1942 Philadelphia Eagles season explained

Team:Philadelphia Eagles
Year:1942
Record:2–9
Division Place:5th NFL Eastern
Coach:Greasy Neale
Stadium:Shibe Park
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1942 Philadelphia Eagles season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–8–1, losing nine games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.

Offseason

The Eagles hold training camp for the second year at the High School Bowl, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

NFL draft

The 1942 NFL draft was held on December 22, 1941. The draft is 22 rounds long and each team get 20 picks. A total of 200 players. The Eagles get to select 3rd in each of the 1st 20 rounds. The top 5 teams record wise in 1941 do not get picks in rounds 2 and 4, as the lowest 5 teams do not pick in rounds 21 and 22.

With the over first pick in the draft thePittsburgh Steelers select Bill Dudley a Halfback out of Virginia he was the first Virginia player to earn All-America honors and was awarded the Maxwell Award for best college football player of the year for 1941. He was also named the best college player of the year by the DC Touchdown Club.

The Eagles first pick in the draft is the third player is Pete Kmetovic a Halfback from Stanford University. He would not play Pro football until 1946 for the Eagles.

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. 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[2] = Hall of Famer
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1 3 Stanford University
2 13 Vic Lindskog Center Stanford University
3 18 Ted WilliamsBackBoston College
4 28 Minnesota
5 33 Ernie BlandinTackleTulane
6 43 Earl YoungloveEndWashington
7 53 Billy SewellBackWashington State
8 63 Bill HalversonGuardOregon State
9 73 Ray GravesCenterTennessee
10 83 BackWashington
11 93 Noble DossBackTexas
12 103 Fred MeyerEndStanford
13 113 Bob BrentonTackleMissouri
14 123 John WyhonicGuardAlabama
15 133 O'Dell GriffinGuardBaylor
16 143 Bill SmaltzBackPenn State
17 153 Arnie MeinersEndStanford
18 163 Bill BraunTackleSanta Clara
19 173 Charley DvoracekBackTexas Tech
20 183 Marv TommervikBackPacific Lutheran

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 13at Pittsburgh SteelersW 24–141–0Forbes Field13,349Recap
2September 20at Cleveland RamsL 14–241–1Rubber Bowl6,434Recap
3September 27Brooklyn DodgersL 14–351–2Erie Stadium5,286Recap
4October 4Washington RedskinsL 10–141–3Shibe Park15,500Recap
5October 11at New York GiantsL 17–351–4Polo Grounds28,264Recap
6October 18Pittsburgh SteelersL 0–141–5Shibe Park12,500Recap
7October 25at Chicago BearsL 14–451–6Wrigley Field15,372Recap
8November 1at Washington RedskinsL 27–301–7Griffith Stadium32,658Recap
9November 8New York GiantsL 0–141–8Shibe Park13,600Recap
10November 15Brooklyn DodgersW 14–72–8Ebbets Field3,858Recap
11Bye
12November 29Green Bay PackersL 0–72–9Shibe Park13,700Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

On November 22, during their bye week, the Eagles tied the independent Wilmington Clippers 21–21 at Wilmington Park before 8,500 fans.[3]

Roster

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

= 1942 Pro All-Star[4]
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record

2–9
NFL-Eagles
Lifetime

4–17–1
2nd - align=centerWest Virginia Wesleyan
- align=leftLen Barnum 30B1052006–04- align=leftWest Virginia Wesleyan
- align=leftJohn Binotto23HB201855–10Rookie- align=leftDuquesne
- align=leftLeo Brennan23T1122106–0Rookie- align=leftHoly Cross
- align=leftLarry Cabrelli25E-DB11111945–111 - align=leftColgate
- align=leftBill Combs22E-DB1001835–11Rookie- align=leftPurdue
- align=leftEnio Conti29G11102045–111 - align=left Arkansas, and
Bucknell
- align=leftLeon Cook22T202456–0Rookie- align=leftNorthwestern
- align=leftBob Davis28HB-FBQB-P1061806–14- align=leftKentucky
- align=leftJohn Eibner28T1072286–21 - align=leftKentucky
- align=leftDick Erdlitz22HB101 1815–10Rookie- align=leftNorthwestern
- align=leftJoe Frank27T1 02176–11 - align=leftGeorgetown (DC)
- align=leftWoody Gerber22G1192236–01 - align=leftAlabama
- align=leftRay Graves24C1162056–1Rookie - align=leftTennessee, and
Tennessee Wesleyan
- align=leftIrv Hall29FB832106–0Rookie- align=leftBrown
- align=leftBill Halverson23T802426–3Rookie- align=leftOregon State
- align=leftKen Hayden25C952056–0Rookie- align=left
- align=leftFrank Hrabetin27T71 2336–4Rookie- align=leftLoyola Marymount
- align=leftBilly Jefferson24HB502086–21 - align=leftMississippi State
- align=leftBert Johnson30FB-BB-HB732126–05- align=leftKentucky
- align=leftBernie Kaplan29G301955–117- align=leftWestern Maryland
- align=leftEd Kasky23T1032206–1Rookie- align=leftVillanova
- align=leftJim Lankas24B102206–2Rookie- align=leftSt. Mary's (CA)
- align=leftSteve Levanitis22T502206–1Rookie- align=leftBoston College
- align=leftBasilio Marchi33G-C71 2206–28- align=leftNYU
- align=leftBob Masters31HB302005–115- align=leftBaylor
- align=leftFred Meyer23E-DE10101906–2Rookie- align=leftStanford
- align=leftBert Milling21G201855–10Rookie- align=leftRichmond
- align=leftRupert Pate25G702056–12- align=leftWake Forest
- align=leftBob Priestley22E901925–11Rookie - align=leftBrown
- align=leftBosh Pritchard23HB641645–11Rookie- align=leftGeorgia Tech, and
VMI
- align=leftVic Sears24T-DT11112236–31 - align=leftOregon State
- align=leftJack Smith25DE-E602006–1Rookie- align=leftStanford
- align=leftJack Stackpool25FB842076–1Rookie- align=leftWashington
- align=leftErnie Steele25HB-DB101 1876–0Rookie- align=leftWashington
- align=leftLen Supulski22E901756–0Rookie- align=leftDickinson
- align=leftAl Thacker23G302005–10Rookie- align=leftMorris Harvey College, Charleston (WV)
- align=leftTommy Thompson26QB11101926–12-align=leftTulsa
- align=leftLou Tomasetti26FB-HB1051986–03- align=leftBucknell
- align=leftBob Wear23C-LB302055–11Rookie- align=leftPenn State, and
Sacramento State
- align=leftTed Williams26B1121835–11Rookie- align=leftBoston College, and
Notre Dame
- align=leftTex Williams23C-LB501935–11Rookie - align=leftAuburn
40 Players
Team Average
25 11 203.46–0.3 1.1

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1942.htm 1942 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . December 12, 2021 . December 7, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207071440/https://www.profootballarchives.com/1942wil.html . dead .
  4. Players are identified as a 1942 Pro All-Star.