24 | HB | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6–0 | Rookie | Northern Illinois | |
| Bucko Kilroy | 23 | G-MG-T-DT | 10 | 4 | 243 | 6–2 | 1 | Notre Dame, Temple | |
| Ben Kish | 27 | B | 10 | 10 | 207 | 6–0 | 4 | Pittsburgh | |
| Ted Laux | 26 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5–10 | 1 | St. Joseph's (PA) | |
| Vic Lindskog | 30 | C | 7 | 4 | 203 | 6–1 | Rookie | Stanford | |
| Art Macioszczyk | 24 | FB | 10 | 0 | 208 | 6–0 | Rookie | Western Michigan | |
| Mike Mandarino | 23 | T-C-G | 8 | 0 | 240 | 5–11 | Rookie | La Salle | |
| Bap Manzini | 24 | C | 10 | 6 | 195 | 5–11 | Rookie | St. Vincent | |
| Duke Maronic | 23 | G | 9 | 0 | 209 | 5–9 | Rookie | none | |
| Flip McDonald | 23 | E | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6–2 | Rookie | Oklahoma | |
| Eddie Michaels | 30 | G | 10 | 6 | 205 | 5–11 | 8 | Villanova | |
| Tom Miller | 26 | DE-E | 10 | 3 | 202 | 6–2 | 1 | Hampden-Sydney | |
| Walt Nowak | 29 | E | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5–11 | Rookie | Villanova | |
| Allie Sherman | 21 | QB | 10 | 0 | 170 | 5–11 | 1 | Brooklyn | |
| Ernie Steele | 27 | HB-DB | 9 | 2 | 187 | 6–0 | 2 | Washington | |
| Steve Van Buren+ | 24 | HB | 9 | 6 | 200 | 6–0 | Rookie | LSU | |
| Al Wistert+ | 24 | T-G-DT | 8 | 7 | 214 | 6–1 | 1 | Michigan | |
| John Yovicsin | 26 | DE | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6–3 | Rookie | Gettysburg | |
| Roy Zimmerman | 26 | QB-WB-K | 10 | 10 | 201 | 6–2 | 4 | San Jose State | |
| 31 Players Team Average |
25.7 | 10 | 204.5 | 6–0.2 | 1.3 |
- Link to all time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history
References[]
- ↑ 1944 Philadelphia Eagles
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career. Cite error: Invalid
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Card-Pitt |
| Brooklyn | Chicago |
| Philadelphia | Cleveland |
| New York | Detroit |
| Washington | Green Bay |
| 1944 NFL Draft • NFL Championship | |
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