1937 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-8-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bert Bell (2-8-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1937 Philadelphia Eagles RosterTeam Record: 2-8-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bert Bell (2-8-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1937 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1937 season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.
The Eagles racked up 86 points, but the shaky defensive squad conceded 177. Emmett Mortell carried the ball for a team-leading 312 yards for Philadelphia, while Dave Smukler also buoyed the ground attack.
Dave Smukler passed for 432 yards, and Emmett Mortell spent time under center also. Bill Hewitt grabbed 16 passes, while Joe Carter added 282 receiving yards.
Bert Bell coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Smukler | 118 | 42 | 35.6 | 432 | 3.7 | 5 | 4.2 | 14 | 11.9 | 0 | 21.5 |
| Emmett Mortell | 71 | 18 | 25.4 | 320 | 4.5 | 2 | 2.8 | 8 | 11.3 | 0 | 15.7 |
| Rabbit Keen | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 86 | 17.2 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 118.8 |
| John Kusko | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swede Hanson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Winnie Baze | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Glenn Frey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 207 | 63 | 30.4 | 849 | 4.1 | 8 | 3.9 | 24 | 11.6 | 86 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett Mortell | 100 | 312 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Smukler | 92 | 247 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Rabbit Keen | 34 | 154 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Swede Hanson | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Masters | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kusko | 17 | 27 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Pilconis | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Winnie Baze | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Frey | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Arnold | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 285 | 884 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hewitt | 16 | 197 | 12.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Carter | 15 | 282 | 18.8 | 86 | 3 |
| Jay Arnold | 8 | 142 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Pilconis | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabbit Keen | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Masters | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Frey | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kusko | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Winnie Baze | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Emmett Mortell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Smukler | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 849 | 13.5 | 86 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Smukler | 8 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Hank Reese | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bill Hewitt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Joe Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Dave Smukler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||
| Swede Hanson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Joe Pilconis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Maurice Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Hank Reese | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
