Steagles
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The Steagles, officially known as the Phil-Pitt Combine, was the team created by the temporary merger of Pennsylvania's two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, during the 1943 season. The two franchises were compelled to field a single combined team, due to both having many players leave for military service during World War II. The league's official record book refers to the team as the "Phil-Pitt Combine", but the unofficial and portmanteau variation of the "Steagles", despite never being registered by the NFL, has become the enduring mo
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- 1943-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
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30 sectionsContents
- History
- Draft deferments
- 1943 NFL spring meetings
- 1943 season
- Aftermath
- Legacy
- In popular culture
- 60th anniversary
- Draft
- Player selections
- Exhibitions
- Regular season
- Schedule
- Standings
- Game summaries
- Week 1: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
- Week 2: vs. New York Giants
- Week 3: at Chicago Bears
- Week 4: at New York Giants
- Week 5: vs. Chicago Cardinals
- Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins
- Week 7: at Brooklyn Dodgers
- Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions
- Week 9: at Washington Redskins
- Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers
- Roster
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
The Steagles, officially known as the Phil-Pitt Combine, was the team created by the temporary merger of Pennsylvania's two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, during the 1943 season. The two franchises were compelled to field a single combined team, due to both having many players leave for military service during World War II. The league's official record book refers to the team as the "Phil-Pitt Combine", but the unofficial and portmanteau variation of the "Steagles", despite never being registered by the NFL, has become the enduring moniker.
==History==