1967 Philadelphia Eagles season

1967 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jerry Wolman
Head coach	Joe Kuharich
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Results
Record	6–7–1
Division place	2nd NFL Capitol
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DT Floyd Peters C Jim Ringo
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The 1967 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on its previous year win total only winning 6 games.

Offseason

The Eagles held their 1967 training camp for the last time at Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The following year they trained at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, home of the Albright College Lions.

NFL draft

The 1967 NFL/AFL draft and the 1967 AFL draft was a common draft of college players, held on March 14–15.

Player selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler [1]

= Hall of Famer

Rd	PICK	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL
1	19	Harry Jones	Running Back	Arkansas
2	44	John Brooks	Guard	Kent State
3	68	Harry Wilson	Running back	Nebraska
3	73	Pick taken by Pittsburgh Steelers
4	99	Chuck Hughes [2]	Wide Receiver	Texas Western
5	114	Bob Van Pelt	Center	Indiana
5	125	Dick Absher	Tight End	Maryland
6	153	Bob Hughes	Defensive End	Jackson State
7	174	John Williams	Defensive Back	San Diego State
7	178	Bob Crenshaw	Guard	New Mexico State
8	203	Don Klacking	Running Back	Wyoming
9	231	Harold Stancell	Defensive Back	Tennessee
10	256	Maurice Bates	Defensive End	Northern (SD)
11	281	Omar Parker	Guard	Washington
12	309	Ben Monroe	Quarterback	New Mexico
13	334	Bill Downes	Defensive Tackle	Louisville
14	358	Dick Kenney	Placekicker	Michigan State
15	387	David Poche	Tackle	McNeese
16	412	Lynn Baker	Defensive Back	Colorado
17	437	George Catavolos	Defensive Back	Purdue

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1967 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office Principal / Majority Owner – Jerry Wolman General manager – Joe Kuharich (de facto) Head coaches Head coach - Joe Kuharich Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator / Receivers - Herman Ball Offensive Assistant - Mike Nixon Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator - Dick Evans Defensive Backs / Secondary – Fred Bruney

Roster

1967 Philadelphia Eagles roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 10 King Hill 16 Norm Snead Running backs (RB) 22 Timmy Brown 23 Harry Jones 29 Izzy Lang 37 Tom Woodeshick Wide receivers (WR) 85 Gary Ballman 81 Ron Goodwin 18 Ben Hawkins 86 Fred Hill 13 Chuck Hughes Tight ends (TE) 98 Mike Ditka 39 Pete Emelianchik 84 Jim Kelly

Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Dick Hart G 79 Lane Howell T 63 Lynn Hoyem T 50 Dave Recher C 54 Jim Ringo C 70 Jim Skaggs G 65 Bill Stetz G 66 Gordon Wright G Defensive linemen (DL) 80 Randy Beisler DT 83 Don Hultz DE 87 Dave Lince 75 John Meyers DT 72 Floyd Peters DT 88 Gary Pettigrew DE 58 Mel Tom DE 64 Dean Wink DE

Linebackers (LB) 55 Fred Brown OLB 51 Ike Kelley MLB 52 Dave Lloyd MLB 89 Mike Morgan OLB 61 Arunas Vasys OLB 53 Harold Wells OLB Defensive backs (DB) 28 Jim Gray CB 42 Aaron Martin CB 26 Al Nelson CB  9 Jim Nettles CB 24 Nate Ramsey SS 21 Joe Scarpati FS 25 Bobby Shann FS 17 Taft Reed CB Special teams (ST) 38 Sam Baker K/P

Practice squad  4 Benjy Dial QB  7 John Huarte QB Reserve --Dan BerryRB (IR) --Jim BohlRB (IR) 76 Bob Brown T (IR) --Bobby CrenshawT (IR) 78 Dave Graham T (IR) 45 Ron Medved S (IR) 74 Frank Molden DT (IR) --Tom SarkisianT (IR) 41Harry WilsonRB (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	Washington Redskins	W 35–24	1–0	Franklin Field	60,709
2	September 24	Baltimore Colts	L 6–38	1–1	Franklin Field	60,755
3	October 1	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–24	2–1	Franklin Field	60,335
4	October 8	at Atlanta Falcons	W 38–7	3–1	Atlanta Stadium	53,868
5	October 15	San Francisco 49ers	L 27–28	3–2	Franklin Field	60,825
6	October 22	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 14–48	3–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	46,562
7	October 29	Dallas Cowboys	W 21–14	4–3	Franklin Field	60,740
8	November 5	at New Orleans Saints	L 24–31	4–4	Tulane Stadium	59,596
9	November 12	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–33	4–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	57,628
10	November 19	New Orleans Saints	W 48–21	5–5	Franklin Field	60,751
11	November 26	at New York Giants	L 7–44	5–6	Yankee Stadium	63,027
12	December 3	at Washington Redskins	T 35–35	5–6–1	D.C. Stadium	50,451
13	December 10	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17–38	5–7–1	Cotton Bowl	55,834
14	December 17	Cleveland Browns	W 28–24	6–7–1	Franklin Field	60,658
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 11 at Giants

Week Eleven: Philadelphia Eagles (5–5) at New York Giants (5–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Giants	17	17	3	7	44

at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

• Date: November 26, 1967
• Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 63,027
• Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eagles	Passing	Norm Snead	17/38, 156 Yds, 3 INT
	Rushing	Timmy Brown	9 Rush, 23 Yds
	Receiving	Tom Woodeshick	3 Rec, 57 Yds
Giants	Passing	Fran Tarkenton	20/31, 261 Yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ernie Koy	11 Rush, 77 Yds
	Receiving	Homer Jones	4 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI NYG 1 Giants Homer Jones 2-yard touchdown reception from Fran Tarkenton, Pete Gogolak kick good 0 7 1 Giants 17-yard field goal by Pete Gogolak 0 10 1 Giants Homer Jones 63-yard touchdown reception from Fran Tarkenton, Pete Gogolak kick good 0 17 2 Giants Joe Morrison 2-yard touchdown run, Pete Gogolak kick good 0 24 2 Eagles Timmy Brown 13-yard touchdown run, Sam Baker kick good 7 24 2 Giants Aaron Thomas 30-yard touchdown reception from Fran Tarkenton, Pete Gogolak kick good 7 31 2 Giants 15-yard field goal by Pete Gogolak 7 34 3 Giants 40-yard field goal by Pete Gogolak 7 37 4 Giants Joe Morrison 18-yard touchdown reception from Earl Morrall, Pete Gogolak kick good 7 44 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 44

Week 14

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	3	0	14	24
• Eagles	0	7	7	14	28

• Date: December 17
• Location: Franklin Field

Standings

NFL Capitol
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	9	5	0	.643	4–2	8–2	342	268	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	3–2–1	5–4–1	351	409	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	3	.455	2–3–1	4–5–1	347	353	L1
New Orleans Saints	3	11	0	.214	2–4	2–8	233	379	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
2. Chevalier, Jack (March 15, 1967). "Eagles Draft Arkansas Star, Swap Gros for Ballman". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved March 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Eagles on Pro Football Reference