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1934 Philadelphia Eagles season

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Members of the 1934 Philadelphia Eagles team.
1934 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerBert Bell
Head coachLud Wray
Home fieldBaker Bowl
Results
Record4–7
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1934 Philadelphia Eagles season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–5–1, losing seven games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. However, on an interesting note, all of Philadelphia's wins were shutouts. Not only that, but the team allowed 7.7 points per game (the best in franchise history). They allowed 6 points or less 5 times, and were 4–1 in those games.

If one excludes the 1920 Rochester Jeffersons' victory over the non-league team Fort Porter, the Eagles' 64–0 defeat of the Cincinnati Reds remains the largest regular season shutout in league history as of 2023.[2]

Off season

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The Eagles held their preseason training camp in the New Jersey resort city of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 16 at Green Bay Packers L 6–19 0–1 5,000
2 September 26 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 17–0 1–1 N/A
3 October 7 Pittsburgh Pirates L 7–9 1–2 N/A
4 October 14 Detroit Lions L 0–10 1–3 9,860
5 October 21 at Boston Redskins L 0–6 1–4 10,344
6 October 28 at New York Giants L 0–17 1–5 N/A
7 November 6 Cincinnati Reds W 64–0 2–5 2,000
8 November 11 Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–10 2–6 N/A
9 November 18 Boston Redskins L 7–14 2–7 8,500
10 November 25 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 13–0 3–7 N/A
11 December 2 New York Giants W 6–0 4–7 12,471

Standings

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NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 5 0 .615 7–1 147 107 L1
Boston Redskins 6 6 0 .500 5–3 107 94 W1
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 7 0 .364 4–4 61 153 L3
Philadelphia Eagles 4 7 0 .364 3–5 127 85 W2
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 10 0 .167 1–7 51 206 L7
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 13 0 0 1.000 8–0 286 86 W13
Detroit Lions 10 3 0 .769 5–3 238 59 L3
Green Bay Packers 7 6 0 .538 4–5 156 112 W1
Chicago Cardinals 5 6 0 .455 4–5 80 84 W1
St. Louis Gunners 1 2 0 .333 0–2 27 61 L2
Cincinnati Reds 0 8 0 .000 0–6 10 243 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Playoffs

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In their second year of existence the Eagles failed to play for the NFL Championship.

Roster

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

Being a 2nd year expansion team the Eagles were mostly stocked with Rookies and 1st or 2nd years players. This was before the NFL draft was started. All the NFL teams competed for the same players in an open market.

A List of the 1934 Philadelphia Eagles.

NO. Player AGE POS GP GS WT HT YRS College
Lud Wray 40 Coach 1934 record
4–7
As Eagles Coach
7–12–1
NFL Lifetime
11–16–3
2nd Pennsylvania
Dan Barnhart 22 HB 1 0 200 6–0 Rookie Centenary and
St. Mary's (CA)
Joe Carter 24 E 11 10 201 6–1 1 Austin and SMU
Algy Clark ? B 3 0 190 5–10 4 Ohio State
Paul Cuba 26 T 10 10 212 6–0 1 Pittsburgh
Jack Dempsey 22 T 1 0 225 6–2 Rookie Bucknell
Swede Ellstrom 28 HB 8 7 203 6–1 Rookie Oklahoma
Bob Gonya 24 T 9 1 208 6–2 1 Northwewstern
Len Gudd 24 E 1 0 212 6–3 Rookie Temple
Chuck Hajek 24 C 11 2 210 6–1 Rookie Northwestern and
South Carolina
Swede Hanson 27 B 11 8 192 6–1 3 Temple
Lorne Johnson 25 FB 1 0 195 6–2 Rookie Temple
George Kavel 24 HB 1 0 170 5–11 Rookie Carnegie Mellon
George Kenneally 32 E 11 10 190 6–1 8 St. Bonaventure University
Red Kirkman 29 B 10 7 195 6–1 1 Case Western Reserve and
Washington & Jefferson
Jack Knapper 24 B 2 0 190 6–3 Rookie Ottawa (KS)
Joe Kresky 28 G-T 10 6 215 6–0 2 Wisconsin
Rick Lackman 24 HB 8 0 186 5–11 1 none
Jim Leonard 24 B 9 5 204 6–0 Rookie Notre Dame
John Lipski ? C 10 9 200 5–11 1 Temple
Jim MacMurdo 25 T-G 11 11 209 6–1 2 Pittsburgh
Ed Matesic 27 HB 11 11 198 6–1 Rookie Pittsburgh
Barnes Milam 28 G-T 2 0 190 6–2 Rookie Austin
John Norby 24 HB 1 0 195 6–0 Rookie Idaho
Joe Pilconis 23 E 9 2 189 6–1 Rookie Temple
Phil Poth 23 G 1 0 195 5–11 Rookie Gonzaga
Jack Roberts 24 B 1 1 210 6–0 2 Georgia
Ed Storm 27 B 10 5 195 6–1 1 Santa Clara
Guy Turnbow 26 T-E 2 0 217 6–2 Rookie Mississippi
Reds Weiner 23 B 5 0 180 5–9 Rookie Muhlenberg
Diddie Willson 23 G-E 11 11 196 5–10 1 Pennsylvania
Vince Zizak 26 G-T 6 1 208 5–8 Rookie Villanova
Jim Zyntell 24 G 8 5 200 6–1 1 Holy Cross
32 Players
Team Average
23.6 11 199.4 6–0.3 0.9

Awards and honors

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  • Tom "Swede" Hanson ties as NFL Leader in Rushing Attempts with 146 attempts[3]
  • Tom Hanson finishes 2nd in yards rushing with 805 yards.
  • Joe Carter ties for league lead with 16 receptions, and Receiving yards with 14.9 yards/catch.
  • Joe Carter finished 2nd in 4 Receiving TDs
  • Ed Matesic ties for league lead in Interception TD Returns with 1
  • Al Weiner finished the season with only 1 FG with. The leader Jack Manders had 10, and 5 finished second with 4 each.

References

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  1. ^ 1934 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. ^ 2023 NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). National Football League. 2023. p. 297.
  3. ^ database football NFL League Leaders 1934 Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine