1939 Philadelphia Eagles season

1939 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerBert Bell
Head coachBert Bell
Home fieldPhiladelphia Municipal Stadium
Local radioWCAU
Results
Record1–9–1
Division place4th (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1939 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–6, winning only one game.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. The October 22 game against Brooklyn was the first NFL game to be televised. The Eagles threw 267 passes in 1939, or 24.3 per game, the most by an NFL team in the 1930s.