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 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.= AFL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.= Hall of Famer RdPICKPLAYERPOSSCHOOLAFLRdPickSigned 1 4 Randy BeislerDefensive End Indiana 2 20 Gary PettigrewDefensive endStanford San Diego 6 49 Eagles 3 36 Ben HawkinsWide receiverArizona State New York 5 38 Eagles 4 52 Frank EmanuelLinebackerTennessee Miami 2 9 Miami 5 68 Dan BerryRunning backCalifornia 6 84 Bob SherlagDefensive backMemphis State 6 89 Mel TomLinebackerSan Jose State 7 99 David LinceTackleNorth Dakota Houston 14 122 Eagles 8 114 John MasonEndStanford 9 129 Jim ToddRunning backBall State 10 144 John OsmondCenterTulsa Kansas City 6 47 11 159 Welford Walton Defensive end Nevada-Reno 12 174 Bruce Van DykeGuardMissouri Kansas City 15 133 Eagles 13 189 Jim BohlRunning backNew Mexico State 14 204 Ron MedvedRunning backWashington 15 219 Harry DayTackle Memphis State Houston 12 104 16 234 Arunas VasysLinebackerNotre Dame 17 249 Ike KelleyLinebackerOhio State 18 264 Bill MoorerCenterGeorgia Tech 19 279 Taft ReedDefensive backJackson State San Diego 9 81 Eagles 20 294 Bill RisioTackleBoston College 20 298 Gerald CircoKickerCal State-Chico
Undrafted free agents
+ 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBob MillerQuarterbackSacramento StateKen WoodeshickGuardWest Virginia
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 11 at St. Louis Cardinals L 13–16 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,066 2 September 18 Atlanta Falcons W 23–10 1–1 Franklin Field 54,049 3 September 25 New York Giants W 35–17 2–1 Franklin Field 60,177 4 October 2 St. Louis Cardinals L 10–41 2–2 Franklin Field 59,305 5 October 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–56 2–3 Cotton Bowl 69,372 6 October 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–14 3–3 Pitt Stadium 28,233 7 October 23 at New York Giants W 31–3 4–3 Yankee Stadium 63,018 8 October 30 Washington Redskins L 13–27 4–4 Franklin Field 60,652 9 November 6 Dallas Cowboys W 24–23 5–4 Franklin Field 60,658 10 November 13 at Cleveland Browns L 7–27 5–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,968 11 November 20 at San Francisco 49ers W 35–34 6–5 Kezar Stadium 31,993 12 Bye 13 December 4 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–23 7–5 Franklin Field 54,275 14 December 11 Cleveland Browns W 33–21 8–5 Franklin Field 58,074 15 December 18 at Washington Redskins 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
Week 7 at New York Giants
Standings
Playoff Bowl
Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Playoff Bowl January 8, 1967 Baltimore Colts L 14–20 0–1 Orange Bowl 58,088NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 369
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
Eagles on Pro Football Reference Eagles on jt-sw.com