| 1947 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Greasy Neale |
| Home Field | Shibe Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Place | 1st NFL American |
| Playoff Finish | Lost NFL Championship |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1946 | 1948 |
The 1947 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 15th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 6–5, winning eight games.[1] The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in fifteen seasons.
Off Season[]
The Eagles for the 2nd year go to Saranac High School Field / Eagles Residence, in Saranac Lake, New York to hold training camp. Greasy Neale like having the Eagles train away from Philadelphia as they only trained in the area was when there was Wartime Travel Restrictions during WW II. Under Neale the Eagles would train in Wisconsin, upstate New York, and Minnesota when they could travel.
NFL DRAFT[]
The 1947 NFL Draft December 16, 1946. The NFL started a Lottery of a Bonus Pick for the FIRST PICK in the Draft. They would do this until 1958.
The Eagles would make 29 selections over the 32 rounds. They would get the 6th or 7th pick in the rounds they had picks.
The top 2 picks in the draft was a Lottery bonus pick as the number 1 pick by the NFL Champion Chicago Bears Bob Fenimore a Back that attended Oklahoma A&M. With the number 2 pick the Detroit Lions took 1946 Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis a Halfback from Army. He was unable to play due to military service required for attending the United States Military Academy. Cal Rossi running back from UCLA was drafted again this year with the 4th pick by the Washington Redskins, he was taken in error with the 9th pick in 1946's draft when he was still a Jr. in college, he declined to play pro football.
The future NFL Hall of Famers that were in this draft where Dante Lavelli(12th round), Art Donovan (22nd rd), and Tom Landry (20nd rd).
Some players drafted were signed by All-America Football Conference teams.
Player Selections[]
The table shows the Eagles slections 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 | 8 | Neill Armstrong | End | Oklahoma A&M | 2 | No PICK | ||||
| 3 | 19 | Bill Mackrides | Back | Nevada-Reno | 4 | No PICK | ||||
| 5 | 30 | George Savitsky | Tackle | Pennsylvania | 6 | 42 | Traded Pick | to the | Chicago Bears | |
| 7 | 51 | Tony Yovicsin | End | Miami (FL) | 8 | 68 | Al Satterfield | Tackle | Vanderbilt | |
| 9 | 71 | Bob Leonetti | Guard | Wake Forest | 10 | 80 | Ulysses Cornogg | Tackle | Wake Forest | |
| 11 | 91 | Alex Sarkisian | Center | Northwestern | 12 | 102 | Jerry D'Arcy | Center | Tulsa | |
| 13 | 110 | John Hamberger | Tackle | Southern Methodist | 14 | 121 | Alvin Johnson | Back | Hardin-Simmons | |
| 15 | 132 | Joe Cook | Back | Hardin-Simmons | 16 | 140 | Jeff Durkota | Back | Penn State | |
| 17 | 152 | Hubert Shurtz | Tackle | Louisiana State | 18 | 161 | Hal Bell | Back | Muhlenberg | |
| 19 | 170 | Tom Campion | Tackle | Southeastern Louisiana | 20 | 182 | Fred Hall | Guard | Louisiana State | |
| 21 | 191 | Jim Clayton | Tackle | Wyoming | 22 | 200 | George Blomquist | End | North Carolina State | |
| 23 | 212 | Joe Haynes | Guard | Tulsa | 24 | 221 | Stanton Hense | End | Xavier | |
| 25 | 230 | Johnny Kelly | Back | Rice | 26 | 242 | H. J. Roberts | Guard | Rice | |
| 27 | 251 | Phil Cutchin | Back | Kentucky | 28 | 261 | Charley Wakefield | Tackle | Stanford | |
| 29 | 272 | Dick Langenbeck | Tackle | Cincinnati | 30 | 281 | Bernie Winkler | Tackle | Texas Tech | |
| 31 | 288 | Bill Stephens | Tackle | Baylor | 32 | 298 | Mike Kalosh | End | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
Schedule[]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 1947 | Washington Redskins | W 45–42 |
| 2 | October 5, 1947 | New York Giants | W 23–0 |
| 3 | October 12, 1947 | at Chicago Bears | L 40–7 |
| 4 | October 19, 1947 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 35–24 |
| 5 | October 26, 1947 | Los Angeles Rams | W 14–7 |
| 6 | November 2, 1947 | at Washington Redskins | W 38–14 |
| 7 | November 9, 1947 | at New York Giants | W 41–24 |
| 8 | November 16, 1947 | Boston Yanks | W 32–0 |
| 9 | November 23, 1947 | at Boston Yanks | L 21–14 |
| 10 | November 30, 1947 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–0 |
| 11 | December 7, 1947 | Chicago Cardinals | L 45–21 |
| 12 | December 14, 1947 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–14 |
Playoffs[]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | December 21, 1947 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–0 |
| Championship | December 28, 1947 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 28–21 |
1947 Roster[]
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)
| = 1947 Pro All-Star[2] |
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| NO. | Player | AGE | POS | GP | GS | WT | HT | YRS | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greasy Neale | 56 | Coach | 1947 record 8–4–0 |
NFL-Eagles Lifetime 37–34–4 |
7th | West Virginia Wesleyan | |||
| Neill Armstrong | 21 | E-DB | 12 | 1 | 189 | 6–2 | Rookie | Oklahoma State | |
| Al Baisi | 30 | G | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6–0 | 7 | West Virginia | |
| Alf Bauman | 27 | DT-T | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6–2 | Rookie | Northwestern | |
| Larry Cabrelli | 30 | E-DB | 6 | 0 | 194 | 5–11 | 6 | Colgate | |
| T.J. Campion | 29 | T | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6–2 | Rookie | Southeastern Louisiana | |
| Russ Craft | 26 | DB-HB | 10 | 4 | 178 | 5–9 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Noble Doss | 27 | HB | 9 | 0 | 186 | 6–0 | Rookie | Texas | |
| Otis Douglas | 36 | T | 12 | 3 | 224 | 6–1 | 1 | William & Mary | |
| Jack Ferrante | 31 | E-DE | 11 | 6 | 197 | 6–1 | 6 | none | |
| John Green | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 1 | 192 | 6–1 | Rookie | Tulsa | |
| Roger Harding | 24 | C-LB | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6–2 | 2 | California | |
| Jack Hinkle | 30 | B | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6–0 | 7 | Syracuse | |
| Dick Humbert | 29 | E-DE | 11 | 1 | 179 | 6–1 | 5 | Richmond | |
| Jim Kekeris | 24 | T | 10 | 2 | 257 | 6–1 | Rookie | Missouri | |
| Bucko Kilroy | 26 | G-MG-T-DT | 12 | 9 | 243 | 6–2 | 4 | Notre Dame, and Temple | |
| Ben Kish | 30 | B | 12 | 8 | 207 | 6–0 | 7 | Pittsburgh | |
| Pete Kmetovic | 27 | HB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5–9 | Rookie | Stanford | |
| Bob Krieger | 28 | E | 7 | 2 | 190 | 6–1 | 5 | Dartmouth | |
| Bert Kuczynski | 26 | E | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6–0 | 3 | Pennsylvania | |
| Vic Lindskog | 33 | C | 10 | 1 | 203 | 6–1 | 3 | Stanford | |
| Jay MacDowell | 28 | T-DE | 12 | 3 | 217 | 6–2 | 1 | Washington | |
| Art Macioszczyk | 27 | FB | 11 | 2 | 208 | 6–0 | 3 | Western Michigan | |
| Bill Mackrides | 22 | QB | 8 | 0 | 182 | 5–11 | Rookie | Nevada-Reno | |
| Duke Maronic | 26 | G | 4 | 0 | 209 | 5–9 | 3 | none | |
| Pat McHugh | 28 | DB-HB | 9 | 1 | 166 | 5–11 | Rookie | Georgia Tech | |
| Joe Muha | 26 | FB-LB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6–1 | 1 | Virginia Military Institute | |
| Cliff Patton | 24 | G-LB | 12 | 12 | 243 | 6–2 | 1 | TCU | |
| Pete Pihos | 24 | E-DE | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6–1 | Rookie | Indiana | |
| Hal Prescott | 27 | E | 11 | 2 | 199 | 6–1 | 1 | Hardin-Simmons | |
| Bosh Pritchard | 28 | HB | 11 | 5 | 164 | 5–11 | 5 | Georgia Tech, and VMI | |
| Vic Sears | 29 | T-DT | 7 | 5 | 223 | 6–3 | 6 | Oregon State | |
| Allie Sherman | 24 | QB | 11 | 0 | 170 | 5–11 | 4 | Brooklyn | |
| Ernie Steele | 30 | HB-DB | 12 | 5 | 187 | 6–0 | 5 | Washington | |
| Gil Steinke | 28 | HB | 6 | 3 | 175 | 6–0 | 2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |
| Dan Talcott | 26 | T | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6–3 | Rookie | UNLV | |
| Tommy Thompson | 31 | QB | 12 | 1 | 192 | 6–1 | 7 | Tulsa | |
| Steve Van Buren+ | 27 | HB | 12 | 7 | 200 | 6–0 | 3 | LSU | |
| Don Weedon | 28 | G | 12 | 0 | 220 | 5–11 | Rookie | Texas | |
| Boyd Williams | 25 | C | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6–3 | Rookie | Syracuse | |
| Al Wistert+ | 27 | T-G-DT | 12 | 12 | 214 | 6–1 | 4 | Michigan | |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 32 | C-LB-E | 12 | 11 | 217 | 5–11 | 9 | Fordham | |
| John Wyhonic | 28 | G | 12 | 2 | 213 | 6–0 | 1 | Alabama | |
| 41 Players Team Average |
27.6 | 11 | 205 | 6–0.5 | 2,7 |
- Link to all time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history
Standings[]
| NFL Eastern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 308 | 242 | W-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 240 | 259 | W-1 |
| Boston Yanks | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 168 | 256 | L-2 |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 295 | 367 | W-1 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 8 | 2 | .200 | 190 | 309 | L-1 |
References[]
- ↑ 1947 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
<ref>tag; name "Pro Bowler note" defined multiple times with different content
| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Chicago Cardinals |
| Philadelphia | Detroit |
| Pittsburgh | Green Bay |
| Washington | Los Angeles |
| 1947 NFL Draft • NFL Championship Related: 1947 AAFC Season | |
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