1937 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1937 Philadelphia Eagles season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–11, winning two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Off Season
NFL Draft
The 1937 NFL Draft took place December 12, 1936. It would be for 10 rounds and teams picking a total of 100 players.The Eagles would have the 1st pick in the draft. They used this pick to choose, running up in Heisman Trophy, Sam Francis, a back out of Nebraska. He never played a game for the Eagles but he did play for the Chicago Bears
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.
Regular season
The Eagles 1937 NFL season started on September 5 and ended 11 weeks later on November 14. The Eagles would play 4 games at home and 7 games on the road.Schedule
Standings
NFL Playoffs
With a 2–8–1 record in 1937, the Eagles do not make the playoffs and play in the 1937 NFL Championship Game. The Washington Redskins defeated Chicago Bears in Chicago.1937 Roster
A List of the 1937 Philadelphia Eagles.
| NO. | Player | AGE | POS | GP | GS | WT | HT | YRS | College |
| Bert Bell | 42 | Coach | 1937 record 2–8–1 | NFL-Eagles Lifetime 3–19–1 | 2nd | Pennsylvania | |||
| Jay Arnold | 25 | HB-WB-DB-BB | 10 | 6 | 210 | 6–1 | Rookie | Texas | |
| Winnie Baze | 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 190 | 5–11 | Rookie | Missouri, Texas-El Paso | |
| Art Buss | 26 | T | 11 | 11 | 219 | 6–3 | 3 | Michigan State | |
| Joe Carter | 27 | E | 10 | 8 | 201 | 6–1 | 4 | Austin, SMU | |
| Jack Dempsey | 25 | T | 2 | 1 | 225 | 6–2 | 1 | Bucknell | |
| Fritz Ferko | 25 | T | 10 | 5 | 242 | 6–1 | Rookie | Mount St. Mary's University | |
| Glenn Frey | 25 | B | 6 | 5 | 193 | 5–11 | 1 | Temple | |
| Swede Hanson | 30 | B | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6–1 | 6 | Temple | |
| Maurice Harper | 27 | C | 9 | 3 | 227 | 6–4 | Rookie | Austin | |
| Bill Hewitt | 28 | E-DE | 11 | 11 | 190 | 5–9 | 5 | Michigan | |
| Tex Holcomb | 24 | T | 1 | 1 | 235 | 6–2 | Rookie | Texas Tech | |
| Bill Hughes | 22 | G-C | 11 | 8 | 226 | 6–1 | Rookie | Texas | |
| Rabbit Keen | 23 | QB | 8 | 0 | 170 | 5–9 | Rookie | Arkansas | |
| Charlie Knox | ? | B | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5–11 | Rookie | St. Edmonds | |
| John Kusko | 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 194 | 5–11 | 1 | Temple | |
| Jim Leonard | 27 | B | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6–0 | 3 | Notre Dame | |
| Jim MacMurdo | 28 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 209 | 6–1 | 5 | Pittsburgh | |
| Bob Masters | 26 | HB | 9 | 3 | 200 | 5–11 | Rookie | Baylor | |
| Forrest McPherson | 26 | G-C-T | 3 | 0 | 233 | 5–11 | 2 | Nebraska | |
| Emmett Mortell | 21 | B | 11 | 11 | 181 | 6–1 | Rookie | Notre Dame, Wisconsin | |
| Joe Pilconis | 26 | E | 11 | 3 | 189 | 6–1 | 3 | Temple | |
| George Rado | 25 | G-DE | 9 | 1 | 194 | 5–9 | 2 | Duquesne | |
| Hank Reese | 28 | C-G | 11 | 8 | 214 | 5–11 | 4 | Temple | |
| Herb Roton | 24 | E | 9 | 1 | 210 | 6–2 | Rookie | Auburn | |
| Jim Russell | 29 | G-T | 3 | 1 | 210 | 5–11 | 1 | Temple | |
| Dave Smukler | 23 | FB-LB | 11 | 11 | 226 | 6–1 | 1 | Missouri, Temple | |
| Ray Spillers | 25 | T | 10 | 3 | 218 | 6–3 | Rookie | Arkansas | |
| Mule Stockton | 24 | G | 11 | 11 | 214 | 6–1 | Rookie | McMurry | |
| Vince Zizak | 29 | G-T | 2 | 1 | 208 | 5–8 | 3 | ||
| 32 Players Team Average | 24.6 | 11 | 207.2 | 6–0.1 | 1.6 |