1939 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bert Bell (1-9-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1939 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 1-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bert Bell (1-9-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1939 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 1 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
The Eagles floundered, tallying only 105 points, and the defensive unit allowed 200. Davey O'Brien passed for 1,324 yards. Red Ramsey grabbed 31 passes for 359 yards, while Joe Carter provided receiving help, too.
Dave Smukler carried the ball for a team-leading 218 yards for Philadelphia.
Bert Bell coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jay Arnold | KR | September 9, 1912 | 6'1" | 210 | Texas | Rogers, TX USA | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | Rankin Britt | E | July 3, 1913 | 6'2" | 205 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | |
| 36 | Joe Bukant | B | October 31, 1915 | 6'0" | 216 | Washington (MO) | Divernon, IL USA | 11 | 3 |
| 17 | Joe Carter | RE | July 23, 1910 | 6'1" | 201 | Austin | Dalhart, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 23 | Zed Coston | C | July 12, 1915 | 6'2" | 222 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Bree Cuppoletti | RG | June 19, 1910 | 5'10" | 200 | Oregon | Virginia, MN USA | 10 | 8 |
| 14 | Woody Dow | BB | December 16, 1916 | 6'0" | 195 | West Texas A&M | Littlefield, TX USA | 9 | 2 |
| 35 | Drew Ellis | LT | December 27, 1914 | 6'1" | 215 | TCU | Ochitree County, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Maurice Harper | C | May 14, 1910 | 6'4" | 227 | Austin | Bandera, TX USA | 11 | 8 |
| 56 | Bill Hewitt | E | October 8, 1909 | 5'9" | 190 | Michigan | Bay City, MI USA | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Bill Hughes | LG | April 11, 1915 | 6'1" | 226 | Texas | Van Alstyne, TX USA | 11 | 6 |
| 28 | Ray Keeling | T-G | August 24, 1915 | 6'3" | 242 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | Elmer Kolberg | HB | January 21, 1916 | 6'4" | 201 | Oregon St. | Orange, CA USA | 8 | 3 |
| 25 | Emmett Kriel | G | May 12, 1916 | 6'2" | 199 | Baylor | Coupland, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Emmett Mortell | B | April 8, 1916 | 6'1" | 181 | Notre Dame | Appleton, WI USA | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Fran Murray | K | July 21, 1915 | 6'0" | 200 | Pennsylvania | Glenolden, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 40 | Chuck Newton | FB | November 15, 1916 | 6'0" | 204 | Washington | Randolph Township, IN USA | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Davey O'Brien | QB | June 22, 1917 | 5'7" | 151 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 8 |
| 39 | Bob Pylman | T | October 30, 1913 | 6'4" | 214 | South Dakota St. | Ellendale, ND USA | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | Red Ramsey | LE | April 9, 1911 | 6'0" | 196 | Texas Tech | Chillicothe, TX USA | 11 | 6 |
| 20 | Hank Reese | C | October 24, 1909 | 5'11" | 214 | Temple | Scranton, PA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 45 | Dick Riffle | B | February 2, 1915 | 6'1" | 200 | Albright | Wellsboro, PA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 41 | Theodore Schmitt | LG | October 2, 1916 | 5'11" | 219 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 38 | Jake Schuehle | HB | September 28, 1917 | 6'0" | 196 | Rice | Hondo, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Dave Smukler | FB | May 28, 1914 | 6'1" | 226 | Missouri | Newark, NJ USA | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | George Somers | T | October 5, 1915 | 6'2" | 253 | La Salle | Fountain Springs, PA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 21 | Allie White | G-T | March 23, 1915 | 5'11" | 212 | TCU | Crosby, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Clem Woltman | RT | December 4, 1914 | 6'1" | 214 | Purdue | South Bend, IN USA | 11 | 8 |
