1972 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1972 Philadelphia-Eagles-mediaguide-1972.jpg 2–11–1 5th NFC East Ed Khayat Leonard Tose Pete Retzlaff Veterans Stadium Did not qualify WR Harold JacksonS Bill Bradley Eagles seasons The 1972 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League. They failed to improve and declined on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games and scoring the fewest points in the league (145).https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1972.htm 1972 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the twelfth consecutive season. Both of the Eagles' victories were one-point decisions on the road vs. AFC teams, 21–20 over the Kansas City Chiefs and 18–17 over the Houston Oilers, a victory which ultimately cost the Eagles the #1 selection in the 1973 NFL draft. The meeting with the Chiefs was the last until 1992, and Kansas City did not come to Philadelphia until 1998. The Eagles failed to win a game at home during the season, the first and to date only time they've gone winless at home. Following the disastrous season, the third with three wins or fewer since 1968, general manager Pete Retzlaff resigned and coach Ed Khayat was fired by owner Leonard Tose. Offseason The Eagles held training camp at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. This was their last year there. The next year, they moved camp to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, only 7 miles from Veterans Stadium where they played their home games in Philadelphia. NFL draft The 1972 NFL draft was held on February 1–2, 1972. The draft was 17 rounds and a total of 443 players were chosen. The Eagles chose John Reaves, a quarterback from the University of Florida, with the 14th pick in the 1st round. They had the 14th pick in each of the 17 rounds. They chose 17 players in this year's draft. The number 1 overall pick went to the Buffalo Bills, who chose Walt Patulski, a defensive end out of the University of Notre Dame. In the 2nd round with the 40th pick, the Atlanta Falcons took 1971 Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan,Pat Sullivan, 1971 Heisman Trophy winner Heisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/p-sullivan71.html Heisman August 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090609122741/http://www.heisman.com/winners/p-sullivan71.html June 9, 2009 a quarterback out of Auburn University Player selections The table shows the Eagles' selections and which picks they had that were traded away and the teams that ended up with those picks. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away. = Pro Bowler Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer Rd Pick PlayerPosition School 1 14 John ReavesQuarterback Florida 2 37 Dan Yochum Acquired Pick via Trade TackleSyracuse 2 40 Pick taken by Atlanta Falcons 3 66 Pick taken by New York Jets 3 68 Tom Luken Acquired Pick via Trade Guard Purdue 3 76 Bobby MajorsDefensive back Tennessee 4 92 Po JamesRunning back New Mexico State 5 118 Pick taken by Denver Broncos 6 144 Vernon WinfieldGuard Minnesota 7 170 Will FosterLinebacker Eastern Michigan 8 196 Larry RatcliffRunning back Eastern Michigan 9 222 Pat GibbsDefensive back Lamar University 10 246 John Bunting Linebacker North Carolina 11 274 Dennis SweeneyDefensive end Western Michigan 12 300 Don ZimmermanWide receiver N.E. Louisiana 13 326 Preston CarpenterDefensive end Mississippi 14 352 Bill OvermeyerLinebacker Ashland 15 378 Tom SullivanRunning back Miami (FL) 16 404 Steve BielenbergLinebacker Oregon State 17 430 Tom NashTackle Georgia Staff / Coaches 1972 Philadelphia Eagles Owner – Leonard Tose General manager – Pete Retzlaff Head coach – Ed Khayat Offensive Coordinator - Tom Fears Offensive backfield - John Rauch Offensive Line – Brad Ecklund Defensive Coordinator – Walt Michaels Defensive Line – Jess Richardson Linebackers - Joe Moss Defensive Backs - Jim Carr Special Teams Assistant – Joe Moss Roster 1972 Philadelphia Eagles 11 Rick Arrington 14 Pete Liske  6 John Reaves y 31 Tom Bailey American football 38 Tony Baker running back, born 1945 27 Po James y 25 Tom Sullivan American football y 34 Larry Watkins 17 Harold Carmichael 18 Ben Hawkins American football 29 Harold Jackson American football  9 Billy Walik 16 Don Zimmerman wide receiver y 80 Clark Hoss y 89 Kent Kramer 59 Mike Evans offensive lineman C 72 Wade Key T 63 Tom Luken American football y G 78 Wayne Mass T 68 Mark Nordquist G 70 Jim Skaggs G 74 Steve Smith offensive lineman T 55 Jerry Sturm C 65 Mike Taylor no T 67 Vernon Winfield y G 75 Houston Antwine DT 81 Larry Estes DE 84 Richard Harris American football DE 83 Don Hultz DT 88 Gary Pettigrew DT 99 Mel Tom DE 53 Dick Absher MLB 54 Chuck Allen MLB 95 John Bunting American football y OLB 66 Bill Cody American football OLB 58 Bob Creech OLB 56 Bill Overmyer y OLB 50 Ron Porter OLB 96 John Sodaski OLB 39 Kermit Alexander SS 21 Jackie Allen American football CB 28 Bill Bradley American football FS/P  8 Al Coleman FS 20 Leroy Keyes SS 26 Al Nelson CB 24 Nate Ramsey CB 19 Tom Dempsey K 85 Gary Ballman TE IR 46 Lee Bouggess RB IR 77 Ernie Calloway DT IR 47 Larry Crowe no RB IR 43 Sonny Davis RB IR 45 Pat Gibbs y CB IR 51 Ike Kelley LB IR -- Jim Maxwell y no QB IR 36 Tom McNeill P IR 73 Dick Stevens T IR 89 Steve Zabel LB IR Regular season On November 12, Tom Dempsey kicked six field goals in one game.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p.134 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Attendance 1 September 17, 1972 at Dallas Cowboys L 28–6 55,850 2 September 24, 1972 Cleveland Browns L 27–17 65,720 3 October 2, 1972 New York Giants L 27–12 65,720 4 October 8, 1972 at Washington Redskins L 14–0 53,039 5 October 15, 1972 Los Angeles Rams L 34–3 65,720 6 October 22, 1972 at Kansas City Chiefs W 21–20 78,389 7 October 29, 1972 at New Orleans Saints L 21–3 65,664 8 November 5, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals T 6–6 65,720 9 November 12, 1972 at Houston Oilers W 18–17 34,175 10 November 19, 1972 Dallas Cowboys L 28–7 65,720 11 November 26, 1972 at New York Giants L 62–10 62,586 12 December 3, 1972 Washington Redskins L 23–7 65,720 13 December 10, 1972 Chicago Bears L 21–12 65,720 14 December 17, 1972 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–23 34,872 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game recaps A recap of the scoring plays and the game scores by quarters during the year. The record after the team's name reflects this game's outcome also. Week 9 Sunday, November 12, 1972 Played at Houston Astrodome on AstroTurf in 72 F C 1 or indoors. 1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia Eagles (2–6–1) 6 9 0 3 18 Houston Oilers (1–8–0) 0 3 7 7 17 SCORING PLAYS PHI HOU1st Eagles Tom Dempsey 33-yard field goal 3 0 Eagles Tom Dempsey 52-yard field goal 6 0 2nd Oilers Skip Butler 38-yard field goal 6 3 Eagles Tom Dempsey 22-yard field goal 9 3 Eagles Tom Dempsey 12-yard field goal 12 3 Eagles Tom Dempsey 38-yard field goal 15 3 3rd Oilers Dan Pastorini 1-yard rush (Skip Butler kick) 15 10 4th Eagles Tom Dempsey 20-yard field goal 18 10 Oilers Paul Robinson 30-yard rush (Skip Butler kick) 18 17 Week 11 Sunday, November 26, 1972 Played at Yankee Stadium on grass in 50 F C or weather with a wind of 15 mph km/h knots or NOTE: The game was not televised by CBS after striking International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers members cut the transmission cables in The Bronx. 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Total Philadelphia Eagles (2–8–1) 3 7 0 0 10 New York Giants (7–4–0) 14 24 10 14 62 SCORING PLAYSPHI NYG1st Giants Bob Tucker 15-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)0 7 Giants Ron A. Johnson 35-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)014 Eagles Tom Dempsey 13-yard field goal3 14 2nd Giants Joe Orduna 5-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)3 21 Giants Pete Gogolak 25-yard field goal 3 24 Giants Bob Tucker 29-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) 3 31 Eagles Harold Jackson 77-yard pass from John Reaves (Tom Dempsey kick) 10 31 Giants Ron A. Johnson 1-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) 10 38 3rd Giants Pete Gogolak 29-yard field goal 10 41 Giants Don Herrmann 32-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Pete Gogolak kick) 10 48 4th Giants Don Herrmann 63-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Pete Gogolak kick) 10 55 Giants Randy Johnson 2-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)10 62 Standings Postseason At the end of 1972 season, head coach Ed Khayat was fired. Mike McCormack, a Washington Redskins assistant coach from 1965 to 1972, was hired in his place. Khayat was never an NFL head coach again, although he would be the head coach of the New Orleans Night of the Arena Football League in 1991. 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