1944 Philadelphia Eagles season
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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. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.
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.
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
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1944 NFL season
The 1944 NFL season was the 25th regular season of the United States National Football League. The Boston Yanks joined the league as an expansion team. Also, the Brooklyn Dodgers changed their name to Brooklyn Tigers. Meanwhile, both the Cleveland Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles resumed their...
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was their 12th in the league
National Football League
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. The team improved on their previous output of 5–4–1, winning seven games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.
NFL Draft
The 1944 NFL Draft1944 NFL Draft
The 1944 National Football League Draft was held on April 19, 1944.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:-Round eleven:...
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.
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| Rd | Pick | |Position | School | Rd | Pick | |Position | School | |||
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| 1 | 5 | Steve Van Buren Steve Van Buren Stephen W. Van Buren is a former professional American football halfback who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League from 1944–1951, and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
Halfback Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... |
LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name... |
2 | 15 | No Pick | |||
| 3 | 20 | Loren LaPrade | Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
Stanford | 4 | 31 | No Pick | |||
| 5 | 36 | Joe Parker | End | Texas | 6 | 52 | Hillary Horne | Tackle Tackle (American football) Tackle is a playing position in American and Canadian football. Historically, in the one-platoon system a tackle played on both offense and defense. In the modern system of specialized units, offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions.... |
Mississippi State | |
| 7 | 58 | Vic Kulbitski | Back | Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
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 USC Trojans The USC Trojans are the athletic teams representing the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy... |
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| 13 | 124 | Bob Hanzlik | End | Wisconsin | 14 | 140 | Jim Talley | Center | Louisiana State | |
| 15 | 146 | Dom Fusci | Tackle | South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... |
16 | 162 | Johnny Green | End | Tulsa University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by... |
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| 17 | 168 | Jackie Freeman Jack Freeman (American football) John Joseph "Jack" Freeman , also known as Jackie Freeman, was the head coach of The College of William & Mary's football team from 1953 through 1956. He compiled a 10–24–5 overall record... |
Back | William & Mary | 18 | 184 | Joe Kane | Back | Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution... |
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| 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 Villanova University Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States... |
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| 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 Dartmouth College Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences... |
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| 29 | 300 | Pasquale Darone | Guard | Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
30 | 316 | Bill Clark | Tackle | Colorado College Colorado College The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell... |
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| 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 Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 28–7 |
| 2 | October 8, 1944 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
T 31–31 |
| 3 | October 22, 1944 | Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 38–0 |
| 4 | October 29, 1944 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 24–17 |
| 5 | November 5, 1944 | at Brooklyn Tigers | W 21–7 |
| 6 | November 12, 1944 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
T 21–21 |
| 7 | November 19, 1944 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 37–7 |
| 8 | November 26, 1944 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28–7 |
| 9 | December 3, 1944 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 34–0 |
| 10 | December 10, 1944 | Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
W 26–13 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants 1944 New York Giants season The 1944 New York Giants season was the 20th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 206 | 75 | W-4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 267 | 131 | W-2 |
| Washington Redskins 1944 Washington Redskins season The 1944 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-1 record from 1943, when they made it to the Championship game.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 169 | 180 | L-2 |
| Boston Yanks 1944 Boston Yanks season The 1944 Boston Yanks season was their inaugural season in the league. The team won two games and failed to qualify for the playoffs.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 82 | 233 | L-2 |
| Brooklyn Tigers 1944 Brooklyn Tigers season The 1944 Brooklyn Tigers season was their 15th and final season in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 2-8, losing all ten games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.-Schedule:... |
0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 69 | 166 | L-10 |
1944 Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)| = 1944 Pro All-Star Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... |
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| NO. | |AGE | |GP | |WT | |YRS | Bruno Banducci Bruno Banducci Bruno Banducci was an Italian, American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers. He was selected to play in six Pro Bowls . Banducci played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the sixth round of the... > | 24 | G | 10 | 9 | 216 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||
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| 27 | HB | 7 | 2 | 191 | 5–11 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 | HB | 9 | 3 | 189 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 27 | E-DB | 9 | 9 | 194 | 5–11 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 27 | T-G | 9 | 1 | 240 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 31 | G | 8 | 5 | 204 | 5–11 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 30 | E | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6–4 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 27 | G | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6–0 | Rookie | none | ||||||||||
| 28 | E-DE | 10 | 4 | 197 | 6–1 | 3 | none | ||||||||||
| 23 | T | 10 | 8 | 215 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | FB-E | 7 | 4 | 213 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 27 | B | 10 | 7 | 195 | 6–0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 | HB | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | G-MG-T-DT | 10 | 4 | 243 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 27 | B | 10 | 10 | 207 | 6–0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 26 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5–10 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 30 | C | 7 | 4 | 203 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 24 | FB | 10 | 0 | 208 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | T-C-G | 8 | 0 | 240 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 24 | C | 10 | 6 | 195 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | G | 9 | 0 | 209 | 5–9 | Rookie | none | ||||||||||
| 23 | E | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 30 | G | 10 | 6 | 205 | 5–11 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 26 | DE-E | 10 | 3 | 202 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 29 | E | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 21 | QB | 10 | 0 | 170 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 27 | HB-DB | 9 | 2 | 187 | 6–0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 24 | HB | 9 | 6 | 200 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 24 | T-G-DT | 8 | 7 | 214 | 6–1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 26 | DE | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6–3 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | QB-WB-K | 10 | 10 | 201 | 6–2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 31 Players Team Average |
25.7 | 10 | 204.5 | 6–0.2 | 1.3 |