1985 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1985 7–9 4th NFC East Marion Campbell (fired December 16, 6-9 record)Fred Bruney (interim, 1-0 record) Harry Gamble Norman Braman & Ed Leibowitz Veterans Stadium 180px Did not qualify FS Wes HopkinsWR Mike Quick Eagles seasons The 1985 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 53rd in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved upon their previous output of 6–9–1, winning seven games.1985 Philadelphia Eagles This was the fourth consecutive season in which the team failed to qualify for the playoffs. Philadelphia was in position to earn a wild-card berth with a 6–5 record by late November, but a four-game losing streak, which included a home loss to the Minnesota Vikings in which the Eagles squandered a 23–0 fourth-quarter lead, foiled their playoff hopes. That losing streak also cost head coach Marion Campbell his job before the season finale at Minnesota. Under interim coach Fred Bruney, the Eagles pulled off a 37–35 victory at the Metrodome to finish the season on an up note. Two bright spots emerged at the quarterback position as Ron Jaworski returned from the broken leg suffered at the end of the 1984 season, and performed well enough (3,450 passing yards, 17 touchdowns) to be considered for comeback player of the year, though no award was given out. In addition, second-round draft pick Randall Cunningham earned his first career victory at RFK Stadium on September 22 at Washington. On November 10, at Veterans Stadium, Jaworski combined with wide receiver Mike Quick for a club-record 99-yard touchdown pass in overtime to beat the Atlanta Falcons, 23–17. Offseason NFL draft RoundPick Player Position School 1 9 Kevin Allen OT Indiana 2 37 Randall Cunningham QB UNLV 4 93 Greg Naron G North Carolina 5 121 Dwayne Jiles LB Texas Tech 6 156 Ken Reeves T Texas A&M 8 205 Tom Polley LB UNLV 9 231 Dave Toub C Texas El-Paso 9 233 Joe Drake NT Arizona 10 261 Mark Kelso DB William & Mary 11 289 Herman Hunter RB Tennessee St. 12 317 Todd Russell DB Boston College Personnel Staff 1985 Philadelphia Eagles Owner – Norman Braman Vice President and General Manager – Harry Gamble Director of Player Personnel – Lynn Stiles Head Coach – Marion Campbell Assistant Head Coach – Fred Bruney Offensive Coordinator – Ted Marchibroda Running Backs – Milt Jackson Receivers – Tom Coughlin Tight Ends – Frank Gansz Offensive Line – Ken Iman Defensive Coordinator – Marion Campbell Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Chuck Clausen Defensive Backs – Fred Bruney Special Teams – Frank Gansz Roster 1985 Philadelphia Eagles 12 Randall Cunningham y  7 Ron Jaworski 39 Major Everett 26 Michael Haddix 36 Herman Hunter y 41 Earnest Jackson 38 Jairo Penaranda 80 Keith Baker gridiron football y 86 Gregg Garrity 81 Kenny Jackson 82 Mike Quick 87 John Goode American football 89 David Little tight end 88 John Spagnola 72 Kevin Allen tackle y T 63 Ron Baker American football G 65 Mark Dennard C 67 Gerry Feehery C 77 Tom Jelesky T 73 Steve Kenney G 74 Leonard Mitchell T 66 Ken Reeves American football y T 98 Greg Brown defensive lineman DE 71 Ken Clarke American football NT 94 Byron Darby DE 99 Joe Drake American football y NT 93 Thomas Strauthers DE 91 Reggie White DE 50 Garry Cobb OLB 58 Anthony Griggs ILB 53 Dwayne Jiles y OLB 52 Rich Kraynak ILB 55 Mike Reichenbach American football ILB 51 Reggie Wilkes OLB 59 Joel Williams linebacker OLB 21 Evan Cooper CB 46 Herm Edwards CB 24 Ray Ellis American football SS 29 Elbert Foules CB 48 Wes Hopkins FS 20 Andre Waters SS 22 Brenard Wilson FS 43 Roynell Young CB  2 Mike Horan American football P  8 Paul McFadden K 85 Ron Johnson wide receiver, born 1958 WR IR 54 Jon Kimmel y LB IR 69 Dwaine Morris y DE IR -- Greg Naron y G IR 57 Tom Polley LB IR 95 Jody Schulz LB IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 at New York Giants L 0–21 0–1 Giants Stadium 76,141 2 September 15 Los Angeles Rams L 6–17 0–2 Veterans Stadium 60,920 3 September 22 at Washington Redskins W 19–6 1–2 RFK Stadium 53,748 4 September 29 New York Giants L 10–16 (OT) 1–3 Veterans Stadium 66,696 5 October 6 at New Orleans Saints L 21–23 1–4 Louisiana Superdome 56,364 6 October 13 St. Louis Cardinals W 30–7 2–4 Veterans Stadium 48,186 7 October 20 Dallas Cowboys W 16–14 3–4 Veterans Stadium 70,114 8 October 27 Buffalo Bills W 21–17 4–4 Veterans Stadium 60,987 9 November 3 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–24 4–5 Candlestick Park 58,383 10 November 10 Atlanta Falcons W 23–17 (OT) 5–5 Veterans Stadium 63,694 11 November 17 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–14 6–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,032 12 November 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–34 6–6 Texas Stadium 54,047 13 December 1 Minnesota Vikings L 23–28 6–7 Veterans Stadium 54,688 14 December 8 Washington Redskins L 12–17 6–8 Veterans Stadium 60,737 15 December 15 at San Diego Chargers L 14–20 6–9 Jack Murphy Stadium 45,569 16 December 22 at Minnesota Vikings W 37–35 7–9 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 49,722 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 8 Bills 7 3 7 0 Eagles 0 0 0 21 October 27 Veterans Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 60.987 66 °F °C 1; wind 17 mph km/h knots Ben Dreith Tom Hammond and Dave Rowe NBC yes Q1 BUF Reed 14 yard run (Norwood kick) BUF 7–0 Q2 BUF Norwood 26 yard field goal BUF 10–0 Q3 BUF Reed 7 yard pass from Ferragamo (Norwood kick) BUF 17-0 Q4 PHI Jaworski 3 yard run (McFadden kick) BUF 17–7 Q4 PHI Hopkins 24 yard interception return (McFadden kick) BUF 17–14 Q4 PHI Quick 32 yard pass from Jaworski (McFadden kick) PHI 21–17 yes . Retrieved 2015-Apr-22. Week 10 Falcons 0 0 0 17 0 Eagles 0 14 3 0 6 November 10 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. 61 F, wind 16 mph on Chuck Heberling yes 2 PHI Earnest Jackson 8 yard run (Paul McFadden kick) Eagles 7–0 2 PHI Ron Jaworski 1 yard run (Paul McFadden kick) Eagles 14–0 3 PHI Paul McFadden 30 yard field goal Eagles 17–0 4 ATL Joe Washington 18 yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) Eagles 17–7 4 ATL Gerald Riggs 1 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick) Eagles 17–14 4 ATL Mick Luckhurst 27 yard field goal Tie 17–17 OT PHI Mike Quick 99 yard pass from Ron Jaworski Eagles 23–17 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Awards and honors Mike Quick, 1985 Pro Bowl selection Mike Quick, Associated Press first-team All-Pro selection 1985 References External links 1985 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles