1933 Philadelphia Eagles season

1933 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerBert Bell
General managerBert Bell (de facto)
Head coachLud Wray
Home fieldBaker Bowl
Results
Record3–5–1
Division place4th Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1933 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's inaugural season in the National Football League (NFL). In a year with an unbalanced schedule, the Eagles saw the field a league-low total of 9 times in 1933, finishing the season with a record of 3 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie.[1]

Offseason

When Pennsylvania eased some of the Blue laws and allowed Sunday sporting events, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh became available for NFL franchises as they could play home games on Sundays. The Frankford Yellow Jackets[2] played their games on Saturday mostly when at home.

During the offseason, Bert Bell and Lud Wray were granted an expansion franchise in the NFL for the rights to Philadelphia. The previous team, the Frankford Yellow Jackets, were inactive for two years so their rights were pulled by the NFL. They joined the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, for a $2,500 entrance fee. The Eagles got their name from the Blue Eagle, which was used by American companies to symbolize their compliance with the National Industrial Recovery Act, a program within Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The NFL Eagles' original colors were a light blue and yellow.

The Eagles held their first training camp in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They scheduled their home games to be played at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, which was also the home of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. The Eagles played at the Baker Bowl for three seasons before moving to the newer Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in the south Philadelphia area.

Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 October 15 at New York Giants L 0–56 0–1 Polo Grounds 18,000 Recap
2 October 18 Portsmouth Spartans L 0–25 0–2 Baker Bowl 1,750 Recap
— Bye
3 October 29 at Green Bay Packers L 9–35 0–3 City Stadium 3,007 Recap
4 November 5 at Cincinnati Reds W 6–0 1–3 Redland Field < 500 Recap [3][4]
5 November 12 Chicago Bears T 3–3 1–3–1 Baker Bowl 17,850 Recap
6 November 19 Pittsburgh Pirates W 25–6 2–3–1 Baker Bowl 6,000 Recap
7 November 26 Cincinnati Reds W 20–3 3–3–1 Baker Bowl 10,000 Recap
8 December 3 Green Bay Packers L 0–10 3–4–1 Baker Bowl 9,500 Recap
9 December 10 New York Giants L 14–20 3–5–1 Baker Bowl 8,000 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 3 0 .786 7–1 244 101 W7
Brooklyn Dodgers 5 4 1 .556 2–2–1 93 54 L2
Boston Redskins 5 5 2 .500 2–3 103 97 T1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 5 1 .375 1–2 77 158 L2
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 6 2 .333 1–5–1 67 208 L3
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 10 2 1 .833 7–0 133 82 W4
Portsmouth Spartans 6 5 0 .545 3–4 128 87 L3
Green Bay Packers 5 7 1 .417 2–4 170 107 L1
Cincinnati Reds 3 6 1 .333 2–2 38 110 W1
Chicago Cardinals 1 9 1 .100 1–5 52 101 T1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

1933 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Backs 

Quarterbacks 

Halfbacks

Fullbacks 

Ends

Guards 

Tackles

Centers

Head coach 


Rookies in italics (21)
34 Active, 0 Inactive



References

  1. ^ 1933 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. ^ 1924 to 1931 when Frankford was in the league, the yearly game results show that the home games were played on Friday or Saturday. baseball.com shows that the Philadelphia Phillies and Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates would not play on Sundays at home
  3. ^ "Touchdown Put Over by Eagles: Is Lone Marker in Redleg–Philadelphia Contest," Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov. 6, 1933, p. 11.
  4. ^ Associated Press, "Eagles Beat Reds," Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Nov. 6, 1933, p. 23.

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