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1966 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	Philadelphia Eagles
year	1966
record	9–5
division_place	T–2nd NFL Eastern
coach	Joe Kuharich
owner	Jerry Wolman
stadium	Franklin Field
playoffs	Lost NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. [Colts](1966-baltimore-colts-season)) 14–20
shortnavlink	Eagles seasons
pro_bowlers	RT Bob Brown
DT Floyd Peters	AP_All-pros=RT Bob Brown

(vs. Colts) 14–20 DT Floyd Peters|AP_All-pros=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, 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			AFL All-Star]]			Hall of Famer]]

Rd	PICK	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL	AFL	Rd	Pick	Signed
1	4	Randy Beisler	Defensive End	Indiana
2	20	Gary Pettigrew	Defensive end	Stanford	San Diego	6	49	Eagles
3	36	Ben Hawkins	Wide receiver	Arizona State	New York	5	38	Eagles
4	52	Frank Emanuel	Linebacker	Tennessee	Miami	2	9	Miami
5	68	Dan Berry	Running back	California
6	84	Bob Sherlag	Defensive back	Memphis State
6	89	Mel Tom	Linebacker	San Jose State
7	99	David Lince	Tackle	North Dakota	Houston	14	122	Eagles
8	114	John Mason	End	Stanford
9	129	Jim Todd	Running back	Ball State
10	144	John Osmond	Center	Tulsa	Kansas City	6	47
11	159	Welford Walton	Defensive end	Nevada-Reno
12	174	Bruce Van Dyke	Guard	Missouri	Kansas City	15	133	Eagles
13	189	Jim Bohl	Running back	New Mexico State
14	204	Ron Medved	Running back	Washington
15	219	Harry Day	Tackle	Memphis State	Houston	12	104
16	234	Arunas Vasys	Linebacker	Notre Dame
17	249	Ike Kelley	Linebacker	Ohio State
18	264	Bill Moorer	Center	Georgia Tech
19	279	Taft Reed	Defensive back	Jackson State	San Diego	9	81	Eagles
20	294	Bill Risio	Tackle	Boston College
20	298	Gerald Circo	Kicker	Cal State-Chico

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

Timmy Brown

Regular season

Schedule

Philadelphia Eagles	year=1966	border=2}}"	Week	Philadelphia Eagles	year=1966
September 11	at [St. Louis Cardinals](1966-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)	L 13–16	0–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	39,066
September 18	[Atlanta Falcons](1966-atlanta-falcons-season)	W 23–10	1–1	Franklin Field	54,049
September 25	[New York Giants](1966-new-york-giants-season)	W 35–17	2–1	Franklin Field	60,177
October 2	[St. Louis Cardinals](1966-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)	L 10–41	2–2	Franklin Field	59,305
October 9	at [Dallas Cowboys](1966-dallas-cowboys-season)	L 7–56	2–3	Cotton Bowl	69,372
October 16	at [Pittsburgh Steelers](1966-pittsburgh-steelers-season)	W 31–14	3–3	Pitt Stadium	28,233
October 23	at [New York Giants](1966-new-york-giants-season)	W 31–3	4–3	Yankee Stadium	63,018
October 30	[Washington Redskins](1966-washington-redskins-season)	L 13–27	4–4	Franklin Field	60,652
November 6	[Dallas Cowboys](1966-dallas-cowboys-season)	W 24–23	5–4	Franklin Field	60,658
November 13	at [Cleveland Browns](1966-cleveland-browns-season)	L 7–27	5–5	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	77,968
November 20	at [San Francisco 49ers](1966-san-francisco-49ers-season)	W 35–34	6–5	Kezar Stadium	31,993
Bye
December 4	[Pittsburgh Steelers](1966-pittsburgh-steelers-season)	W 27–23	7–5	Franklin Field	54,275
December 11	[Cleveland Browns](1966-cleveland-browns-season)	W 33–21	8–5	Franklin Field	58,074
December 18	at [Washington Redskins](1966-washington-redskins-season)	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

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.|stats=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

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.|stats=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

Main article: Playoff Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles	year=1966	border=2}}"	Round	Philadelphia Eagles	year=1966	border=2}}"	Date	Philadelphia Eagles	year=1966	border=2}}"	Opponent	Philadelphia Eagles	year=1966	border=2}}"	Result	Philadelphia Eagles	year=1966	border=2}}"	Record	Philadelphia Eagles	year=1966	border=2}}"	Venue	Philadelphia Eagles	year=1966	border=2}}"	Attendance	Playoff Bowl
January 8, 1967	[Baltimore Colts](1966-baltimore-colts-season)	L 14–20	0–1	Orange Bowl	58,088

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

"1966 NFL Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN. 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369

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