| 1946 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Greasy Neale |
| Home stadium | Shibe Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–5 |
| Division place | 2ndNFL Eastern |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The1946Philadelphia Eagles season was the Eagles' 14th in theleague. The team failed to improve on itsprevious output of 7–3, winning only six games.[1]
As a result, the team also failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season.
With the war restrictions over, the Eagles moved training camp from the West Chester State Teachers College (nowWest Chester University) in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Saranac High School Field in (Saranac Lake, New York).
The1946 NFL draft was held on January 14, 1946. The Eagles had the seventh or eighth picks in the thirty-two rounds of this draft. The top five teams in the league from the previous season were not awarded draft picks in rounds two or four, but were instead given compensatory, low value picks in the thirty-first and thirty-second rounds. As a result, the Eagles made thirty selections during this draft.
The overall number one pick in the draft was made by theBoston Yanks, which choseFrank Dancewicz, aquarterback from theUniversity of Notre Dame.
The table shows the Eagles selections, what picks they had that were traded away, and the teams that ended up with those picks. It is possible the Eagles' picks ended up with those teams via Eagles' trades with other teams. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
| =Pro Bowler[2] | =Hall of Famer |
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School | . | Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Leo Riggs | Back | USC | 2 | No PICK | ||||
| 3 | 23 | Gordon Gray | Back | USC | 4 | No PICK | ||||
| 5 | 37 | Walt Slater | Back | Tennessee | 6 | 48 | Felto Prewitt | Center | Tulsa | |
| 7 | 57 | George Robotham | End | UCLA | 8 | 68 | Jim Lecture | Guard | Northwestern | |
| 9 | 77 | Ernie Lewis | Back | Colorado | 10 | 88 | Al Vandeweghe | End | William & Mary | |
| 11 | 97 | Bill Iancelli | End | Franklin & Marshall | 12 | 108 | Pat McHugh | Back | Georgia Tech | |
| 13 | 117 | John Wingender | Back | Washington | 14 | 128 | Homer Paine | Tackle | Tulsa | |
| 15 | 137 | John Kerns | Tackle | Ohio | 16 | 148 | Buddy Hubbard | Back | William & Mary | |
| 17 | 157 | Allen Smith | Back | Tulsa | 18 | 168 | Bernie Millham | End | Fordham | |
| 19 | 177 | Lawrence Mauss | Center | Utah | 20 | 188 | Dave Butcher | Back | William & Mary | |
| 21 | 197 | Don Fabling | Back | Colorado | 22 | 208 | George Feldman | Back | Tufts | |
| 23 | 217 | Ed Cameron | Guard | Miami (FL) | 24 | 228 | Charley Steed | Back | Arkansas-Monticello | |
| 25 | 237 | Ed Grygiel | Back | Dartmouth | 26 | 248 | Ben Raimondi | Back | Indiana | |
| 27 | 257 | Sam Bailey | End | Georgia | 28 | 268 | Bob Long | Back | Tennessee | |
| 29 | 277 | Bill Fisher | Tackle | Harvard | 30 | 288 | George Slusser | Back | Ohio State | |
| 31 | 292 | John Itzel | Back | Pittsburgh | 32 | 298 | Larry Kirkman | Back | Boston University |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 29 | atLos Angeles Rams | W 25–14 | 1–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 30,500 |
| 2 | October 6 | Boston Yanks | W 49–25 | 2–0 | Shibe Park | 33,986 |
| 3 | October 13 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–19 | 2–1 | Shibe Park | 36,127 |
| 4 | October 20 | atChicago Bears | L 14–21 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 41,221 |
| 5 | October 27 | atWashington Redskins | W 28–24 | 3–2 | Griffith Stadium | 33,691 |
| 6 | November 3 | New York Giants | W 24–14 | 4–2 | Shibe Park | 40,059 |
| 7 | November 10 | atNew York Giants | L 17–45 | 4–3 | Polo Grounds | 60,874 |
| 8 | November 17 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 7–10 | 4–4 | Forbes Field | 38,882 |
| 9 | November 24 | Washington Redskins | L 10–27 | 4–5 | Shibe Park | 36,633 |
| 10 | December 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10–7 | 5–5 | Shibe Park | 29,943 |
| 11 | December 8 | atBoston Yanks | W 40–14 | 6–5 | Fenway Park | 29,555 |
For the first time in Eagles franchise history a Head coach has a .500 winning percentage. By winning this game the Eagles are 25–25–4 under Greasy Neale. The Eagles would have a 63–43–5 record, 3 Championship games appearances and winning 2 of them, under Neale lifetime as coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanks | 12 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
atShibe Park on Grass,
| Game information | ||
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| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 7 | 3 | 1 | .700 | 5–2–1 | 236 | 162 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5–3 | 231 | 220 | W2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 136 | 117 | L2 | |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 171 | 191 | L2 | |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 0–7–1 | 189 | 273 | L1 | |
(All timeList of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)
| = 1946Pro All-Star[3] |
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| NO. | Player | AGE | POS | GP | GS | WT | HT | YRS | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greasy Neale | 55 | Coach | 1946 record 6–5–0 | NFL-Eagles Lifetime 29–30–4 | 6th | West Virginia Wesleyan | |||
| Mel Bleeker | 26 | HB | 4 | 0 | 189 | 5–11 | 2 | USC | |
| Larry Cabrelli | 29 | E-DB | 8 | 6 | 194 | 5–11 | 5 | Colgate | |
| Jim Castiglia | 28 | FB | 11 | 2 | 208 | 5–11 | 5 | Georgetown (DC) | |
| Russ Craft | 25 | DB-HB | 9 | 1 | 178 | 5–9 | Rookie | Alabama | |
| Otis Douglas | 35 | T | 11 | 0 | 224 | 6–1 | Rookie | William & Mary | |
| John Eibner | 32 | T | 9 | 0 | 228 | 6–2 | 5 | Kentucky | |
| Jack Ferrante | 30 | E-DE | 11 | 9 | 197 | 6–1 | 5 | none | |
| Bob Friedlund | 26 | E | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6–3 | Rookie | Michigan State | |
| Ray Graves | 28 | C | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6–1 | 4 | Tennessee,and Tennessee Wesleyan College | |
| Henry Gude | 27 | C-G | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6–1 | 2 | Vanderbilt | |
| Jack Hinkle | 29 | B | 10 | 3 | 195 | 6–0 | 6 | Syracuse | |
| Dick Humbert | 28 | E-DE | 11 | 4 | 179 | 6–1 | 4 | Richmond | |
| Bucko Kilroy | 25 | G-MG-T-DT | 9 | 1 | 243 | 6–2 | 3 | Notre Dame,and Temple | |
| Ben Kish | 29 | B | 10 | 2 | 207 | 6–0 | 6 | Pittsburgh | |
| Pete Kmetovic | 27 | HB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5–9 | Rookie | Stanford | |
| Bob Krieger | 28 | E | 7 | 2 | 190 | 6–1 | 5 | Dartmouth | |
| Bert Kuczynski | 26 | E | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6–0 | 3 | Pennsylvania | |
| Vic Lindskog | 32 | C | 11 | 10 | 203 | 6–1 | 2 | Stanford | |
| Augie Lio | 28 | G-T-PK | 11 | 5 | 234 | 6–0 | 5 | Georgetown (DC) | |
| Jay MacDowell | 27 | T-DE | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6–2 | Rookie | Washington | |
| Duke Maronic | 25 | G | 11 | 11 | 209 | 5–9 | 2 | none | |
| Flip McDonald | 25 | E | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6–2 | 2 | Oklahoma | |
| Bob McDonough | 27 | G | 10 | 0 | 205 | 5–11 | Rookie | Duke | |
| Eddie Michaels | 32 | G | 10 | 5 | 205 | 5–11 | 10 | Villanova | |
| Joe Muha | 25 | FB-LB | 10 | 8 | 205 | 6–1 | Rookie | Virginia Military Institute | |
| Elliott Ormsbee | 25 | HB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5–11 | Rookie | Bradley | |
| Cliff Patton | 23 | G-LB | 4 | 0 | 243 | 6–2 | Rookie | TCU | |
| Bosh Pritchard | 27 | HB | 11 | 5 | 164 | 5–11 | 4 | Georgia Tech,and VMI | |
| Vic Sears | 28 | T-DT | 11 | 11 | 223 | 6–3 | 5 | Oregon State | |
| Allie Sherman | 23 | QB | 11 | 0 | 170 | 5–11 | 3 | Brooklyn | |
| Rudy Smeja | 26 | E | 11 | 1 | 195 | 6–2 | 2 | Michigan | |
| Ernie Steele | 29 | HB-DB | 9 | 4 | 187 | 6–0 | 4 | Washington | |
| Gil Steinke | 27 | HB | 10 | 0 | 175 | 6–0 | 1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |
| Tommy Thompson | 30 | QB | 10 | 3 | 192 | 6–1 | 6 | Tulsa | |
| Steve Van Buren | 26 | HB | 9 | 8 | 200 | 6–0 | 2 | LSU | |
| Al Wistert+ | 26 | T-G-DT | 9 | 9 | 214 | 6–1 | 3 | Michigan | |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 31 | C-LB-E | 7 | 1 | 217 | 5–11 | 8 | Fordham | |
| John Wyhonic | 27 | G | 11 | 2 | 213 | 6–0 | Rookie | Alabama | |
| Roy Zimmerman | 28 | QB-WB-K | 11 | 7 | 201 | 6–2 | 6 | San Jose State | |
| 41 Players Team Average | 27.6 | 11 | 202.6 | 6–0.3 | 3.1 |