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1972 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 2-11-1, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 145 points (10.4/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 352 points (25.1/g), 22nd.
Differential of -207 points (-14.8/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 1.5-12.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 22nd.
Coached by Ed Khayat (2-11-1)
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1972 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 | Pete Liske | 30 | 8 | 7 | 71 for 138, 973 yards, 3 td, 7 int, & 7 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 15th / 115th pick / 1963 |
| QB | John Reaves | 22 | Rook | 7 | 108 for 224, 1,508 yards, 7 td, 12 int, & 18 rushes for 109 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1972 |
| RB | Po James | 23 | Rook | 0 | 182 rushes for 565 yards, 0 td, & 20 catches for 156 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1972 |
| FB | Larry Watkins | 26 | 3 | 0 | 67 rushes for 262 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for -2 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Tony Baker | 27 | 4 | 0 | 90 rushes for 322 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 114 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Ben Hawkins | 28 | 6 | 0 | 30 catches for 512 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 0 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 36th pick / 1966 |
| WR | Harold Jackson* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 62 catches for 1,048 yards, 4 td, & 9 rushes for 76 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 323rd pick / 1968 |
| WR | Harold Carmichael | 23 | 1 | 5 | 20 catches for 276 yards, 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| TE | Kent Kramer | 28 | 6 | 8 | 11 catches for 176 yards, 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 13th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| TE | Gary Ballman | 32 | 10 | 4 | 9 catches for 183 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 |
| LT | Wade Key | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
| LG | Tom Luken | 22 | Rook | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 68th pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Jim Skaggs | 32 | 9 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 89th pick / 1962 |
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| C | Mike Evans | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 232nd pick / 1968 |
| RG | Mark Nordquist | 27 | 4 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 124th pick / 1968 |
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| RT | Steve Smith | 28 | 6 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 71st pick / 1966 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Richard Harris | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1971 |
| LDT | Don Hultz | 32 | 9 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Houston Antwine | 33 | 11 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | Mel Tom | 31 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 89th pick / 1966 |
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| LLB | Ron Porter | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 126th pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Chuck Allen | 33 | 11 | 8 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 |
| MLB | Steve Zabel | 24 | 2 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1970 |
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| RLB | Bob Creech | 23 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 342nd pick / 1971 |
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| LCB | Al Nelson | 29 | 7 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965 |
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| RCB | Nate Ramsey | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963 |
| SS | Leroy Keyes | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1969 |
| FS | Bill Bradley*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 69th pick / 1969 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tom Dempsey | 25 | 3 | 0 | 20 of 35 field goals & 11 of 12 extra points | |
| P | Bill Bradley*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 56 punts for a 40.2 average, 0 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 69th pick / 1969 |
| PR | Bill Bradley*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 7.0 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 69th pick / 1969 |
| KR | Al Nelson | 29 | 7 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 29.1 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Absher | 28 | LB-K | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/19/1944 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 125th pick / 1967 |
| Kermit Alexander | 31 | DB | 7 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/4/1941 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| Chuck Allen | 33 | LB | 12 | 8 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/7/1939 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 |
| Jackie Allen | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/24/1947 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 153rd pick / 1969 |
| Henry Allison | 25 | G-T | 6 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | College of the Sequoias,San Diego State | 2/11/1947 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 50th pick / 1971 |
| Houston Antwine | 33 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-0 | Southern Illinois | 4/11/1939 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961 |
| Rick Arrington | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Georgia,Tulsa | 2/26/1947 | 2 | |
| Tom Bailey | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/7/1949 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 256th pick / 1971 |
| Tony Baker | 27 | RB | 13 | 0 | 229 | 5-11 | Iowa State | 2/16/1945 | 4 | |
| Gary Ballman | 32 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 8 | 4 | 215 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 7/6/1940 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 |
| Bill Bradley*+ | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas | 1/24/1947 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 69th pick / 1969 |
| John Bunting | 22 | LB | 14 | 3 | 220 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/15/1950 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| Ernie Calloway | 24 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Texas Southern | 1/1/1948 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1969 |
| Harold Carmichael | 23 | WR-TE | 13 | 5 | 225 | 6-8 | Southern | 9/22/1949 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| Bill Cody | 28 | LB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/2/1944 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 67th pick / 1966 |
| Al Coleman | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Jackson State,Tennessee State | 12/27/1944 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 87th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Creech | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | TCU | 1/26/1949 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 342nd pick / 1971 |
| Larry Crowe | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 1/18/1950 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 184th pick / 1971 |
| Tom Dempsey | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Palomar College | 1/12/1947 | 3 | |
| Larry Estes | 26 | DE | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Alcorn State | 12/9/1946 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 192nd pick / 1970 |
| Mike Evans | 26 | C | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Boston College | 8/6/1946 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 232nd pick / 1968 |
| Pat Gibbs | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Lamar | 4/5/1950 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 222nd pick / 1972 |
| Richard Harris | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Grambling State | 1/21/1948 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1971 |
| Ben Hawkins | 28 | WR-SE-FL | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 3/22/1944 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 36th pick / 1966 |
| Clark Hoss | 23 | TE | 4 | 0 | 235 | 6-8 | Oregon State | 2/19/1949 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 165th pick / 1972 |
| Don Hultz | 32 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/16/1940 | 9 | |
| Harold Jackson* | 26 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 175 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 1/6/1946 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 323rd pick / 1968 |
| Po James | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 3/19/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1972 |
| Wade Key | 26 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Texas,Texas State | 10/14/1946 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
| Leroy Keyes | 25 | DB-RB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/18/1947 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1969 |
| Kent Kramer | 28 | TE | 14 | 8 | 235 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/21/1944 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 13th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| Pete Liske | 30 | QB | 14 | 7 | 200 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/24/1942 | 8 | New York Jets / 15th / 115th pick / 1963 |
| Tom Luken | 22 | G | 12 | 8 | 253 | 6-3 | Purdue | 6/15/1950 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 68th pick / 1972 |
| Wayne Mass | 26 | T | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Clemson | 3/11/1946 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 99th pick / 1968 |
| Tom McNeill | 30 | P | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Stephen F. Austin | 8/12/1942 | 5 | |
| Al Nelson | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 10/27/1943 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965 |
| Mark Nordquist | 27 | G-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Pacific | 11/3/1945 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 124th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Overmyer | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Ashland | 6/16/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 352nd pick / 1972 |
| Gary Pettigrew | 28 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/10/1944 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966 |
| Ron Porter | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Idaho | 7/27/1945 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 126th pick / 1967 |
| Steve Preece | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 2/15/1947 | 3 | |
| Nate Ramsey | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana State | 7/12/1941 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963 |
| John Reaves | 22 | QB | 11 | 7 | 210 | 6-3 | Florida | 3/2/1950 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1972 |
| Jim Skaggs | 32 | G-T | 10 | 6 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/3/1940 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 89th pick / 1962 |
| Steve Smith | 28 | T-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan | 5/29/1944 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 71st pick / 1966 |
| John Sodaski | 24 | LB-DB | 4 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Villanova | 1/14/1948 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 212th pick / 1969 |
| Dick Stevens | 24 | T | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Baylor | 2/23/1948 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 318th pick / 1970 |
| Jerry Sturm | 36 | C-T-G | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | 11 | |
| Tom Sullivan | 22 | RB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1950 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 378th pick / 1972 |
| Jim Thrower | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/6/1947 | 2 | |
| Mel Tom | 31 | DE | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Hawaii,San Jose State | 8/4/1941 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 89th pick / 1966 |
| Billy Walik | 25 | WR-DB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Villanova | 11/8/1947 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 268th pick / 1970 |
| Larry Watkins | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 10/5/1946 | 3 | |
| Vernon Winfield | 23 | G | 9 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 8/27/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 144th pick / 1972 |
| Adrian Young | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | USC | 1/31/1946 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 68th pick / 1968 |
| Steve Zabel | 24 | LB-TE | 7 | 6 | 235 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1948 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 14 | 223.1 | 6-2.3 | 3.8 |