| Team: | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Year: | 1934 |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Division Place: | 3rd NFL Eastern |
| Coach: | Lud Wray |
| Owner: | Bert Bell |
| Stadium: | Baker Bowl |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Eagles seasons |
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]
The Eagles held their preseason training camp in the New Jersey resort city of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
| 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 | N/A | |
| 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 |
In their second year of existence the Eagles failed to play for the NFL Championship.
(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. | width=15% style="background:#00cc00;" | Player | width=4% style="background:#00cc00;" | AGE | width=6% style="background:#00cc00;" | POS | width=4% style="background:#00cc00;" | GP | width=4% style="background:#00cc00;" | GS | width=4% style="background:#00cc00;" | WT | width=4% style="background:#00cc00;" | HT | width=4% style="background:#00cc00;" | YRS | width=20% style="background:#00cc00;" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - align=left | 40 | Coach | 1934 record 4–7 | As Eagles Coach 7–12–1 | NFL Lifetime 11–16–3 | 2nd | - align=left | Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| - align=left | Dan Barnhart | 22 | HB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6–0 | Rookie | - align=left | Centenary and St. Mary's (CA) | ||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | E | 11 | 10 | 201 | 6–1 | 1 | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | ? | B | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5–10 | 4 | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 26 | T | 10 | 10 | 212 | 6–0 | 1 | - align=left | Pittsburgh | |||||||||
| - align=left | Jack Dempsey | 22 | T | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6–2 | Rookie | - align=left | Bucknell | ||||||||
| - align=left | Swede Ellstrom | 28 | HB | 8 | 7 | 203 | 6–1 | Rookie | - align=left | |||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | T | 9 | 1 | 208 | 6–2 | 1 | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | E | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6–3 | Rookie | - align=left | Temple | |||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | C | 11 | 2 | 210 | 6–1 | Rookie | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 27 | B | 11 | 8 | 192 | 6–1 | 3 | - align=left | Temple | |||||||||
| - align=left | 25 | FB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6–2 | Rookie | - align=left | Temple | |||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | HB | 1 | 0 | 170 | 5–11 | Rookie | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | George Kenneally | 32 | E | 11 | 10 | 190 | 6–1 | 8 | - align=left | St. Bonaventure University | ||||||||
| - align=left | 29 | B | 10 | 7 | 195 | 6–1 | 1 | - align=left | Case Western Reserve and Washington & Jefferson | |||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | B | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6–3 | Rookie | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 28 | G-T | 10 | 6 | 215 | 6–0 | 2 | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | HB | 8 | 0 | 186 | 5–11 | 1 | - align=center | none | |||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | B | 9 | 5 | 204 | 6–0 | Rookie | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | ? | C | 10 | 9 | 200 | 5–11 | 1 | - align=left | Temple | |||||||||
| - align=left | 25 | T-G | 11 | 11 | 209 | 6–1 | 2 | - align=left | Pittsburgh | |||||||||
| - align=left | 27 | HB | 11 | 11 | 198 | 6–1 | Rookie | - align=left | Pittsburgh | |||||||||
| - align=left | 28 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6–2 | Rookie | - align=left | Austin | |||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | HB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6–0 | Rookie | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 23 | E | 9 | 2 | 189 | 6–1 | Rookie | - align=left | Temple | |||||||||
| - align=left | 23 | G | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5–11 | Rookie | - align=left | Gonzaga | |||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | B | 1 | 1 | 210 | 6–0 | 2 | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 27 | B | 10 | 5 | 195 | 6–1 | 1 | - align=left | Santa Clara | |||||||||
| - align=left | 26 | T-E | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6–2 | Rookie | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 23 | B | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5–9 | Rookie | - align=left | Muhlenberg | |||||||||
| - align=left | 23 | G-E | 11 | 11 | 196 | 5–10 | 1 | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 26 | G-T | 6 | 1 | 208 | 5–8 | Rookie | - align=left | ||||||||||
| - align=left | 24 | G | 8 | 5 | 200 | 6–1 | 1 | - align=left | ||||||||||
| 32 Players Team Average | 23.6 | 11 | 199.4 | 6–0.3 | 0.9 |