1958 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1958 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League (NFL). They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–8, winning only two games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. In the offseason, Vince Lombardi was offered the Eagles head coaching position but he refused it. He opted to stay as the Offensive Coordinator of the New York Giants.[2]

1958 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerHappy Hundred
Head coachBuck Shaw
Results
Record2–9–1
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Off-season

The Eagles hired the Air Force Academy's 1st head coach Buck Shaw. Shaw took over a last-place Eagles team and started rebuilding. He was also the 1st coach of the San Francisco 49ers when they formed in the AAFC in 1946. He immediately dealt Buck Lansford, Jimmy Harris, and a first-round draft choice to the Los Angeles Rams for 32-year-old, nine-year veteran quarterback Norm Van Brocklin.

NFL Draft

The 1958 NFL Draft was held on December 2, 1957 (rounds 1–4) and January 28, 1958 (rounds 5–30). The draft was 30 rounds long with 12 teams making picks. A total of 360 players were selected.

With a 4–8 record in 1957 the Eagles made the 6th pick in the 1st round.

This was the last year in which the Lottery Bonus Pick was used. The Chicago Cardinals had the number 1 pick of the draft and the Bonus Pick. They used the picks to select as Lottery Bonus Pick King Hill a Quarterback out of Rice University. With the 2nd pick they chose 1957 Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow [3] a Halfback out of Texas A&M University

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.[4] 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 Bowler [5] = Hall of Famer
Rd Pick # Player PositionCollege Rd Pick # Player PositionCollege
16Walt KowalczykFullbackMichigan State 217Proverb JacobsTackleCalifornia
331Pick Taken By
Washington Redskins		 443Frank RigneyTackleIowa
552Bobby MulgadoBackArizona State 664John KerseyTackleDuke
776Len MansfieldTacklePittsburgh State 888Bill StriegelLinebackerPacific
9100Pick Taken By
Pittsburgh Steelers		 10112Theron SappBackGeorgia
11124Mel DillardBackPurdue 12136Jack CrabtreeBackOregon
13148Mickey TrimarkiQuarterbackWest Virginia 14160Bill LaphamCenterIowa
15172Stan HinosTackleMississippi Valley State 16184Mike MeatheringhamTackleGeorgia
17196Bill Van BurenCenterIowa 18208John BurroughsTackleIowa
19220Ron SabalGuardPurdue 20232Kent LovelaceBackMississippi
21244John MaddenOffensive tackleCal Poly San Luis Obispo 22256George SherwoodEndSt. Joseph's (IN)
23268Billy TempletonEndMississippi 24280Jim PadgetCenterClemson
25292Hal DivineTackleMemphis State 26304Neil MacLeanBackWake Forest
27316Hindman WallEndAuburn 28328Gene GossageTackleNorthwestern
29340Don McDonaldBackHouston 30351Jim ThompsonEndTemple

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 28, 1958 Washington Redskins L 24–14
36,850
2 October 5, 1958 New York Giants W 27–24
23,178
3 October 12, 1958 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–3
23,153
4 October 19, 1958 San Francisco 49ers L 30–24
33,110
5 October 26, 1958 at Green Bay Packers L 38–35
31,043
6 November 2, 1958 at Chicago Cardinals T 21–21
17,486
7 November 9, 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers L 31–24
26,306
8 November 16, 1958 Chicago Cardinals W 49–21
18,315
9 November 23, 1958 at Cleveland Browns L 28–14
51,319
10 November 30, 1958 at New York Giants L 24–10
35,438
11 December 7, 1958 Cleveland Browns L 21–14
36,773
12 December 14, 1958 at Washington Redskins L 20–0
22,621

Standings
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 3 0 .750 7–3 246 183 W4
Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 302 217 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 1 .636 6–3–1 261 230 W1
Washington Redskins 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 214 268 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 261 356 L6
Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 235 306 L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)

= 1958 Pro Bowl Selection [6] = Hall of Famer
  • + After name means 1st team selection
NO. Player AGE POS GP GS WT HT YRS College
Buck Shaw61COACH1958
record
2–9–1		Eagles
Lifetime
2–9–1		NFL
Lifetime
73–48–5		1Notre Dame
33Billy Ray Barnes23HB1202015–111Wake Forest
60Chuck Bednarik33LB-C1202336–39Pennsylvania Quakers
81Eddie Bell27DB-LB1202126–13Pennsylvania Quakers
36Dick Bielski26E-FB1202246–13Maryland Terrapins
65Harold Bradley29G12122306–24Iowa Hawkeyes
40Tom Brookshier27DB1101966–05Colorado Buffalos
78Marion Campbell29DE-DT-MG-G-T1102506–34Georgia Bulldogs
86Ed Cooke23DE-LB702506–4RookieMaryland Terrapins
42Bob Hudson28DB-LB-E1102256–47Clemson Tigers
63Ken Huxhold29G1202266–14Wisconsin Badgers
67Proverb Jacobs23T-DT1202586–4RookieCalifornia Golden Bears
9Sonny Jurgensen24QB1202025–111Duke Blue Devils
73Ed Khayat23DT-DE-T502406–31Tulane Green Wave
68Bill Koman24LB12122296–22North Carolina Tarheels
43Walt Kowalczyk23FB-DB1202086–0RookiesMichigan State Spartans
64Galen Laack26G802306–0RookiePacific Tigers
61Tom Louderback25LB-C-G1202356–2RookieSan Jose State Spartans
25Tommy McDonald24FL-HB-SE-WR1001785–91Oklahoma Sooners
66Ed Meadows26DE-E1202216–24Duke Blue Devils
80Gene Mitcham26E202066–2RookieArizona State Sun Devils
46Brad Myers29B-E901976–15Bucknell Bison
87Andy Nacrelli25E201906–1RookieFordham Rams
41Jerry Norton27DB-HB901955–114SMU Mustangs
70Don Owens26DT-T1202556–51Southern Miss Golden Eagles
26Clarence Peaks23FB1102186–11Michigan State Spartans
53Bob Pellegrini24LB-G1202336–22Maryland Terrapins
76Volney Peters30DT-T-DE1002376–46USC Trojans
44Pete Retzlaff27E-HB-TE1202116–12South Dakota St. Jackrabbits
72Jess Richardson28DT1202616–25Alabama Crimson Tide
22Lee Riley26DB1201926–13Univ. of Detroit Mercy Titans
45Rocky Ryan26DB-E302026–12Illinois
82Tom Scott28DE-LB1202186–25Virginia
64John Simerson23C-T402576–31Purdue Boilermakers
79Lum Snyder28T1202286–56Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
74Len Szafaryn30T-G-LB-DT702266–29North Carolina Tarheels
11Norm Van Brocklin32QB12121906–19Oregon Ducks
83Bobby Walston30E-HB-K1201906–07Georgia Bulldogs
27Billy Wells27HB1201805–94Michigan State Spartans
73Sid Youngelman27DT-DE502576–33Alabama Crimson Tide
35 Players
Team Average		26.512220.36–1.53.2

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References
  1. 1958 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.138, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
  3. John David Crow, 1957 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Heisman. Archived from the original on September 20, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  4. "1958 National Football League Draft | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site".
  5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  6. Players are identified as a 1958 Pro Bowl selections.
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