The new team played its first game on October 15, 1933, against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in New York City. They lost the game 56–0. The Eagles struggled over the course of their first decade, never winning more than four games. Their best finish was in their second season, 1934, when they finished tied for third in the East. For the most part, the Eagles' early rosters were composed of former Penn, Temple and Villanova players who put in a few years before going on to other things.