Team Summary [+]

1959 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 268 points (22.3/g), 4th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 278 points (23.2/g), 9th.
Differential of -10 points (-0.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 5.7-6.3.

Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.3/g), 2nd.

Simple Rating System: Total -2.6, Offense: 0.4, Defense: -3.0, SoS: -1.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Buck Shaw(7-5-0)

Training Camp: (Hershey, Pennsylvania)

Players[+]

Pos · # · College
Darrel Aschbacher
g · #50 · Boise State; Oregon
Billy Ray Barnes
LH · #33 · Wake Forest
Chuck Bednarik
C · #60 · Pennsylvania
Dick Bielski
RE · #36 · Maryland
Tom Brookshier
RDH · #40 · Colorado
Marion Campbell
RDT · #78 · Georgia
Stan Campbell
RG · #67 · Iowa State
Jimmy Carr
LDH · #21 · Charleston (WV)
Tom Catlin
lb · #63 · Oklahoma
Paige Cothren
K · #45 · Mississippi
Jerry DeLucca
LT · #74 · Tennessee; Middle Tenn. St.
Jerry Huth
LG · #65 · Wake Forest
Gene Johnson
LS · #27 · Cincinnati
Sonny Jurgensen
qb · #9 · Duke
Ed Khayat
dt · #73 · Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Millsaps; Tulane
Walt Kowalczyk
fb · #43 · Michigan State
Tom Louderback
RLB · #61 · Santa Rosa J.C.; San Jose State
Ken MacAfee
e · #80 · Alabama
Jim McCusker
lt · #75 · Pittsburgh
Tommy McDonald
RH/PR/KR · #25 · Oklahoma
John Nocera
llb · #29 · Iowa
Don Owens
ldt · #70 · Southern Mississippi
Joe Pagliei
fb · #32 · Clemson
Clarence Peaks
FB · #26 · Michigan State
Bob Pellegrini
LLB · #53 · Maryland
Art Powell
RS · #87 · San Diego City J.C.; San Jose State
Pete Retzlaff
LE · #44 · North Dakota-Ellendale; South Dakota State
Jess Richardson
LDT · #72 · Alabama
Lee Riley
db · #22 · St. Bonaventure; Detroit Mercy
Joe Robb
LDE · #66 · TCU
Theron Sapp
fb · #30 · Georgia
J.D. Smith
RT · #76 · Rice
Bill Striegel
g · #68 · Pacific
Norm Van Brocklin
QB/P · #11 · Oregon
Bobby Walston
k · #83 · Georgia
Chuck Weber
MLB · #51 · West Chester
Jerry Wilson
RDE · #88 · Auburn