NFL team season
The Eagles playing against the Buccaneers in the 1979 NFC Divisional Playoff Game.
The 1979 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL).
They appeared in the postseason for the second consecutive year, an attainment that the team had not achieved for three decades. They would make the playoffs again in the following two seasons before a six-year drought.
Offseason [ ]
After going 9–7 in the 1978 season and making the playoffs, the Eagles found themselves having to follow rule 3 of the draft – "Teams that made the playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated" – meaning four teams with a record the same or better than the Eagles would pick in front of them.
NFL Draft [ ]
The 1979 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1979 in New York City. As was started with the 1977 NFL Draft, this was 12 rounds.
The Philadelphia Eagles got the 19th to the 21st picks in the 12 rounds. They had overcome the traded-away draft picks of the Mike McCormack era. The Eagles had waited but they finally had a first-round pick and other low-round draft picks. They would use these and build a team as 7 of the 10 draft picks made the team for the coming years.
The draft began with first overall pick of Tom Cousineau , linebacker from Ohio State, by the Buffalo Bills . With the number 7 pick the New York Giants selected Phil Simms , a quarterback from Morehead State . The crowd, made up of mostly New York fans, voiced their displeasure of his selection.
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 trade the Eagles made. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
= Pro Bowler [1]
= Hall of Famer
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School
1
21
Jerry Robinson
LB
UCLA
2
48
Petey Perot
G
Northwestern State University
3
74
Tony Franklin
Kicker
Texas A & M
4
94
Ben Cowins
RB
Arkansas
5
126
Scott Fitzkee
TE
Penn State
6
158
Pick Traded to New York Giants
7
178
Don Swafford
OT
Florida
7
185
Curtis Bunche
DT
Albany State
8
196
Chuck Correal
C
Penn State
8
211
Max Runager
Punter
South Carolina
9
Pick Traded to
10
Pick Traded to
11
296
Al Chesley
LB
Pittsburgh
12
Pick Traded to
Roster [ ]
1979 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks
7 Ron Jaworski
10 John Walton
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 2, 1979
New York Giants
W 23–17
67,366
2
September 10, 1979
Atlanta Falcons
L 14–10
66,935
3
September 16, 1979
at New Orleans Saints
W 26–14
54,212
4
September 23, 1979
at New York Giants
W 17–13
74,265
5
September 30, 1979
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 17–14
70,352
6
October 7, 1979
Washington Redskins
W 28–17
69,142
7
October 14, 1979
at St. Louis Cardinals
W 24–20
48,367
8
October 21, 1979
at Washington Redskins
L 17–7
54,442
9
October 28, 1979
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 37–13
42,036
10
November 4, 1979
Cleveland Browns
L 24–19
69,019
11
November 12, 1979
at Dallas Cowboys
W 31–21
62,417
12
November 18, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals
W 16–13
70,235
13
November 25, 1979
at Green Bay Packers
W 21–10
50,023
14
December 2, 1979
Detroit Lions
W 44–7
66,128
15
December 8, 1979
Dallas Cowboys
L 24–17
71,434
16
December 16, 1979
at Houston Oilers
W 26–20
49,407
Game summaries [ ]
[2]
Week 1 [ ]
Week 2 [ ]
Week 3 [ ]
Week 4 [ ]
Week 5 [ ]
Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2
3 4 Total
Steelers
0
7
0 7 14
Eagles
0
7
10 0 17
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game information
Steelers
Terry Bradshaw 12/26, 176 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Sidney Thornton 16 Rush, 88 Yds, TD
John Stallworth 5 Rec, 102 Yds, TD
Eagles
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PIT
PHI
2
Steelers
Thornton 7-yard touchdown run, Bahr kick good
7
0
2
Eagles
Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
7
7
3
Eagles
48-yard field goal by Franklin
7
10
3
Eagles
Montgomery 1-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
7
17
4
Steelers
Stallworth 37-yard touchdown reception from Bradshaw , Bahr kick good
14
17
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
17
Week 6 [ ]
Week 6: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
0
7
0 10 17
Eagles
7
7
14 0 28
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : October 7, 1979Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game attendance : 69,142TV announcers (CBS) : Gary Bender and Sonny Jurgensen Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
Redskins
Joe Theismann 19/32, 165 Yds, TD, INT
John Riggins 23 Rush, 115 Yds, TD
4 Rec, 35 Tds
Eagles
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
WSH
PHI
1
Eagles
Montgomery 8-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
0
7
2
Eagles
Montgomery 11-yard touchdown reception from Jaworski , Franklin kick good
0
14
3
Eagles
Montgomery 5-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
7
21
3
Eagles
Montgomery 4-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
7
28
4
Redskins
37-yard field goal by Moseley
10
28
4
Redskins
Riggins 1-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good
17
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
17
28
Week 7 [ ]
Week 8 [ ]
Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
0
0
0 7 7
Redskins
0
7
7 3 17
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : October 21, 1979Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game attendance : 54,442TV announcers (CBS) : Vin Scully and George Allen Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
Eagles
Redskins
Joe Theismann 15/24, 136 Yds, 2 INT
John Riggins 19 Rush, 120 Yds
Clarence Harmon 3 Rec, 33 Yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PHI
WSH
2
Redskins
Malone 10-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good
0
7
3
Redskins
Theismann 1-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good
0
14
4
Redskins
23-yard field goal by Moseley
0
17
4
Eagles
Krepfle 40-yard touchdown reception from Jaworski , Franklin kick good
7
17
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
7
17
Week 9 [ ]
Week 10 [ ]
Week 11 [ ]
Week 11: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
7
10
7 7 31
Cowboys
7
0
0 14 21
at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
Game information
Eagles
Cowboys
Roger Staubach 17/28, 308 Yds, 3 TD
Tony Dorsett 13 Rush, 53 Yds
Tony Hill 7 Rec, 213 Yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PHI
DAL
1
Cowboys
Hill 48-yard touchdown reception from Staubach , Septien kick good
0
7
1
Eagles
Carmichael 32-yard touchdown reception from Jaworski , Franklin kick good
7
7
2
Eagles
Smith 29-yard touchdown reception from Walton , Franklin kick good
14
7
2
Eagles
59-yard field goal by Franklin
17
7
3
Eagles
Carmichael 13-yard touchdown reception from Jaworski , Franklin kick good
24
7
4
Cowboys
Hill 75-yard touchdown reception from Staubach , Septien kick good
24
14
4
Cowboys
DuPree 5-yard touchdown reception from Staubach , Septien kick good
24
21
4
Eagles
Montgomery 37-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
31
21
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
31
21
Week 12 [ ]
Week 13 [ ]
Week 14 [ ]
Week 15 [ ]
Week 15: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
10
0
7 7 24
Eagles
3
7
0 7 17
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
DAL
PHI
1
Cowboys
Laidlaw 1-yard touchdown run, Septien kick good
7
0
1
Eagles
27-yard field goal by Franklin
7
3
1
Cowboys
40-yard field goal by Septien
10
3
2
Eagles
Montgomery 14-yard touchdown reception from Jaworski , Franklin kick good
10
10
3
Cowboys
Newhouse 17-yard touchdown run, Septien kick good
17
10
4
Cowboys
Johnson 17-yard touchdown reception from Staubach , Septien kick good
24
10
4
Eagles
Montgomery 1-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
24
17
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
17
Week 16 [ ]
Week 16: Philadelphia Eagles at Houston Oilers
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
9
3
7 7 26
Oilers
0
10
0 10 20
at Astrodome • Houston, Texas
Date : December 16, 1979Game time : 4:00 p.m.Game attendance : 49,407TV announcers (CBS) : Gary Bender and Sonny Jurgensen Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
Eagles
Oilers
Dan Pastorini 7/14, 85 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Earl Campbell 16 Rush, 134 Yds, TD
Mike Renfro 3 Rec, 67 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PHI
HOU
1
Eagles
Jaworski 4-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick no good
6
0
1
Eagles
22-yard field goal by Franklin
9
0
2
Oilers
Campbell 6-yard touchdown run, Fritsch kick good
9
7
2
Eagles
41-yard field goal by Franklin
12
7
2
Oilers
44-yard field goal by Fritsch
12
10
3
Eagles
Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
19
10
4
Oilers
Renfro 7-yard touchdown reception from Pastorini , Fritsch kick good
19
17
4
Eagles
Fitzkee 4-yard touchdown reception from Walton , Franklin kick good
26
17
4
Oilers
37-yard field goal by Fritsch
26
20
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
26
20
Standings [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Wildcard
December 23, 1979
Chicago Bears
W 27–17
69,397
Divisional
December 29, 1979
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 24–17
71,402
Wild Card [ ]
Divisional [ ]
Awards and honors [ ]
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References [ ]
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