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{{Infobox NFL season
{{short description|NFL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Philadelphia Eagles
| team = Philadelphia Eagles
| year = 1955
| year = 1955
| record = 4-7-1
| record = 4–7–1
| division_place = 6th [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL East]]
| division_place = 4th (tied) [[NFL Eastern]]
| coach = [[Jim Trimble]]
| coach = [[Jim Trimble]]
| owner = [[Happy Hundred]]
| stadium =
| stadium = [[Shibe Park|Connie Mack Stadium]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Eagles seasons
}}
}}


The '''[[1955 NFL season|1955]] [[Philadelphia Eagles]] season''' was their 23rd in the [[National Football League|league]]. They failed to improve on their [[1954 Philadelphia Eagles season|previous output]] of 7–4–1, winning only four games.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1955.htm 1955 Philadelphia Eagles]</ref> The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. 1955 marked the end of an era, as the last remaining [[Steagles|Phil-Pitt Steagle]], longtime player [[Bucko Kilroy]], retired after 13 seasons in the NFL, all of them with the Eagles, going back to when they were known as the Steagles.
==Season schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
== Off Season ==

=== NFL Draft ===
The [[1955 NFL draft]] was held on January 27–28, 1955. The draft lasted for 30 rounds, with 12 teams selecting 360 players. Because of a 7–4–1 record in the [[1954 Philadelphia Eagles season|1954 season]], the Eagles picked 8th in the odd rounds and 9th in the even rounds, alternating with the [[San Francisco 49ers]]. The Eagles made a pick in every round.

The Eagles used their 1st round pick, 9th overall, to select [[Dick Bielski]], a fullback from [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]].

=== 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.
{|
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
! Week
|= [[Pro Bowl]]er <ref name="Pro Bowler note">Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.</ref>||
! Date
|style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
! Opponent
|= [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
! Result
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 1
| [[September 24]] [[1955]]
| [[New York Giants]]
| W 27-17
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 2
| [[October 1]] [[1955]]
| [[Washington Redskins]]
| L 31-30
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 3
| [[October 9]] [[1955]]
| at [[Cleveland Browns]]
| L 21-17
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 4
| [[October 15]] [[1955]]
| at [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| L 13-7
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 5
| [[October 23]] [[1955]]
| at [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| T 24-24
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 6
| [[October 30]] [[1955]]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| W 24-0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 7
| [[November 6]] [[1955]]
| at [[Washington Redskins]]
| L 34-21
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 8
| [[November 13]] [[1955]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]]
| W 33-17
|-style="background: #ffeeaa;"
| 9
| [[November 20]] [[1955]]
| at [[New York Giants]]
| L 31-7
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 10
| [[November 27]] [[1955]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| L 23-21
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 11
| [[December 4]] [[1955]]
| [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| W 27-3
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 12
| [[December 11]] [[1955]]
| at [[Chicago Bears]]
| L 17-10
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width:100%"
==Division standings==
!width=7% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">'''Rd''' </span>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!!width=5% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;"> '''Pick''' </span>
!!width=15% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">'''Player'''</span>
!!width=5% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">'''Position'''</span>
!!width=15% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;"> '''School''' </span>
!!width=2% style="background:#;"|
!style="background:#006633;" width=2%|<span style="color:silver;">'''Rd''' </span>
!!width=5% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;"> '''Pick''' </span>
!!width=15% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">'''Player'''</span>
!!width=5% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">'''Position'''</span>
!!width=15% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;"> '''School'''</span>
|- align="center"
| 1 || 9 ||- bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Dick Bielski]]||Fullback||[[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]]||
| 2 || 22 ||[[Buck Lansford|Alex "Buck" Lansford]]||Tackle||Texas
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 3 || 33 ||Frank Eidom||Back||Southern Methodist ||
| 4 || 46 ||Dean Dugger||End||Ohio State
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 5 || 57 ||Gene Lamone||Guard||West Virginia ||
| 6 || 70 ||Billy Quinn||Back||Texas
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 7 || 81 ||Bill McKenna||End||Brandeis ||
| 8 || 94 ||Herman Watson||Tackle||Vanderbilt
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 9 || 105 ||Von Morgan||End||Abilene Christian ||
| 10 || 118 ||[[Duke Washington|Talmadge "Duke" Washington]]||Back||Washington State
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 11 || 129 ||Bob Hardy||Back||Kentucky ||
| 12 || 142 ||Andy Nacrelli||End||Fordham
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 13 || 153 ||Jerry Krisher||Center||Ohio State ||
| 14 || 166 ||Tommy Bell||Back||Army
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 15 || 177 ||Don Brougher||Center||Maryland ||
| 16 || 190 ||Clyde White||Guard||Clemson
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 17 || || || ||
| 18 || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 19 || 225 ||Terry Fails||End||Vanderbilt
| 20 || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 21 || || || ||
| 22 || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 23 || || || ||
| 24 || 286 ||Vic "Hootie" Postula||Back||Michigan State
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 25 || || || ||
| 26 || 310 ||George Palachunik||Guard||Maryland
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 27 || || || ||
| 28 || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 29 || 345 ||Ron Lloyd||Tackle||Bucknell ||
| 30 || 357 ||Dave Finney||Back||Texas Christian
|}

== Schedule ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|year=1955|border=2}}"| Week
! colspan="8" style="background-color: #FFCBCB;" align="center" valign="middle" | [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL East]]
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|year=1955|border=2}}"| Date
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|year=1955|border=2}}"| Opponent
!
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|year=1955|border=2}}"| Result
! W
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|year=1955|border=2}}"| Record
! L
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|year=1955|border=2}}"| Venue
! T
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|year=1955|border=2}}"| Attendance
! PCT
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|year=1955|border=2}}"| Recap
! PF
|-style="background:#cfc"
! PA
! STK
! 1
| {{dow tooltip|September 24, 1955}}
| '''[[1955 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''
| '''W''' 27–17
| 1–0
| [[Shibe Park|Connie Mack Stadium]]
| 29,597
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195509240phi.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| October 1
| '''[[1955 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]'''
| '''L''' 30–31
| 1–1
| Connie Mack Stadium
| 31,891
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195510010phi.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 3
| October 9
| at '''[[1955 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]'''
| '''L''' 17–21
| 1–2
| [[Cleveland Municipal Stadium]]
| 43,974
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195510090cle.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 4
| {{dow tooltip|October 15, 1955}}
| at '''[[1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]'''
| '''L''' 7–13
| 1–3
| [[Forbes Field]]
| 33,413
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195510150pit.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#ffc"
! 5
| October 23
| '''[[1955 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]'''
| '''T''' 24–24
| 1–3–1
| Connie Mack Stadium
| 24,620
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195510230crd.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 6
| October 30
| '''[[1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]'''
| '''W''' 24–0
| 2–3–1
| Connie Mack Stadium
| 31,164
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195510300phi.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 7
| November 6
| at '''[[1955 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]'''
| '''L''' 21–34
| 2–4–1
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
| 25,741
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195511060was.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 8
| November 13
| '''[[1955 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]'''
| '''W''' 33–17
| 3–4–1
| Connie Mack Stadium
| 39,303
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195511130phi.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 9
| November 20
| at '''[[1955 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''
| '''L''' 7–31
| 3–5–1
| [[Polo Grounds]]
| 22,075
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195511200nyg.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 10
| November 27
| [[1955 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
| '''L''' 21–23
| 3–6–1
| Connie Mack Stadium
| 21,668
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195511270phi.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 11
| December 4
| '''[[1955 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]'''
| '''W''' 27–3
| 4–6–1
| Connie Mack Stadium
| 19,478
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195512040phi.htm Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 12
| December 11
| at [[1955 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| '''L''' 10–17
| 4–7–1
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| 34,783
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195512110chi.htm Recap]
|-style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|year=1955|border=2}}"
|colspan="8"| '''Note:''' Intra-conference opponents are in '''bold''' text.
|}

=== Standings ===
{{1955 NFL Eastern standings}}

== Roster ==
''(All time [[List of Philadelphia Eagles players]] in franchise history)''

{|
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
| [[1955 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
|= 1955 [[Pro Bowl]]<ref name="Pro All-Star">Players are identified as a 1955 All-Star.</ref>||
| align="center" | 9
|style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
| align="center" | 2
|= [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .818
| align="center" | 349
| align="center" | 218
| align="center" | W-2
|-
| [[1955 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .667
| align="center" | 246
| align="center" | 222
| align="center" | W-1
|-
| [[1955 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .545
| align="center" | 267
| align="center" | 223
| align="center" | W-2
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| [[1955 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .364
| align="center" | 248
| align="center" | 231
| align="center" | L-1
|-
| [[1955 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .364
| align="center" | 224
| align="center" | 252
| align="center" | L-2
|-
| [[1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .333
| align="center" | 195
| align="center" | 285
| align="center" | L-7
|}
|}
* + = Was a Starter in the Pro-Bowl
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width:100%"
!width 2% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">NO. </span>
!!width=20% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">Player</span>
!!width=2% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">AGE </span>
!!width=6% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">POS </span>
!!width=4% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">GP </span>
!!width=4% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">GS</span>
!!width=4% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">WT</span>
!!width=4% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">HT</span>
!!width=4% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">YRS</span>
!!width=15% style="background:#006633;"|<span style="color:silver;">College</span>
|- align=center
| ||- align=left| [[Jim Trimble]] || 35 || '''COACH''' ||<sub>1945<br> record</sub><br>4–7–1||<sub>NFL-Eagles <br>Lifetime</sub><br>25–20–3 || || ||4th ||- align=left| [[Indiana University]]


|- align=center
|33||- align=left|[[Roy Barni]]||28||DB||4||0||185||5–11||3||- align=left|[[San Francisco Dons#Football|San Francisco]]
|- align=center
|20||- align=left|Bibbles Bawel||25||DB||12||0||185||6–1||3|| Evansville
|- align=center
|60||- align=left bgcolor=#CCFFCC|[[Chuck Bednarik]]||29||LB-C||12||0||233||6–3||5||- align=left|[[Pennsylvania Quakers football|Pennsylvania]]
|- align=center
|81||- align=left|[[Eddie Bell (halfback)|Eddie Bell]]||24||DB-LB||12||0||212||6–1||Rookie||- align=left|Pennsylvania
|- align=center
|36||- align=left|[[Dick Bielski]]||23||E-FB||12||0||224||6–1||Rookie||- align=left|[[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]

|- align=center bgcolor=#FFCC00
|10||- align=left|[[Adrian Burk]]||27||QB||12||8||190||6–2||4||- align=left|[[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]]
|- align=center
||64||- align=left|[[Russ Carroccio]]||24||G-T-DT-DG||7||0||235||6–1||1||- align=left|[[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
|- align=center
|44||- align=left|[[Harry Dowda]]||33||DB-HB||12||0||195||6–2||6||- align=left|[[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]]
|- align=center
|27||- align=left|[[Hal Giancanelli]]||26||HB||12||0||182||5–10||2||- align=left|[[Loyola Marymount University#Athletics|Loyola Marymount]]
|- align=center
|22||- align=left|[[Ralph Goldston]]||26||HB-DB||10||0||195||5–11||3||- align=left|[[Youngstown State Penguins|Youngstown State]]

|- align=center
|71||- align=left|[[Tom Higgins (offensive lineman)|Tom Higgins]]||25||T-G-DT||12||0||230||6–2||2||- align=left|[[North Carolina Tarheels football|North Carolina]]
|- align=center
|42||- align=left|[[Bob Hudson (offensive lineman)|Bob Hudson]]||25||DB-LB-E||12||0||225||6–4||4||- align=left|[[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]
|- align=center
|63||- align=left|[[Ken Huxhold]]||26||G||12||0||226||6–1|| 1 ||- align=left|[[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]]
|- align=center
|78||- align=left|[[Mike Jarmoluk]]||33||DT-T-MG||12||0||232||6–5||9||- align=left|[[Temple Owls football|Temple]]
|- align=center
|40||- align=left|[[Don Johnson (halfback)}]]||24||HB||2||0||187||6–0||2||- align=left|[[California Golden Bears football|California]]

|- align=center
||50||- align=left|Bob Kelley||25||C||12||0||232||6–2||Rookie||- align=left|[[West Texas A&M University#Athletics|West Texas A&M]]
|- align=center
|76||- align=left|[[Bucko Kilroy]]||34||G-MG-T-DT||1||0||243||6–2||12||- align=left|Temple
|- align=center
|79||- align=left|[[Buck Lansford]]||22||G-T||12||12||232||6–2||Rookie||- align=left|[[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]
|- align=center
|25||- align=left|[[Toy Ledbetter]]||28||HB||8||0||198||5–10||5||- align=left|[[Oklahoma State football|Oklahoma State]]
|- align=center
|67||- align=left|[[John Magee (American football)|John Magee]]||32||G||7||0||220||5–10||7||- align=left|<sub>[[Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football|La-Lafayette]], ''and''<br> [[Rice Owls football|Rice]] </sub>

|- align=center
|41||- align=left|[[Jerry Norton]]||24||DB-HB||12||0||195||5–11|| 1 ||- align=left|[[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]
|- align=center
|43||- align=left|[[Jim Parmer]]||29||FB-HB||12||0||193||6–0||7||- align=left|[[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]]
|- align=center bgcolor=#FFCC00
|35||- align=left bgcolor=#ccFFCC|[[Pete Pihos]] +||32||E-DE||12||0||210||6–1||8||- align=left|Indiana
|- align=center
|71||- align=left|[[Jim Ricca]]||28||MG-T-G-DT||6||0||270||6–4||4||- align=left|[[Georgetown Hoyas football|Georgetown (DC)]]
|- align=center
|72||- align=left|[[Jess Richardson]]||25||DT||12||0||261||6–2||2||- align=left|[[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]

|- align=center bgcolor=#FFCC00
|52||- align=left|[[Wayne Robinson]]||25||LB-C||12||0||225||6–2||3||- align=left|[[Minnesota Gophers football|Minnesota]]
|- align=center
|82||- align=left|[[Tom Scott (linebacker)|Tom Scott]]||25||DE-LB||12||0||218||6–2|| 2 ||- align=left|[[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
|- align=center
|66||- align=left|[[Ed Sharkey]]||28||LB-G-T-DG||7||0||229||6–3||8||- align=left|<sub>[[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]], ''and''<br>[[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada-Reno]] </sub>
|- align=center bgcolor:#FFCC00
|73||- align=left|[[Lum Snyder]]||25||T||12||0||228||6–5||3||- align=left|[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]]
|- align=center
|80||- align=left|[[Bill Stribling]]||28||E||12||0||206||6–1||4||- align=left|[[Mississippi Rebels football|Mississippi]]

|- align=center
|24||- align=left|[[George Taliaferro]]||28||HB-TB-QB-DB||3||0||196||5–11||6||- align=left|[[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]]
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffcc00
|11||- align=left|[[Bobby Thomason]]||27||QB||10||3||196||6–1||6||- align=left|[[VMI Keydets football|VMI]]
|- align=center
|83||- align=left|[[Bobby Walston]]||27||E-HB-K||12||0||190||6–0||4||- align=left|[[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] ... [[Uga (mascot)|Uga's page]]
|- align=center bgcolor=#FFCC00
|77||- align=left|[[Jim Weatherall]]||26||DT-T||12||0||245||6–4||Rookie||- align=left|[[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
|- align=center
|46||- align=left|[[Ted Wegert]]||23||HB||7||0||202||5–11||Rookie|| ''none''

|- align=center bgcolor=#FFCC00
|86||- align=left|[[Norm Willey]] +||27||DE-G-E||12||0||224||6–2||4||- align=left|[[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]]
|- align=center
|75||- align=left|[[Frank Wydo]]||31||T-DT||12||0||225||6–4||8||- align=left|[[Cornell Big Red football|Cornell]]

|- align=center bgcolor="90EE90"
| || 37 Players<br> Team Average || 27.1 || || 12 || || 215.7 || 6–1.4 || 3.9 ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 19:46, 8 June 2024

1955 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerHappy Hundred
Head coachJim Trimble
Home fieldConnie Mack Stadium
Results
Record4–7–1
Division place4th (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 23rd in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 7–4–1, winning only four games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. 1955 marked the end of an era, as the last remaining Phil-Pitt Steagle, longtime player Bucko Kilroy, retired after 13 seasons in the NFL, all of them with the Eagles, going back to when they were known as the Steagles.

Off Season

[edit]

NFL Draft

[edit]

The 1955 NFL draft was held on January 27–28, 1955. The draft lasted for 30 rounds, with 12 teams selecting 360 players. Because of a 7–4–1 record in the 1954 season, the Eagles picked 8th in the odd rounds and 9th in the even rounds, alternating with the San Francisco 49ers. The Eagles made a pick in every round.

The Eagles used their 1st round pick, 9th overall, to select Dick Bielski, a fullback from Maryland.

Player selections

[edit]

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 9 Dick Bielski Fullback Maryland 2 22 Alex "Buck" Lansford Tackle Texas
3 33 Frank Eidom Back Southern Methodist 4 46 Dean Dugger End Ohio State
5 57 Gene Lamone Guard West Virginia 6 70 Billy Quinn Back Texas
7 81 Bill McKenna End Brandeis 8 94 Herman Watson Tackle Vanderbilt
9 105 Von Morgan End Abilene Christian 10 118 Talmadge "Duke" Washington Back Washington State
11 129 Bob Hardy Back Kentucky 12 142 Andy Nacrelli End Fordham
13 153 Jerry Krisher Center Ohio State 14 166 Tommy Bell Back Army
15 177 Don Brougher Center Maryland 16 190 Clyde White Guard Clemson
17 18
19 225 Terry Fails End Vanderbilt 20
21 22
23 24 286 Vic "Hootie" Postula Back Michigan State
25 26 310 George Palachunik Guard Maryland
27 28
29 345 Ron Lloyd Tackle Bucknell 30 357 Dave Finney Back Texas Christian

Schedule

[edit]
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 24 New York Giants W 27–17 1–0 Connie Mack Stadium 29,597 Recap
2 October 1 Washington Redskins L 30–31 1–1 Connie Mack Stadium 31,891 Recap
3 October 9 at Cleveland Browns L 17–21 1–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 43,974 Recap
4 October 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–13 1–3 Forbes Field 33,413 Recap
5 October 23 Chicago Cardinals T 24–24 1–3–1 Connie Mack Stadium 24,620 Recap
6 October 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–0 2–3–1 Connie Mack Stadium 31,164 Recap
7 November 6 at Washington Redskins L 21–34 2–4–1 Griffith Stadium 25,741 Recap
8 November 13 Cleveland Browns W 33–17 3–4–1 Connie Mack Stadium 39,303 Recap
9 November 20 at New York Giants L 7–31 3–5–1 Polo Grounds 22,075 Recap
10 November 27 Los Angeles Rams L 21–23 3–6–1 Connie Mack Stadium 21,668 Recap
11 December 4 Chicago Cardinals W 27–3 4–6–1 Connie Mack Stadium 19,478 Recap
12 December 11 at Chicago Bears L 10–17 4–7–1 Wrigley Field 34,783 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 7–2–1 349 218 W2
Washington Redskins 8 4 0 .667 6–4 246 222 W1
New York Giants 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 267 223 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 4 7 1 .364 4–5–1 248 231 L1
Chicago Cardinals 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 224 252 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 4–6 195 285 L7
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)

= 1955 Pro Bowl[3] = Hall of Famer
  • + = Was a Starter in the Pro-Bowl
NO. Player AGE POS GP GS WT HT YRS College
Jim Trimble 35 COACH 1945
record
4–7–1		 NFL-Eagles
Lifetime
25–20–3		 4th Indiana University
33 Roy Barni 28 DB 4 0 185 5–11 3 San Francisco
20 Bibbles Bawel 25 DB 12 0 185 6–1 3 Evansville
60 Chuck Bednarik 29 LB-C 12 0 233 6–3 5 Pennsylvania
81 Eddie Bell 24 DB-LB 12 0 212 6–1 Rookie Pennsylvania
36 Dick Bielski 23 E-FB 12 0 224 6–1 Rookie Maryland
10 Adrian Burk 27 QB 12 8 190 6–2 4 Baylor
64 Russ Carroccio 24 G-T-DT-DG 7 0 235 6–1 1 Virginia
44 Harry Dowda 33 DB-HB 12 0 195 6–2 6 Wake Forest
27 Hal Giancanelli 26 HB 12 0 182 5–10 2 Loyola Marymount
22 Ralph Goldston 26 HB-DB 10 0 195 5–11 3 Youngstown State
71 Tom Higgins 25 T-G-DT 12 0 230 6–2 2 North Carolina
42 Bob Hudson 25 DB-LB-E 12 0 225 6–4 4 Clemson
63 Ken Huxhold 26 G 12 0 226 6–1 1 Wisconsin
78 Mike Jarmoluk 33 DT-T-MG 12 0 232 6–5 9 Temple
40 [[Don Johnson (halfback)}]] 24 HB 2 0 187 6–0 2 California
50 Bob Kelley 25 C 12 0 232 6–2 Rookie West Texas A&M
76 Bucko Kilroy 34 G-MG-T-DT 1 0 243 6–2 12 Temple
79 Buck Lansford 22 G-T 12 12 232 6–2 Rookie Texas
25 Toy Ledbetter 28 HB 8 0 198 5–10 5 Oklahoma State
67 John Magee 32 G 7 0 220 5–10 7 La-Lafayette, and
Rice
41 Jerry Norton 24 DB-HB 12 0 195 5–11 1 SMU
43 Jim Parmer 29 FB-HB 12 0 193 6–0 7 Oklahoma State
35 Pete Pihos + 32 E-DE 12 0 210 6–1 8 Indiana
71 Jim Ricca 28 MG-T-G-DT 6 0 270 6–4 4 Georgetown (DC)
72 Jess Richardson 25 DT 12 0 261 6–2 2 Alabama
52 Wayne Robinson 25 LB-C 12 0 225 6–2 3 Minnesota
82 Tom Scott 25 DE-LB 12 0 218 6–2 2 Virginia
66 Ed Sharkey 28 LB-G-T-DG 7 0 229 6–3 8 Duke, and
Nevada-Reno
73 Lum Snyder 25 T 12 0 228 6–5 3 Georgia Tech
80 Bill Stribling 28 E 12 0 206 6–1 4 Mississippi
24 George Taliaferro 28 HB-TB-QB-DB 3 0 196 5–11 6 Indiana
11 Bobby Thomason 27 QB 10 3 196 6–1 6 VMI
83 Bobby Walston 27 E-HB-K 12 0 190 6–0 4 Georgia ... Uga's page
77 Jim Weatherall 26 DT-T 12 0 245 6–4 Rookie Oklahoma
46 Ted Wegert 23 HB 7 0 202 5–11 Rookie none
86 Norm Willey + 27 DE-G-E 12 0 224 6–2 4 Marshall
75 Frank Wydo 31 T-DT 12 0 225 6–4 8 Cornell
37 Players
Team Average		 27.1 12 215.7 6–1.4 3.9

References

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  1. ^ 1955 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  3. ^ Players are identified as a 1955 All-Star.
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