1963 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
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Owner | Happy Hundred |
Head coach | Nick Skorich |
Results | |
Record | 2–10–2 |
Division place | 7th NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1963 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League.
The 1963 NFL Draft and the 1963 AFL Draft
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | T 21–21 | 0–0–1 | Franklin Field | 58,205 |
2 | September 22 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 24–28 | 0–1–1 | Franklin Field | 60,671 |
3 | September 29 | New York Giants | L 14–37 | 0–2–1 | Franklin Field | 60,671 |
4 | October 6 | Dallas Cowboys | W 24–21 | 1–2–1 | Franklin Field | 60,671 |
5 | October 13 | at Washington Redskins | W 37–24 | 2–2–1 | D.C. Stadium | 49,219 |
6 | October 20 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–37 | 2–3–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 75,174 |
7 | October 27 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–16 | 2–4–1 | Wrigley Field | 48,514 |
8 | November 3 | Cleveland Browns | L 17–23 | 2–5–1 | Franklin Field | 60,671 |
9 | November 10 | at New York Giants | L 14–42 | 2–6–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,936 |
10 | November 17 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 20–27 | 2–7–1 | Cotton Bowl | 23,694 |
11 | November 24 | Washington Redskins | L 10–13 | 2–8–1 | Franklin Field | 60,671 |
12 | December 1 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | T 20–20 | 2–8–2 | Forbes Field | 16,721 |
13 | December 8 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 14–38 | 2–9–2 | Busch Stadium | 15,979 |
14 | December 15 | Minnesota Vikings | L 13–34 | 2–10–2 | Franklin Field | 57,403 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 9–3 | 448 | 280 | W3 | |
Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 9–3 | 343 | 262 | W1 | |
St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 341 | 283 | L1 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 3 | .636 | 7–3–2 | 321 | 295 | L1 | |
Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–9 | 305 | 378 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–10 | 279 | 398 | L3 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 242 | 381 | L2 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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