1938 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-6
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bert Bell (5-6)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1938 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 5-6
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bert Bell (5-6)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1938 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1938 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
Philadelphia chalked up 154 points, while the defense surrendered 164. Dave Smukler carried the ball for a team-leading 313 yards for the Eagles, while Emmett Mortell also contributed to the rushing attack.
Dave Smukler passed for 524 yards. Joe Carter topped all receivers, grabbing 27 passes for 386 yards.
Bert Bell coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jay Arnold | HB | September 9, 1912 | 6'1" | 210 | Texas | Rogers, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 36 | Joe Bukant | B | October 31, 1915 | 6'0" | 216 | Washington (MO) | Divernon, IL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | Tom Burnette | BB | July 29, 1915 | 6'1" | 194 | North Carolina | Fremont, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Joe Carter | RE | July 23, 1910 | 6'1" | 201 | Austin | Dalhart, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 37 | John Cole | FB | August 28, 1915 | 5'9" | 197 | St. Joseph's (PA) | 11 | 0 | |
| 14 | Woody Dow | BB | December 16, 1916 | 6'0" | 195 | West Texas A&M | Littlefield, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 35 | Drew Ellis | LT | December 27, 1914 | 6'1" | 215 | TCU | Ochitree County, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 19 | Fritz Ferko | T | July 6, 1912 | 6'1" | 242 | West Chester | 2 | 0 | |
| 38 | Bill Fiedler | G | November 9, 1914 | 5'9" | 200 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | Wimpy Giddens | T | November 25, 1914 | 6'2" | 220 | Louisiana Tech | Ringgold, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Maurice Harper | C | May 14, 1910 | 6'4" | 227 | Austin | Bandera, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
| 56 | Bill Hewitt | LE | October 8, 1909 | 5'9" | 190 | Michigan | Bay City, MI USA | 11 | 11 |
| 29 | Bill Hughes | RG | April 11, 1915 | 6'1" | 226 | Texas | Van Alstyne, TX USA | 11 | 6 |
| 28 | Ray Keeling | T | August 24, 1915 | 6'3" | 242 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 3 |
| 24 | Rabbit Keen | QB | December 10, 1914 | 5'9" | 170 | Arkansas | Stillwell, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| John Kusko | B | March 27, 1914 | 5'11" | 194 | Temple | Nesquehoning, PA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| Bernie Lee | QB | October 25, 1912 | 5'11" | 190 | Villanova | Broughton, PA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | Bob Masters | HB | June 26, 1911 | 5'11" | 200 | Baylor | Comanche, TX USA | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Emmett Mortell | TB | April 8, 1916 | 6'1" | 181 | Notre Dame | Appleton, WI USA | 11 | 7 |
| 39 | Bob Pylman | T | October 30, 1913 | 6'4" | 214 | South Dakota St. | Ellendale, ND USA | 11 | 1 |
| 27 | George Rado | RG | October 24, 1912 | 5'9" | 194 | Duquesne | Youngstown, OH USA | 10 | 6 |
| 12 | Red Ramsey | E | April 9, 1911 | 6'0" | 196 | Texas Tech | Chillicothe, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Hank Reese | K | October 24, 1909 | 5'11" | 214 | Temple | Scranton, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 45 | Dick Riffle | B | February 2, 1915 | 6'1" | 200 | Albright | Wellsboro, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 41 | Theodore Schmitt | G | October 2, 1916 | 5'11" | 219 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Dave Smukler | FB | May 28, 1914 | 6'1" | 226 | Missouri | Newark, NJ USA | 11 | 10 |
| 21 | Mule Stockton | LG | December 29, 1913 | 6'1" | 214 | McMurry | Abilene, TX USA | 11 | 8 |
| Billy Wilson | E | May 8, 1911 | 5'10" | 184 | Gonzaga | Union, OR USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | Clem Woltman | RT | December 4, 1914 | 6'1" | 214 | Purdue | South Bend, IN USA | 10 | 8 |
