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1965 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerJerry Wolman
Head coachJoe Kuharich
Home fieldFranklin Field
Results
Record5–9
Division place5th (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1965 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's thirty-third season in the National Football League.

The Philadelphia Eagles compiled a record of five wins to nine losses out of the fourteen games played. The team was led by Joe Kuharich with ownership duties belonging to Jerry Wolman. The Eagles began the season with a win against the St. Louis Cardinals followed by a loss to the New York Giants. After a win against the Dallas Cowboys, the Eagles lost four straight games, dropping the team from the playoff hunt. It ended the season in fifth place within the NFL Eastern Conference.

Off Season

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NFL Draft

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The NFL and the American Football League (AFL) competed with each other for the same pool of college players each year. The 1965 NFL draft and the 1965 AFL Draft both took place on Saturday, November 28, 1964. This was the day of the Army–Navy Game, which is normally the last game of the college season before the bowl games.

The two leagues' drafts were separate from each other; as a result, several players were drafted by both leagues. The AFL's representatives were aggressive in pursuing potential stars and did what they could to please the players who agreed to sign with the AFL. Joe Namath, who agreed to sign if he could play in New York, ultimately signed a three-year contract with the New York Jets that was worth $427,000. (Not all of this amount was for Namath himself. $120,000 went toward salaries for three of his relatives over that three-year period, as well as for lawyer's fees.)[1]

As in earlier years, some players signed "AFL contracts" with the league itself as soon as their last college game was over; when they were drafted by an AFL team, those contracts were transferred from the league to their respective teams. To help fight this, the NFL moved its draft up to near the end of the college season, but this move was quickly matched by the AFL.

League representatives were assigned to various draft prospects to keep them away from the other league's recruiters.[2] One of the Eagles' draft picks, Otis Taylor, was held in a motel and had to "escape" from his NFL advisor. He later signed with the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs for money and a "red Thunderbird convertible" that the AFL advisor had been driving.[3]

The first player selected in the NFL draft was Tucker Frederickson, running back from Auburn, by the New York Giants. The draft was marked by the failure of the St. Louis Cardinals to sign Joe Namath, who instead signed with the AFL's New York Jets. He and the Jets went on to defeat the NFL's Baltimore Colts for the World Championship in Super Bowl III after the 1968 season.

Player selections

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= Pro Bowler [4] = AFL All-Star[5] = Hall of Famer
Rd PICK PLAYER POS SCHOOL AFL Rd Pick Signed
1 7 Pick Traded to Green Bay Packers
2 20 Ray Rissmiller Tackle Georgia Buffalo 8 64 Eagles
3 35 Al Nelson Running back Cincinnati Buffalo 9 78 Eagles
4 48 Fred Hill Wide receiver USC Oakland 16 123 Eagles
5 63 John Henderson End Michigan Buffalo 17 136 Buffalo
6 76 John Huarte[6][7] Quarterback Notre Dame New York 2 12 Boston
6 77 Gary Garrison Wide receiver San Diego State
7 91 Erwin Will Tackle Dayton
8 104 Al Piraino Tackle Wisconsin Kansas City 11 85
9 119 Floyd Hudlow Back Arizona Buffalo 10 80
10 132 Rick Redman Center Washington San Diego 5 38 Eagles
11 147 Louis James Running back Texas-El Paso
12 161 John Kuznieski Running back Purdue
13 175 John Fouse End Arizona Buffalo 17 129
14 188 Tom Longo Back Notre Dame
15 203 Otis Taylor[8] Wide receiver Prairie View A&M Kansas City 4 29 Kansas City
16 216 Jim Gray Back Toledo New York 11 84 Jets
17 231 Dave Austin End Georgia Tech
18 244 Bill Marcordes End Bradley
19 259 Charley Englehart Tackle John Carroll
20 272 Bobby Shann End Boston College

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 19 St. Louis Cardinals W 34–27 1–0 Franklin Field 54,260
2 September 26 New York Giants L 14–16 1–1 Franklin Field 57,154
3 October 3 Cleveland Browns L 17–35 1–2 Franklin Field 60,759
4 October 10 at Dallas Cowboys W 35–24 2–2 Cotton Bowl 56,249
5 October 17 at New York Giants L 27–35 2–3 Yankee Stadium 62,815
6 October 24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 2–4 Franklin Field 56,515
7 October 31 at Washington Redskins L 21–23 2–5 D.C. Stadium 50,301
8 November 7 at Cleveland Browns L 34–38 2–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 72,807
9 November 14 Washington Redskins W 21–14 3–6 Franklin Field 60,444
10 November 21 at Baltimore Colts L 24–34 3–7 Memorial Stadium 60,238
11 November 28 at St. Louis Cardinals W 28–24 4–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 28,706
12 December 5 Dallas Cowboys L 19–21 4–8 Franklin Field 54,714
13 December 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 47–13 5–8 Pitt Stadium 22,002
14 December 19 Detroit Lions L 28–35 5–9 Franklin Field 56,718

Conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 11 3 0 .786 11–1 363 325 W1
Dallas Cowboys 7 7 0 .500 6–6 325 280 W3
New York Giants 7 7 0 .500 7–5 270 338 L1
Washington Redskins 6 8 0 .429 6–6 257 301 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 5 9 0 .357 5–7 363 359 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 5 9 0 .357 5–7 296 309 L6
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 12 0 .143 2–10 202 397 L7
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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= 1965 Pro Bowl[9] = Hall of Famer
NO. Player AGE POS GP GS WT HT YRS College
Joe Kuharich COACH Notre Dame
38 Sam Baker 36 K-FB 12 0 217 6–2 12 Oregon State
55 Maxie Baughan* 27 LB 12 12 227 6–2 5 Georgia Tech
64 Ed Blaine 25 G 14 14 240 6–1 3 Missouri
76 Bob Brown*+ 24 T 14 14 280 6–4 1 Nebraska
22 Timmy Brown* 28 RB 13 0 198 5–11 6 Ball State
3 Jack Concannon 22 QB 3 0 205 6–3 1 Boston College
23 Claude Crabb 25 DB-WR 10 0 192 6–1 3 Colorado and USC
87 Bill Cronin 22 TE 2 0 231 6–5 Rookie Boston College
27 Irv Cross* 26 DB 14 0 195 6–2 4 Northwestern
32 Roger Gill 25 WR-HB 13 0 200 6–1 1 Texas Tech
49 Glenn Glass 25 DB-WR 12 0 205 6–1 3 Tennessee
81 Ron Goodwin 24 FL-SE-WR 11 0 180 5–11 2 Baylor
78 Dave Graham 26 T 14 0 250 6–3 2 Virginia
34 Earl Gros 25 FB 14 0 220 6–3 3 LSU
43 Ralph Heck 24 LB 12 0 230 6–1 2 Colorado
86 Fred Hill 22 TE-SE-WR 12 0 215 6–2 Rookie USC
10 King Hill 29 QB 7 5 212 6–3 7 Rice
79 Lane Howell 24 T-DT 14 0 257 6–5 2 Grambling
63 Lynn Hoyem 26 G-T 14 0 244 6–4 3 Long Beach State
83 Don Hultz 25 DE-DT 14 0 241 6–3 2 Southern Miss
84 Jim Kelly 23 TE 1 0 218 6–2 1 Notre Dame
73 Ed Khayat 30 DT-DE-T 14 5 240 6–3 8 Tulane
29 Izzy Lang 23 RB 14 0 232 6–1 1 Tennessee State
52 Dave Lloyd 29 LB-C 13 13 247 6–3 6 Georgia,Texas Tech
33 Ollie Matson 35 RB-FL 14 0 220 6–2 13 San Francisco
75 John Meyers 25 DT 14 14 276 6–6 3 Washington
89 Mike Morgan 23 LB 14 14 242 6–4 1 LSU
26 Al Nelson 22 DB 14 14 186 5–11 Rookie Cincinnati
9 Jim Nettles 23 DB 14 0 177 5–10 Rookie Wisconsin
72 Floyd Peters 29 DT 9 9 254 6–4 6 San Francisco State
35 Ray Poage 25 TE-SE-FL-WR 13 0 208 6–4 2 Texas
24 Nate Ramsey 24 DB 14 14 200 6–1 2 Indiana State
51 Dave Recher 23 C 14 0 245 6–1 Rookie Iowa
44 Pete Retzlaff*+ 34 E-HB-TE 14 0 211 6–1 Rookie South Dakota State
68 Bobby Richards 27 DE-DT 14 12 245 6–2 3 LSU
54 Jim Ringo* 34 C 14 14 232 6–1 12 Syracuse
21 Joe Scarpati 22 DB 14 0 185 5–10 1 North Carolina State Wolfpack
25 Bob Shann 22 DB 4 0 189 6–1 Rookie Boston College
70 Jim Skaggs 25 G-T 14 14 250 6–3 2 Washington
16 Norm Snead* 26 QB 11 9 215 6–4 4 Wake Forest
82 George Tarasovic 35 DE-LB-C 14 0 245 6–4 13 Boston College,LSU
53 Harold Wells 27 LB 14 0 220 6–2 Rookie Purdue
67 Erwin Will 22 DT 5 0 275 6–5 Rookie Dayton
37 Tom Woodeshick 24 RB 13 0 225 6–0 2 West Virginia

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation. Anchor Books. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-375-72506-7.
  2. ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation. Anchor Books. pp. 208–210. ISBN 978-0-375-72506-7.
  3. ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation. Anchor Books. pp. 210–211. ISBN 978-0-375-72506-7.
  4. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
  5. ^ Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.
  6. ^ John Huarte, 1964 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  7. ^ John Huarte signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League.
  8. ^ Otis Taylor signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League.
  9. ^ Players are identified as a 1965 All-Star.
  10. ^ "Bert Bell Award – Professional Player of the Year: Past Recipients". Maxwell Football Club. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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