1964 Philadelphia Eagles season

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

Offseason

Joe Kuharich is hired as Head Coach after he leaves Notre Dame. He is still their only head coach with a lifetime losing record while coaching there, going 17 – 23 in 4 years. Owner Jerry Wolman give Kuharich an unheard of contract of $1 million over 15 years. He then trades future Hall of Famers Sonny Jurgensen to the Washington Redskins and Tommy McDonald to the Dallas Cowboys.

Earl Gros and Pro Bowler and Hall of Fame member Jim Ringo are acquired reportedly when he tried to have an agent talk for him during Ringo's 1964 contract talks with Green Bay. The Eagles send Lee Roy Caffey and their 1965 1st round draft pick to the Packers.

NFL Draft

The 1964 NFL Draft and the 1964 AFL Draft were 2 different draft held by the respected leagues. The NFL Draft was held on December 2, 1963, and the AFL Draft was held on November 30, 1963.

Where the NFL teams could draft any eligible player coming out of college, the AFL had territorial picks in the early rounds. These were players that lived in a certain area or went to college there. This could be why the Eagles 2nd round pick (16th pick), was the AFL's 1st pick in the draft. Some players made arrangements with the AFL leaders that they would sign for a set if a certain team drafted them, this was relayed to the AFL teams. Some of these players signed contracts as soon as their last college game was over on the field or in the parking lot.

The NFL Draft was for 20 rounds with 14 teams picking. The Eagles had the second pick in those rounds. They ended up picking 18 players.

The overall pick in the draft was Dave Parks, an End out of Texas Tech. The Eagle choose future Hall of Fame member Bob Brown, an offensive tackle out of Nebraska. There were 10 Hall of Fame members taken in this draft, 4 of them in the first round. The Dallas Cowboys get 2 of them when they take a chance on Bob Hayes in the 7th round and Roger Staubach in the 10th round. Roger Staubach had to serve a 4-year military obligation in the US Navy before he could play NFL football because he attended the United States Naval Academy.

= Pro Bowler [1] = AFL All-Star [2] = Hall of Famer
Rd PICK PLAYER POS SCHOOL AFL Rd Pick Signed
12Bob Brown HOFTackleNebraskaEagles
216Jack ConcannonQuarterbackBoston CollegeBoston11Eagles
330Trade to Detroit Lions
446Ray KubalaCenterTexas A&MDenver749Denver
558Mickey BabbEndGeorgiaOakland13103
672Al DensonEndFlorida A&MDenver647Denver
786Pete GoimaracCenterWest VirginiaSan Diego536
8100Traded To New York Giants
9114Larry SmithBackMississippi
10128Tom BorisBackPurdue
11142Bob BerryQuarterbackOregonDenver26201 Acquired by Minnesota
12156John SapinskyTackleWilliam & MaryOakland755
13170Howard KindigCenterCal State-Los AngelesSan Diego14112San Diego
14184Ernie ArizziBackMaryland
15198Bob BurrowsTackleEast Texas StateKansas City21162
16212Will RadosevichTackleWyomingNew York22171
17226Mike MorganEndLouisiana StateEagles
18240Izzy LangRunning backTennessee StateEagles
19254Dick BoweTackleRiceHouston25198
20268Tommy LucasGuardMississippiSan Diego25200

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 13, 1964 New York Giants W 38–7
60,671
2 September 20, 1964 San Francisco 49ers L 28–24
57,353
3 September 27, 1964 Cleveland Browns L 28–20
60,671
4 October 4, 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–7
59,354
5 October 11, 1964 at Washington Redskins L 35–20
49,219
6 October 18, 1964 at New York Giants W 23–17
62,978
7 October 25, 1964 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–10
38,393
8 November 1, 1964 Washington Redskins L 21–10
60,671
9 November 8, 1964 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–10
53,994
10 November 15, 1964 at Dallas Cowboys W 17–14
55,972
11 November 22, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals L 38–13
60,671
12 November 29, 1964 at Cleveland Browns L 38–24
79,289
13 December 6, 1964 Dallas Cowboys W 24–14
60,671
14 December 13, 1964 at St. Louis Cardinals L 36–34
24,636

Season summary

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns 28, Philadelphia Eagles 20
1 2 34Total
Browns 7 0 14728
Eagles 7 6 0720

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

Game information

Week 12: at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns 38, Philadelphia Eagles 24
1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 0 71424
Browns 7 14 10738

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Standings
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

Awards and honors

Pro Bowl Players

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

References
  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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