1966 Philadelphia Eagles season

1966 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach Joe Kuharich
Owner Jerry Wolman
Home field Franklin Field
Results
Record 9–5
Division place 2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish Lost Playoff Bowl
(Colts, 20–14)

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
Rd PICK PLAYER POS SCHOOL AFL Rd Pick Signed
1 4 Randy BeislerDefensive End Indiana
2 20 Gary PettigrewDefensive endStanford San Diego 6 49 Eagles
3 36 Ben HawkinsWide receiverArizona State New York 5 38 Eagles
4 52 Frank EmanuelLinebackerTennessee Miami 2 9 Miami
5 68 Dan BerryRunning backCalifornia
6 84 Bob SherlagDefensive backMemphis State
6 89 Mel TomLinebackerSan Jose State
7 99 David LinceTackleNorth Dakota Houston 14 122 Eagles
8 114 John MasonEndStanford
9 129 Jim ToddRunning backBall State
10 144 John OsmondCenterTulsa Kansas City 6 47
11 159 Welford Walton Defensive end Nevada-Reno
12 174 Bruce Van DykeGuardMissouri Kansas City 15 133 Eagles
13 189 Jim BohlRunning backNew Mexico State
14 204 Ron MedvedRunning backWashington
15 219 Harry DayTackle Memphis State Houston 12 104
16 234 Arunas VasysLinebackerNotre Dame
17 249 Ike KelleyLinebackerOhio State
18 264 Bill MoorerCenterGeorgia Tech
19 279 Taft ReedDefensive backJackson State San Diego 9 81 Eagles
20 294 Bill RisioTackleBoston College
20 298 Gerald CircoKickerCal State-Chico

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 11 St. Louis Cardinals L 16–13 1–0
39,066
2 September 18 Atlanta Falcons W 23–10 1–1
54,049
3 September 25 New York Giants W 35–17 2–1
60,177
4 October 2 St. Louis Cardinals L 41–10 2–2
59,305
5 October 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 56–7 2–3
69,372
6 October 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–14 3–3
28,233
7 October 23 at New York Giants W 31–3 4–3
63,018
8 October 30 Washington Redskins L 27–13 4–4
60,652
9 November 6 Dallas Cowboys W 24–23 5–4
60,658
10 November 13 at Cleveland Browns L 27–7 5–5
77,968
11 November 20 at San Francisco 49ers W 35–34 6–5
31,993
12 November 27 Bye
13 December 4 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–23 7–5
54,275
14 December 11 Cleveland Browns W 33–21 8–5
58,074
15 December 18 at Washington Redskins W 37–28 9–5
50,405

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 10 3 1 .769 9–3–1 445 239 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 9 5 0 .643 8–5 326 340 W4
Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 9–4 403 259 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 8 5 1 .615 7–5–1 264 265 L3
Washington Redskins 7 7 0 .500 7–6 351 355 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 8 1 .385 4–8–1 316 347 W2
Atlanta Falcons 3 11 0 .214 2–5 204 437 L1
New York Giants 1 12 1 .077 1–11–1 263 501 L8

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

Playoff Bowl

Main article: Playoff Bowl
Date Opponent Score Venue Attendance
January 8, 1967 Baltimore Colts L, 20–14 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.

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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