1966 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerJerry Wolman
Head coachJoe Kuharich
Home fieldFranklin Field
Local radioWCAU
Results
Record9–5
Division placeT–2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. Colts) 14–20
Pro BowlersRT Bob Brown, DT Floyd Peters
AP All-ProsRT Bob Brown

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

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 Beisler Defensive End Indiana
2 20 Gary Pettigrew Defensive end Stanford San Diego 6 49 Eagles
3 36 Ben Hawkins Wide receiver Arizona State New York 5 38 Eagles
4 52 Frank Emanuel Linebacker Tennessee Miami 2 9 Miami
5 68 Dan Berry Running back California
6 84 Bob Sherlag Defensive back Memphis State
6 89 Mel Tom Linebacker San Jose State
7 99 David Lince Tackle North Dakota Houston 14 122 Eagles
8 114 John Mason End Stanford
9 129 Jim Todd Running back Ball State
10 144 John Osmond Center Tulsa Kansas City 6 47
11 159 Welford Walton Defensive end Nevada-Reno
12 174 Bruce Van Dyke Guard Missouri Kansas City 15 133 Eagles
13 189 Jim Bohl Running back New Mexico State
14 204 Ron Medved Running back Washington
15 219 Harry Day Tackle Memphis State Houston 12 104
16 234 Arunas Vasys Linebacker Notre Dame
17 249 Ike Kelley Linebacker Ohio State
18 264 Bill Moorer Center Georgia Tech
19 279 Taft Reed Defensive back Jackson State San Diego 9 81 Eagles
20 294 Bill Risio Tackle Boston College
20 298 Gerald Circo Kicker Cal State-Chico

Roster

1966 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Practice squad (({practice_squad))}


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 11 at St. Louis Cardinals L 13–16 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,066
2 September 18 Atlanta Falcons W 23–10 1–1 Franklin Field 54,049
3 September 25 New York Giants W 35–17 2–1 Franklin Field 60,177
4 October 2 St. Louis Cardinals L 10–41 2–2 Franklin Field 59,305
5 October 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–56 2–3 Cotton Bowl 69,372
6 October 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–14 3–3 Pitt Stadium 28,233
7 October 23 at New York Giants W 31–3 4–3 Yankee Stadium 63,018
8 October 30 Washington Redskins L 13–27 4–4 Franklin Field 60,652
9 November 6 Dallas Cowboys W 24–23 5–4 Franklin Field 60,658
10 November 13 at Cleveland Browns L 7–27 5–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,968
11 November 20 at San Francisco 49ers W 35–34 6–5 Kezar Stadium 31,993
12 Bye
13 December 4 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–23 7–5 Franklin Field 54,275
14 December 11 Cleveland Browns W 33–21 8–5 Franklin Field 58,074
15 December 18 at Washington Redskins W 37–28 9–5 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)
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 3 7717
Eagles 7 14 7735

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)
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 24 0731
Giants 3 0 003

at Yankee Stadium, New York City

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


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
Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Playoff Bowl January 8, 1967 Baltimore Colts L 14–20 0–1 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.

References

  1. ^ a b c "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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