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The 1946 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 14th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7 3, winning only six games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season.
Off Season With the war restrictions over the Eagles move their training camp from West Chester State Teachers College in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Saranac High School Field in (Saranac Lake, New York) NFL Draft The 1946 NFL Draft was held on January 14, 1946. There was 32 rounds and the Eagles had the 7 or 8th pick in the rounds. The top 5 teams in the league, from the 1947 season, did not get a draft pick in rounds 2 and 4. The Eagles made 30 selections in this draft. The overall number one pick in the draft was by the Boston Yanks and the choose Frank Dancewicz a quarterback from the Notre Dame. 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. | Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School | . | Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School | | 1 | 8 | Leo Riggs | Back | USC | 2 | | No PICK | | 3 | 22 | Gordon Gray | Back | USC | | 4 | | No PICK | | 5 | 37 | Walt Slater | Back | Tennessee | 6 | 48 | Felto Prewitt | Center | Tulsa | | 7 | 57 | George Robotham | End | UCLA | 8 | 68 | Jim Lecture | Guard | Northwestern | | 9 | 77 | Ernie Lewis | Back | Colorado | 10 | 88 | Al Vandeweghe | End | William & Mary | | 11 | 97 | Bill Iancelli | End | Franklin & Marshall | 12 | 108 | Pat McHugh | Back | Georgia Tech | | 13 | 117 | John Wingender | Back | Washington | 14 | 128 | Homer Paine | Tackle | Tulsa | | 15 | 137 | John Kerns | Tackle | Ohio | 16 | 148 | Buddy Hubbard | Back | William & Mary | | 17 | 157 | Allen Smith | Back | Tulsa | 18 | 168 | Bernie Millham | End | Fordham | | 19 | 177 | Lawrence Mauss | Center | Utah | 20 | 188 | Dave Butcher | Back | William & Mary | | 21 | 197 | Don Fabling | Back | Colorado | 22 | 208 | George Feldman | Back | Tufts | | 23 | 217 | Ed Cameron | Guard | Miami (FL) | | 24 | 228 | Charley Steed | Back | Arkansas-Monticello | | 25 | 237 | Ed Grygiel | Back | Dartmouth | 26 | 248 | Ben Raimondi | Back | Indiana | | 27 | 257 | Sam Bailey | End | Georgia | 28 | 268 | Bob Long | Back | Tennessee | | 29 | 277 | Bill Fisher | Tackle | Harvard | 30 | 288 | George Slusser | Back | Ohio State | | 31 | 292 | John Itzel | Back | Pittsburgh | 32 | 298 | Larry Kirkman | Back | Boston University | Schedule | Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | | 1 | September 29, 1946 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 25 14 | 30,500 | | 2 | October 6, 1946 | Boston Yanks | W 49 25 | 33,986 | | 3 | October 13, 1946 | Green Bay Packers | L 19 7 | 36,127 | | 4 | October 20, 1946 | at Chicago Bears | L 21 14 | 41,221 | | 5 | October 27, 1946 | at Washington Redskins | W 28 24 | 33,691 | | 6 | November 3, 1946 | New York Giants | W 24 14 | 40,059 | | 7 | November 10, 1946 | at New York Giants | L 45 17 | 60,874 | | 8 | November 17, 1946 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10 7 | 38,882 | | 9 | November 24, 1946 | Washington Redskins | L 27 10 | 36,633 | | 10 | December 1, 1946 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10 7 | 29,943 | | 11 | December 8, 1946 | at Boston Yanks | W 40 14 | 29,555 | Game recaps Week 2 vs Boston Yanks For the first time in Eagles franchise history a Head coach has a .500 winning percentage. By winning this game the Eagles are 25 25 4 under Greasy Neale. The Eagles would have a 63 43 5 record, 3 Championship games appearances and winning 2 of them, under Neale lifetime as coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Standings 1946 Roster (All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history) References
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