The Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League. The Eagles won their second-consecutive NFL championship.
Off season The Eagles hold training camp for the first time at UM North Central Agriculture school in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
NFL draft The 1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948. It was 25 rounds long. The Eagles had the Lottery Bonus Pick in the draft and picked 1st. The Eagles chose 26 players total during this draft. They had the last pick in each round as all teams picked in every round. The All-America Football Conference, a rival league signed some of the NFL cast offs and draft picks. With the bonus and 1st pick overall, the Eagles took a local hero from the University of Pennsylvania, a center and linebacker, Chuck Bednarik. Along with him, the other future NFL Hall of Famers picked this year were Norm Van Brocklin, George Blanda, and Doak Walker.
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.
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 at New York Bulldogs W 7–0 1–0 Polo Grounds 4,355 Recap 2 at Detroit Lions W 22–14 2–0 Briggs Stadium 20,163 Recap 3 Chicago Cardinals W 28–3 3–0 Shibe Park 33,716 Recap 4 October 16 at Chicago Bears L 21–38 3–1 Wrigley Field 47,248 Recap 5 October 23 Washington Redskins W 49–14 4–1 Shibe Park 28,602 Recap 6 October 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–7 5–1 Forbes Field 37,840 Recap 7 November 6 Los Angeles Rams W 38–14 6–1 Shibe Park 38,230 Recap 8 November 13 at Washington Redskins W 44–21 7–1 Griffith Stadium 31,170 Recap 9 November 20 New York Bulldogs W 42–0 8–1 Shibe Park 22,165 Recap 10 November 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–17 9–1 Shibe Park 22,191 Recap 11 December 4 at New York Giants W 24–3 10–1 Polo Grounds 25,446 Recap 12 December 11 New York Giants W 17–3 11–1 Shibe Park 21,022 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game recaps Week 4 at Chi Bears The Eagles get the only loss of the season against the Chicago Bears in a game played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The last points of the game were made by 22 years 29 days old George Blanda. Blanda would score his last points against Philadelphia in his career 22 years and 1 day later on October 17, 1971. Also a placekicker, Blanda had one of the longest pro football careers, a total of 26 years.
NFL Championship Game
Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 18 at Los Angeles Rams W 14–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 22,245 Recap
Standings
Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)
= 1949 Pro BowlPlayers are identified as a 1949 All-Star.= Hall of Famer NO.PlayerAGEPOSGPGSWTHTYRSCollege Greasy Neale 58 Coach 1949 record11–1Lifetime57–37–5 9th West Virginia Wesleyan Neill Armstrong23E-DB1241896–22Oklahoma State Walt Barnes31G1202386–1 1LSU60Chuck Bednarik24LB-C1072336–3RookiePennsylvania Russ Craft30DB-HB1021785–93Alabama Otis Douglas38T 202246–13William & Mary Jack Ferrante33E-DE1271976–18 none Mario Giannelli29MG-G1012656–01Boston College John Green28DE-E721926–12Tulsa Dick Humbert31E-DE1101796–18Richmond Mike Jarmoluk27DT-T-MG902326–53Temple Bucko Kilroy28G-MG-T-DT12122436–26Notre Dame, Temple Ben Kish32B702076–09Pittsburgh Vic Lindskog35C542036–15Stanford Jay MacDowell30T-DE812176–23Washington Bill Mackrides24QB701825–112Nevada-Reno John Magee26G1232205–10 1La-Lafayette,Rice Duke Maronic28G1122095–9 5none Pat McHugh30DB-HB1201665–11 2Georgia Tech Joe Muha28FB-LB12112056–1 3VMI Jack Myers25FB-QB-LB1232006–21UCLA Jim Parmer23FB-HB1211936–0 1Oklahoma State, Texas A&M Cliff Patton26G-LB1272436–2 3TCU Pete Pihos+ 26E-DE1192106–1 2Indiana Hal Prescott29E301996–1 3Hardin-Simmons Bosh Pritchard30 HB871645–11 7Georgia Tech,VMI Frank Reagan30B1201825–11 8Pennsylvania George Savitsky25T1202446–2 1Pennsylvania Clyde Scott25HB-DB821746–0 RookieArkansas,Navy Vic Sears31T-DT11112236–3 8Oregon State Leo Skladany22E312106–1 RookiePittsburgh Tommy Thompson33QB1291926–1 9Tulsa15Steve Van Buren+29HB12102006–05LSU Al Wistert29T-G-DT12112146–16Michigan Alex Wojciechowicz34C-LB-E1212175–1111Fordham Frank Ziegler26HB-DB1041755–11 RookieGeorgia Tech 35 Players Team Average 28.5 12 206.3 6–0.6 3.8
Postseason The NFL and the AAFC agree to form one league as the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles are scheduled to meet the AAFC 4 time Champion Cleveland Browns on the 1950 opening weekend in Philadelphia.
Awards and honors All-Star Selections Pete Pihos is selected as 1st team End – Defensive End. Steve Van Buren is selected as 1st team Halfback
League leaders Eagles Lead NFL as Overall Offensive Team. Eagles Lead NFL as Overall Defensive Team. Tommy Thompson finishes 2nd in Pass Completion Pct. with a .542 (214 attempts/116 completions) Tommy Thompson leads in Passer Rating with an 84.4 rating Steve Van Buren leads Rushing Attempts with 263 Steve Van Buren leads Rushing Yardage with 1,146 at the time an NFL record for season. Bosh Pritchard leads in Rushing Yards per Attempts Avg. with 6.0 (84 rushes/506 yards 3 td, ) Steve Van Buren leads Rushing Touchdowns with 11 Cliff Patton leads league with Field Goals with 9 (on 18 attempts) Cliff Patton finishes 2nd in league on Field Goal Attempts with 18 Frank Reagan and Clyde Scott are 2nd in Punt Returns for TDs with 1 each. Pat Mchugh and Joe Muha finishes 2nd in Interceptions Returned for TD with 1 each.
References
External links Eagles on Pro Football Reference Eagles on jt-sw.com