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Revision as of 03:56, 28 May 2011
1955 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
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Head coach | Jim Trimble |
Results | |
Record | 4-7-1 |
Division place | 6th NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | did 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.
Offseason
NFL DRAFT
The 1955 NFL Draft
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.
= Pro Bowler [2] | = Hall of Famer |
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | September 24, 1955 | New York Giants | W 27-17 |
2 | October 1, 1955 | Washington Redskins | L 31-30 |
3 | October 9, 1955 | at Cleveland Browns | L 21-17 |
4 | October 15, 1955 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13-7 |
5 | October 23, 1955 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 24-24 |
6 | October 30, 1955 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24-0 |
7 | November 6, 1955 | at Washington Redskins | L 34-21 |
8 | November 13, 1955 | Cleveland Browns | W 33-17 |
9 | November 20, 1955 | at New York Giants | L 31-7 |
10 | November 27, 1955 | Los Angeles Rams | L 23-21 |
11 | December 4, 1955 | Chicago Cardinals | W 27-3 |
12 | December 11, 1955 | at Chicago Bears | L 17-10 |
Standings
NFL Eastern | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 349 | 218 | W-2 |
Washington Redskins | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 246 | 222 | W-1 |
New York Giants | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 267 | 223 | W-2 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 248 | 231 | L-1 |
Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 224 | 252 | L-2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 195 | 285 | L-7 |
1955 Roster
(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 |
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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 | 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 | 27.1 |
References
- ^ 1955 Philadelphia Eagles
- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Players are identified as a 1955 All-Star.
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