The 1984 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 52nd in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved upon their previous output of 5–11, winning six games.1984 Philadelphia Eagles Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.
Whatever outside chance the Birds had to make the playoffs was sunk on November 25 at St. Louis, when starting quarterback Ron Jaworski suffered a broken leg and missed the remainder of the season. It was the most serious injury the "Polish Rifle" ever suffered in his long career. Joe Pisarcik took over under center for the final three-plus games.
This would be the final season for the Eagles under the ownership of Leonard Tose; as following rumors that the team might end up moving to Phoenix, Tose would eventually sell the team in 1985 to Norman Braman.
Offseason
NFL draft The 1984 NFL Draft was held May 1–2, 1984. It was 12 rounds held over two days and televised by ESPN. A month later, a draft was held for college seniors who already signed with either the CFL or USFL prior to the May 1984 draft. While the Eagles finished the 1983 NFL season with a record of 5–11 and in fourth place in the NFC East Division they would always get the 4th pick in the 12 rounds of the draft. Only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Oilers at 2–12 and the New York Giants at 3–13 would have a worse record. It would be one of the most power balanced years.
NFL supplemental draft
This draft was held on June 5, 1984. These were players that were not drafted by an NFL team. In an attempt to head off a bidding war in its own ranks for USFL and CFL players. NFL teams chose 84 players from 224 available during the three-round selection meeting. Many of the big name USFL players were ineligible for the draft because their rights were already owned by NFL clubs. Still 3 of the first 4 players selected would become NFL Hall Of Famers. These players signed with the USFL before the NFL could draft them. Some teams took a chance and drafted players still so they had their NFL rights, The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, suspecting that the USFL was not going to last, acquired Walker's NFL rights by drafting him in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft.
Round Pick Player Position School USFL / CFL Team 1 4 Reggie White Defensive end University of Tennessee Memphis Showboats 2 32 Daryl Goodlow Linebacker Arizona Oklahoma Outlaws 3 60 Thomas Carter Linebacker San Diego State Oakland Invaders
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Detroit Lions L 14–17 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome 46,055 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 0–2 Three Rivers Stadium 46,696 3 at Minnesota Vikings W 31–10 1–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,743 4 Cleveland Browns W 20–19 2–2 Veterans Stadium 40,030 Source:
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 2 at New York Giants L 27–28 0–1 Giants Stadium 71,520 Recap 2 September 9 Minnesota Vikings W 19–17 1–1 Veterans Stadium 55,942 Recap 3 September 16 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–23 1–2 Texas Stadium 64,521 Recap 4 September 23 San Francisco 49ers L 9–21 1–3 Veterans Stadium 62,771 Recap 5 September 30 at Washington Redskins L 0–20 1–4 RFK Stadium 53,064 Recap 6 October 7 at Buffalo Bills W 27–17 2–4 Rich Stadium 37,555 Recap 7 October 14 Indianapolis Colts W 16–7 3–4 Veterans Stadium 50,277 Recap 8 October 21 New York Giants W 24–10 4–4 Veterans Stadium 64,677 Recap 9 October 28 St. Louis Cardinals L 14–34 4–5 Veterans Stadium 54,310 Recap 10 November 4 at Detroit Lions T 23–23 4–5–1 Pontiac Silverdome 59,141 Recap 11 November 11 at Miami Dolphins L 23–24 4–6–1 Miami Orange Bowl 70,227 Recap 12 November 18 Washington Redskins W 16–10 5–6–1 Veterans Stadium 63,117 Recap 13 November 25 at St. Louis Cardinals L 16–17 5–7–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,858 Recap 14 December 2 Dallas Cowboys L 10–26 5–8–1 Veterans Stadium 66,322 Recap 15 December 9 New England Patriots W 27–17 6–8–1 Veterans Stadium 41,581 Recap 16 December 16 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–26 6–9–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 15,582 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings
Game summaries
Week 4 (Sunday, September 23, 1984): vs. San Francisco 49ers
Point spread: 49ers by Over/under: 44.0 (under) Time of game:
49ersGame statisticsEagles23 First downs 1537–177 Rushes–yards 20–72252 Passing yards 18717–34–0 16–41–14–31 Sacked–yards 2–18221 Net passing yards 169398 Total yards 241173 Return yards 517–39.1 7–40.02–0 Fumbles–lost 0–012–141 Penalties–yards 4–3034:31 Time of Possession 25:29
Awards and honors Mike Quick, 1984 Pro Bowl selection Paul McFadden, All-Rookie Team, Second team All-NFC, UPI Rookie of the Year
References
External links 1984 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com