# 1964 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1964 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's thirty-second season in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous win total by finishing with a record of 6–8.

## Offseason

Joe Kuharich was hired as head coach of the Eagles after leaving the University of Notre Dame. He is still the only head coach with a lifetime losing record while coaching there, going 17–23 in four years. Owner Jerry Wolman gave Kuharich a fourteen-year, $1 million contract, and then traded future Hall of Famers Sonny Jurgensen and Tommy McDonald to the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.
The Eagles sent Lee Roy Caffey and their 1965 first round draft pick to the Packers. Earl Gros and Pro Bowler and Hall of Fame member Jim Ringo were acquired during Ringo's 1964 contract talks with Green Bay.

### NFL Draft

The 1964 NFL draft and the 1964 AFL Draft were two different drafts held by their respective leagues. The NFL Draft was held on December 2, 1963; its teams could draft any eligible player coming out of college. The AFL Draft was held on November 30, 1963; it had territorial picks during the early rounds. These picks were players who lived in, or attended college, in certain areas, and was possibly the reason why the Eagles second round pick (sixteenth pick), was the AFL's first pick during the draft.
Some players made arrangements with AFL leaders to sign if certain teams drafted them; some signed contracts as soon as their last college games were over (on the field or in the parking lot).
The NFL Draft lasted twenty rounds with fourteen teams picking. The Eagles had the second pick in those rounds and picked eighteen players.
The overall pick in the draft was Dave Parks, an end from Texas Tech. The Eagles choose future Hall of Fame member Bob Brown, an offensive tackle from Nebraska. There were ten Hall of Fame members chosen during this draft, four of whom were chosen in the first round. The Dallas Cowboys had two, selecting Bob Hayes in the seventh round and Roger Staubach in the tenth round; however, Staubach was required to serve a four-year military obligation in the United States Navy before he could play NFL football because he was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy.
| = Pro Bowler | = AFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Rd | PICK | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL | AFL | Rd | Pick | Signed |
| 1 | 2 | Bob Brown $^{HOF}$ | Tackle | Nebraska | | | | Eagles |
| 2 | 16 | Jack Concannon | Quarterback | Boston College | Boston | 1 | 1 | Eagles |
| 3 | 30 | $_{TradetoDetroitLions}$ | | | | | |
| 4 | 46 | Ray Kubala | Center | Texas A&M | Denver | 7 | 49 | Denver |
| 5 | 58 | Mickey Babb | End | Georgia | Oakland | 13 | 103 | |
| 6 | 72 | Al Denson | End | Florida A&M | Denver | 6 | 47 | Denver |
| 7 | 86 | Pete Goimarac | Center | West Virginia | San Diego | 5 | 36 | |
| 8 | 100 | $_{TradedToNewYorkGiants}$ | | | | | |
| 9 | 114 | Larry Smith | Back | Mississippi | | | | |
| 10 | 128 | Tom Boris | Back | Purdue | | | | |
| 11 | 142 | Bob Berry | Quarterback | Oregon | Denver | 26 | 201 | $_{AcquiredbyMinnesota}$ |
| 12 | 156 | John Sapinsky | Tackle | William & Mary | Oakland | 7 | 55 | |
| 13 | 170 | Howard Kindig | Center | Cal State-Los Angeles | San Diego | 14 | 112 | San Diego |
| 14 | 184 | Ernie Arizzi | Back | Maryland | | | | |
| 15 | 198 | Bob Burrows | Tackle | East Texas State | Kansas City | 21 | 162 | |
| 16 | 212 | Will Radosevich | Tackle | Wyoming | New York | 22 | 171 | |
| 17 | 226 | Mike Morgan | End | Louisiana State | | | | Eagles |
| 18 | 240 | Izzy Lang | Running back | Tennessee State | | | | Eagles |
| 19 | 254 | Dick Bowe | Tackle | Rice | Houston | 25 | 198 | |
| 20 | 268 | Tommy Lucas | Guard | Mississippi | San Diego | 25 | 200 | |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 13 | New York Giants | W 38–7 | 1–0 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | Recap |
| 2 | September 20 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–28 | 1–1 | Franklin Field | 57,353 | Recap |
| 3 | September 27 | Cleveland Browns | L 28–20 | 1–2 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | Recap |
| 4 | October 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–7 | 2–2 | Franklin Field | 59,354 | Recap |
| 5 | October 11 | at Washington Redskins | L 20–35 | 2–3 | DC Stadium | 49,219 | Recap |
| 6 | October 18 | at New York Giants | W 23–17 | 3–3 | Yankee Stadium | 62,978 | Recap |
| 7 | October 25 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–10 | 4–3 | Pitt Stadium | 38,393 | Recap |
| 8 | November 1 | Washington Redskins | L 10–21 | 4–4 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | Recap |
| 9 | November 8 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–20 | 4–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 53,994 | Recap |
| 10 | November 15 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 17–14 | 5–5 | Cotton Bowl | 55,972 | Recap |
| 11 | November 22 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 13–38 | 5–6 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | Recap |
| 12 | November 29 | at Cleveland Browns | L 24–38 | 5–7 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 79,289 | Recap |
| 13 | December 6 | Dallas Cowboys | W 24–14 | 6–7 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | Recap |
| 14 | December 13 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 34–36 | 6–8 | Busch Stadium I | 24,636 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Season summary
#### Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Eagles | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia
* Date: September 27
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), relative humidity 70%, wind 12 mph
* Game attendance: 60,671
* TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Whitaker (PHI) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Al Pollard (PHI) (first half) (color commentators)
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
First Quarter
CLE – Ernie Green 37 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0
PHI – Ollie Matson 1 yard rush – (Sam Baker kick) Tied 7-7
Second Quarter
PHI – Sam Baker 12 yard field goal – Eagles 10-7
PHI – Sam Baker 42 yard field goal – Eagles 13-7
Third Quarter
CLE – Paul Warfield 24 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-13
CLE – Jim Brown 40 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-13
Fourth Quarter
CLE – Gary Collins 12 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 28-13
PHI – Ollie Matson 7 yard rush – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 28-20
Browns
Eagles :

### Week 12: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Browns | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: November 29
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), relative humidity 65%, wind 15 mph, wind chill 22 °F (−6 °C)
* Game attendance: 79,289
* TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (PHI) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Al Pollard (PHI) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
First Quarter
CLE – Roger Shoals 0 yard fumble return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0
PHI – Sam Baker 14 yard field goal – Browns 7-3
Second Quarter
CLE – Sid Williams 0 yard fumble return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-3
CLE – Jim Houston 42 yard interception return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-3
Third Quarter
CLE – Lou Groza 37 yard field goal – Browns 24-3
PHI – Timmy Brown 20 yard run – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 24-10
CLE – Johnny Brewer 24 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 31-10
Fourth Quarter
PHI – Ron Goodwin 19 yard pass from Norm Snead – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 31-17
CLE – Johnny Brewer 13 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 38-17
PHI – Pete Retzlaff 32 yard pass from Norm Snead – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 38-24
Eagles
Browns :

## Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 9–2–1 | 415 | 293 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 8–2–2 | 357 | 331 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 6–6 | 312 | 313 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5–7 | 307 | 305 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 250 | 289 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 253 | 315 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 241 | 399 | L4 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

### Roster
## Awards and honors

Pro Bowl Players
    Sam Baker (P)
    Maxie Baughan (LB)
    Irv Cross (DB)
    Floyd Peters (DT)
    Pete Retzlaff (TE)
    Jim Ringo (C)