1979 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dick Vermeil (11-5)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1979 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
1979 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Eagles ran up 339 points, and the defense allowed 282. Wilbert Montgomery carried the ball for a team-leading 1,512 yards for Philadelphia.

Ron Jaworski threw for 2,669 yards. Harold Carmichael grabbed 52 passes for 872 yards. Keith Krepfle and Wilbert Montgomery contributed to the receiving game also.

Brenard Wilson intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Dick Vermeil coached the team. The 1979 Philadelphia Eagles lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Ron Jaworski	374	190	50.8	2669	7.1	18	4.8	12	3.2	53	34	272	76.8
John Walton	36	19	52.8	213	5.9	3	8.3	1	2.8	31	0	0	86.9
Totals	410	209	51.0	2882	7.0	21	5.1	13	3.2	53	34	272

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wilbert Montgomery	338	1512	4.5	62	9
Leroy Harris	107	504	4.7	80	2
Billy Campfield	30	165	5.5	40	3
Ron Jaworski	43	119	2.8	21	2
Larry Barnes	25	74	3.0	21	1
Louie Giammona	15	38	2.5	9	0
Frank LeMaster	1	15	15.0	15	0
Harold Carmichael	1	0	0.0	0	0
Earl Carr	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
John Walton	6	-5	-0.8	2	0
Totals	567	2421	4.3	80	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Harold Carmichael	52	872	16.8	50	11
Keith Krepfle	41	760	18.5	45	3
Wilbert Montgomery	41	494	12.0	53	5
Charlie Smith	24	399	16.6	39	1
Leroy Harris	22	107	4.9	15	0
Billy Campfield	16	115	7.2	17	0
Scott Fitzkee	8	105	13.1	19	1
John Spagnola	2	24	12.0	14	0
Larry Barnes	1	6	6.0	6	0
Earl Carr	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jerrold McRae	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	209	2882	13.8	53	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tony Franklin	39	36	92.3	31	23	74.2	105
Totals	39	36	92.3	31	23	74.2	105

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Max Runager	74	2927	39.6	57
Tony Franklin	1	32	32.0	32
Totals	75	2959	39.5	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Wally Henry	35	320	9.1	34
John Sciarra	16	182	11.4	38
Louie Giammona	5	42	8.4	14
Richard Blackmore	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	57	544	9.5	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wally Henry	28	668	23.9	53	0
Louie Giammona	15	294	19.6	31	0
Billy Campfield	7	251	35.9	92	1
Larry Barnes	1	23	23.0	23	0
Al Latimer	1	18	18.0	18	0
Wilbert Montgomery	1	6	6.0	6	0
Charlie Smith	1	1	1.0	1	0
Brenard Wilson	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	56	1261	22.5	92	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brenard Wilson	4	70	17.5	50
Randy Logan	3	57	19.0	35
Bob Howard	3	34	11.3	34
Herman Edwards	3	6	2.0	6
John Sciarra	2	47	23.5	34
Al Chesley	2	39	19.5	25
John Bunting	2	13	6.5	13
Reggie Wilkes	2	0	0.0	0
Bill Bergey	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	22	266	12.1	50

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ron Jaworski			12	5	-23
Harold Carmichael			0	3	33
Louie Giammona			0	2	0	0
Jerry Robinson			0	2	0	0
Jerry Sisemore			0	2	-2	0
Charlie Johnson			0	2	-1	0
Reggie Wilkes		0	0	2	0	0
Wilbert Montgomery			14	2	0
Frank LeMaster			0	1	0	0
John Spagnola			0	1	0	0
Brenard Wilson		0	0	1	0	0
Larry Barnes			3	1	0
John Walton			1	1	-2	0
Ken Clarke			0	1	0	0
Max Runager			1	1	0	0
Richard Blackmore			0	1	2	0
Charlie Smith			0	1	0
Herman Edwards		0	0	1	0	0
Keith Krepfle			1	1	0
Wally Henry			2	0	0	0
Leroy Harris			3	0	0
Billy Campfield			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	38	31	7	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tony Franklin									23	36	0			105
Wilbert Montgomery	9	5		0					0	0	0			84
Harold Carmichael	0	11							0	0	0			66
Billy Campfield	3	0		1					0	0	0			24
Keith Krepfle		3							0	0	0			18
Leroy Harris	2	0							0	0	0			12
Ron Jaworski	2								0	0	0			12
Charlie Smith		1		0					0	0	0			6
Scott Fitzkee		1							0	0	0			6
Larry Barnes	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	17	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	36	0	0	0	339