| Team: | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Year: | 1966 |
| Record: | 9–5 |
| Division Place: | T–2nd NFL Eastern |
| Coach: | Joe Kuharich |
| Owner: | Jerry Wolman |
| Stadium: | Franklin Field |
| Radio: | WCAU |
| Playoffs: | Lost NFL Playoff Bowl (vs. Colts) 14–20 |
| Shortnavlink: | Eagles seasons |
| Pro Bowlers: | RT Bob Brown, DT Floyd Peters |
| Ap All-Pros: | RT Bob Brown |
The 1966 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League.
The 1966 NFL draft was held on November 27, 1965,[1] the last year in which the NFL and the AFL had separate drafts. As a result, many players selected by teams from both leagues would choose to play for the more established NFL, or in a rarer case, the AFL. The expansion Atlanta Falcons were awarded the first pick in the draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds.[1] The league also provided the Falcons with an expansion draft six weeks later, selecting players from NFL rosters.[1]
| = Pro Bowler [2] | = AFL All-Star[3] | = Hall of Famer |
| Rd | PICK | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL | AFL | Rd | Pick | Signed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Randy Beisler | Defensive End | ||||||
| 2 | 20 | Gary Pettigrew | Defensive end | Stanford | San Diego | 6 | 49 | Eagles | |
| 3 | 36 | Ben Hawkins | Wide receiver | Arizona State | 5 | 38 | Eagles | ||
| 4 | 52 | Frank Emanuel | Linebacker | Tennessee | Miami | 2 | 9 | Miami | |
| 5 | 68 | Dan Berry | Running back | California | |||||
| 6 | 84 | Bob Sherlag | Defensive back | Memphis State | |||||
| 6 | 89 | Mel Tom | Linebacker | ||||||
| 7 | 99 | David Lince | Tackle | 14 | 122 | Eagles | |||
| 8 | 114 | John Mason | End | ||||||
| 9 | 129 | Jim Todd | Running back | ||||||
| 10 | 144 | John Osmond | Center | Kansas City | 6 | 47 | |||
| 11 | 159 | Welford Walton | Defensive end | ||||||
| 12 | 174 | Bruce Van Dyke | Guard | Missouri | Kansas City | 15 | 133 | Eagles | |
| 13 | 189 | Jim Bohl | Running back | ||||||
| 14 | 204 | Ron Medved | Running back | ||||||
| 15 | 219 | Harry Day | Tackle | Memphis State | Houston | 12 | 104 | ||
| 16 | 234 | Arunas Vasys | Linebacker | Notre Dame | |||||
| 17 | 249 | Ike Kelley | Linebacker | ||||||
| 18 | 264 | Bill Moorer | Center | ||||||
| 19 | 279 | Taft Reed | Defensive back | San Diego | 9 | 81 | Eagles | ||
| 20 | 294 | Bill Risio | Tackle | ||||||
| 20 | 298 | Gerald Circo | Kicker |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 11 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 13–16 | 0–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 39,066 | ||
| 2 | September 18 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23–10 | 1–1 | Franklin Field | 54,049 | ||
| 3 | September 25 | New York Giants | W 35–17 | 2–1 | Franklin Field | 60,177 | ||
| 4 | October 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 10–41 | 2–2 | Franklin Field | 59,305 | ||
| 5 | October 9 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–56 | 2–3 | Cotton Bowl | 69,372 | ||
| 6 | October 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31–14 | 3–3 | Pitt Stadium | 28,233 | ||
| 7 | October 23 | at New York Giants | W 31–3 | 4–3 | Yankee Stadium | 63,018 | ||
| 8 | October 30 | Washington Redskins | L 13–27 | 4–4 | Franklin Field | 60,652 | ||
| 9 | November 6 | Dallas Cowboys | W 24–23 | 5–4 | Franklin Field | 60,658 | ||
| 10 | November 13 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–27 | 5–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 77,968 | ||
| 11 | November 20 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 35–34 | 6–5 | Kezar Stadium | 31,993 | ||
| 12 | Bye | |||||||
| 13 | December 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–23 | 7–5 | Franklin Field | 54,275 | ||
| 14 | December 11 | Cleveland Browns | W 33–21 | 8–5 | Franklin Field | 58,074 | ||
| 15 | December 18 | at Washington Redskins | W 37–28 | 9–5 | D.C. Stadium | 50,405 | ||
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||
See main article: Playoff Bowl.
[4]Pro Bowl Selections
Bob Brown selected starting Tackle.
Floyd Peters is selected as Defensive Tackle
League Leaders
Tim Browns leads league in Kickoff Returns for TDs with 2.
Tim Browns finishes 3 rd in Kick return Avg. with 28.1
Joe Scarpati finishes 2nd in Interception with 8.