1961 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1961 10–4 2nd NFL Eastern Nick Skorich Happy Hundred Franklin Field Lost NFL Playoff Bowl(vs. Lions) 10–38 FB Ted DeanRT J.D. SmithRE Bobby WalstonFL Tommy McDonaldRLB Maxie BaughanQB Sonny Jurgensen Eagles seasons The 1961 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's twenty-ninth season in the National Football League. The team finished in second place with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses. The Eagles played in the NFL Playoff Bowl and lost vs the Detroit Lions 38–10. Off-season Since 1951, the Eagles have held their training camp at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. NFL draft The 1961 NFL draft and the 1961 AFL draft were separate drafts, and players could end up being drafted by both leagues. The 1961 NFL draft, which involved fourteen teams choosing college players during twenty rounds, took place on December 27 and 28, 1960. It occurred after the Eagles' win in the NFL Championship Game on December 26. The Eagles picked last as a result of the team's 10–2 season record in 1960. This was due to the rule at that time that teams be assigned their respective ranks in the selection process based on their previous season records. This meant that the Cleveland Browns picked ahead of the NFL runner-up, the Green Bay Packers. This draft was also the first regular draft for the Dallas Cowboys, which had participated only in the 1960 NFL expansion draft that year. The Cowboys held the worst record in the NFL the previous season, but selected second in this draft due to the entry of the Minnesota Vikings into the league. The league also held a later expansion draft for the Vikings' franchise, which was awarded the first selection position in that draft. The AFL draft was held on two dates that were two weeks apart at the end of the 1960 college season. Conducted prior to the bowl games, the first was a six-round draft held by phone. The second was held on December 5 and 6, 1960 for rounds seven through thirty. The Denver Broncos selected New Mexico State's Bob Gaiters as the overall first draft pick. The Philadelphia Eagles lost its first-round pick to the AFL for the second year. About half of the Eagles' nineteen picks either signed with the AFL or remained in college to play their last year of eligibility. Player selections = Pro Bowler Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.= AFL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.= Hall of Famer Rd PICKPLAYERPOS SCHOOLAFLRdPickSigned 1 14 Art Baker Fullback Syracuse Buffalo Billsfrom New York 3rd Buffalo 2 28 Bo Strange Center Louisiana State Denver Broncos 3rd 3 36 Jim WrightQuarterbackMemphis State New York 1 Dallas Texans 3 42 Don OakesTackleVirginia Tech Boston Patriots21 162 Eagles 4 53 Dan FiccaGuardUSC San Diego 29 162 Oakland Raiders 4 56 Pick taken by Green Bay 5 70 Pick taken by Detroit Lions 6 84 Ben BalmeGuardYale 7 98 Irv CrossBackNorthwestern New York 15 117 Eagles 8 112 Jim BeaverGuardFlorida 9 126 Wayne FontesWayne Fontes signed with the New York Titans of the AFL Running backMichigan State New York 22 173 New York Titans 10 140 Luther HayesEndUSC San Diego 27 215 San Diego Chargers 11 154 L.E. HicksTackleFlorida 12 168 Billy MajorsBilly Majors signed with the Buffalo Bills of the AFL BackTennessee Buffalo Bills 9 67 Buffalo 13 182 Don JonasQuarterbackPenn State Eagles 1962 season then career in CFL 14 196 Willie FlemingRunning backIowa signed with BC Lions of CFL in 1959 15 210 Bobby RichardsTackleLouisiana State Eagles 1962 season 16 224 G. W. ClappGuardAuburn 17 238 Larry LaveryTackleIllinois 18 252 Nick MaravichTackleNorth Carolina State 19 266 Dick WilsonCenterPenn State 20 280This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant. Jacque MacKinnonJacque MacKinnon signed with the San Diego Chargers of the AFLBackColgate Preseason August 4, Chicago All-Star Game: Eagles 28, All-Stars 14 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369 Regular season 1961 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 Cleveland Browns W 27–20 1–0 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 2 September 24 Washington Redskins W 14–7 2–0 Franklin Field 50,108 Recap 3 October 1 St. Louis Cardinals L 27–30 2–1 Franklin Field 59,399 Recap 4 October 8 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–16 3–1 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 5 October 15 at St. Louis Cardinals W 20–7 4–1 Busch Stadium 20,262 Recap 6 October 22 at Dallas Cowboys W 43–7 5–1 Cotton Bowl 25,000 Recap 7 October 29 at Washington Redskins W 27–24 6–1 D.C. Stadium 31,066 Recap 8 November 5 Chicago Bears W 16–14 7–1 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 9 November 12 at New York Giants L 21–38 7–2 Yankee Stadium 62,800 Recap 10 November 19 at Cleveland Browns L 24–45 7–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 68,399 Recap 11 November 26 Dallas Cowboys W 35–13 8–3 Franklin Field 60,127 Recap 12 December 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–24 9–3 Forbes Field 21,653 Recap 13 December 10 New York Giants L 24–28 9–4 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 14 December 17 at Detroit Lions W 27–24 10–4 Tiger Stadium 44,231 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the October 1 home contest against the St. Louis Cardinals. Playoff Bowl Playoff Bowl Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Sources Playoff Bowl January 6, 1962 Detroit Lions L 10–38 Orange Bowl 25,612 Roster 1961 Philadelphia Eagles  9 Sonny Jurgensen 10 King Hill 33 Billy Ray Barnes 22 Timmy Brown 35 Ted Dean 26 Clarence Peaks 30 Theron Sapp 25 Tommy McDonald American football 44 Pete Retzlaff 87 Dick Lucas American football 80 John Tracey 83 Bobby Walston K 60 Chuck Bednarik C/MLB 67 Stan Campbell G 79 Gene Gossage G 61 Howard Keys C 75 Jim McCusker American football T 77 Don Oakes American football y T 76 J. D. Smith offensive tackle T 62 John Wittenborn G 78 Marion Campbell DE 74 Riley Gunnels DT 73 Ed Khayat DT 66 Will Renfro DE 72 Jess Richardson DT 84 Leo Sugar DE 55 Maxie Baughan OLB 29 John Nocera OLB 53 Bob Pellegrini OLB 51 Chuck Weber American football MLB 46 Glen Amerson y CB/FS 45 Don Burroughs FS 21 Jimmy Carr American football CB 27 Irv Cross y CB 41 Bobby Freeman American football SS 23 Carl Taseff CB 40 Tom Brookshier CB IR Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w_pVAAAAIBAJ&pg=1683%2C815433 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Detroit storms past Philadelphia, 38-10 January 7, 1962 1B References External links Eagles on Pro Football Reference Eagles on jt-sw.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadel