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1934 Philadelphia Eagles season
1934 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Bert Bell
Head coach	Lud Wray
Home field	Baker Bowl
Results
Record	4–7
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1933; Eagles seasons; 1935 →;

Members of the 1934 Philadelphia Eagles team.

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

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

Regular season

Schedule

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

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	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
view talk edit	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

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

Roster

(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.

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

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.