1964 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1964 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's thirty-second season in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous win total by finishing with a record of 6–8.

1964 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jerry Wolman
Head coach	Joe Kuharich
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	K Sam Baker C Jim Ringo DT Floyd Peters TE Pete Retzlaff LB Maxie Baughan
← 1963 Eagles seasons 1965 →

Offseason

Joe Kuharich was hired as head coach of the Eagles after leaving the University of Notre Dame. He is still the only head coach with a lifetime losing record while coaching there, going 17–23 in four years. Owner Jerry Wolman gave Kuharich a fourteen-year, $1 million contract, and then traded future Hall of Famers Sonny Jurgensen and Tommy McDonald to the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.

The Eagles sent Lee Roy Caffey and their 1965 first round draft pick to the Packers. Earl Gros and Pro Bowler and Hall of Fame member Jim Ringo were acquired during Ringo's 1964 contract talks with Green Bay.

NFL draft

The 1964 NFL draft and the 1964 AFL draft were two different drafts held by their respective leagues. The NFL draft was held on December 2, 1963; its teams could draft any eligible player coming out of college. The AFL draft was held on November 30, 1963; it had territorial picks during the early rounds. These picks were players who lived in, or attended college, in certain areas, and was possibly the reason why the Eagles second round pick (sixteenth pick), was the AFL's first pick during the draft.

Some players made arrangements with AFL leaders to sign if certain teams drafted them; some signed contracts as soon as their last college games were over (on the field or in the parking lot).

The NFL Draft lasted twenty rounds with fourteen teams picking. The Eagles had the second pick in those rounds and picked eighteen players.

The overall pick in the draft was Dave Parks, an end from Texas Tech. The Eagles choose future Hall of Fame member Bob Brown, an offensive tackle from Nebraska. There were ten Hall of Fame members chosen during this draft, four of whom were chosen in the first round. The Dallas Cowboys had two, selecting Bob Hayes in the seventh round and Roger Staubach in the tenth round; however, Staubach was required to serve a four-year military obligation in the United States Navy before he could play NFL football because he was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

= Pro Bowler [1]

= AFL All-Star[2]

= Hall of Famer

Rd	PICK	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL		AFL	Rd	Pick	Signed
1	2	Bob Brown HOF	Tackle	Nebraska					Eagles
2	16	Jack Concannon	Quarterback	Boston College		Boston	1	1	Eagles
3	30	Trade to Detroit Lions
4	46	Ray Kubala	Center	Texas A&M		Denver	7	49	Denver
5	58	Mickey Babb	End	Georgia		Oakland	13	103
6	72	Al Denson	End	Florida A&M		Denver	6	47	Denver
7	86	Pete Goimarac	Center	West Virginia		San Diego	5	36
8	100	Traded To New York Giants
9	114	Larry Smith	Back	Mississippi
10	128	Tom Boris	Back	Purdue
11	142	Bob Berry	Quarterback	Oregon		Denver	26	201	Acquired by Minnesota
12	156	John Sapinsky	Tackle	William & Mary		Oakland	7	55
13	170	Howard Kindig	Center	Cal State-Los Angeles		San Diego	14	112	San Diego
14	184	Ernie Arizzi	Back	Maryland
15	198	Bob Burrows	Tackle	East Texas State		Kansas City	21	162
16	212	Will Radosevich	Tackle	Wyoming		New York	22	171
17	226	Mike Morgan	End	Louisiana State					Eagles
18	240	Izzy Lang	Running back	Tennessee State					Eagles
19	254	Dick Bowe	Tackle	Rice		Houston	25	198
20	268	Tommy Lucas	Guard	Mississippi		San Diego	25	200

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1964 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office Principal / Majority Owner – Jerry Wolman General manager – Vince McNally Head coaches Head coach - Joe Kuharich Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator / Receivers - Herman Ball Offensive Assistant - Mike Nixon Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator - Dick Evans Defensive Backs / Secondary – Fred Bruney

Roster

1964 Philadelphia Eagles roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 10 King Hill 3 Jack Concannon 16 Norm Snead Running backs (RB) 33 Ollie Matson HB 22 Timmy Brown 34 Earl Gros 29 Izzy Lang 37 Tom Woodeshick Wide receivers (WR) 81 Ron Goodwin 25 Red Mack FL 35 Ray Poage Tight ends (TE) 85 Ralph Smith TE 32 Roger Gill TE 44 Pete Retzlaff

Offensive linemen (OL) 70 Jim Skaggs LT 78 Dave Graham LT 64 Ed Blaine G 76 Bob Brown T 79 Lane Howell T 54 Jim Ringo C 51 Jim Schrader C 63 Lynn Hoyem G 67 Pete Case G Defensive linemen (DL) 82 George Tarasovic 84 Don Thompson DE 74 Riley Gunnels DE 72 Floyd Peters DT 73 Ed Khayat 75 John Meyers 68 Bobby Richards

Linebackers (LB) 89 Mike Morgan 52 Dave Lloyd 55 Maxie Baughan 83 Don Hultz LB 43 Ralph Heck 89 Mike Morgan Defensive backs (DB) 22 Irv Cross 49 Glenn Glass DB 23 Claude Crabb DB 24 Nate Ramsey S 21 Joe Scarpati FS Special teams (ST) 38 Sam Baker K/P

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 13	New York Giants	W 38–7	1–0	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
2	September 20	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–28	1–1	Franklin Field	57,353	Recap
3	September 27	Cleveland Browns	L 28–20	1–2	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
4	October 4	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–7	2–2	Franklin Field	59,354	Recap
5	October 11	at Washington Redskins	L 20–35	2–3	DC Stadium	49,219	Recap
6	October 18	at New York Giants	W 23–17	3–3	Yankee Stadium	62,978	Recap
7	October 25	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–10	4–3	Pitt Stadium	38,393	Recap
8	November 1	Washington Redskins	L 10–21	4–4	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
9	November 8	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10–20	4–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	53,994	Recap
10	November 15	at Dallas Cowboys	W 17–14	5–5	Cotton Bowl	55,972	Recap
11	November 22	St. Louis Cardinals	L 13–38	5–6	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
12	November 29	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–38	5–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	79,289	Recap
13	December 6	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–14	6–7	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
14	December 13	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 34–36	6–8	Busch Stadium I	24,636	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 28, Philadelphia Eagles 20

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	0	14	7	28
Eagles	7	6	0	7	20

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), relative humidity 70%, wind 12 mph
• Game attendance: 60,671
• TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Whitaker (PHI) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Al Pollard (PHI) (first half) (color commentators)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter CLE – Ernie Green 37 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0 PHI – Ollie Matson 1 yard rush – (Sam Baker kick) Tied 7-7 Second Quarter PHI – Sam Baker 12 yard field goal – Eagles 10-7 PHI – Sam Baker 42 yard field goal – Eagles 13-7 Third Quarter CLE – Paul Warfield 24 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-13 CLE – Jim Brown 40 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-13 Fourth Quarter CLE – Gary Collins 12 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 28-13 PHI – Ollie Matson 7 yard rush – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 28-20 Browns Eagles

Week 12: at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 38, Philadelphia Eagles 24

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	7	14	24
Browns	7	14	10	7	38

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: November 29
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), relative humidity 65%, wind 15 mph, wind chill 22 °F (−6 °C)
• Game attendance: 79,289
• TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (PHI) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Al Pollard (PHI) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter CLE – Roger Shoals 0 yard fumble return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0 PHI – Sam Baker 14 yard field goal – Browns 7-3 Second Quarter CLE – Sid Williams 0 yard fumble return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-3 CLE – Jim Houston 42 yard interception return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-3 Third Quarter CLE – Lou Groza 37 yard field goal – Browns 24-3 PHI – Timmy Brown 20 yard run – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 24-10 CLE – Johnny Brewer 24 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 31-10 Fourth Quarter PHI – Ron Goodwin 19 yard pass from Norm Snead – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 31-17 CLE – Johnny Brewer 13 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 38-17 PHI – Pete Retzlaff 32 yard pass from Norm Snead – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 38-24 Eagles Browns

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	415	293	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	3	2	.750	8–2–2	357	331	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	6	8	0	.429	6–6	312	313	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	5–7	307	305	L2
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	250	289	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	5–7	253	315	L1
New York Giants	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	241	399	L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Awards and honors

Pro Bowl Players

Sam Baker (P)

Maxie Baughan (LB)

Irv Cross (DB)

Floyd Peters (DT)

Pete Retzlaff (TE)

Jim Ringo (C)