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1962 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 3-10-1, Finished 7th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 282 points (20.1/g), 11th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 356 points (25.4/g), 9th.
 Differential of -74 points (-5.3/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 11th.

Coached by Nick Skorich (3-10-1)

1962 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Sonny Jurgensen 28 5 13 196 for 366, 3,261 yards, 22 td, 26 int, & 17 rushes for 44 yards and 2 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957

HB Timmy Brown* 25 3 0 137 rushes for 545 yards, 5 td, & 52 catches for 849 yards and 6 td

Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959

FB Clarence Peaks 27 5 0 137 rushes for 447 yards, 3 td, & 39 catches for 347 yards and 0 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957

FL Tommy McDonald* 28 5 0 58 catches for 1,146 yards, 10 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957

SE Pete Retzlaff 31 6 0 30 catches for 584 yards, 3 td

Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953

SE Howard Cassady 28 6 0 14 catches for 188 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1956

TE Dick Lucas 28 4 0 19 catches for 236 yards, 1 td

Chicago Bears / 10th / 119th pick / 1956

LT Jim McCusker 26 4 14 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1958

LG John Wittenborn 26 4 0

San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1958

C Jim Schrader 30 8 0 1 fumble recovered

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954

RG Roy Hord 28 2 0

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 88th pick / 1957

RG Pete Case 22 Rook 0 2 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 27th pick / 1962

RT J.D. Smith 26 3 14

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 15th pick / 1959

 Defensive Starters
LDE John Baker 27 4 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958

LDE Gene Gossage 27 2 0

Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 328th pick / 1958

LDT Riley Gunnels 25 2 0

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 115th pick / 1959

RDT Joe Lewis 26 4 0

Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 199th pick / 1958

RDE Bobby Richards 24 Rook 0

Oakland Raiders / 32nd / 249th pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 210th pick / 1961

LLB Bob L. Harrison 25 3 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1959

LLB John Nocera 28 3 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 182nd pick / 1957

MLB Chuck Bednarik 37 13 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949

RLB Maxie Baughan 24 2 14 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960

LCB Ben Scotti 25 3 14 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Irv Cross 23 1 0 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 98th pick / 1961

LS Jimmy Carr 29 7 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RS Don Burroughs 31 7 0 7 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Bobby Walston 34 11 0 4 of 15 field goals & 36 of 38 extra points

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951

P King Hill 26 4 1 64 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958

PR Timmy Brown* 25 3 0 6 punt returns for a 13.5 average and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959

KR Timmy Brown* 25 3 0 30 kick returns for a 27.7 average and 1 td

Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
John Baker 27 DE-DT-T 7 0 279 6-6 North Carolina Central 6/10/1935 4

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958

Maxie Baughan 24 LB 14 14 227 6-1 Georgia Tech 8/3/1938 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960

Jim Beaver 24 DT 1 0 235 6-1 Florida 5/18/1938 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 29th / 228th pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 112th pick / 1961

Chuck Bednarik 37 LB-C 14 0 233 6-3 Pennsylvania 5/1/1925 13

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949

Timmy Brown* 25 RB 14 0 198 5-11 Ball State 5/24/1937 3

Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959

Frank Budd 23 WR 13 0 187 5-10 Villanova 7/20/1939 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 96th pick / 1962

Don Burroughs 31 DB 12 0 190 6-4 Colorado State 8/19/1931 7
Bob Butler 22 G 3 0 230 6-1 Kentucky 10/27/1940 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 124th pick / 1962

Jimmy Carr 29 DB-LB-HB 14 0 206 6-1 Charleston (WV) 3/25/1933 7
Pete Case 22 G 14 0 245 6-3 Georgia 12/27/1940 Rook

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 27th pick / 1962

Howard Cassady 28 HB-SE-FL 5 0 183 5-10 Ohio State 3/2/1934 6

Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1956

Irv Cross 23 DB 14 0 195 6-2 Northwestern 7/27/1939 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 98th pick / 1961

Ted Dean 24 FB-HB 2 0 213 6-2 Wichita State 3/24/1938 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 40th pick / 1960

Merrill Douglas 26 FB-HB 13 0 204 6-0 Utah 3/15/1936 4

Chicago Bears / 6th / 65th pick / 1958

Gene Gossage 27 DE-DT-G 14 0 240 6-3 Cincinnati,Northwestern 2/17/1935 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 328th pick / 1958

Ken Gregory 25 E 2 0 190 6-1 Whittier 2/1/1937 1

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 49th pick / 1961
Houston Oilers / 24th / 192nd pick / 1961

Riley Gunnels 25 DT-DE 14 0 253 6-3 Georgia 9/24/1937 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 115th pick / 1959

Bob L. Harrison 25 LB 13 0 225 6-2 Oklahoma 8/8/1937 3

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1959

King Hill 26 QB 14 1 212 6-3 Rice 11/8/1936 4

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958

Roy Hord 28 G 11 0 244 6-4 Duke 12/25/1934 2

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 88th pick / 1957

Don Jonas 24 HB 1 0 195 5-11 Penn State 12/3/1938 Rook

New York Titans / 32nd / 253rd pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 182nd pick / 1961

Sonny Jurgensen 28 QB 14 13 202 5-11 Duke 8/23/1934 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957

John Kapele 25 DE-DT-T 6 0 240 6-0 BYU,Utah 10/19/1937 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 114th pick / 1960

Howard Keys 27 C-T 13 0 239 6-3 Oklahoma State 1/24/1935 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 134th pick / 1959

Joe Lewis 26 DT 13 0 256 6-2 Compton Community College (CA) 1/23/1936 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 199th pick / 1958

Dick Lucas 28 E 9 0 213 6-2 Boston College 1/9/1934 4

Chicago Bears / 10th / 119th pick / 1956

Mike McClellan 23 DB 14 0 185 6-1 Oklahoma 10/10/1939 Rook

New York Titans / 30th / 237th pick / 1962
San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 80th pick / 1961

Jim McCusker 26 T 14 14 246 6-2 Pittsburgh 5/19/1936 4

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1958

Tommy McDonald* 28 FL-HB-SE-WR 14 0 178 5-9 Oklahoma 7/26/1934 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957

John Nocera 28 LB 14 0 220 6-1 Iowa 5/4/1934 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 182nd pick / 1957

Don Oakes 24 T-DT 14 0 255 6-4 Virginia Tech 7/22/1938 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 21st / 162nd pick / 1961

Clarence Peaks 27 FB 14 0 218 6-1 Michigan State 9/23/1935 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957

Pete Retzlaff 31 E-HB-TE 8 0 211 6-1 North Dakota-Ellendale,South Dakota State 8/21/1931 6

Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953

Bobby Richards 24 DE-DT 14 0 245 6-2 LSU 10/2/1938 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 32nd / 249th pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 210th pick / 1961

Theron Sapp 27 FB-HB 12 0 203 6-1 Georgia 6/15/1935 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 112th pick / 1958

Jim Schrader 30 C-T 13 0 244 6-2 Notre Dame 6/27/1932 8

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 20th pick / 1954

Ben Scotti 25 DB 14 14 185 6-1 Maryland 6/9/1937 3
J.D. Smith 26 T 14 14 250 6-2 Rice 5/27/1936 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 15th pick / 1959

Ralph Smith 24 TE 13 0 215 6-2 Mississippi 12/1/1938 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 12th / 93rd pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 111th pick / 1962

Dick Stafford 22 DE 7 0 255 6-4 Texas Tech 8/21/1940 Rook
Bobby Walston 34 E-HB-K 14 0 190 6-0 Georgia 10/17/1928 11

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951

John Wittenborn 26 G-K 14 0 238 6-2 Southeast Missouri State 3/1/1936 4

San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1958

Mike Woulfe 23 LB 13 0 225 6-2 Colorado 8/14/1939 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 208th pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 26th / 208th pick / 1962

Team Total 26.2 14 220.9 6-1.5 3.2