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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.
Coached by Joe Kuharich (5-9-0)
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1965 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| FL | Ron Goodwin | 24 | 2 | 0 | 18 catches for 252 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 83rd pick / 1963 |
| SE | Ray Poage | 25 | 2 | 0 | 31 catches for 612 yards, 5 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th 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 |
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| LG | Ed Blaine | 25 | 3 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1962 |
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| C | Jim Ringo* | 34 | 12 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
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| RG | Jim Skaggs | 25 | 2 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 89th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Bob Brown*+ | 24 | 1 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
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| 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 |
| RDE | Bobby Richards | 27 | 3 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 32nd / 249th pick / 1962 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 State | 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 |
| 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 State | 5/24/1937 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959 |
| 3 | Jack Concannon | 22 | QB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Boston College | 2/25/1943 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 |
| 23 | Claude Crabb | 25 | DB-WR | 10 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Colorado,USC | 3/8/1940 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 27th / 212th pick / 1962 |
| 87 | Bill Cronin | 22 | TE | 2 | 0 | 231 | 6-5 | Boston College | 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 |
| 49 | Glenn Glass | 25 | DB-WR | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 2/16/1940 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 State | 7/28/1941 | 2 | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963 |
| 63 | Lynn Hoyem | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Long Beach State | 6/27/1939 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 29th / 226th pick / 1962 |
| 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 |
| 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 State | 2/2/1942 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 240th pick / 1964 |
| 52 | Dave Lloyd | 29 | LB-C | 13 | 13 | 247 | 6-3 | Georgia,Texas Tech | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 State | 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 |
| 24 | Nate Ramsey | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana State | 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 State | 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 |
| 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 State | 3/5/1943 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 100th pick / 1964 |
| 25 | Bob Shann | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Boston College | 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 |
| 16 | Norm Snead* | 26 | QB | 11 | 9 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| 82 | George Tarasovic | 35 | DE-LB-C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston College,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 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 224.5 | 6-2.1 | 3.4 |