# 1966 Philadelphia Eagles season

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 | = AFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Rd | PICK | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL | AFL | Rd | Pick | Signed |
| 1 | 4 | Randy Beisler | Defensive End | Indiana | | | | |
| 2 | 20 | Gary Pettigrew | Defensive end | Stanford | San Diego | 6 | 49 | Eagles |
| 3 | 36 | Ben Hawkins | Wide receiver | Arizona State | New York | 5 | 38 | Eagles |
| 4 | 52 | Frank Emanuel | Linebacker | Tennessee | Miami | 2 | 9 | Miami |
| 5 | 68 | Dan Berry | Running back | California | | | | |
| 6 | 84 | Bob Sherlag | Defensive back | Memphis State | | | | |
| 6 | 89 | Mel Tom | Linebacker | San Jose State | | | | |
| 7 | 99 | David Lince | Tackle | North Dakota | Houston | 14 | 122 | Eagles |
| 8 | 114 | John Mason | End | Stanford | | | | |
| 9 | 129 | Jim Todd | Running back | Ball State | | | | |
| 10 | 144 | John Osmond | Center | Tulsa | Kansas City | 6 | 47 | |
| 11 | 159 | Welford Walton | Defensive end | Nevada-Reno | | | | |
| 12 | 174 | Bruce Van Dyke | Guard | Missouri | Kansas City | 15 | 133 | Eagles |
| 13 | 189 | Jim Bohl | Running back | New Mexico State | | | | |
| 14 | 204 | Ron Medved | Running back | Washington | | | | |
| 15 | 219 | Harry Day | Tackle | Memphis State | Houston | 12 | 104 | |
| 16 | 234 | Arunas Vasys | Linebacker | Notre Dame | | | | |
| 17 | 249 | Ike Kelley | Linebacker | Ohio State | | | | |
| 18 | 264 | Bill Moorer | Center | Georgia Tech | | | | |
| 19 | 279 | Taft Reed | Defensive back | Jackson State | San Diego | 9 | 81 | Eagles |
| 20 | 294 | Bill Risio | Tackle | Boston College | | | | |
| 20 | 298 | Gerald Circo | Kicker | Cal State-Chico | | | | |

## 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia
* Date: September 25
* Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 7–0.
Second Quarter
Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 7-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 14–0.
Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 37-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 21–0.
New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal. Eagles 21–3.
Third Quarter
New York– Homer Jones 34-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Eagles 21–10.
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 28–10.
Fourth Quarter
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 35 – 10.
New York – Joe Morrison 8-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Eagles 35 – 17.
Top Passers
Giants – Earl Morrall: 14/25, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Eagles – Norm Snead: 10/18, 179 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 18 car, 82 yds
Eagles – Timmy Brown: 16 car, 40 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
Giants – Homer Jones: 5 rec, 95 yds. 1 TD
Eagles – Pete Retzlaff: 5 rec, 120 yds. 1 TD :

#### Week 7 at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Yankee Stadium, New York City
* Date: October 23
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Giants 3–0.
Second Quarter
Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 7–3.
Philadelphia – Sam Baker 15-yard field goal, Eagles 10–3.
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 2-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 17–3.
Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 18-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 24–3.
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 31–3.
Top Passers
Giants – Gary Wood: 10/21, 141 yds, 3 INT
Eagles – Norm Snead: 8/13, 100 yds, 2 TD 1 INT
Top rushers
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 9 car, 27 yds
Eagles – Timmy Brown: 21 car, 100 yds
Top receivers
Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 66 yds
Eagles – Timmy Brown: 5 rec, 66 yds. 1 TD :

## Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 9–3–1 | 445 | 239 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–5 | 326 | 340 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 9–4 | 403 | 259 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 7–5–1 | 264 | 265 | L3 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 7–6 | 351 | 355 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–8–1 | 316 | 347 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–5 | 204 | 437 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–11–1 | 263 | 501 | L8 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

### Playoff Bowl

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| Playoff Bowl | January 8, 1967 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–20 | 0–1 | Orange Bowl | 58,088 |

## 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.