1979 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Dick Vermeil |
| Chuck Bednarik | Linebackers |
| Fred Bruney | Defensive Backs |
| Marion Campbell | Defensive Coordinator |
| Chuck Clausen | Defensive Line |
| Dick Coury | Wide Receivers |
| Sid Gillman | Research and Quality Control |
| Ken Iman | Special Teams/Offensive Line |
| Billy Joe | Running Backs |
| Lynn Stiles | Tight Ends |
| Jerry Wampfler | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/3/1979 | A | Baltimore Colts | 14-17 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 36733 | |
| Thu | 8/9/1979 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 33378 | |
| Fri | 8/17/1979 | H | Baltimore Colts | 31-17 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 44251 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1979 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-14 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 47951 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1979 | H | New York Giants | 23-17 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 67366 | |
| Mon | 9/10/1979 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 10-14 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 66935 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1979 | A | New Orleans Saints | 26-14 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 54212 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1979 | A | New York Giants | 17-13 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74265 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1979 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-14 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 70352 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1979 | H | Washington Redskins | 28-17 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 69142 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1979 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48367 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1979 | A | Washington Redskins | 7-17 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54442 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1979 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 13-37 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 42036 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1979 | H | Cleveland Browns | 19-24 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 69019 | |
| Mon | 11/12/1979 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 31-21 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62417 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1979 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 16-13 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 70235 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1979 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-10 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 50023 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1979 | H | Detroit Lions | 44-7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 66128 | |
| Sat | 12/8/1979 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 17-24 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 71434 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1979 | A | Houston Oilers | 26-20 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49407 | |
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1979 | H | Chicago Bears | 27-17 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 69397 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/29/1979 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-24 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 71402 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Larry Barnes | 38 | FB | 5-11 | 220 | 25 | Tennessee State | 16 | 3 |
| Bill Bergey | 66 | LILB | 6-2 | 240 | 34 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 |
| Richard Blackmore | 27 | CB | 5-10 | 174 | 23 | Mississippi State | 16 | 0 |
| John Bunting | 95 | LOLB | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | North Carolina | 15 | 15 |
| Lem Burnham | 67 | DE | 6-4 | 240 | 32 | Santa Ana JC; U.S. International | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Campfield | 37 | HB | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Kansas | 16 | 0 |
| Harold Carmichael | 17 | WR | 6-7 | 255 | 30 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
| Earl Carr | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 224 | 24 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Al Chesley | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Clarke | 71 | MG | 6-2 | 273 | 23 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
| Herman Edwards | 46 | RCB | 6-0 | 192 | 25 | California; Monterey Peninsula JC; California; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| Scott Fitzkee | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 22 | Penn State | 15 | 1 |
| Tony Franklin | 1 | K | 5-8 | 182 | 23 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona | 33 | HB | 5-9 | 180 | 26 | Utah State | 15 | 0 |
| Carl Hairston | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 27 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 15 | 15 |
| Leroy Harris | 20 | FB | 5-9 | 225 | 25 | Fort Scott CC; Arkansas State | 15 | 13 |
| Dennis Harrison | 68 | RDE | 6-8 | 280 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 1 |
| Wally Henry | 89 | WR | 5-8 | 174 | 25 | San Diego CC; UCLA | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 23 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 35 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo); San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| Claude Humphrey | 87 | LDE | 6-5 | 258 | 35 | Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Jaworski | 7 | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 28 | Youngstown State | 16 | 16 |
| Charlie Johnson | 65 | MG | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Tyler JC; Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Wade Key | 72 | LOG | 6-5 | 245 | 33 | Texas; Texas State | 12 | 10 |
| Keith Krepfle | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 226 | 27 | Iowa State | 16 | 16 |
| Al Latimer | 29 | CB | 5-11 | 172 | 22 | Ferrum JC; Clemson | 13 | 0 |
| Frank LeMaster | 55 | RILB | 6-2 | 232 | 27 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Randy Logan | 41 | SS | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Rufus Mayes | 77 | OT | 6-5 | 255 | 32 | Ohio State | 16 | 0 |
| Jerrold McRae | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | Tennessee State | 5 | 0 |
| Henry Monroe | 24 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 31 | HB | 5-10 | 194 | 25 | Jackson State; Abilene Christian | 16 | 16 |
| Guy Morriss | 50 | C | 6-4 | 275 | 28 | Texas Christian | 16 | 16 |
| Woody Peoples | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 36 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
| Petey Perot | 62 | LOG | 6-2 | 261 | 22 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 14 | 6 |
| Ray Phillips | 52 | LB | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Marshalltown JC; Nebraska | 11 | 0 |
| Garry Puetz | 64 | OT | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | Valparaiso | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Robinson | 56 | ROLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | UCLA | 16 | 6 |
| Max Runager | 4 | P | 6-1 | 189 | 23 | South Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| John Sanders | 26 | S | 6-1 | 178 | 28 | South Dakota | 1 | 0 |
| John Sciarra | 21 | S | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | UCLA | 16 | 2 |
| Jerry Sisemore | 76 | ROT | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Manny Sistrunk | 79 | DE | 6-5 | 275 | 32 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Slater | 61 | C | 6-2 | 248 | 24 | Minnesota | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | Grambling State | 16 | 12 |
| John Spagnola | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 22 | Yale | 16 | 3 |
| Terry Tautolo | 58 | LILB | 6-2 | 232 | 25 | Long Beach CC; UCLA | 16 | 8 |
| Stan Walters | 75 | LOT | 6-6 | 270 | 31 | Syracuse | 16 | 16 |
| Johnnie Walton | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 32 | Elizabeth City State | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Wilkes | 51 | ROLB | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Brenard Wilson | 22 | FS | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 21 | Jerry Robinson | LB | UCLA |
| 2 | 48 | Petey Perot | G | Northwestern State (Louisiana) |
| 3 | 74 | Tony Franklin | K | Texas A&M |
| 4 | 94 | Ben Cowins | RB | Arkansas |
| 5 | 126 | Scott Fitzkee | WR | Penn State |
| 7 | 178 | Don Swafford | T | Florida |
| 7 | 185 | Curtis Bunche | DE | Albany State |
| 8 | 196 | Chuck Correal | C | Penn State |
| 8 | 211 | Max Runager | P | South Carolina |
| 11 | 296 | Al Chesley | LB | Pittsburgh |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 58 | 122 | 86 | 73 | 339 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 67 | 52 | 110 | 282 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 292 | 122 | 150 | 20 | 91/227 40.1% | / % | 90 | 680 | |
| Opponents Totals | 274 | 128 | 125 | 21 | 104/239 43.5% | / % | 86 | 681 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Franklin | 0 | 36 | 39 | 92.3 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 0 | 105 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Harold Carmichael | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Billy Campfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Keith Krepfle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Leroy Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ron Jaworski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Scott Fitzkee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 39 | 36 | 39 | 92.3 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 0 | 339 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 0 | 282 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Franklin | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 1 | 59 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 7/8 | 7/10 | 3/7 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 1 | 59 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 7/8 | 7/10 | 3/7 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 0/ | 6/ | 4/ | 5/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbert Montgomery | 338 | 1512 | 4.5 | 62t | 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 |
| Johnnie Walton | 6 | -5 | -0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 567 | 2421 | 4.3 | 80 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 515 | 2271 | 4.4 | 75 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Jaworski | 374 | 190 | 50.8 | 172 | 2669 | 7.1 | 14.0 | 53t | 18 | 4.8 | 12 | 3.2 | 34 | 272 | 2397 | 76.8 |
| Johnnie Walton | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 16 | 213 | 5.9 | 11.2 | 31 | 3 | 8.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 86.9 |
| Team Totals | 410 | 209 | 51.0 | 188 | 2882 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 53t | 21 | 5.1 | 13 | 3.2 | 34 | 272 | 2610 | 77.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 459 | 243 | 52.9 | 194 | 2798 | 6.1 | 11.5 | 78t | 18 | 3.9 | 22 | 4.8 | 45 | 324 | 2474 | 64.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Carmichael | 52 | 872 | 16.8 | 50 | 11 |
| Keith Krepfle | 41 | 760 | 18.5 | 45 | 3 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 41 | 494 | 12.0 | 53t | 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 |
| Team Totals | 209 | 2882 | 13.8 | 53t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 243 | 2798 | 11.5 | 78t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenard Wilson | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Randy Logan | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Herman Edwards | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Sciarra | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Al Chesley | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 |
| John Bunting | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Wilkes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bergey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 266 | 12.1 | 50 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 132 | 10.2 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Runager | 74 | 2927 | 39.6 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 200 | 2607 | 34.8 |
| Tony Franklin | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 2959 | 38.9 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 200 | 2639 | 34.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 85 | 3382 | 39.8 | 62 | 15 | 544 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sciarra | 16 | 0 | 182 | 11.4 | 38 | 0 |
| Wally Henry | 35 | 7 | 320 | 9.1 | 34 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona | 5 | 0 | 42 | 8.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Richard Blackmore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 57 | 8 | 544 | 9.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 16 | 200 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Henry | 28 | 668 | 23.9 | 53 | 0 | |
| Louie Giammona | 15 | 294 | 19.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| Billy Campfield | 7 | 251 | 35.9 | 92t | 1 | |
| Brenard Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1261 | 22.5 | 92t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 1265 | 18.3 | 38 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Hairston | 15.5 | |
| Claude Humphrey | 11.0 | |
| Frank LeMaster | 3.0 | |
| Charlie Johnson | 3.0 | |
| Lem Burnham | 2.0 | |
| John Bunting | 2.0 | |
| Randy Logan | 2.0 | |
| Dennis Harrison | 2.0 | |
| Ken Clarke | 1.5 | |
| Terry Tautolo | 1.0 | |
| Reggie Wilkes | 1.0 | |
| Bill Bergey | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 45.0 | 324.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34.0 | 272.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Barnes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Blackmore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Campfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harold Carmichael | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Ken Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Henry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Jaworski | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -23 | 0 | |
| Charlie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Keith Krepfle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Le Master | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Runager | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Sisemore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Spagnola | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Walton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Reggie Wilkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenard Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
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