The

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was the franchise's 17th season in the

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. The Eagles won their second-consecutive

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Off season

The Eagles hold training camp for the first time at UM North Central Agriculture school in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

NFL Draft

The

1949 NFL draft The 1949 National Football League Draft was held on December 21, 1948, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. The draft was preceded by a secret draft meeting held November 15, 1948, at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh. This was the ...

was held on December 21, 1948. It was 25 rounds long. The Eagles had the Lottery Bonus Pick in the draft and picked 1st. The Eagles chose 26 players total during this draft. They had the last pick in each round as all teams picked in every round. The

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, a rival league signed some of the NFL cast offs and draft picks. With the bonus and 1st pick overall, the Eagles took a local hero from the

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, a center and linebacker,

Chuck Bednarik Charles Philip Bednarik (May 1, 1925 – March 21, 2015), nicknamed "Concrete Charlie", was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He has been ranked one of the hardest hitting tacklers in NFL history a ...

. Along with him, the other future NFL Hall of Famers picked this year were

Norm Van Brocklin Norman Mack Van Brocklin (March 15, 1926 – May 2, 1983), nicknamed "The Dutchman", was an American football quarterback and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He spent his first nine seasons with the Los A ...

George Blanda George Frederick Blanda (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was an American football placekicker and quarterback who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Blanda played 26 seasons ...

, and

Doak Walker Ewell Doak Walker II (January 1, 1927 – September 27, 1998) was an American football player. He played college football as a halfback at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1948. Walker then played professio ...

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

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game recaps

Week 4 at Chi Bears

The Eagles get the only loss of the season against the

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in a game played at

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. The last points of the game were made by 22 years 29 days old

. Blanda would score his last points against Philadelphia in his career 22 years and 1 day later on October 17, 1971. Also a placekicker, Blanda had one of the longest pro football careers, a total of 26 years.

NFL Championship Game

Standings

Roster

''(All time

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in franchise history)''

Postseason

The NFL and the AAFC agree to form one league as the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles are scheduled to meet the AAFC 4 time Champion Cleveland Browns on the 1950 opening weekend in Philadelphia.

Awards and honors

All-Star Selections *Pete Pihos is selected as 1st team End – Defensive End. *Steve Van Buren is selected as 1st team Halfback League Leaders *Eagles Lead NFL as Overall Offensive Team. *Eagles Lead NFL as Overall Defensive Team. *Tommy Thompson finishes 2nd in Pass Completion Pct. with a .542 (214 attempts/116 completions) *Tommy Thompson leads in Passer Rating with an 84.4 rating *Steve Van Buren leads Rushing Attempts with 263 *Steve Van Buren leads Rushing Yardage with 1,146 at the time an NFL record for season. *Bosh Pritchard leads in Rushing Yards per Attempts Avg. with 6.0 (84 rushes/506 yards 3 td, ) *Steve Van Buren leads Rushing Touchdowns with 11 *Cliff Patton leads league with Field Goals with 9 (on 18 attempts) *Cliff Patton finishes 2nd in league on Field Goal Attempts with 18 *Frank Reagan and Clyde Scott are 2nd in Punt Returns for TDs with 1 each. *Pat Mchugh and Joe Muha finishes 2nd in Interceptions Returned for TD with 1 each.

References

External links

Eagles on Pro Football Reference

Eagles on jt-sw.com
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