1964 Philadelphia Eagles season
NFL team season
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The 1964 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's thirty-second season in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous win total by finishing with a record of 6–8.
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jerry Wolman |
| Head coach | Joe Kuharich |
| Home stadium | Franklin Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–8 |
| Division place | 3rd (tied) NFL Eastern |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | K Sam Baker C Jim Ringo DT Floyd Peters TE Pete Retzlaff LB Maxie Baughan |
Offseason
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
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 | |
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| 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 | ||
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| 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
Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Browns | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Eagles | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia
- Date: September 27
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), relative humidity 70%, wind 12 mph
- Game attendance: 60,671
- TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Whitaker (PHI) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Al Pollard (PHI) (first half) (color commentators)
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Browns | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
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
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Standings
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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| 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
Awards and honors
Pro Bowl Players
- Sam Baker (P)
- Maxie Baughan (LB)
- Irv Cross (DB)
- Floyd Peters (DT)
- Pete Retzlaff (TE)
- Jim Ringo (C)