1967 Philadelphia Eagles season

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1967 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner Jerry Wolman
Head coach Joe Kuharich
Home field Franklin Field
Results
Record6–7–1
Division place2nd NFL Capitol
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1967 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League.

Contents

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
RdPICKPLAYERPOSSCHOOL
119 Harry Jones Running Back Arkansas
244John Brooks Guard Kent State
368Harry WilsonRunning back Nebraska
373 Pick taken by
Pittsburgh Steelers
499 Chuck Hughes [2] Wide Receiver Texas Western
5114Bob Van Pelt Center Indiana
5125 Dick Absher Tight End Maryland
6153Bob Hughes Defensive End Jackson State
7174John Williams Defensive Back San Diego State
7178Bob CrenshawGuard New Mexico State
8203Don KlackingRunning Back Wyoming
9231Harold StancellDefensive Back Tennessee
10256Maurice BatesDefensive EndNorthern (SD)
11281Omar ParkerGuardWashington
12309Ben Monroe Quarterback New Mexico
13334Bill Downes Defensive Tackle Louisville
14358Dick Kenney Placekicker Michigan State
15387David Poche Tackle McNeese
16412Lynn BakerDefensive BackColorado
17437 George Catavolos Defensive BackPurdue

Roster

1967 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 17 Washington Redskins W 35–241–0 Franklin Field 60,709
2September 24 Baltimore Colts L 6–381–1Franklin Field60,755
3October 1 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–242–1Franklin Field60,335
4October 8at Atlanta Falcons W 38–73–1 Atlanta Stadium 53,868
5October 15 San Francisco 49ers L 27–283–2Franklin Field60,825
6October 22at St. Louis Cardinals L 14–483–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,562
7October 29 Dallas Cowboys W 21–144–3Franklin Field60,740
8November 5at New Orleans Saints L 24–314–4 Tulane Stadium 59,596
9November 12at Los Angeles Rams L 17–334–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,628
10November 19 New Orleans Saints W 48–215–5Franklin Field60,751
11November 26at New York Giants L 7–445–6 Yankee Stadium 63,027
12December 3at Washington Redskins T 35–355–6–1 D.C. Stadium 50,451
13December 10at Dallas Cowboys L 17–385–7–1 Cotton Bowl 55,834
14December 17 Cleveland Browns W 28–246–7–1Franklin Field60,658
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)
Quarter1234Total
Eagles 07007
Giants 17173744

at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

  • Date: November 26, 1967
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,027
  • Box Score
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
EaglesPassing Norm Snead 17/38, 156 Yds, 3 INT
Rushing Timmy Brown 9 Rush, 23 Yds
Receiving Tom Woodeshick 3 Rec, 57 Yds
GiantsPassing Fran Tarkenton 20/31, 261 Yds, 3 TD
Rushing Ernie Koy 11 Rush, 77 Yds
Receiving Homer Jones 4 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TD

Week 14

1234Total
Browns7301424
Eagles0771428

Standings

NFL Capitol
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Dallas Cowboys 950.6434–28–2342268L1
Philadelphia Eagles 671.4623–2–15–4–1351409W1
Washington Redskins 563.4552–3–14–5–1347353L1
New Orleans Saints 3110.2142–42–8233379W1

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

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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.