1964 Philadelphia Eagles season

1964 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerJerry Wolman
Head coachJoe Kuharich
Results
Record6–8
Division place3rd (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1964 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's thirty-second season in the National Football League.

Offseason

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Joe Kuharich was hired as head coach of the Eagles after leaving the University of Notre Dame. He is still the only head coach with a lifetime losing record while coaching there, going 17–23 in four years. Owner Jerry Wolman gave Kuharich a fourteen-year, $1 million contract, and then traded future Hall of Famers Sonny Jurgensen and Tommy McDonald to the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.

The Eagles sent Lee Roy Caffey and their 1965 first round draft pick to the Packers. Earl Gros and Pro Bowler and Hall of Fame member Jim Ringo were acquired during Ringo's 1964 contract talks with Green Bay.

NFL Draft

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The 1964 NFL draft and the 1964 AFL Draft were two different drafts held by their respective leagues. The NFL Draft was held on December 2, 1963; its teams could draft any eligible player coming out of college. The AFL Draft was held on November 30, 1963; it had territorial picks during the early rounds. These picks were players who lived in, or attended college, in certain areas, and was possibly the reason why the Eagles second round pick (sixteenth pick), was the AFL's first pick during the draft.

Some players made arrangements with AFL leaders to sign if certain teams drafted them; some signed contracts as soon as their last college games were over (on the field or in the parking lot).

The NFL Draft lasted twenty rounds with fourteen teams picking. The Eagles had the second pick in those rounds and picked eighteen players.

The overall pick in the draft was Dave Parks, an end from Texas Tech. The Eagles choose future Hall of Fame member Bob Brown, an offensive tackle from Nebraska. There were ten Hall of Fame members chosen during this draft, four of whom were chosen in the first round. The Dallas Cowboys had two, selecting Bob Hayes in the seventh round and Roger Staubach in the tenth round; however, Staubach was required to serve a four-year military obligation in the United States Navy before he could play NFL football because he was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

= Pro Bowler [1] = AFL All-Star[2] = Hall of Famer
Rd PICK PLAYER POS SCHOOL AFL Rd Pick Signed
1 2 Bob Brown HOF Tackle Nebraska Eagles
2 16 Jack Concannon Quarterback Boston College Boston 1 1 Eagles
3 30 Trade to Detroit Lions
4 46 Ray Kubala Center Texas A&M Denver 7 49 Denver
5 58 Mickey Babb End Georgia Oakland 13 103
6 72 Al Denson End Florida A&M Denver 6 47 Denver
7 86 Pete Goimarac Center West Virginia San Diego 5 36
8 100 Traded To New York Giants
9 114 Larry Smith Back Mississippi
10 128 Tom Boris Back Purdue
11 142 Bob Berry Quarterback Oregon Denver 26 201 Acquired by Minnesota
12 156 John Sapinsky Tackle William & Mary Oakland 7 55
13 170 Howard Kindig Center Cal State-Los Angeles San Diego 14 112 San Diego
14 184 Ernie Arizzi Back Maryland
15 198 Bob Burrows Tackle East Texas State Kansas City 21 162
16 212 Will Radosevich Tackle Wyoming New York 22 171
17 226 Mike Morgan End Louisiana State Eagles
18 240 Izzy Lang Running back Tennessee State Eagles
19 254 Dick Bowe Tackle Rice Houston 25 198
20 268 Tommy Lucas Guard Mississippi San Diego 25 200

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 13 New York Giants W 38–7 1–0 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
2 September 20 San Francisco 49ers L 24–28 1–1 Franklin Field 57,353 Recap
3 September 27 Cleveland Browns L 28–20 1–2 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
4 October 4 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–7 2–2 Franklin Field 59,354 Recap
5 October 11 at Washington Redskins L 20–35 2–3 DC Stadium 49,219 Recap
6 October 18 at New York Giants W 23–17 3–3 Yankee Stadium 62,978 Recap
7 October 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–10 4–3 Pitt Stadium 38,393 Recap
8 November 1 Washington Redskins L 10–21 4–4 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
9 November 8 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–20 4–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,994 Recap
10 November 15 at Dallas Cowboys W 17–14 5–5 Cotton Bowl 55,972 Recap
11 November 22 St. Louis Cardinals L 13–38 5–6 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
12 November 29 at Cleveland Browns L 24–38 5–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,289 Recap
13 December 6 Dallas Cowboys W 24–14 6–7 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
14 December 13 at St. Louis Cardinals L 34–36 6–8 Busch Stadium I 24,636 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

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Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

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Cleveland Browns 28, Philadelphia Eagles 20
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 0 14728
Eagles 7 6 0720

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

Game information

Week 12: at Cleveland Browns

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Cleveland Browns 38, Philadelphia Eagles 24
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 0 71424
Browns 7 14 10738

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), relative humidity 65%, wind 15 mph, wind chill 22 °F (−6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 79,289
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (PHI) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Al Pollard (PHI) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information

Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 10 3 1 .769 9–2–1 415 293 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 3 2 .750 8–2–2 357 331 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 6 8 0 .429 6–6 312 313 L1
Washington Redskins 6 8 0 .429 5–7 307 305 L2
Dallas Cowboys 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 250 289 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 9 0 .357 5–7 253 315 L1
New York Giants 2 10 2 .167 2–8–2 241 399 L4
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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Awards and honors

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Pro Bowl Players

Sam Baker (P)
Maxie Baughan (LB)
Irv Cross (DB)
Floyd Peters (DT)
Pete Retzlaff (TE)
Jim Ringo (C)

References

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  1. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
  2. ^ Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.
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