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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. The Eagles managed to host and win their first playoff game since 1960 .
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
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
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.
Roster
1979 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
66 IR Tooltip Injured reserve )
73 IR Tooltip Injured reserve )
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 2, 1979
New York Giants
W 23–17
1–0
67,366
2
September 10, 1979
Atlanta Falcons
L 14–10
1–1
66,935
3
September 16, 1979
at New Orleans Saints
W 26–14
2–1
54,212
4
September 23, 1979
at New York Giants
W 17–13
3–1
74,265
5
September 30, 1979
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 17–14
4–1
70,352
6
October 7, 1979
Washington Redskins
W 28–17
5–1
69,142
7
October 14, 1979
at St. Louis Cardinals
W 24–20
6–1
48,367
8
October 21, 1979
at Washington Redskins
L 17–7
6–2
54,442
9
October 28, 1979
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 37–13
6–3
42,036
10
November 4, 1979
Cleveland Browns
L 24–19
6–4
69,019
11
November 12, 1979
at Dallas Cowboys
W 31–21
7–4
62,417
12
November 18, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals
W 16–13
8–4
70,235
13
November 25, 1979
at Green Bay Packers
W 21–10
9–4
50,023
14
December 2, 1979
Detroit Lions
W 44–7
10–4
66,128
15
December 8, 1979
Dallas Cowboys
L 24–17
10–5
71,434
16
December 16, 1979
at Houston Oilers
W 26–20
11–5
49,407
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
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Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Steelers
0
7
0 7 14
Eagles
0
7
10 0 17
at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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
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14
17
Week 6
Week 6: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
0
7
0 10 17
Eagles
7
7
14 0 28
at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Week 7
Week 8
Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
0
0
0 7 7
Redskins
0
7
7 3 17
at
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
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7
17
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 11: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
7
10
7 7 31
Cowboys
7
0
0 14 21
at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PHI
DAL
1
Cowboys
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
Septien
kick good
24
14
4
Cowboys
Septien
kick good
24
21
4
Eagles
Montgomery 37-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
31
21
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31
21
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 15: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
10
0
7 7 24
Eagles
3
7
0 7 17
at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
DAL
PHI
1
Cowboys
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
Septien
kick good
17
10
4
Cowboys
Septien
kick good
24
10
4
Eagles
Montgomery 1-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good
24
17
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24
17
Week 16
Week 16: Philadelphia Eagles at Houston Oilers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
9
3
7 7 26
Oilers
0
10
0 10 20
at
Houston, Texas
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
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26
20
Standings
Playoffs
Wild card
Divisional
Awards and honors
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(July 2010 )
References
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