1967 Philadelphia Eagles season

1967 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jerry Wolman
Head coach	Joe Kuharich
Home field	Franklin Field
Results
Record	6–7–1
Division place	2nd NFL Capitol
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1967 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League.

Offseason

The Eagles held their 1967 training camp for the last time at Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The following year they trained at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, home of the Albright College Lions.

NFL Draft

The 1967 NFL/AFL draft and the 1967 AFL Draft was a Common Draft of college players, held on March 14–15.

Player selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

Rd	PICK	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL
1	19	Harry Jones	Running Back	Arkansas
2	44	John Brooks	Guard	Kent State
3	68	Harry Wilson	Running back	Nebraska
3	73	Pick taken by Pittsburgh Steelers
4	99	Chuck Hughes	Wide Receiver	Texas Western
5	114	Bob Van Pelt	Center	Indiana
5	125	Dick Absher	Tight End	Maryland
6	153	Bob Hughes	Defensive End	Jackson State
7	174	John Williams	Defensive Back	San Diego State
7	178	Bob Crenshaw	Guard	New Mexico State
8	203	Don Klacking	Running Back	Wyoming
9	231	Harold Stancell	Defensive Back	Tennessee
10	256	Maurice Bates	Defensive End	Northern (SD)
11	281	Omar Parker	Guard	Washington
12	309	Ben Monroe	Quarterback	New Mexico
13	334	Bill Downes	Defensive Tackle	Louisville
14	358	Dick Kenney	Placekicker	Michigan State
15	387	David Poche	Tackle	McNeese
16	412	Lynn Baker	Defensive Back	Colorado
17	437	George Catavolos	Defensive Back	Purdue

Roster

1967 Philadelphia Eagles roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 16 Norm Snead 10 King Hill Running backs (RB) 22 Timmy Brown 29 Izzy Lang 37 Tom Woodeshick Wide receivers (WR) 81 Ron Goodwin 18 Ben Hawkins SE 13 Chuck Hughes 85 Gary Ballman Tight ends (TE) 98 Mike Ditka 86 Fred Hill 84 Jim Kelly

Offensive linemen (OL) 76 Bob Brown T 79 Lane Howell T 70 Jim Skaggs G 65 Bill Stetz G 66 Bruce Van Dyke G 54 Jim Ringo C Defensive linemen (DL) 83 Don Hultz DE 72 Floyd Peters DT 88 Gary Pettigrew DE 58 Mel Tom DE 75 John Meyers DT

Linebackers (LB) 52 Dave Lloyd 45 Ron Medved 89 Mike Morgan 53 Harold Wells 56 Fred Whittingham Defensive backs (DB) 26 Al Nelson CB 9 Jim Nettles CB 24 Nate Ramsey S 21 Joe Scarpati FS 17 Taft Reed Special teams 38 Sam Baker K/P

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	Washington Redskins	W 35–24	1–0	Franklin Field	60,709
2	September 24	Baltimore Colts	L 6–38	1–1	Franklin Field	60,755
3	October 1	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–24	2–1	Franklin Field	60,335
4	October 8	at Atlanta Falcons	W 38–7	3–1	Atlanta Stadium	53,868
5	October 15	San Francisco 49ers	L 27–28	3–2	Franklin Field	60,825
6	October 22	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 14–48	3–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	46,562
7	October 29	Dallas Cowboys	W 21–14	4–3	Franklin Field	60,740
8	November 5	at New Orleans Saints	L 24–31	4–4	Tulane Stadium	59,596
9	November 12	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–33	4–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	57,628
10	November 19	New Orleans Saints	W 48–21	5–5	Franklin Field	60,751
11	November 26	at New York Giants	L 7–44	5–6	Yankee Stadium	63,027
12	December 3	at Washington Redskins	T 35–35	5–6–1	D.C. Stadium	50,451
13	December 10	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17–38	5–7–1	Cotton Bowl	55,834
14	December 17	Cleveland Browns	W 28–24	6–7–1	Franklin Field	60,658
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 11 at Giants

Week Eleven: Philadelphia Eagles (5–5) at New York Giants (5–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Giants	17	17	3	7	44

at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

• Date: November 26, 1967
• Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 63,027
• Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eagles	Passing	Norm Snead	17/38, 156 Yds, 3 INT
	Rushing	Timmy Brown	9 Rush, 23 Yds
	Receiving	Tom Woodeshick	3 Rec, 57 Yds
Giants	Passing	Fran Tarkenton	20/31, 261 Yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ernie Koy	11 Rush, 77 Yds
	Receiving	Homer Jones	4 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI NYG 1 Giants Homer Jones 2-yard touchdown reception from Fran Tarkenton, Pete Gogolak kick good 0 7 1 Giants 17-yard field goal by Pete Gogolak 0 10 1 Giants Homer Jones 63-yard touchdown reception from Fran Tarkenton, Pete Gogolak kick good 0 17 2 Giants Joe Morrison 2-yard touchdown run, Pete Gogolak kick good 0 24 2 Eagles Timmy Brown 13-yard touchdown run, Sam Baker kick good 7 24 2 Giants Aaron Thomas 30-yard touchdown reception from Fran Tarkenton, Pete Gogolak kick good 7 31 2 Giants 15-yard field goal by Pete Gogolak 7 34 3 Giants 40-yard field goal by Pete Gogolak 7 37 4 Giants Joe Morrison 18-yard touchdown reception from Earl Morrall, Pete Gogolak kick good 7 44 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 44

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total Browns 7 3 0 14 24 • Eagles 0 7 7 14 28 Date: December 17 Location: Franklin Field

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	9	5	0	.643	4–2	8–2	342	268	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	3–2–1	5–4–1	351	409	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	3	.455	2–3–1	4–5–1	347	353	L1
New Orleans Saints	3	11	0	.214	2–4	2–8	233	379	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

External links

• Eagles on Pro Football Reference