1966 Philadelphia Eagles season

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1966 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner Jerry Wolman
Head coach Joe Kuharich
Home field Franklin Field
Local radio WCAU
Results
Record9–5
Division placeT–2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. Colts) 14–20
Pro Bowlers RT Bob Brown
DT Floyd Peters
AP All-Pros RT Bob Brown

The 1966 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League.

Contents

Off Season

NFL draft

The 1966 NFL draft was held on November 27, 1965, [1] the last year in which the NFL and the AFL had separate drafts. As a result, many players selected by teams from both leagues would choose to play for the more established NFL, or in a rarer case, the AFL. The expansion Atlanta Falcons were awarded the first pick in the draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds. [1] The league also provided the Falcons with an expansion draft six weeks later, selecting players from NFL rosters. [1]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [2] = AFL All-Star [3] = Hall of Famer
RdPICKPLAYERPOSSCHOOLAFLRdPickSigned
14 Randy Beisler Defensive End Indiana
220 Gary Pettigrew Defensive endStanford San Diego 649Eagles
336 Ben Hawkins Wide receiverArizona State New York 538Eagles
452 Frank Emanuel Linebacker Tennessee Miami 29Miami
568Dan BerryRunning back California
684Bob SherlagDefensive back Memphis State
689 Mel Tom Linebacker San Jose State
799David LinceTackle North Dakota Houston 14122Eagles
8114John MasonEnd Stanford
9129Jim ToddRunning back Ball State
10144John OsmondCenter Tulsa Kansas City 647
11159Welford WaltonDefensive end Nevada-Reno
12174 Bruce Van Dyke GuardMissouriKansas City15133Eagles
13189Jim BohlRunning back New Mexico State
14204Ron MedvedRunning back Washington
15219Harry DayTackleMemphis StateHouston12104
16234 Arunas Vasys LinebackerNotre Dame
17249 Ike Kelley Linebacker Ohio State
18264Bill MoorerCenter Georgia Tech
19279Taft ReedDefensive back Jackson State San Diego981Eagles
20294Bill RisioTackle Boston College
20298Gerald CircoKicker Cal State-Chico

Roster

1966 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 11at St. Louis Cardinals L 13–160–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,066
2September 18 Atlanta Falcons W 23–101–1 Franklin Field 54,049
3September 25 New York Giants W 35–172–1Franklin Field60,177
4October 2 St. Louis Cardinals L 10–412–2Franklin Field59,305
5October 9at Dallas Cowboys L 7–562–3 Cotton Bowl 69,372
6October 16at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–143–3 Pitt Stadium 28,233
7October 23at New York Giants W 31–34–3 Yankee Stadium 63,018
8October 30 Washington Redskins L 13–274–4Franklin Field60,652
9November 6 Dallas Cowboys W 24–235–4Franklin Field60,658
10November 13at Cleveland Browns L 7–275–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,968
11November 20at San Francisco 49ers W 35–346–5 Kezar Stadium 31,993
12 Bye
13December 4 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–237–5Franklin Field54,275
14December 11 Cleveland Browns W 33–218–5Franklin Field58,074
15December 18at Washington Redskins W 37–289–5 D.C. Stadium 50,405
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game Summaries

Week 3 vs New York Giants

Week Three: New York Giants (0-1-1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1-1)
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Eagles7147735

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

  • Date: September 25
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 7 at New York Giants

Week Seven: Philadelphia Eagles (3-3) at New York Giants (1-4-1)
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at Yankee Stadium, New York City

  • Date: October 23
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Box Score
Game information


Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Dallas Cowboys 1031.7699–3–1445239W1
Philadelphia Eagles 950.6438–5326340W4
Cleveland Browns 950.6439–4403259W1
St. Louis Cardinals 851.6157–5–1264265L3
Washington Redskins 770.5007–6351355L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 581.3854–8–1316347W2
Atlanta Falcons 3110.2142–5204437L1
New York Giants 1121.0771–11–1263501L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Playoff Bowl

RoundDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
Playoff BowlJanuary 8, 1967 Baltimore Colts L 14–200–1 Orange Bowl 58,088

[4]

Awards and honors

Pro Bowl Selections

Bob Brown selected starting Tackle.
Floyd Peters is selected as Defensive Tackle

League Leaders

Tim Browns leads league in Kickoff Returns for TDs with 2.
Tim Browns finishes 3 rd in Kick return Avg. with 28.1
Joe Scarpati finishes 2nd in Interception with 8.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "1966 NFL Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
  2. ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
  3. ↑ Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.
  4. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
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