1954 Philadelphia Eagles season


The 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 22nd in the league. They matched their previous output of 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Off Season

Philadelphia finished second in last 2 seasons to the Cleveland Browns, with that Trimble is awarded a three-year contract after the team's second straight runner-up finish in 1953.
The Eagles hold training camp in Hershey, PA again. The 1954 season was the first in which the Eagles used the "wings" logo on their helmets.

NFL DRAFT

The 1954 NFL Draft was held on January 28, 1954. The draft is again 30 rounds long, with 12 teams picking. A total of 360 players are taken in this 1 day draft. In 2011, a total 254 players were taken by 32 teams over 3 nights.
The Eagles chose 28 players in this year's draft.

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.

Schedule

Standings

1954 Roster

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  • + = Was a Starter in the Pro-Bowl
NO. PlayerAGE POS GP GSWTHTYRSCollege
Jim Trimble35COACH'1945
record
7–4–1		NFL-Eagles
Lifetime
21–14–2		3rdIndiana University
33Roy Barni27DB1001855–112San Francisco
60Chuck Bednarik +29LB-C1202336–35Pennsylvania
10Adrian Burk27QB1281906–24Baylor
77Gus Cifelli28T702446–44Notre Dame
44Harry Dowda32DB-HB1201956–25Wake Forest
53Ken Farragut26C-LB802406–43Mississippi
27Hal Giancanelli25HB1001825–101Loyola Marymount
22Ralph Goldston25HB-DB801955–112Youngstown State
71Tom Higgins24T-G-DT502306–21North Carolina
42Bob Hudson24DB-LB-E1202256–43Clemson
63Ken Huxhold25G1162266–1RookieWisconsin
78Mike Jarmoluk32DT-T-MG1202326–58Temple
40Don Johnson23HB601876–01California
76Bucko Kilroy33G-MG-T-DT1202436–211Temple
25Toy Ledbetter27HB1201985–104Oklahoma State
89Don Luft24E1202206–5RookieIndiana
67John Magee31G1202205–106La-Lafayette, and
Rice
64Menil Mavraides23G1202356–1RookieNotre Dame
46Don Miller22HB201956–2RookieSMU
24Dom Moselle28DB-HB1201926–04Wisconsin-Superior
41Jerry Norton23DB-HB1201955–11RookieSMU
43Jim Parmer28FB-HB1001936–06Oklahoma State
35Pete Pihos +31E-DE1202106–17Indiana
72Jess Richardson24DT1202616–21Alabama
52Wayne Robinson24LB-C1202256–22Minnesota
23Bill Roffler24DB302006–1RookieWashington State
82Tom Scott24DE-LB1202186–21Virginia
66Ed Sharkey27LB-G-T-DG1202296–37Duke, and
Nevada-Reno
73Lum Snyder24T1202286–52Georgia Tech
20Don Stevens26HB401765–92Illinois
11Bobby Thomason26QB1041966–15VMI
83Bobby Walston26E-HB-K1201906–03Georgia... Uga's page
86Norm Willey +27DE-G-E1202246–24Marshall
49Jerry Williams31DB-HB1101755–105Idaho, and''
Washington State
32Neil Worden23FB1201985–10RookieNotre Dame
75Frank Wydo30T-DT12122256–47Cornell
Players
Team Average		26.512211.46–1.23.2