1965 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1965 5–9 5th (tied) NFL Eastern Joe Kuharich Jerry Wolman Franklin Field C Jim RingoLB Maxie BaughanHB Timmy BrownRT Bob BrownTE Pete Retzlaff Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1965 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's thirty-third season in the National Football League. The Philadelphia Eagles compiled a record of five wins to nine losses out of the fourteen games played. The team was led by Joe Kuharich with ownership duties belonging to Jerry Wolman. The Eagles began the season with a win against the St. Louis Cardinals followed by a loss to the New York Giants. After a win against the Dallas Cowboys, the Eagles lost four straight games, dropping the team from the playoff hunt. It ended the season in fifth place within the NFL Eastern Conference. Off season NFL draft The NFL and the American Football League (AFL) competed with each other for the same pool of college players each year. The 1965 NFL draft and the 1965 AFL draft both took place on Saturday, November 28, 1964. This was the day of the Army–Navy Game, which is normally the last game of the college season before the bowl games. The two leagues' drafts were separate from each other; as a result, several players were drafted by both leagues. The AFL's representatives were aggressive in pursuing potential stars and did what they could to please the players who agreed to sign with the AFL. Joe Namath, who agreed to sign if he could play in New York, ultimately signed a three-year contract with the New York Jets that was worth $427,000. (Not all of this amount was for Namath himself. $120,000 went toward salaries for three of his relatives over that three-year period, as well as for lawyer's fees.)America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation Michael MacCambridge Michael MacCambridge 2005 Anchor Books 207 978-0-375-72506-7 As in earlier years, some players signed "AFL contracts" with the league itself as soon as their last college game was over; when they were drafted by an AFL team, those contracts were transferred from the league to their respective teams. To help fight this, the NFL moved its draft up to near the end of the college season, but this move was quickly matched by the AFL. League representatives were assigned to various draft prospects to keep them away from the other league's recruiters.America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation Michael MacCambridge Michael MacCambridge 2005 Anchor Books 208–210 978-0-375-72506-7 One of the Eagles' draft picks, Otis Taylor, was held in a motel and had to "escape" from his NFL advisor. He later signed with the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs for money and a "red Thunderbird convertible" that the AFL advisor had been driving.America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation Michael MacCambridge Michael MacCambridge 2005 Anchor Books 210–211 978-0-375-72506-7 The first player selected in the NFL draft was Tucker Frederickson, running back from Auburn, by the New York Giants. The draft was marked by the failure of the St. Louis Cardinals to sign Joe Namath, who instead signed with the AFL's New York Jets. He and the Jets went on to defeat the NFL's Baltimore Colts for the World Championship in Super Bowl III after the 1968 season. 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 RdPICKPLAYERPOSSCHOOLAFLRdPickSigned 1 7 Pick Traded to Green Bay Packers 2 20 Ray RissmillerTackleGeorgia Buffalo 8 64 Eagles 3 35 Al NelsonRunning backCincinnati Buffalo 9 78 Eagles 4 48 Fred HillWide receiverUSC Oakland 16 123 Eagles 5 63 John HendersonEndMichigan Buffalo 17 136 Buffalo 6 76 John HuarteJohn Huarte, 1964 Heisman Trophy winner Heisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-huarte64.html August 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625232320/http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-huarte64.html June 25, 2009 John Huarte signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League.QuarterbackNotre Dame New York 2 12 Boston 6 77 Gary GarrisonWide receiverSan Diego State 7 91 Erwin WillTackleDayton 8 104 Al PirainoTackleWisconsin Kansas City 11 85 9 119 Floyd HudlowBackArizona Buffalo 10 80 10 132 Rick RedmanCenterWashington San Diego 5 38 Eagles 11 147 Louis JamesRunning backTexas-El Paso 12 161 John KuznieskiRunning backPurdue 13 175 John FouseEndArizona Buffalo 17 129 14 188 Tom LongoBackNotre Dame 15 203 Otis TaylorOtis Taylor signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League.Wide receiverPrairie View A&M Kansas City 4 29 Kansas City 16 216 Jim GrayBackToledo New York 11 84 Jets 17 231 Dave AustinEndGeorgia Tech 18 244 Bill MarcordesEndBradley 19 259 Charley EnglehartTackleJohn Carroll 20 272 Bobby ShannEndBoston College Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 19 St. Louis Cardinals W 34–27 1–0 Franklin Field 54,260 2 September 26 New York Giants L 14–16 1–1 Franklin Field 57,154 3 October 3 Cleveland Browns L 17–35 1–2 Franklin Field 60,759 4 October 10 at Dallas Cowboys W 35–24 2–2 Cotton Bowl 56,249 5 October 17 at New York Giants L 27–35 2–3 Yankee Stadium 62,815 6 October 24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 2–4 Franklin Field 56,515 7 October 31 at Washington Redskins L 21–23 2–5 D.C. Stadium 50,301 8 November 7 at Cleveland Browns L 34–38 2–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 72,807 9 November 14 Washington Redskins W 21–14 3–6 Franklin Field 60,444 10 November 21 at Baltimore Colts L 24–34 3–7 Memorial Stadium 60,238 11 November 28 at St. Louis Cardinals W 28–24 4–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 28,706 12 December 5 Dallas Cowboys L 19–21 4–8 Franklin Field 54,714 13 December 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 47–13 5–8 Pitt Stadium 22,002 14 December 19 Detroit Lions L 28–35 5–9 Franklin Field 56,718 Conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Personnel Staff / Coaches 1965 Philadelphia Eagles Principal / Majority Owner – Jerry Wolman General manager – Joe Kuharich (de facto) Head coach - Joe Kuharich Offensive Coordinator / Receivers - Herman Ball Offensive Assistant - Mike Nixon Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel Defensive Coordinator - Dick Evans Defensive Backs / Secondary – Fred Bruney Roster = 1965 Pro BowlPlayers are identified as a 1965 All-Star.= Hall of Famer NO.PlayerAGEPOSGPGSWTHTYRSCollege Joe Kuharich COACH Notre Dame 38 Sam Baker 36 K-FB 12 0 217 6–2 12 Oregon State 55 Maxie Baughan* 27 LB 12 12 227 6–2 5 Georgia Tech64 Ed Blaine 25 G 14 14 240 6–1 3 Missouri76 Bob Brown*+24T14 142806–4 1 Nebraska22 Timmy Brown*28RB 130 1985–11 6Ball State 3 Jack Concannon 22 QB 3 0 205 6–3 1 Boston College23 Claude Crabb 25 DB-WR 10 0 192 6–1 3 Colorado and USC87 Bill Cronin22 TE 2 0 231 6–5 Rookie Boston College27 Irv Cross* 26 DB 14 0 195 6–2 4 Northwestern32 Roger Gill25 WR-HB 13 0 200 6–1 1 Texas Tech49 Glenn Glass 25 DB-WR 12 0 205 6–1 3 Tennessee81 Ron Goodwin24 FL-SE-WR11 0 180 5–11 2 Baylor78 Dave Graham26 T 14 0 250 6–3 2 Virginia34 Earl Gros 25 FB 14 0 220 6–3 3 LSU43 Ralph Heck 24 LB 12 0 230 6–1 2 Colorado86 Fred Hill 22TE-SE-WR12 0 215 6–2 Rookie USC10 King Hill 29 QB 7 5 212 6–3 7 Rice79 Lane Howell 24 T-DT 14 0 257 6–5 2 Grambling63 Lynn Hoyem 26 G-T 14 0 244 6–4 3 Long Beach State83 Don Hultz 25 DE-DT 14 0 241 6–3 2 Southern Miss84 Jim Kelly 23 TE 1 0 218 6–2 1 Notre Dame73 Ed Khayat 30 DT-DE-T 14 5 240 6–3 8 Tulane29 Izzy Lang 23 RB 14 0 232 6–1 1 Tennessee State52 Dave Lloyd 29 LB-C 13 13 247 6–3 6 Georgia, Texas Tech33 Ollie Matson 35 RB-FL 14 0 220 6–2 13 San Francisco75 John Meyers 25 DT 14 14 276 6–6 3 Washington89 Mike Morgan 23 LB 14 14 242 6–4 1 LSU26 Al Nelson 22 DB 14 14 186 5–11 Rookie Cincinnati 9 Jim Nettles 23 DB 14 0 177 5–10 Rookie Wisconsin72 Floyd Peters 29 DT 9 9 254 6–4 6 San Francisco State35 Ray Poage 25 TE-SE-FL-WR 13 0 208 6–4 2 Texas24 Nate Ramsey 24 DB 14 14 200 6–1 2 Indiana State51 Dave Recher 23 C 14 0 245 6–1 Rookie Iowa44 Pete Retzlaff*+ 34 E-HB-TE 14 0 211 6–1 Rookie South Dakota State68 Bobby Richards 27 DE-DT 14 12 245 6–2 3 LSU54 Jim Ringo* 34 C 14 14 232 6–1 12 Syracuse21 Joe Scarpati 22 DB 14 0 185 5–10 1 North Carolina State Wolfpack25 Bob Shann 22 DB 4 0 189 6–1 Rookie Boston College70 Jim Skaggs 25 G-T 14 14 250 6–3 2 Washington16 Norm Snead* 26 QB 11 9 215 6–4 4 Wake Forest82 George Tarasovic 35 DE-LB-C 14 0 245 6–4 13 Boston College, LSU53 Harold Wells 27 LB 14 0 220 6–2 Rookie Purdue67 Erwin Will 22 DT 5 0 275 6–5 Rookie Dayton37 Tom Woodeshick 24 RB 13 0 225 6–0 2 West Virginia Awards and honors Pete Retzlaff, Bert Bell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm Bert Bell Award – Professional Player of the Year: Past Recipients Maxwell Football Club March 29, 2022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm June 19, 2009 References Eagles on Pro Football Reference Eagles on jt-sw.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Category:1965 in sports in Pennsylvania