The 1984Philadelphia Eagles season was their 52nd in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved upon their previous output of 5–11, winning six games.[1] Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.
Whatever outside chance the Birds had to make the playoffs was sunk on November 25 at St. Louis, when starting quarterback Ron Jaworski suffered a broken leg and missed the remainder of the season. It was the most serious injury the "Polish Rifle" ever suffered in his long career. Joe Pisarcik took over under center for the final three-plus games.
This would be the final season for the Eagles under the ownership of Leonard Tose; as following rumors that the team might end up moving to Phoenix, Tose would eventually sell the team in 1985 to Norman Braman.
The 1984 NFL Draft was held May 1–2, 1984. It was 12 rounds held over two days and televised by ESPN in great detail. A month later a draft was held for college seniors who already signed with either the CFL or USFL prior to the May 1984 draft. While the Eagles finished the 1983 NFL season with a record of 5–11 and in fourth place in the NFC East Division they would always get the 4th pick in the 12 rounds of the draft. Only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Oilers at 2–12 and the New York Giants at 3–13 would have a worse record. It would be one of the most power balanced years.
This draft was held on June 5, 1984. These were players that were not drafted by an NFL team. In an attempt to head off a bidding war in its own ranks for USFL and CFL players. NFL teams chose 84 players from 224 available during the three-round selection meeting. Many of the big name USFL players were ineligible for the draft because their rights were already owned by NFL clubs. Still 3 of the first 4 players selected would become NFL Hall Of Famers. These players signed with the USFL before the NFL could draft them. Some teams took a chance and drafted players still so they had their NFL rights, The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, suspecting that the USFL was not going to last, acquired Walker's NFL rights by drafting him in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft.
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The 1984 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 52nd in the National Football League NFL The team improved upon their previous output of 5 11 winning six games 1 Despite the improvement the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season 1984 Philadelphia Eagles seasonOwnerLeonard ToseHead coachMarion CampbellHome fieldVeterans StadiumResultsRecord6 9 1Division place5th NFC EastPlayoff finishDid not qualify 1983 Eagles seasons 1985 Whatever outside chance the Birds had to make the playoffs was sunk on November 25 at St Louis when starting quarterback Ron Jaworski suffered a broken leg and missed the remainder of the season It was the most serious injury the Polish Rifle ever suffered in his long career Joe Pisarcik took over under center for the final three plus games This would be the final season for the Eagles under the ownership of Leonard Tose as following rumors that the team might end up moving to Phoenix Tose would eventually sell the team in 1985 to Norman Braman Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NFL draft 1 2 NFL supplemental draft 2 Personnel 2 1 Staff 2 2 Roster 3 Preseason 4 Schedule 4 1 Standings 4 2 Game summaries 4 2 1 Week 4 Sunday September 23 1984 vs San Francisco 49ers 5 Awards and honors 6 References 7 External linksOffseason editNFL draft edit The 1984 NFL Draft was held May 1 2 1984 It was 12 rounds held over two days and televised by ESPN in great detail A month later a draft was held for college seniors who already signed with either the CFL or USFL prior to the May 1984 draft While the Eagles finished the 1983 NFL season with a record of 5 11 and in fourth place in the NFC East Division they would always get the 4th pick in the 12 rounds of the draft Only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Houston Oilers at 2 12 and the New York Giants at 3 13 would have a worse record It would be one of the most power balanced years 1984 Philadelphia Eagles draftRound Pick Player Position College Notes1 4 Kenny Jackson WR Penn State3 60 Rusty Russell T South Carolina4 88 Evan Cooper DB Michigan5 116 Andre Hardy RB St Mary s CA 6 144 Scott Raridon T Nebraska7 172 Joe Hayes RB Central State OK 8 200 Manny Matsakis K Capital10 256 John Thomas DB TCU11 284 John Robertson T East Carolina12 312 Paul McFadden K Youngstown State Made roster Pro Football Hall of Fame Made at least one Pro Bowl during careerNFL supplemental draft edit Main article 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players This draft was held on June 5 1984 These were players that were not drafted by an NFL team In an attempt to head off a bidding war in its own ranks for USFL and CFL players NFL teams chose 84 players from 224 available during the three round selection meeting Many of the big name USFL players were ineligible for the draft because their rights were already owned by NFL clubs Still 3 of the first 4 players selected would become NFL Hall Of Famers These players signed with the USFL before the NFL could draft them Some teams took a chance and drafted players still so they had their NFL rights The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League suspecting that the USFL was not going to last acquired Walker s NFL rights by drafting him in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft Round Pick Player Position School USFL CFL Team1 4 Reggie White Defensive end University of Tennessee Memphis Showboats2 32 Daryl Goodlow Linebacker Arizona Oklahoma Outlaws3 60 Thomas Carter Linebacker San Diego State Oakland InvadersPersonnel editStaff edit 1984 Philadelphia Eagles staff Front office Owner Leonard Tose Director of Football Operations Harry Gamble Director of player personnel Lynn StilesHead coaches Head coach Marion Campbell Assistant head coach Fred BruneyOffensive coaches Offensive coordinator Ted Marchibroda Running Backs Billie Matthews Receivers Tom Coughlin Tight Ends Frank Gansz Offensive Line Ken Iman Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator Marion Campbell Defensive Line Chuck Clausen Linebackers George Hill Defensive Backs Fred BruneySpecial teams coaches Special Teams Frank GanszRoster edit 1984 Philadelphia Eagles roster Quarterbacks 7 Ron Jaworski 5 Dean May 9 Joe PisarcikRunning backs 39 Major Everett 35 Michael Haddix 31 Wilbert MontgomeryWide receivers 80 Joe Hayes 85 Melvin Hoover 81 Kenny Jackson 82 Mike Quick 83 Tony WoodruffTight ends 84 Vyto Kab 87 Lawrence Sampleton 88 John Spagnola Offensive linemen 63 Ron Baker G 65 Mark Dennard C 73 Steve Kenney G 64 Dean Miraldi T 74 Leonard Mitchell T 72 Dave Pacella C 62 Petey Perot G 79 Rusty Russell TDefensive linemen 96 Harvey Armstrong DT 98 Greg Brown DE 71 Ken Clarke DE 68 Dennis Harrison DE 92 Reggie White DE Linebackers 55 Mike Reichenbach 56 Jerry Robinson OLB 51 Reggie Wilkes OLB 58 Joel Williams OLBDefensive backs 46 Herm Edwards CB 24 Ray Ellis SS 48 Wes Hopkins FS 28 Lou Rash 43 Roynell Young CBSpecial teams 2 Mike Horan P 8 Paul McFadden K Reserve lists Leon Evans DEPractice squadRookies in italicsPreseason editWeek Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance1 August 4 at Detroit Lions L 14 17 0 1 Pontiac Silverdome 46 0552 August 11 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17 20 OT 0 2 Three Rivers Stadium 46 6963 August 18 at Minnesota Vikings W 31 10 1 2 Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome 51 7434 August 23 Cleveland Browns W 20 19 2 2 Veterans Stadium 40 030 2 Schedule editWeek Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap1 September 2 at New York Giants L 27 28 0 1 Giants Stadium 71 520 Recap2 September 9 Minnesota Vikings W 19 17 1 1 Veterans Stadium 55 942 Recap3 September 16 at Dallas Cowboys L 17 23 1 2 Texas Stadium 64 521 Recap4 September 23 San Francisco 49ers L 9 21 1 3 Veterans Stadium 62 771 Recap5 September 30 at Washington Redskins L 0 20 1 4 RFK Stadium 53 064 Recap6 October 7 at Buffalo Bills W 27 17 2 4 Rich Stadium 37 555 Recap7 October 14 Indianapolis Colts W 16 7 3 4 Veterans Stadium 50 277 Recap8 October 21 New York Giants W 24 10 4 4 Veterans Stadium 64 677 Recap9 October 28 St Louis Cardinals L 14 34 4 5 Veterans Stadium 54 310 Recap10 November 4 at Detroit Lions T 23 23 OT 4 5 1 Pontiac Silverdome 59 141 Recap11 November 11 at Miami Dolphins L 23 24 4 6 1 Miami Orange Bowl 70 227 Recap12 November 18 Washington Redskins W 16 10 5 6 1 Veterans Stadium 63 117 Recap13 November 25 at St Louis Cardinals L 16 17 5 7 1 Busch Memorial Stadium 39 858 Recap14 December 2 Dallas Cowboys L 10 26 5 8 1 Veterans Stadium 66 322 Recap15 December 9 New England Patriots W 27 17 6 8 1 Veterans Stadium 41 581 Recap16 December 16 at Atlanta Falcons L 10 26 6 9 1 Atlanta Fulton County Stadium 15 582 RecapNote Intra division opponents are in bold text Standings edit NFC Eastviewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STKWashington Redskins 2 11 5 0 688 5 3 8 4 426 310 W4New York Giants 5 9 7 0 563 5 3 7 7 299 301 L2St Louis Cardinals 9 7 0 563 5 3 6 6 423 345 L1Dallas Cowboys 9 7 0 563 3 5 7 5 308 308 L2Philadelphia Eagles 6 9 1 406 2 6 3 8 1 278 320 L1Game summaries edit Week 4 Sunday September 23 1984 vs San Francisco 49ers edit 3 Week 4 San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles Period 1 2 34Total49ers 4 0 7 7 0721Eagles 1 3 0 6 309at Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Pennsylvania Date September 23 1984Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather 68 F 20 C wind 9Game attendance 62 771Referee Ben DreithTV announcers CBS Tom Brookshier play by play and Wayne Walker color commentator Pro Football Reference com Team Category Player StatisticsSF Passing Matt Cavanaugh 17 34 252 YDS 3 TDsRushing Wendell Tyler 21 CAR 113 YDSReceiving Dwight Clark 3 REC 84 YDS 1 TDPHI Passing Ron Jaworski 16 40 187 YDS 1 INTRushing Wilbert Montgomery 12 CAR 51 YDSReceiving Wilbert Montgomery 7 REC 46 YDSScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP SF PHI1 1 30 49ers Craig 35 yard touchdown reception from Cavanaugh Wersching kick good 7 02 11 52 Eagles 35 yard field goal by McFadden 7 32 0 55 Eagles 32 yard field goal by McFadden 7 62 0 12 49ers Solomon 2 yard touchdown reception from Cavanaugh Wersching kick good 14 63 6 13 Eagles 43 yard field goal by McFadden 14 94 10 10 49ers Clark 51 yard touchdown reception from Cavanaugh Wersching kick good 21 9 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 21 9Point spread 49ers by 4 Over Under 44 0 under Time of Game 49ers Game Statistics Eagles23 First downs 1537 177 Rushes yards 20 72252 Passing yards 18717 34 0 Passes 16 41 14 31 Sacked yards 2 18221 Net passing yards 169398 Total yards 241173 Return yards 517 39 1 Punts 7 40 02 0 Fumbles lost 0 012 141 Penalties yards 4 3034 31 Time of Possession 25 29Awards and honors editMike Quick 1984 Pro Bowl selection Paul McFadden All Rookie Team Second team All NFC UPI Rookie of the YearReferences edit 1984 Philadelphia Eagles 1984 Philadelphia Eagles NFL Pro Football Archives Retrieved November 16 2023 The Football Database Retrieved 2022 Jun 22 External links edit1984 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro Football Reference com Retrieved from https en 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