# 1967 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1967 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on its previous year win total only winning 6 games.

## 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 | $_{PicktakenbyPittsburghSteelers}$ | | |
| 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 |

## 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

| 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 |
| Eagles | Rushing | Timmy Brown | 9 Rush, 23 Yds |
| Eagles | Receiving | Tom Woodeshick | 3 Rec, 57 Yds |
| Giants | Passing | Fran Tarkenton | 20/31, 261 Yds, 3 TD |
| Giants | Rushing | Ernie Koy | 11 Rush, 77 Yds |
| Giants | Receiving | Homer Jones | 4 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TD |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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#### Week 14

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| • Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

### Standings

NFL Capitol :
| viewtalkedit | 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.