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1965 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 363 points (25.9/g), 5th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 359 points (25.6/g), 11th.
 Differential of 4 points (0.3/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 7.1-6.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 8th.

Simple Rating System: Total -6.0, Offense: 1.0, Defense: -7.0, SoS: -6.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Joe Kuharich (5-9-0)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
QB Norm Snead* 26 4 9 150 for 288, 2,346 yards, 15 td, 13 int, & 24 rushes for 81 yards and 3 td Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961
Buffalo Bills / 5th / 35th pick / 1961
QB King Hill 29 7 5 60 for 113, 857 yards, 5 td, 10 int, & 7 rushes for 20 yards and 2 td Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958
HB Timmy Brown* 28 6 0 158 rushes for 861 yards, 6 td, & 50 catches for 682 yards and 3 td Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959
HB Ollie Matson 35 13 0 22 rushes for 103 yards, 2 td, & 2 catches for 29 yards and 1 td Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952
FB Earl Gros 25 3 0 145 rushes for 479 yards, 7 td, & 29 catches for 271 yards and 2 td Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962
Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1962
FL Ron Goodwin 24 2 0 18 catches for 252 yards, 1 td Buffalo Bills / 11th / 83rd pick / 1963
Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 214th pick / 1963
SE Ray Poage 25 2 0 31 catches for 612 yards, 5 td Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1963
Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 31st pick / 1963
TE Pete Retzlaff*+ 34 9 0 66 catches for 1,190 yards, 10 td Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953
LT Lane Howell 24 2 0 New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963
LG Ed Blaine 25 3 14 Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1962
New York Titans / 4th / 29th pick / 1962
C Jim Ringo* 34 12 14 Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953
RG Jim Skaggs 25 2 14 Oakland Raiders / 12th / 89th pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 139th pick / 1962
RT Bob Brown*+ 24 1 14 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964
 Defensive Starters
LDE Don Hultz 25 2 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered
LDT Floyd Peters 29 6 9 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Baltimore Colts / 8th / 93rd pick / 1958
LDT Ed Khayat 30 8 5
RDT John Meyers 25 3 14 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Oakland Raiders / 4th / 25th pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 31st pick / 1962
RDE Bobby Richards 27 3 12 Oakland Raiders / 32nd / 249th pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 210th pick / 1961
LLB Mike Morgan 23 1 14 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 226th pick / 1964
MLB Dave Lloyd 29 6 13 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered Cleveland Browns / 4th / 47th pick / 1959
RLB Maxie Baughan* 27 5 12 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960
LCB Al Nelson 22 Rook 14 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 9th / 72nd pick / 1965
RCB Irv Cross* 26 4 0 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 98th pick / 1961
LS Nate Ramsey 24 2 14 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963
RS Joe Scarpati 22 1 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Boston Patriots / 13th / 100th pick / 1964
 Special Teams Starters
K Sam Baker 36 12 0 9 of 23 field goals & 38 of 40 extra points Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952
P Sam Baker 36 12 0 37 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952
PR Irv Cross* 26 4 0 14 punt returns for a 5.6 average and 0 td Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 98th pick / 1961
KR Al Nelson 22 Rook 14 26 kick returns for a 26.3 average and 0 td Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 9th / 72nd pick / 1965

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
38 Sam Baker 36 K-FB 12 0 217 6-2 Oregon St. 11/12/1929 12 Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952
55 Maxie Baughan* 27 LB 12 12 227 6-1 Georgia Tech 8/3/1938 5 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960
64 Ed Blaine 25 G 14 14 240 6-1 Missouri 1/30/1940 3 Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1962
New York Titans / 4th / 29th pick / 1962
76 Bob Brown*+ 24 T 14 14 280 6-4 Nebraska 12/8/1941 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964
22 Timmy Brown* 28 RB 13 0 198 5-11 Ball St. 5/24/1937 6 Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959
3 Jack Concannon 22 QB 3 0 205 6-3 Boston Col. 2/25/1943 1 Boston Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1964
Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964
23 Claude Crabb 25 DB-WR 10 0 192 6-1 USC,Colorado 3/8/1940 3 Buffalo Bills / 27th / 212th pick / 1962
Washington Redskins / 19th / 253rd pick / 1962
87 Bill Cronin 22 TE 2 0 231 6-5 Boston Col. 11/20/1943 Rook Oakland Raiders / 15th / 115th pick / 1965
27 Irv Cross* 26 DB 14 0 195 6-2 Northwestern 7/27/1939 4 Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 98th pick / 1961
32 Roger Gill 25 WR-HB 13 0 200 6-1 Texas Tech 10/14/1940 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 158th pick / 1963
San Diego Chargers / 22nd / 170th pick / 1963
49 Glenn Glass 25 DB-WR 12 0 205 6-1 Tennessee 2/16/1940 3 Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1962
Chicago Bears / 17th / 231st pick / 1962
81 Ron Goodwin 24 FL-SE-WR 11 0 180 5-11 Baylor 1/9/1941 2 Buffalo Bills / 11th / 83rd pick / 1963
Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 214th pick / 1963
78 Dave Graham 26 T 14 0 250 6-3 Virginia 2/1/1939 2 Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 153rd pick / 1960
34 Earl Gros 25 FB 14 0 220 6-3 LSU 8/29/1940 3 Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962
Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1962
43 Ralph Heck 24 LB 12 0 230 6-1 Colorado 11/6/1941 2 Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963
86 Fred Hill 22 TE-SE-WR 12 0 215 6-2 USC 8/13/1943 Rook Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 48th pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 16th / 123rd pick / 1965
10 King Hill 29 QB 7 5 212 6-3 Rice 11/8/1936 7 Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958
79 Lane Howell 24 T-DT 14 0 257 6-5 Grambling St. 7/28/1941 2 New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963
63 Lynn Hoyem 26 G-T 14 0 244 6-4 Long Beach St. 6/27/1939 3 Denver Broncos / 29th / 226th pick / 1962
Dallas Cowboys / 19th / 254th pick / 1961
83 Don Hultz 25 DE-DT 14 0 241 6-3 Southern Miss 12/16/1940 2
84 Jim Kelly 23 TE 1 0 218 6-2 Notre Dame 4/23/1942 1 Boston Patriots / 2nd / 13th pick / 1964
Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1964
73 Ed Khayat 30 DT-DE-T 14 5 240 6-3 Millsaps,Tulane 9/14/1935 8
29 Izzy Lang 23 RB 14 0 232 6-1 Tennessee St. 2/2/1942 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 240th pick / 1964
52 Dave Lloyd 29 LB-C 13 13 247 6-3 Texas Tech,Georgia 11/9/1936 6 Cleveland Browns / 4th / 47th pick / 1959
33 Ollie Matson 35 RB-FL 14 0 220 6-2 San Francisco 5/1/1930 13 Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952
75 John Meyers 25 DT 14 14 276 6-6 Washington 1/16/1940 3 Oakland Raiders / 4th / 25th pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 31st pick / 1962
89 Mike Morgan 23 LB 14 14 242 6-4 LSU 1/31/1942 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 226th pick / 1964
26 Al Nelson 22 DB 14 14 186 5-11 Cincinnati 10/27/1943 Rook Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 9th / 72nd pick / 1965
9 Jim Nettles 23 DB 14 0 177 5-10 Wisconsin 2/15/1942 Rook
72 Floyd Peters 29 DT 9 9 254 6-4 San Francisco St. 5/21/1936 6 Baltimore Colts / 8th / 93rd pick / 1958
35 Ray Poage 25 TE-SE-FL-WR 13 0 208 6-4 Texas 11/14/1940 2 Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1963
Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 31st pick / 1963
24 Nate Ramsey 24 DB 14 14 200 6-1 Indiana St. 7/12/1941 2 Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963
51 Dave Recher 23 C 14 0 245 6-1 Iowa 12/30/1942 Rook
44 Pete Retzlaff*+ 34 E-HB-TE 14 0 211 6-1 North Dakota-Ellendale,South Dakota St. 8/21/1931 9 Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953
68 Bobby Richards 27 DE-DT 14 12 245 6-2 LSU 10/2/1938 3 Oakland Raiders / 32nd / 249th pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 210th pick / 1961
54 Jim Ringo* 34 C 14 14 232 6-1 Syracuse 11/21/1931 12 Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953
21 Joe Scarpati 22 DB 14 0 185 5-10 North Carolina St. 3/5/1943 1 Boston Patriots / 13th / 100th pick / 1964
25 Bob Shann 22 DB 4 0 189 6-1 Boston Col. 3/27/1943 Rook Philadelphia Eagles / 20th / 272nd pick / 1965
70 Jim Skaggs 25 G-T 14 14 250 6-3 Washington 1/3/1940 2 Oakland Raiders / 12th / 89th pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 139th pick / 1962
16 Norm Snead* 26 QB 11 9 215 6-4 Wake Forest 7/31/1939 4 Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961
Buffalo Bills / 5th / 35th pick / 1961
82 George Tarasovic 35 DE-LB-C 14 0 245 6-4 Boston Col.,LSU 5/6/1930 13 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1952
53 Harold Wells 27 LB 14 0 220 6-2 Purdue 11/26/1938 Rook
67 Erwin Will 22 DT 5 0 275 6-5 Dayton 1/14/1943 Rook Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 91st pick / 1965
37 Tom Woodeshick 24 RB 13 0 225 6-0 West Virginia 12/3/1941 2 Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1963
Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 102nd pick / 1963
Team Total 26.0 14 224.5 6-2.1 3.4