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==Playoffs==
==Playoffs==
With a 7-5-0 record, and a 2nd place finish, in the 1959 season the Eagles failed to make it to the [[1959 NFL Championship Game]]. The game was held December 27, 1959, in a rematch of the [[1958 NFL Championship Game]] which is called "The Greatest Game Ever Played".

==1959 Roster==
==1959 Roster==
''(All time [[List of Philadelphia Eagles players]] in franchise history)''
''(All time [[List of Philadelphia Eagles players]] in franchise history)''

Revision as of 03:41, 5 June 2011

1959 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coachBuck Shaw
Results
Record7-5
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1959 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 27th in the league. They improved on their previous output of 2-9-1, winning seven games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL DRAFT

The 1959 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.[2] 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 [3] = Hall of Famer
Rd Pick # Player Position College
1 2 Pick Taken By
Chicago Bears
2 15 J. D. Smith Tackle Rice Owls
3 26 Wray Carlton Back Duke Blue Devils
4 39 Jim Grazione Quarterback Villanova Wildcats
5 51 Nick Mumley Tackle Purdue Boilermakers
6 62 Al Benecick Guard Syracuse Orange
7 75 Pick Taken By
Los Angeles Rams
8 86 Wilmer Fowler Back Northwestern Wildcats
9 99 Gene Johnson Back Cincinnati Bearcats
10 110 Rollie West Back Villanova Wildcats
11 123 Art Powell Wide Receiver San Jose State Spartans
12 134 Howard Keys Tackle Oklahoma State Cowboys
13 147 Dick Stillwagon Back Purdue Boilermakers
14 158 Jack Smith Tackle Clemson Tigers
15 171 Jim Poteete Center Mississippi State Bulldogs
16 182 Ken Paduch Tackle Auburn Tigers
17 195
18 206
19 219
20 230
21 243 Bob Salerno Guard Colorado
22 254
23 267
24 278
25 291
26 302
27 315
28 326 Leo Sexton End Auburn Tigers
29 339 John Stolte Tackle Kansas State Wildcats
30 350 Angelo Mosca Tackle Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 27, 1959 at San Francisco 49ers L 24-14
2 October 4, 1959 New York Giants W 49-21
3 October 11, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28-24
4 October 18, 1959 at New York Giants L 24-7
5 October 25, 1959 at Chicago Cardinals (Bloomington, MN) W 28-24
6 November 1, 1959 Washington Redskins W 30-23
7 November 8, 1959 at Cleveland Browns L 28-7
8 November 15, 1959 Chicago Cardinals W 27-17
9 November 22, 1959 Los Angeles Rams W 23-20
10 November 29, 1959 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 31-0
11 December 6, 1959 at Washington Redskins W 34-14
12 December 13, 1959 Cleveland Browns L 28-21

Standings

NFL Eastern
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 10 2 0 .833 284 170 W-4
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 268 278 L-1
Cleveland Browns 7 5 0 .583 270 214 W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 257 216 W-1
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 185 350 L-5
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 234 324 L-6

Playoffs

With a 7-5-0 record, and a 2nd place finish, in the 1959 season the Eagles failed to make it to the 1959 NFL Championship Game. The game was held December 27, 1959, in a rematch of the 1958 NFL Championship Game which is called "The Greatest Game Ever Played".

1959 Roster

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

|-

= 1959 All-Star Selection [4] = Hall of Famer
  • + After name means 1st team selection
NO. Player AGE POS GP GS WT HT YRS College
Buck Shaw 61 COACH 1958
record

7-5-0
Eagles
Lifetime

9-14-1
NFL
Lifetime

80-53-5
2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
50 Darrel Aschbacher 24 G 11 0 220 6-1 Rookie Boise State,Oregon
33 Billy Ray Barnes 24 HB 12 0 201 5-11 2 Wake Forest
60 Chuck Bednarik 33 LB-C 12 0 233 6-3 10 Pennsylvania Quakers
36 Dick Bielski 27 E-FB 12 0 224 6-1 4 Maryland Terrapins
40 Tom Brookshier 28 DB 12 0 196 6-0 6 Colorado Buffalos
78 Marion Campbell 30 DE-DT-MG-G-T 11 0 250 6-3 5 Georgia Bulldogs
67 Stan Campbell 29 G 12 12 226 6-0 7 Iowa State
21 Jimmy Carr 26 DB-LB-HB 12 0 206 6-1 4 Charleston (WV)
63 Tom Catlin 28 LB-C 12 0 213 6-1 6 Oklahoma Sooners
45 Paige Cothren 24 K 7 0 201 5-11 2 Mississippi
74 Jerry DeLucca 23 T-DT 12 0 247 6-2 Rookie Middle Tenn. State Blue Raiders
65 Jerry Huth 26 G 10 0 226 6-0 3 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
27 Gene Johnson 24 DB 12 0 187 6-0 Rookie Cincinnati Bearcats
9 Sonny Jurgensen 25 QB 12 0 202 5-11 2 Duke Blue Devils
73 Ed Khayat 24 DT-DE-T 9 0 240 6-3 2 Tulane Green Wave
43 Walt Kowalczyk 24 FB-DB 12 0 208 6-0 1 Michigan State Spartans
61 Tom Louderback 26 LB-C-G 12 0 235 6-2 1 San Jose State
80 Ken MacAfee 30 E-TE 4 0 212 6-2 5 Alabama Crimson Tide
75 Jim McCusker 23 T 12 0 246 6-2 1 Pittsburgh Panthers
25 Tommy McDonald 25 FL-HB-SE-WR 12 0 178 5-9 2 Oklahoma Sooners
29 John Nocera 25 LB 12 0 220 6-1 Rookie Iowa Hawkeyes
70 Don Owens 27 DT-T 12 0 255 6-5 2 Southern Miss Golden Eagles
32 Joe Pagliei 25 FB 7 0 220 6-0 Rookie Clemson Tigers
26 Clarence Peaks 24 FB 12 0 218 6-1 2 Michigan State Spartans
53 Bob Pellegrini 25 LB-G 12 0 233 6-2 3 Maryland Terrapins
87 Art Powell 22 SE-DB-WR 12 0 211 6-3 Rookie San Jose State Spartans
44 Pete Retzlaff 28 E-HB-TE 10 0 211 6-1 3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits
72 Jess Richardson 29 DT 12 0 261 6-2 6 Alabama Crimson Tide
22 Lee Riley 27 DB 12 0 192 6-1 4 Univ. of Detroit-Mercy Titans
66 Joe Robb 22 DE-LB 12 0 238 6-3 Rookie TCU Horned Frogs
30 Theron Sapp 24 FB-HB 12 0 203 6-1 Rookie Georgia Bulldogs
76 J.D. Smith 23 T 11 11 250 6-2 Rookie Rice Owls
68 Bill Striegel 23 G-T-LB 12 0 235 6-2 Rookie [[Pacific
11 Norm Van Brocklin 33 QB 12 12 190 6-1 10 Oregon Ducks
83 Bobby Walston 31 E-HB-K 12 0 190 6-0 8 Georgia Bulldogs
51 Chuck Weber 29 LB-DE-G 12 0 229 6-1 4 West Chester Golden Rams
88 Jerry Wilson 23 DE 12 0 238 6-3 Rookie Auburn Tigers
37 Players
Team Average
26.1 12 220.1 6-1.2 2.8

Post Season

Honors and Awards

References

  1. ^ 1959 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. ^ http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=1449
  3. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  4. ^ Players are identified as a 1959 Pro Bowl selections.

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