1966 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1966 9–5 T–2nd NFL Eastern Joe Kuharich Jerry Wolman Franklin Field Lost NFL Playoff Bowl(vs. Colts) 14–20 Eagles seasons RT Bob BrownDT Floyd Peters RT Bob Brown The 1966 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League. The team finished with 9 wins and 5 losses and qualified for the NFL Playoff Bowl. In that game the Eagles lost to the Baltimore Colts 20–14. Off season NFL draft The 1966 NFL draft was held on November 27, 1965,http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=1998 1966 NFL Draft September 27, 2008 Pro Football Hall of Fame 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. The league also provided the Falcons with an expansion draft six weeks later, selecting players from NFL rosters. 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 4 Randy BeislerDefensive End Indiana 2 20 Gary PettigrewDefensive endStanford San Diego 6 49 Eagles 3 36 Ben HawkinsWide receiverArizona State New York 5 38 Eagles 4 52 Frank EmanuelLinebackerTennessee Miami 2 9 Miami 5 68 Dan BerryRunning backCalifornia 6 84 Bob SherlagDefensive backMemphis State 6 89 Mel TomLinebackerSan Jose State 7 99 David LinceTackleNorth Dakota Houston 14 122 Eagles 8 114 John MasonEndStanford 9 129 Jim ToddRunning backBall State 10 144 John OsmondCenterTulsa Kansas City 6 47 11 159 Welford Walton Defensive end Nevada-Reno 12 174 Bruce Van DykeGuardMissouri Kansas City 15 133 Eagles 13 189 Jim BohlRunning backNew Mexico State 14 204 Ron MedvedRunning backWashington 15 219 Harry DayTackle Memphis State Houston 12 104 16 234 Arunas VasysLinebackerNotre Dame 17 249 Ike KelleyLinebackerOhio State 18 264 Bill MoorerCenterGeorgia Tech 19 279 Taft ReedDefensive backJackson State San Diego 9 81 Eagles 20 294 Bill RisioTackleBoston College 20 298 Gerald CircoKickerCal State-Chico Undrafted free agents + 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBob MillerQuarterbackSacramento StateKen WoodeshickGuardWest Virginia Personnel Staff / Coaches 1966 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 1966 Philadelphia Eagles  3 Jack Concannon 10 King Hill P 16 Norm Snead 22 Timmy Brown 38 Earl Gros 29 Izzy Lang 33 Ollie Matson 37 Tom Woodeshick 81 Ron Goodwin American football 18 Ben Hawkins American football 86 Fred Hill American football 27 T. 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Jackson wide receiver y 86 Dave Lince y no 44 Pete Retzlaff 64 Ed Blaine G 76 Bob Brown offensive lineman T 78 Dave Graham American football T 79 Lane Howell T 63 Lynn Hoyem G 50 Dave Recher C 54 Jim Ringo C 77 Ray Rissmiller T 70 Jim Skaggs G 66 Bruce Van Dyke y G 80 Randy Beisler y DE 58 Dave Cahill y DT 83 Don Hultz DE 75 John Meyers American football DT 72 Floyd Peters DT 88 Gary Pettigrew y DE 51 Ike Kelley OLB 52 Dave Lloyd American football MLB 53 Harold Wells American football OLB 61 Arunas Vasys y MLB 56 Fred Whittingham OLB 42 Aaron Martin American football CB 45 Ron Medved y SS 26 Al Nelson CB  9 Jim Nettles American football CB 24 Nate Ramsey SS 21 Joe Scarpati FS 38 Sam Baker kicker K/P 71 Dick Hart American football y G 17 Taft Reed y CB 55 Fred Brown linebacker LB IR 74 Frank Molden DT IR 89 Mike Morgan linebacker, born 1942 LB IR 35 Ray Poage WR IR 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) Philadelphia Eagles 1966 2; text-align:center 7 7 7 7 0 3 7 14 Eagles Giants Franklin Field, Philadelphia September 25 55 °F °C Box Score First quarter Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 7–0. Second quarter Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 7-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 14–0. Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 37-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 21–0. New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal. Eagles 21–3. Third quarter New York– Homer Jones 34-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Eagles 21–10. Philadelphia – Earl Gros 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 28–10. Fourth quarter Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 35 – 10. New York – Joe Morrison 8-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Eagles 35 – 17. Top Passers Giants – Earl Morrall: 14/25, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Eagles – Norm Snead: 10/18, 179 yds, 3 TD Top rushers Giants – Chuck Mercein: 18 car, 82 yds Eagles – Timmy Brown: 16 car, 40 yds, 1 TD Top receivers Giants – Homer Jones: 5 rec, 95 yds. 1 TD Eagles – Pete Retzlaff: 5 rec, 120 yds. 1 TD Week 7 at New York Giants Week Seven: Philadelphia Eagles (3-3) at New York Giants (1-4-1) Philadelphia Eagles 1966 2; text-align:center 0 0 0 7 0 24 3 0 Giants Eagles Yankee Stadium, New York City October 23 59 °F °C Box Score First quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Giants 3–0. Second quarter Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 7–3. Philadelphia – Sam Baker 15-yard field goal, Eagles 10–3. Philadelphia – Earl Gros 2-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 17–3. Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 18-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 24–3. Third quarter Fourth quarter Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 31–3. Top Passers Giants – Gary Wood: 10/21, 141 yds, 3 INT Eagles – Norm Snead: 8/13, 100 yds, 2 TD 1 INT Top rushers Giants – Chuck Mercein: 9 car, 27 yds Eagles – Timmy Brown: 21 car, 100 yds Top receivers Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 66 yds Eagles – Timmy Brown: 5 rec, 66 yds. 1 TD Standings Playoff Bowl Playoff Bowl Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Playoff Bowl January 8, 1967 Baltimore Colts L 14–20 0–1 Orange Bowl 58,088NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369 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 Eagles on Pro Football Reference Eagles on jt-sw.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadel