# 1936 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1936 Philadelphia Eagles season was their fourth in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–9, winning only one game. After starting the season with a win, the Eagles were shut out in six of their next eight games and finished the season 1–11, worst in the NFL.

## Offseason

* The Eagles moved their training camp, after the first 2 years in Atlantic City, New Jersey and last year in Philadelphia at the Chestnut Hill Academy, to Temple University in Philadelphia. The Eagles would place 7 former Temple Owls on the team
* Eagles would move games to larger Philadelphia Municipal Stadium.
* Bert Bell convinced the league to hold a college players draft to stock league with talent.

### NFL draft

The 1936 NFL draft was held in Philadelphia and The Eagles had the first pick. Jay Berwanger a Halfback from the University of Chicago was selected. He selected not to play in the NFL. Later in year he was traded to the Chicago Bears and still refused to play NFL football.

### 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.
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
| Rd | Pick # | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 1 | Jay Berwanger | Halfback | University of Chicago |
| 2 | 10 | John McCauley | Back | Rice University |
| 3 | 19 | Wes Muller | Center | Stanford University |
| 4 | 28 | Bill Wallace | Back | Rice University |
| 5 | 37 | Harry Shuford | Back | Southern Methodist University |
| 6 | 46 | Al Barabas | Back | Columbia |
| 7 | 55 | Jac Weller | Guard | Princeton University |
| 8 | 64 | Pepper Constable | Back | Princeton University |
| 9 | 73 | Paul Pauk | Back | Princeton University |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
| 1 | September 13 | New York Giants | W 10–7 | 1–0 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 20 | Boston Redskins | L 3–26 | 1–1 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Recap | |
| 3 | September 27 | Chicago Bears | L 0–17 | 1–2 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 25,000 | Recap | |
| 4 | October 4 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0–18 | 1–3 | Ebbets Field | 10,000 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 11 | Detroit Lions | L 0–23 | 1–4 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 15,000 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 14 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | L 0–17 | 1–5 | Forbes Field | 10,042 | Recap | |
| 7 | October 18 | at Boston Redskins | L 7–17 | 1–6 | Fenway Park | 4,000 | Recap | |
| 8 | October 25 | at New York Giants | L 17–21 | 1–7 | Polo Grounds | 15,000 | Recap | |
| — | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | November 5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 0–6 | 1–8 | Point Stadium | 7,891 | Recap | |
| 10 | November 8 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 0–13 | 1–9 | Wrigley Field | 1,500 | Recap | |
| — | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | November 22 | Chicago Bears | L 7–28 | 1–10 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | |
| 12 | November 29 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 7–13 | 1–11 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Boston Redskins | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–2 | 149 | 110 | W3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 6–1 | 98 | 187 | L3 |
| New York Giants | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 3–3–1 | 115 | 163 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–5–1 | 92 | 161 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–7 | 51 | 206 | L11 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 5–1–1 | 248 | 118 | T1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 3–3 | 222 | 94 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 3–3 | 235 | 102 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 1–5–1 | 74 | 143 | T1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Roster

(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)
The Eagles had 12 rookies and 8 players with 2 years experience or less on their roster. Eleven of the 26 members on the team went to school within 15 miles of Philadelphia.
| Player | AGE | POS | GP | GS | WT | HT | YRS | College |
| Bert Bell | 41 | Coach | $_{1936record}$ 1–11 | $_{NFL-EaglesLifetime}$ 1–11 | | | 1st | Pennsylvania |
| Reds Bassman | 23 | HB | 8 | 0 | 180 | 5–11 | Rookie | Ursinus |
| Bill Brian | 23 | T-C-LB | 9 | 5 | 210 | 6–2 | 1 | Gonzaga |
| Art Buss | 25 | T | 12 | 12 | 219 | 6–3 | 2 | Michigan State |
| Joe Carter | 26 | E | 9 | 9 | 201 | 6–1 | 3 | Austin,SMU |
| Glenn Frey | 24 | B | 12 | 8 | 193 | 5–10 | Rookie | Temple |
| Rudy Gollomb | 26 | G | 4 | 0 | 205 | 5–11 | Rookie | Carroll (WI),Wisconsin |
| Swede Hanson | 29 | B | 12 | 10 | 192 | 6–1 | 5 | Temple |
| Don Jackson | 23 | TB-DB | 10 | 2 | 184 | 5–11 | Rookie | North Carolina |
| Carl Kane | 23 | B | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5–11 | Rookies | St. Louis |
| John Kusko | 22 | B | 12 | 1 | 194 | 5–11 | Rookie | Temple |
| Jim Leonard | 26 | B | 10 | 10 | 204 | 6–0 | 2 | Notre Dame |
| Jim MacMurdo | 27 | T-G | 9 | 9 | 209 | 6–1 | 4 | Pittsburgh |
| Eggs Manske | 24 | E | 12 | 11 | 185 | 6–0 | 1 | Northwestern |
| Walt Masters | 29 | B | 2 | 0 | 192 | 5–10 | Rookie | Pennsylvania |
| Forrest McPherson | 25 | G-C-T | 12 | 11 | 233 | 5–11 | 1 | Nebraska |
| George Mulligan | 22 | E | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6–1 | Rookie | Catholic |
| Max Padlow | 24 | E | 1 | 0 | 199 | 6–1 | 1 | Ohio State |
| Joe Pilconis | 25 | E | 2 | 4 | 189 | 6–1 | 2 | Temple |
| Joe Pivarnik | 24 | G | 6 | 0 | 217 | 5–9 | Rookie | Notre Dame |
| Hank Reese | 27 | C-G | 10 | 10 | 214 | 5–11 | 3 | Temple |
| Jim Russell | 28 | G-T | 11 | 10 | 210 | 5–11 | Rookie | Temple |
| Dave Smukler | 22 | FB-LB | 10 | 8 | 226 | 6–1 | Rookie | Missouri,Temple |
| Pete Stevens | 27 | C | 4 | 2 | 215 | 6–0 | Rookie | Temple |
| Stumpy Thomason | 30 | B | 12 | 9 | 189 | 5–7 | 6 | Georgia Tech |
| Vince Zizak | 28 | G-T | 10 | 3 | 208 | 5–8 | 2 | Villanova |
| 26 Players Team Average | 25.3 | | 12 | | 202.4 | 5–11.5 | 1.3 | |