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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)
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1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TE | Fred Hill | 25 | 3 | 0 | 30 catches for 370 yards, 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 48th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Mike Ditka | 29 | 7 | 0 | 13 catches for 111 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Lane Howell | 27 | 5 | 0 | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963 |
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| 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 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tim Rossovich | 22 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1968 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RDE | Mel Tom | 27 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 89th pick / 1966 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sam Baker* | 39 | K-FB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 11/12/1929 | 15 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| Gary Ballman | 28 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 7/6/1940 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 |
| Randy Beisler | 24 | G-DT-DE-T | 8 | 8 | 250 | 6-5 | Indiana | 10/24/1944 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| Bob Brown*+ | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 12/8/1941 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
| Fred R. Brown | 25 | LB-TE | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 5/4/1943 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 37th pick / 1965 |
| Gene Ceppetelli | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/28/1942 | Rook | |
| Wayne Colman | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Temple | 4/13/1946 | Rook | |
| Larry Conjar | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 10/28/1945 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 46th pick / 1967 |
| Mike Dirks | 22 | DT-G | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 8/28/1946 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 122nd pick / 1968 |
| Mike Ditka | 29 | TE | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 10/18/1939 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 |
| Rick Duncan | 27 | P-K | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Eastern Montana | 8/14/1941 | 1 | |
| Mike Evans | 22 | C | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Boston College | 8/6/1946 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 232nd pick / 1968 |
| Ron Goodwin | 27 | FL-SE-WR | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Baylor | 1/9/1941 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 83rd pick / 1963 |
| Dave Graham | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/1/1939 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 153rd pick / 1960 |
| Dick Hart | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | none | 3/4/1943 | 1 | |
| Ben Hawkins | 24 | WR-SE-FL | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 3/22/1944 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 36th pick / 1966 |
| Alvin Haymond | 26 | DB | 11 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/31/1942 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| Fred Hill | 25 | TE-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 8/13/1943 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 48th pick / 1965 |
| King Hill | 32 | QB | 3 | 2 | 212 | 6-3 | Rice | 11/8/1936 | 10 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958 |
| Lane Howell | 27 | T-DT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Grambling State | 7/28/1941 | 5 | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963 |
| John Huarte | 24 | QB | 2 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1944 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 12th pick / 1965 |
| Chuck Hughes | 25 | WR | 6 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | Texas-El Paso | 3/24/1943 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 99th pick / 1967 |
| Don Hultz | 28 | DE-DT | 10 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/16/1940 | 5 | |
| Harry Jones | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 7/25/1945 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 19th pick / 1967 |
| Izzy Lang | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 2/2/1942 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 240th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Lloyd | 32 | LB-C | 13 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Georgia,Texas Tech | 11/9/1936 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 47th pick / 1959 |
| John Mallory | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 7/24/1946 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968 |
| Ron Medved | 24 | DB-LB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Washington | 5/27/1944 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 204th pick / 1966 |
| Frank Molden | 26 | DT | 13 | 0 | 276 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 7/28/1942 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 34th pick / 1965 |
| Al Nelson | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 10/27/1943 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Nettles | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 2/15/1942 | 3 | |
| Mark Nordquist | 23 | G-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Pacific | 11/3/1945 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 124th pick / 1968 |
| 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 |
| Floyd Peters | 32 | DT | 5 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | San Francisco State | 5/21/1936 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 93rd pick / 1958 |
| Gary Pettigrew | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/10/1944 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966 |
| Cyril Pinder | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Illinois | 11/13/1946 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 39th pick / 1968 |
| Nate Ramsey | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana State | 7/12/1941 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963 |
| Dave Recher | 26 | C | 8 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/30/1942 | 3 | |
| Tim Rossovich | 22 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 3/14/1946 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1968 |
| Joe Scarpati | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 3/5/1943 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 100th pick / 1964 |
| Norm Snead | 29 | QB | 11 | 11 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| Mel Tom | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Hawaii,San Jose State | 8/4/1941 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 89th pick / 1966 |
| Arunas Vasys | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/18/1943 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 234th pick / 1966 |
| Harold Wells | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Purdue | 11/26/1938 | 3 | |
| Dean Wink | 24 | DE-DT | 7 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Yankton | 9/25/1944 | 1 | |
| Tom Woodeshick* | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 12/3/1941 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1963 |
| 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 |