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1965 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamPhiladelphia Eagles
year1965
record5–9
division_place5th (tied) NFL Eastern
coachJoe Kuharich
ownerJerry Wolman
stadiumFranklin Field
pro_bowlersC Jim Ringo
LB Maxie Baughan
HB Timmy Brown
RT Bob Brown
TE Pete Retzlaff
playoffs*Did not qualify*
shortnavlinkEagles seasons

LB Maxie Baughan HB Timmy Brown RT Bob Brown TE Pete Retzlaff 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.)

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. 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.

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 BowlerAFL All-Star]]Hall of Famer]]
RdPICKPLAYERPOSSCHOOLAFLRdPickSigned
17Pick Traded to Green Bay Packers
220Ray RissmillerTackleGeorgiaBuffalo864
335Al NelsonRunning backCincinnatiBuffalo978
448Fred HillWide receiverUSCOakland16123
563John HendersonEndMichiganBuffalo17136
676title=Heisman Trophyurl=http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-huarte64.htmlaccess-date=August 4, 2008archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625232320/http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-huarte64.htmlarchive-date=June 25, 2009 }}QuarterbackNotre DameNew York212
677Gary GarrisonWide receiverSan Diego State
791Erwin WillTackleDayton
8104Al PirainoTackleWisconsinKansas City1185
9119Floyd HudlowBackArizonaBuffalo1080
10132Rick RedmanCenterWashingtonSan Diego538
11147Louis JamesRunning backTexas-El Paso
12161John KuznieskiRunning backPurdue
13175John FouseEndArizonaBuffalo17129
14188Tom LongoBackNotre Dame
15203Otis TaylorWide receiverPrairie View A&MKansas City429
16216Jim GrayBackToledoNew York1184
17231Dave AustinEndGeorgia Tech
18244Bill MarcordesEndBradley
19259Charley EnglehartTackleJohn Carroll
20272Bobby ShannEndBoston College

Regular season

Schedule

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September 19**[St. Louis Cardinals](1965-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)****W** 34–271–0Franklin Field54,260
September 26**[New York Giants](1965-new-york-giants-season)****L** 14–161–1Franklin Field57,154
October 3**[Cleveland Browns](1965-cleveland-browns-season)****L** 17–351–2Franklin Field60,759
October 10at **[Dallas Cowboys](1965-dallas-cowboys-season)****W** 35–242–2Cotton Bowl56,249
October 17at **[New York Giants](1965-new-york-giants-season)****L** 27–352–3Yankee Stadium62,815
October 24**[Pittsburgh Steelers](1965-pittsburgh-steelers-season)****L** 14–202–4Franklin Field56,515
October 31at **[Washington Redskins](1965-washington-redskins-season)****L** 21–232–5D.C. Stadium50,301
November 7at **[Cleveland Browns](1965-cleveland-browns-season)****L** 34–382–6Cleveland Municipal Stadium72,807
November 14**[Washington Redskins](1965-washington-redskins-season)****W** 21–143–6Franklin Field60,444
November 21at [Baltimore Colts](1965-baltimore-colts-season)**L** 24–343–7Memorial Stadium60,238
November 28at **[St. Louis Cardinals](1965-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)****W** 28–244–7Busch Memorial Stadium28,706
December 5**[Dallas Cowboys](1965-dallas-cowboys-season)****L** 19–214–8Franklin Field54,714
December 12at **[Pittsburgh Steelers](1965-pittsburgh-steelers-season)****W** 47–135–8Pitt Stadium22,002
December 19[Detroit Lions](1965-detroit-lions-season)**L** 28–355–9Franklin Field56,718

Conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

  • 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 BowlHall of Famer]]
NO.PlayerAGEPOSGPGSWTHTYRSCollege
Joe Kuharich**COACH**Notre Dame
38Sam Baker36K-FB1202176–212Oregon State
55Maxie Baughan*27LB12122276–25Georgia Tech
64Ed Blaine25G14142406–13Missouri
76Bob Brown*+24T14142806–41Nebraska
22Timmy Brown*28RB1301985–116Ball State
3Jack Concannon22QB302056–31Boston College
23Claude Crabb25DB-WR1001926–13Colorado and USC
87Bill Cronin22TE202316–5RookieBoston College
27Irv Cross*26DB1401956–24Northwestern
32Roger Gill25WR-HB1302006–11Texas Tech
49Glenn Glass25DB-WR1202056–13Tennessee
81Ron Goodwin24FL-SE-WR1101805–112Baylor
78Dave Graham26T1402506–32Virginia
34Earl Gros25FB1402206–33LSU
43Ralph Heck24LB1202306–12Colorado
86Fred Hill22TE-SE-WR1202156–2RookieUSC
10King Hill29QB752126–37Rice
79Lane Howell24T-DT1402576–52Grambling
63Lynn Hoyem26G-T1402446–43Long Beach State
83Don Hultz25DE-DT1402416–32Southern Miss
84Jim Kelly23TE102186–21Notre Dame
73Ed Khayat30DT-DE-T1452406–38Tulane
29Izzy Lang23RB1402326–11Tennessee State
52Dave Lloyd29LB-C13132476–36Georgia, Texas Tech
33Ollie Matson35RB-FL1402206–213San Francisco
75John Meyers25DT14142766–63Washington
89Mike Morgan23LB14142426–41LSU
26Al Nelson22DB14141865–11RookieCincinnati
9Jim Nettles23DB1401775–10RookieWisconsin
72Floyd Peters29DT992546–46San Francisco State
35Ray Poage25TE-SE-FL-WR1302086–42Texas
24Nate Ramsey24DB14142006–12Indiana State
51Dave Recher23C1402456–1RookieIowa
44Pete Retzlaff*+34E-HB-TE1402116–1RookieSouth Dakota State
68Bobby Richards27DE-DT14122456–23LSU
54Jim Ringo*34C14142326–112Syracuse
21Joe Scarpati22DB1401855–101North Carolina State Wolfpack
25Bob Shann22DB401896–1RookieBoston College
70Jim Skaggs25G-T14142506–32Washington
16Norm Snead*26QB1192156–44Wake Forest
82George Tarasovic35DE-LB-C1402456–413Boston College, LSU
53Harold Wells27LB1402206–2RookiePurdue
67Erwin Will22DT502756–5RookieDayton
37Tom Woodeshick24RB1302256–02West Virginia

Awards and honors

  • Pete Retzlaff, Bert Bell Award

References

References

  1. MacCambridge, Michael. (2005). "America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation". Anchor Books.
  2. MacCambridge, Michael. (2005). "America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation". Anchor Books.
  3. MacCambridge, Michael. (2005). "America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation". Anchor Books.
  4. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
  5. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.
  6. "Heisman Trophy".
  7. John Huarte signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League.
  8. Otis Taylor signed with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] of the American Football League.
  9. Players are identified as a 1965 All-Star.
  10. "Bert Bell Award – Professional Player of the Year: Past Recipients". [[Maxwell Football Club]].
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