1957 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Hugh Devore (4-8)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1957 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
1957 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.

The Eagles labored to change the scoreboard with just 173 points, and the defensive squad allowed 230. Billy Barnes carried the ball for a team-leading 529 yards for Philadelphia, and Clarence Peaks also aided the ground game.

Bobby Thomason tossed for 630 yards, and Sonny Jurgensen took a significant amount of snaps also. Billy Barnes topped pass catchers, grabbing 19 passes, while Bobby Walston added 266 receiving yards.

Jerry Norton and Tom Brookshier each picked off 4 opponent throws.

Hugh Devore coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bobby Thomason	92	46	50.0	630	6.8	4	4.3	10	10.9	67	47.2
Sonny Jurgensen	70	33	47.1	470	6.7	5	7.1	8	11.4	61	53.6
Al Dorow	36	17	47.2	212	5.9	1	2.8	4	11.1	49	35.6
Clarence Peaks	3	2	66.7	56	18.7	0	0.0	1	33.3	37	70.1
Tommy McDonald	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	112.5
Jerry Norton	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Billy Barnes	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	204	99	48.5	1379	6.8	10	4.9	23	11.3	67

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Barnes	143	529	3.7	41	1
Clarence Peaks	125	495	4.0	35	1
Ken Keller	57	195	3.4	15	0
Neil Worden	42	133	3.2	17	0
Jerry Norton	2	73	36.5	61	0
Bobby Thomason	15	62	4.1	19	3
Al Dorow	17	52	3.1	14	2
Tommy McDonald	12	36	3.0	22	0
Bobby Walston	1	7	7.0	7	0
Sonny Jurgensen	10	-3	-0.3	8	2
Totals	424	1579	3.7	61	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Barnes	19	212	11.2	67	1
Bill Stribling	14	194	13.9	58	1
Bobby Walston	11	266	24.2	49	1
Clarence Peaks	11	99	9.0	53	0
Pete Retzlaff	10	120	12.0	28	0
Tommy McDonald	9	228	25.3	61	3
Dick Bielski	8	81	10.1	19	2
Hank Burnine	7	63	9.0	16	0
Rocky Ryan	4	91	22.8	46	2
Ken Keller	4	31	7.8	30	0
Neil Worden	1	3	3.0	3	0
Bob Gaona	1	-9	-9.0	-9	0
Totals	99	1379	13.9	67	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bobby Walston	21	20	95.2	12	9	75.0	47
Dick Bielski				2		0.0	0
Totals	21	20	95.2	14	9	64.3	47

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerry Norton	68	2798	41.1	63
Totals	68	2798	41.1	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tommy McDonald	26	127	4.9	28
Ken Keller	9	59	6.6	38
Jerry Norton	1	13	13.0	13
Jimmy Harris	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	37	199	5.4	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Keller	15	320	21.3	37
Tommy McDonald	11	304	27.6	50
Clarence Peaks	5	98	19.6	27
Neil Worden	4	63	15.8	19
Jerry Norton	2	33	16.5	18
Dick Bielski	2	11	5.5	10
Eddie Bell	1	7	7.0	7
Frank Wydo	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	41	838	20.4	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jerry Norton	4	155	38.8	99	1
Tom Brookshier	4	74	18.5	40	0
Jimmy Harris	3	99	33.0	65	1
Chuck Bednarik	3	51	17.0	37	0
Eddie Bell	2	38	19.0	38	0
Frank Wydo	1	25	25.0	25	0
Totals	17	442	26.0	99	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jerry Norton		0	0	5	4
Tommy McDonald			5	3	0
Billy Barnes			8	3	0
Tom Saidock			0	3	0	0
Chuck Bednarik		0	0	2	0	0
Eddie Bell		0	0	2	0	0
Buck Lansford			0	1	0	0
Bob Hudson			0	1	0	0
Jim Weatherall			0	1	0	0
Clarence Peaks			5	1	0
Bill Koman			0	1	0	0
Sonny Jurgensen			0	1	0
Norm Willey			0	1	0	0
Jimmy Harris		0	0	1	2
Tom Scott			0	1	0	0
Sid Youngelman			0	1	0	0
Ken Keller			3	0	0	0
Bill Stribling			1	0	0
Bobby Thomason			1	0	0
Bobby Walston			1	0	0
Al Dorow			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	28	6	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bobby Walston	0	1							9	20	0			53
Bobby Thomason	3								0	0	0			18
Tommy McDonald	0	3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Al Dorow	2								0	0	0			12
Dick Bielski		2		0					0	0	0			12
Billy Barnes	1	1							0	0	0			12
Rocky Ryan		2							0	0	0			12
Sonny Jurgensen	2								0	0	0			12
Clarence Peaks	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Jimmy Harris			0			1			0	0	0			6
Bill Stribling		1							0	0	0			6
Jerry Norton	0		0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Totals	9	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	20	0	0	0	173