The Eagles playing against the Buccaneers in the 1979 NFC Divisional Playoff Game.
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.
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 Draftedit
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 selectionsedit
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.
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The 1979 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise s 47th season in the National Football League NFL 1979 Philadelphia Eagles seasonOwnerLeonard ToseGeneral managerJim MurrayHead coachDick VermeilHome fieldVeterans StadiumResultsRecord11 5Division place2nd NFC EastPlayoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs vs Bears 27 17Lost Divisional Playoffs at Buccaneers 17 24 1978 Eagles seasons 1980 The Eagles playing against the Buccaneers in the 1979 NFC Divisional Playoff Game 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 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NFL Draft 1 2 Player selections 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Schedule 4 Game summaries 4 1 Week 1 4 2 Week 2 4 3 Week 3 4 4 Week 4 4 5 Week 5 4 6 Week 6 4 7 Week 7 4 8 Week 8 4 9 Week 9 4 10 Week 10 4 11 Week 11 4 12 Week 12 4 13 Week 13 4 14 Week 14 4 15 Week 15 4 16 Week 16 5 Standings 6 Playoffs 6 1 Wild card 6 2 Divisional 7 Awards and honors 8 ReferencesOffseason editAfter 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 edit 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 edit 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 amp 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 toRoster edit1979 Philadelphia Eagles roster Quarterbacks 7 Ron Jaworski 10 John Walton Running backs 38 Larry Barnes 37 Billy Campfield KR 33 Louie Giammona 20 Leroy Harris FB 31 Wilbert Montgomery Wide receivers 17 Harold Carmichael 81 Scott Fitzkee 89 Wally Henry 82 Jerrold McRae 85 Charlie Smith Tight ends 84 Keith Krepfle 88 John Spagnola Offensive linemen 72 Wade Key G 79 Rufus Mayes G 50 Guy Morriss C 69 Woody Peoples G 62 Petey Perot G 76 Jerry Sisemore T 61 Mark Slater C 75 Stan Walters T Defensive linemen 67 Lem Burnham DE 71 Ken Clarke NT 78 Carl Hairston DE 68 Dennis Harrison DE 87 Claude Humphrey DE 65 Charlie Johnson NT 79 Manny Sistrunk DT Linebackers 95 John Bunting OLB 59 Al Chesley ILB 55 Frank LeMaster ILB 52 Ray Phillips OLB 56 Jerry Robinson OLB 58 Terry Tautolo OLB 51 Reggie Wilkes OLB Defensive backs 27 Richard Blackmore CB 46 Herman Edwards CB 23 Bob Howard CB 29 Al Latimer CB 41 Randy Logan SS 26 John Sanders 21 John Sciarra DB PR 22 Brenard Wilson FS Special teams 1 Tony Franklin K 4 Max Runager P Reserve lists 66 Bill Bergey ILB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 73 Steve Kenney T IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp Practice squadRookies in italicsRegular season editSchedule edit 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 edit 2 Week 1 edit Week 2 edit Week 3 edit Week 4 edit Week 5 edit Week 5 Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles Period 1 2 34TotalSteelers 0 7 0714Eagles 0 7 10017 at Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Pennsylvania Date September 30 1979Game time 1 00 p m Game attendance 70 352Referee Cal LeporeTV announcers NBC Charlie Jones and Len DawsonPro Football Reference com Game information Steelers Terry Bradshaw12 26 176 Yds TD 2 INT Sidney Thornton16 Rush 88 Yds TD John Stallworth5 Rec 102 Yds TD Eagles Ron Jaworski11 20 158 Yds 2 INT Wilbert Montgomery28 Rush 98 Yds TD Keith Krepfle4 Rec 95 Yds 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 edit Week 6 Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Period 1 2 34TotalRedskins 0 7 01017Eagles 7 7 14028 at Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Pennsylvania Date October 7 1979Game time 1 00 p m Game attendance 69 142TV announcers CBS Gary Bender and Sonny JurgensenPro Football Reference com Game information Redskins Joe Theismann19 32 165 Yds TD INT John Riggins23 Rush 115 Yds TD Johnnie McDaniel4 Rec 35 Tds Eagles Ron Jaworski8 12 143 Yds TD Wilbert Montgomery22 Rush 127 Yds 3 TD Keith Krepfle3 Rec 79 Yds 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 edit Week 8 edit Week 8 Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins Period 1 2 34TotalEagles 0 0 077Redskins 0 7 7317 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 AllenPro Football Reference com Game information Eagles Ron Jaworski12 27 192 Yds TD 2 INT Wilbert Montgomery11 Rush 33 Yds Keith Krepfle4 Rec 81 Yds Redskins Joe Theismann15 24 136 Yds 2 INT John Riggins19 Rush 120 Yds Clarence Harmon3 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 edit Week 10 edit Week 11 edit Week 11 Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys Period 1 2 34TotalEagles 7 10 7731Cowboys 7 0 01421 at Texas Stadium Irving Texas Date November 12 1979Game time 9 00 p m Game attendance 62 417Referee Gene BarthTV announcers ABC Frank Gifford Howard Cosell and Don MeredithPro Football Reference com Game information Eagles Ron Jaworski12 29 145 Yds 2 TD Wilbert Montgomery25 Rush 127 Yds TD Harold Carmichael4 Rec 69 Yds Cowboys Roger Staubach17 28 308 Yds 3 TD Tony Dorsett13 Rush 53 Yds Tony Hill7 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 edit Week 13 edit Week 14 edit Week 15 edit Week 15 Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles Period 1 2 34TotalCowboys 10 0 7724Eagles 3 7 0717 at Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Pennsylvania Date December 8 1979Game time 12 30 p m Game attendance 71 434Referee Jim TunneyTV announcers CBS Pat Summerall Tom Brookshier Frank Glieber and Irv CrossPro Football Reference com Game information Cowboys Roger Staubach11 21 105 Yds TD Robert Newhouse12 Rush 68 Yds TD Tony Hill3 Rec 33 Yds Eagles Ron Jaworski13 36 216 Yds TD INT Wilbert Montgomery23 Rush 65 Yds TD Wilbert Montgomery4 Rec 93 Yds TD 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 edit Week 16 Philadelphia Eagles at Houston Oilers Period 1 2 34TotalEagles 9 3 7726Oilers 0 10 01020 at Astrodome Houston Texas Date December 16 1979Game time 4 00 p m Game attendance 49 407TV announcers CBS Gary Bender and Sonny JurgensenPro Football Reference com Game information Eagles Ron Jaworski12 21 163 Yds Billy Campfield7 Rush 68 Yds Wilbert Montgomery5 Rec 51 Yds Oilers Dan Pastorini7 14 85 Yds TD 2 INT Earl Campbell16 Rush 134 Yds TD Mike Renfro3 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 20Standings editNFC East viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK Dallas Cowboys 1 11 5 0 688 6 2 10 2 371 313 W3 Philadelphia Eagles 4 11 5 0 688 6 2 9 3 339 282 W1 Washington Redskins 10 6 0 625 5 3 8 4 348 295 L1 New York Giants 6 10 0 375 1 7 5 9 237 323 L3 St Louis Cardinals 5 11 0 313 2 6 4 8 307 358 L1Playoffs editRound 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 edit Divisional editAwards and honors editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 References edit 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