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1961 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 361 points (25.8/g), 3rd of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 297 points (21.2/g), 8th.
Differential of 64 points (4.6/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 8.6-5.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 12th.
Coached by Nick Skorich (10-4-0)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Sonny Jurgensen*+ | 27 | 4 | 14 | 235 for 416, 3,723 yards, 32 td, 24 int, & 20 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| HB | Billy Ray Barnes | 26 | 4 | 0 | 92 rushes for 309 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 194 yards and 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| HB | Ted Dean* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 66 rushes for 321 yards, 2 td, & 21 catches for 335 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 40th pick / 1960 |
| FB | Clarence Peaks | 26 | 4 | 0 | 135 rushes for 471 yards, 5 td, & 32 catches for 472 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 |
| FL | Tommy McDonald* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 64 catches for 1,144 yards, 13 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| SE | Pete Retzlaff | 30 | 5 | 0 | 50 catches for 769 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for 8 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| TE | Bobby Walston* | 33 | 10 | 0 | 34 catches for 569 yards, 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Jim McCusker | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1958 |
| LG | John Wittenborn | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1958 |
| C | Chuck Bednarik | 36 | 12 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
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| RG | Stan Campbell | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 18th / 213th pick / 1952 |
| RT | J.D. Smith* | 25 | 2 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 15th pick / 1959 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Leo Sugar | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 123rd pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Jess Richardson | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Ed Khayat | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Marion Campbell | 32 | 7 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1952 |
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| RDE | Will Renfro | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 24th / 284th pick / 1954 |
| LLB | John Nocera | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 182nd pick / 1957 |
| LLB | Chuck Bednarik | 36 | 12 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| MLB | Chuck Weber | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Maxie Baughan* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960 |
| LCB | Jimmy Carr | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Tom Brookshier | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| RCB | Irv Cross | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 98th pick / 1961 |
| LS | Don Burroughs | 30 | 6 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Bobby Freeman | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bobby Walston* | 33 | 10 | 0 | 14 of 25 field goals & 43 of 46 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| P | King Hill | 25 | 3 | 0 | 55 punts for a 43.7 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958 |
| PR | Ted Dean* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 40th pick / 1960 |
| KR | Timmy Brown | 24 | 2 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 28.0 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Glen Amerson | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 11/24/1938 | Rook | |
| 33 | Billy Ray Barnes | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Wake Forest | 5/14/1935 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| 55 | Maxie Baughan* | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 227 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 8/3/1938 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960 |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik | 36 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| 40 | Tom Brookshier | 30 | DB | 7 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Colorado | 12/16/1931 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| 22 | Timmy Brown | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Ball State | 5/24/1937 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959 |
| 45 | Don Burroughs | 30 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 8/19/1931 | 6 | |
| 78 | Marion Campbell | 32 | DE-DT-MG-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/25/1929 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1952 |
| 67 | Stan Campbell | 31 | G | 13 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 8/26/1930 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 213th pick / 1952 |
| 21 | Jimmy Carr | 28 | DB-LB-HB | 13 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Charleston (WV) | 3/25/1933 | 6 | |
| 27 | Irv Cross | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 7/27/1939 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 98th pick / 1961 |
| 35 | Ted Dean* | 23 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Wichita State | 3/24/1938 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 40th pick / 1960 |
| 41 | Bobby Freeman | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Auburn | 10/19/1932 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1955 |
| 79 | Gene Gossage | 26 | DE-DT-G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Cincinnati,Northwestern | 2/17/1935 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 328th pick / 1958 |
| 74 | Riley Gunnels | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 2 | 253 | 6-3 | Georgia | 8/24/1937 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 115th pick / 1959 |
| 10 | King Hill | 25 | QB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Rice | 11/8/1936 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen*+ | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| 61 | Howard Keys | 26 | C-T | 14 | 4 | 239 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 1/24/1935 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 134th pick / 1959 |
| 73 | Ed Khayat | 26 | DT-DE-T | 14 | 12 | 240 | 6-3 | Millsaps,Tulane | 9/14/1935 | 4 | |
| 87 | Dick Lucas | 27 | E | 14 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Boston College | 1/9/1934 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 119th pick / 1956 |
| 75 | Jim McCusker | 25 | T | 13 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/19/1936 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1958 |
| 25 | Tommy McDonald* | 27 | FL-HB-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 7/26/1934 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| 29 | John Nocera | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Iowa | 5/4/1934 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 182nd pick / 1957 |
| 77 | Don Oakes | 23 | T-DT | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 7/22/1938 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1961 |
| 26 | Clarence Peaks | 26 | FB | 13 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 9/23/1935 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 |
| 53 | Bob Pellegrini | 27 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Maryland | 11/13/1934 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| 66 | Will Renfro | 29 | DT-DE-T | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-5 | Memphis | 3/15/1932 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 24th / 284th pick / 1954 |
| 44 | Pete Retzlaff | 30 | E-HB-TE | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | North Dakota-Ellendale,South Dakota State | 8/21/1931 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| 72 | Jess Richardson | 31 | DT | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/18/1930 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| 30 | Theron Sapp | 26 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Georgia | 6/15/1935 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 112th pick / 1958 |
| 76 | J.D. Smith* | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Rice | 5/27/1936 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 15th pick / 1959 |
| 84 | Leo Sugar | 32 | DE | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Purdue | 4/6/1929 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 123rd pick / 1952 |
| 23 | Carl Taseff | 33 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | John Carroll | 9/28/1928 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 22nd / 267th pick / 1951 |
| 80 | John Tracey | 28 | LB-E-DE | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/27/1933 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 44th pick / 1959 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston* | 33 | E-HB-K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/17/1928 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| 51 | Chuck Weber | 31 | LB-DE-G | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | West Chester | 3/25/1930 | 6 | |
| 62 | John Wittenborn | 25 | G-K | 13 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 3/1/1936 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 14 | 219.4 | 6-1.5 | 4.2 |