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1933 Philadelphia Eagles season
1933 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Bert Bell
General manager	Bert Bell (de facto)
Head coach	Lud Wray
Home field	Baker Bowl
Results
Record	3–5–1
Division place	4th Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Eagles seasons; 1934 →;

The 1933 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's inaugural season in the National Football League (NFL). In a year with an unbalanced schedule, the Eagles saw the field a league-low total of 9 times in 1933, finishing the season with a record of 3 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie.^[1]

Offseason

When Pennsylvania eased some of the Blue laws and allowed Sunday sporting events, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh became available for NFL franchises as they could play home games on Sundays. The Frankford Yellow Jackets^[2] played their games on Saturday mostly when at home.

During the offseason, Bert Bell and Lud Wray were granted an expansion franchise in the NFL for the rights to Philadelphia. The previous team, the Frankford Yellow Jackets, were inactive for two years so their rights were pulled by the NFL. They joined the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, for a $2,500 entrance fee. The Eagles got their name from the Blue Eagle, which was used by American companies to symbolize their compliance with the National Industrial Recovery Act, a program within Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The NFL Eagles' original colors were a light blue and yellow.

The Eagles held their first training camp in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They scheduled their home games to be played at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, which was also the home of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. The Eagles played at the Baker Bowl for three seasons before moving to the newer Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in the south Philadelphia area.

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	October 15	at New York Giants	L 0–56	0–1	Polo Grounds	18,000	Recap
2	October 18	Portsmouth Spartans	L 0–25	0–2	Baker Bowl	1,750	Recap
—	Bye
3	October 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 9–35	0–3	City Stadium	3,007	Recap
4	November 5	at Cincinnati Reds	W 6–0	1–3	Redland Field	< 500	Recap	^[3]^[4]
5	November 12	Chicago Bears	T 3–3	1–3–1	Baker Bowl	17,850	Recap
6	November 19	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 25–6	2–3–1	Baker Bowl	6,000	Recap
7	November 26	Cincinnati Reds	W 20–3	3–3–1	Baker Bowl	10,000	Recap
8	December 3	Green Bay Packers	L 0–10	3–4–1	Baker Bowl	9,500	Recap
9	December 10	New York Giants	L 14–20	3–5–1	Baker Bowl	8,000	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	11	3	0	.786	7–1	244	101	W7
Brooklyn Dodgers	5	4	1	.556	2–2–1	93	54	L2
Boston Redskins	5	5	2	.500	2–3	103	97	T1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	5	1	.375	1–2	77	158	L2
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	6	2	.333	1–5–1	67	208	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	10	2	1	.833	7–0	133	82	W4
Portsmouth Spartans	6	5	0	.545	3–4	128	87	L3
Green Bay Packers	5	7	1	.417	2–4	170	107	L1
Cincinnati Reds	3	6	1	.333	2–2	38	110	W1
Chicago Cardinals	1	9	1	.100	1–5	52	101	T1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

**1933 Philadelphia Eagles roster**
Backs Red Davis TB Red Kirkman BB Harry O'Boyle Nick Prisco TB Reb Russell Dick Thornton Lee Woodruff Quarterbacks Porter Lainhart Halfbacks Rick Lackman Jack Roberts		Fullbacks Swede Hanson Jodie Whire Ends Joe Carter Nip Felber Dick Fencl George Kenneally Ev Rowan		Guards Joe Kresky Milton Leathers Roy Lechthaler Henry Obst Diddie Willson Jim Zyntell Tackles Howie Auer Joe Carpe Paul Cuba Bob Gonya Tex Leyendecker Larry Steinbach Guy Turnbow Centers Art Koeninger John Lipski Dick Smith Ray Smith		Head coach Lud Wray Rookies in italics (21) 34 Active, 0 Inactive