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1969 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamPhiladelphia Eagles
year1969
record4–9–1
division_place4th NFL Capitol
coachJerry Williams
ownerLeonard Tose
pro_bowlersDE Tim Rossovich
WR Harold JacksonMLB Dave Lloyd
stadiumFranklin Field
playoffs*Did not qualify*
shortnavlinkEagles seasons

WR Harold JacksonMLB Dave Lloyd

The ** Philadelphia Eagles season** was the franchise's thirty-seventh season in the National Football League. The team improved on its previous output of 2–12, winning four games.

Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

Background

The Eagles wore both green (for road games) and white (for home games) helmets during the 1969 season. The white helmets then became part of the Eagles' permanent uniform for the next four seasons.

Philadelphia became the first NFL team to play home games on artificial turf when Franklin Field installed AstroTurf prior to this season. The Houston Oilers of the AFL was on its second season on AstroTurf; the team moved into the Astrodome the previous year.

Offseason

NFL draft

The 1969 NFL/AFL draft was the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League (AFL) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place on January 28–29, and the Eagles alternated with the Atlanta Falcons in picking second and third over the seventeen rounds.

The draft began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson, the Heisman Trophy-winning running back from USC, by the AFL's Buffalo Bills.

During the fourteen-game 1968 season, the Eagles had no wins until November 28 (week twelve) when the team defeated the Detroit Lions (4–8–2) in Detroit 12–0, and on December 8 (week thirteen), defeated the New Orleans Saints (4–9–1) in Philadelphia 29–17.

These victories gave the Eagles a better record than Buffalo (1–12–1) by half a game, and equaled the record of the Atlanta Falcons (2–12), which won the coin flip for the rights to the second pick in the draft, offensive tackle George Kunz from Notre Dame. Future hall of famer "Mean" Joe Greene, defensive tackle from North Texas State, was taken fourth by the Pittsburgh Steelers (2–11–1).

Player selections

17419Bob HaackTLinfield (Ore.)

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

  • Owner – Leonard Tose

  • General manager – Pete Retzlaff

  • Head coach - Jerry Williams

  • Offensive Coordinator / Receivers - Charlie Gauer

  • Running Backs – Jack Zilly

  • Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel

  • Defensive Line - Joe Moss

  • Defensive Backs / Secondary – Irv Cross

  • Linebackers - Jim Carr

  • Special Teams Assistant – Jack Zilly

  • Assistant (Kicking Teams) - Marv Levy

Roster

S/P

Schedule

Main article: 1969 NFL season

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September 21[Cleveland Browns](1969-cleveland-browns-season)**L** 20–270–1Franklin Field60,658
September 28[Pittsburgh Steelers](1969-pittsburgh-steelers-season)**W** 41–271–1Franklin Field60,658
October 5**[Dallas Cowboys](1969-dallas-cowboys-season)****L** 7–381–2Franklin Field60,658
October 13at [Baltimore Colts](1969-baltimore-colts-season)**L** 20–241–3Municipal Stadium56,864
October 19at **[Dallas Cowboys](1969-dallas-cowboys-season)****L** 14–491–4Cotton Bowl71,509
October 26**[New Orleans Saints](1969-new-orleans-saints-season)****W** 13–102–4Franklin Field60,658
November 2at [New York Giants](1969-new-york-giants-season)**W** 23–203–4Yankee Stadium62,912
November 9at **[Washington Redskins](1969-washington-redskins-season)****T** 28–283–4–1RFK Stadium50,502
November 16[Los Angeles Rams](1969-los-angeles-rams-season)**L** 17–233–5–1Franklin Field60,658
November 23at [St. Louis Cardinals](1969-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)**W** 34–304–5–1Busch Memorial Stadium45,512
November 30at **[New Orleans Saints](1969-new-orleans-saints-season)****L** 17–264–6–1Tulane Stadium72,805
December 7**[Washington Redskins](1969-washington-redskins-season)****L** 29–344–7–1Franklin Field60,658
December 14[Atlanta Falcons](1969-atlanta-falcons-season)**L** 3–274–8–1Franklin Field60,658
December 21at [San Francisco 49ers](1969-san-francisco-49ers-season)**L** 13–144–9–1Kezar Stadium25,391
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

Standings

References

References

  1. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1969.htm 1969 Philadelphia Eagles]
  2. "1969 season".
  3. "Gridiron Uniform Database: Philadelphia Eagles".
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