1942 Philadelphia Eagles season
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The 1942
Philadelphia Eagles
season was their 10th in the league
. The team failed to improve on their previous output
of 2–8–1, losing nine games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.
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 the
Pittsburgh 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 Washington D.C. 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.
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
1942 NFL season
The 1942 NFL season was the 23rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, many players left for service in World War II, thus depleting the rosters of all the teams....
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was their 10th in the league
National Football League
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. The team failed to improve on their previous output
1941 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1941 Philadelphia Eagles season was their ninth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–10, winning two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.-Off Season:...
of 2–8–1, losing nine games. 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 Draft1942 NFL Draft
The 1942 National Football League Draft was held on December 22, 1941.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:-Round eleven:...
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 the
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
select Bill Dudley
Bill Dudley
William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
a Halfback
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
out of Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers football
Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
he was the first Virginia player to earn All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
honors and was awarded the Maxwell Award
Maxwell Award
The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The...
for best college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
player of the year for 1941. He was also named the best college player of the year by the Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
The Washington D.C. Touchdown Club was started in 1935 with a passion for charity and sports. In the ensuing years the Club has benefited many local charities as well as providing scholarships to deserving student/athletes....
.
The Eagles first pick in the draft is the third player is Pete Kmetovic
Pete Kmetovic
Peter George Kmetovic was an American football player.A halfback, Kmetovic played college football for Stanford University, helping the team reach the 1941 Rose Bowl. In the game, Kmetovic rushed for 141 yards and returned a punt for a touchdown to lead the Indians to a 21-13 victory over Nebraska...
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 Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... er |
= Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... r |
| Rd | Pick | |Position | School | |||
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| 1 | 3 | Pete Kmetovic Pete Kmetovic Peter George Kmetovic was an American football player.A halfback, Kmetovic played college football for Stanford University, helping the team reach the 1941 Rose Bowl. In the game, Kmetovic rushed for 141 yards and returned a punt for a touchdown to lead the Indians to a 21-13 victory over Nebraska... |
Halfback Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... |
Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
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| 2 | 13 | Vic Lindskog | Center | Stanford University | ||
| 3 | 18 | Ted Williams Ted Williams (American football) Theodore Patrick Williams was an American football back in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Boston Yanks .-External links:*... |
Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
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| 4 | 28 | Gordon Paschka Gordon Paschka Gordon F. Paschka was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Phil/Pitt "Steagles", a merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1943 due to players serving in World War II... |
Guard | Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
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| 5 | 33 | Ernie Blandin | Tackle | Tulane Tulane Green Wave Green Wave, the nickname of the sports teams of Tulane University, was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled The Rolling Green Wave was published in Tulane's student newspaper in 1920. From 1893 to 1919, the athletic teams of Tulane were known as the Olive and Blue for the official... |
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| 6 | 43 | Earl Younglove | End | Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University... |
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| 7 | 53 | Billy Sewell | Back | Washington State Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... |
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| 8 | 63 | Bill Halverson | Guard | Oregon State | ||
| 9 | 73 | Ray Graves Ray Graves Samuel Ray Graves is a former American college and professional football player and former college football coach. He is a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of the University of Tennessee, where he played college football... |
Center | Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States... |
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| 10 | 83 | Jack Stackpool | Back | Washington | ||
| 11 | 93 | Noble Doss Noble Doss Noble Webster Doss was an American football halfback who played for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference. He played college football at Texas.-External links:*... |
Back | Texas | ||
| 12 | 103 | Fred Meyer | End | Stanford | ||
| 13 | 113 | Bob Brenton | Tackle | Missouri | ||
| 14 | 123 | John Wyhonic | Guard | Alabama | ||
| 15 | 133 | O'Dell Griffin | Guard | Baylor | ||
| 16 | 143 | Bill Smaltz | Back | Penn State | ||
| 17 | 153 | Arnie Meiners | End | Stanford | ||
| 18 | 163 | Bill Braun | Tackle | Santa Clara | ||
| 19 | 173 | Charley Dvoracek | Back | Texas Tech | ||
| 20 | 183 | Marv Tommervik | Back | Pacific Lutheran | ||
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 13, 1942 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 24–14 |
| 2 | September 20, 1942 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 24–14 |
| 3 | September 27, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
L 35–14 |
| 4 | October 4, 1942 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 14–10 |
| 5 | October 11, 1942 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 35–17 |
| 6 | October 18, 1942 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 14–0 |
| 7 | October 25, 1942 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 45–14 |
| 8 | November 1, 1942 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 30–27 |
| 9 | November 8, 1942 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 14–0 |
| 10 | November 15, 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
W 14–7 |
| 11 | November 29, 1942 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 7–0 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins 1942 Washington Redskins season The 1942 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5 record from 1941. They would end the season by winning the NFL Championship against the Chicago Bears, 14-6.-Schedule:-Standings:-NFL Championship Game:-All-Star Game:... |
10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 227 | 102 | W-9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1942 Pittsburgh Steelers season marked the club's tenth anniversary as a member of the National Football League. The team improved on their previous season result of 1–9–1 with a record of 7–4–0, which was good enough for 2nd place in the NFL East... |
7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 167 | 119 | L-1 |
| New York Giants 1942 New York Giants season The 1942 New York Giants season was the eighteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 155 | 139 | W-2 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 13th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–4, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season and were shut out in five of their eleven... |
3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 100 | 168 | L-6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 134 | 239 | L-1 |
1942 Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)| = 1942 Pro All-Star Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... |
| NO. | |AGE | |GP | |WT | |YRS | 51 | Coach | 1941 record 2–9 |
NFL-Eagles Lifetime 4–17–1 |
2nd | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | B | 10 | 5 | 200 | 6–0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 23 | HB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5–10 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | T | 11 | 2 | 210 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 25 | E-DB | 11 | 11 | 194 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | E-DB | 10 | 0 | 183 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 29 | G | 11 | 10 | 204 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | T | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 28 | HB-FBQB-P | 10 | 6 | 180 | 6–1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 28 | T | 10 | 7 | 228 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | HB | 10 | 1 | 181 | 5–10 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 27 | T | 1 | 0 | 217 | 6–1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | G | 11 | 9 | 223 | 6–0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | C | 11 | 6 | 205 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 29 | FB | 8 | 3 | 210 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | T | 8 | 0 | 242 | 6–3 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 25 | C | 9 | 5 | 205 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 27 | T | 7 | 1 | 233 | 6–4 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 24 | HB | 5 | 0 | 208 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 30 | FB-BB-HB | 7 | 3 | 212 | 6–0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 29 | G | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5–11 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 23 | T | 10 | 3 | 220 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 24 | B | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 22 | T | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 33 | G-C | 7 | 1 | 220 | 6–2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 31 | HB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5–11 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 23 | E-DE | 10 | 10 | 190 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 21 | G | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5–10 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 25 | G | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6–1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 22 | E | 9 | 0 | 192 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | HB | 6 | 4 | 164 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 24 | T-DT | 11 | 11 | 223 | 6–3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | DE-E | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 25 | FB | 8 | 4 | 207 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 25 | HB-DB | 10 | 1 | 187 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 22 | E | 9 | 0 | 175 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5–10 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | QB | 11 | 10 | 192 | 6–1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 26 | FB-HB | 10 | 5 | 198 | 6–0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | C-LB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | B | 11 | 2 | 183 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 23 | C-LB | 5 | 0 | 193 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 40 Players Team Average |
25 | 11 | 203.4 | 6–0.3 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||