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1968 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 4th in NFL Capital Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 202 points (14.4/g), 15th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 351 points (25.1/g), 13th.
 Differential of -149 points (-10.6/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 3.0-11.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-1.6/g), 16th.

Coached by Joe Kuharich (2-12-0)

1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Norm Snead 29 7 11 152 for 291, 1,655 yards, 11 td, 21 int, & 9 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961
Buffalo Bills / 5th / 35th pick / 1961

HB Izzy Lang 26 4 0 69 rushes for 235 yards, 0 td, & 17 catches for 147 yards and 1 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 240th pick / 1964

FB Tom Woodeshick* 27 5 0 217 rushes for 947 yards, 3 td, & 36 catches for 328 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1963
Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 102nd pick / 1963

FB Cyril Pinder 22 Rook 0 40 rushes for 117 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 166 yards and 0 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 39th pick / 1968

FL Ben Hawkins 24 2 0 42 catches for 707 yards, 5 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 36th pick / 1966
New York Jets / 5th / 38th pick / 1966

SE Gary Ballman 28 6 0 30 catches for 341 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 30 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962
Denver Broncos / 16th / 122nd pick / 1962

TE Fred Hill 25 3 0 30 catches for 370 yards, 3 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 48th pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 16th / 123rd pick / 1965

TE Mike Ditka 29 7 0 13 catches for 111 yards, 2 td

Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961
Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1961

LT Lane Howell 27 5 0

New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963

LG Dick Hart 25 1 0
C Gene Ceppetelli 26 Rook 0
RG Mark Nordquist 23 Rook 0 1 fumble recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 124th pick / 1968

RT Bob Brown*+ 27 4 0

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964

 Defensive Starters
LDE Tim Rossovich 22 Rook 0

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1968

LDT Randy Beisler 24 2 8 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966

LDT Frank Molden 26 3 0

Houston Oilers / 5th / 34th pick / 1965
Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 143rd pick / 1965

LDT Floyd Peters 32 9 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 93rd pick / 1958

RDT Gary Pettigrew 24 2 0

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966
San Diego Chargers / 6th / 49th pick / 1966

RDE Mel Tom 27 1 0

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 89th pick / 1966

LLB Ron Medved 24 2 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 204th pick / 1966

MLB Dave Lloyd 32 9 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 47th pick / 1959

RLB Harold Wells 30 3 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LCB Al Nelson 25 3 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 9th / 72nd pick / 1965

RCB Alvin Haymond 26 4 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964

LS Nate Ramsey 27 5 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963

RS Joe Scarpati 25 4 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Boston Patriots / 13th / 100th pick / 1964

 Special Teams Starters
K Sam Baker* 39 15 0 19 of 30 field goals & 17 of 21 extra points

Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952

P Sam Baker* 39 15 0 55 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked

Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952

PR Alvin Haymond 26 4 0 15 punt returns for a 13.4 average and 1 td

Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964

KR Alvin Haymond 26 4 0 28 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 1 td

Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
38 Sam Baker* 39 K-FB 14 0 217 6-2 Oregon State 11/12/1929 15

Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952

85 Gary Ballman 28 FL-TE-SE-WR 12 0 215 6-1 Michigan State 7/6/1940 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962
Denver Broncos / 16th / 122nd pick / 1962

80 Randy Beisler 24 G-DT-DE-T 8 8 250 6-5 Indiana 10/24/1944 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966

76 Bob Brown*+ 27 T 14 0 280 6-4 Nebraska 12/8/1941 4

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964

55 Fred R. Brown 25 LB-TE 7 0 240 6-4 Miami (FL) 5/4/1943 3

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 37th pick / 1965
Boston Patriots / 8th / 63rd pick / 1965

54 Gene Ceppetelli 26 C 14 0 245 6-2 Villanova 7/28/1942 Rook
49 Wayne Colman 22 LB 14 0 230 6-2 Temple 4/13/1946 Rook
25 Larry Conjar 23 RB 14 0 214 6-1 Notre Dame 10/28/1945 1

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 46th pick / 1967

62 Mike Dirks 22 DT-G 14 0 246 6-2 Wyoming 8/28/1946 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 122nd pick / 1968

89 Mike Ditka 29 TE 11 0 228 6-3 Pittsburgh 10/18/1939 7

Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961
Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1961

32 Rick Duncan 27 P-K 1 0 208 6-0 Eastern Montana 8/14/1941 1
59 Mike Evans 22 C 6 0 250 6-5 Boston College 8/6/1946 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 232nd pick / 1968

81 Ron Goodwin 27 FL-SE-WR 2 0 180 5-11 Baylor 1/9/1941 5

Buffalo Bills / 11th / 83rd pick / 1963
Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 214th pick / 1963

78 Dave Graham 29 T 14 0 250 6-3 Virginia 2/1/1939 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 153rd pick / 1960

71 Dick Hart 25 G 14 0 253 6-2 none 3/4/1943 1
18 Ben Hawkins 24 WR-SE-FL 14 0 180 6-1 Arizona State 3/22/1944 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 36th pick / 1966
New York Jets / 5th / 38th pick / 1966

30 Alvin Haymond 26 DB 11 0 194 6-0 Southern 8/31/1942 4

Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964

86 Fred Hill 25 TE-SE-WR 14 0 215 6-2 USC 8/13/1943 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 48th pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 16th / 123rd pick / 1965

10 King Hill 32 QB 3 2 212 6-3 Rice 11/8/1936 10

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958

79 Lane Howell 27 T-DT 14 0 257 6-5 Grambling State 7/28/1941 5

New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963

7 John Huarte 24 QB 2 1 185 6-0 Notre Dame 4/6/1944 2

New York Jets / 2nd / 12th pick / 1965
Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 76th pick / 1965

13 Chuck Hughes 25 WR 6 0 173 5-11 Texas-El Paso 3/24/1943 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 99th pick / 1967

83 Don Hultz 28 DE-DT 10 0 241 6-3 Southern Miss 12/16/1940 5
23 Harry Jones 23 RB 4 0 205 6-2 Arkansas 7/25/1945 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 19th pick / 1967

29 Izzy Lang 26 RB 11 0 232 6-1 Tennessee State 2/2/1942 4

Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 240th pick / 1964

52 Dave Lloyd 32 LB-C 13 0 247 6-3 Georgia,Texas Tech 11/9/1936 9

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 47th pick / 1959

47 John Mallory 22 DB 14 0 184 6-0 West Virginia 7/24/1946 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968

45 Ron Medved 24 DB-LB 14 0 210 6-1 Washington 5/27/1944 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 204th pick / 1966

74 Frank Molden 26 DT 13 0 276 6-5 Jackson State 7/28/1942 3

Houston Oilers / 5th / 34th pick / 1965
Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 143rd pick / 1965

26 Al Nelson 25 DB 14 0 186 5-11 Cincinnati 10/27/1943 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 9th / 72nd pick / 1965

9 Jim Nettles 26 DB 14 0 177 5-10 Wisconsin 2/15/1942 3
68 Mark Nordquist 23 G-C 14 0 246 6-4 Pacific 11/3/1945 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 124th pick / 1968

73 Jim A. Norton 26 DE-DT-T-E 6 0 254 6-4 Washington 11/18/1942 3

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1965

72 Floyd Peters 32 DT 5 0 254 6-4 San Francisco State 5/21/1936 9

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 93rd pick / 1958

88 Gary Pettigrew 24 DT-DE 14 0 255 6-5 Stanford 10/10/1944 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966
San Diego Chargers / 6th / 49th pick / 1966

22 Cyril Pinder 22 RB 14 0 210 6-2 Illinois 11/13/1946 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 39th pick / 1968

24 Nate Ramsey 27 DB 14 0 200 6-1 Indiana State 7/12/1941 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963

50 Dave Recher 26 C 8 0 245 6-1 Iowa 12/30/1942 3
82 Tim Rossovich 22 LB-DE 14 0 240 6-4 USC 3/14/1946 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1968

21 Joe Scarpati 25 DB 14 0 185 5-10 North Carolina State 3/5/1943 4

Boston Patriots / 13th / 100th pick / 1964

16 Norm Snead 29 QB 11 11 215 6-4 Wake Forest 7/31/1939 7

Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961
Buffalo Bills / 5th / 35th pick / 1961

58 Mel Tom 27 DE 14 0 249 6-4 Hawaii,San Jose State 8/4/1941 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 89th pick / 1966

61 Arunas Vasys 25 LB 3 0 235 6-2 Notre Dame 8/18/1943 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 234th pick / 1966

53 Harold Wells 30 LB 14 0 220 6-2 Purdue 11/26/1938 3
64 Dean Wink 24 DE-DT 7 0 246 6-4 Yankton 9/25/1944 1
37 Tom Woodeshick* 27 RB 14 0 225 6-0 West Virginia 12/3/1941 5

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1963
Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 102nd pick / 1963

35 Adrian Young 22 LB 10 0 232 6-1 USC 1/31/1946 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 68th pick / 1968

Team Total 26.0 14 225.3 6-2.1 3.2