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1959 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach Buck Shaw
Home field
Results
Record 7-5
Place 2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1959 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 27th in the league. They improved on their previous output of 2-9-1, winning seven games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 27, 1959 at San Francisco 49ers L 24-14
2 October 4, 1959 New York Giants W 49-21
3 October 11, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28-24
4 October 18, 1959 at New York Giants L 24-7
5 October 25, 1959 at Chicago Cardinals W 28-24
6 November 1, 1959 Washington Redskins W 30-23
7 November 8, 1959 at Cleveland Browns L 28-7
8 November 15, 1959 Chicago Cardinals W 27-17
9 November 22, 1959 Los Angeles Rams W 23-20
10 November 29, 1959 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 31-0
11 December 6, 1959 at Washington Redskins W 34-14
12 December 13, 1959 Cleveland Browns L 28-21

Standings

NFL Eastern
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 10 2 0 .833 284 170 W-4
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 268 278 L-1
Cleveland Browns 7 5 0 .583 270 214 W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 257 216 W-1
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 185 350 L-5
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 234 324 L-6

References

  1. ^ 1959 Philadelphia Eagles
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