1972 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1972 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League. They failed to improve on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the twelfth consecutive season.

1972 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerLeonard Tose
Head coachEd Khayat
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record2–11–1
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Both of the Eagles' victories were one-point decisions on the road vs. AFC teams, 21–20 over the Kansas City Chiefs and 18–17 over the Houston Oilers. The meeting with the Chiefs was the last until 1992, and Kansas City did not come to Philadelphia until 1998.

Following the disastrous season, the third with three wins or fewer since 1968, general manager Pete Retzlaff resigned, and coach Ed Khayat was fired by owner Leonard Tose.

Offseason

The Eagles will hold training camp at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. This is the last year there, next year they would move camp to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania only 7 miles from Veterans Stadium where they played their home games in Philadelphia.

NFL Draft

The 1972 NFL Draft was held on February 1–2, 1972. the draft was 17 rounds and a total of 443 players were chosen

The Eagle chose John Reaves a quarterback from the University of Florida with the 14th pick in the 1st round. They would have the pick 14th in the 17 rounds. They chose 17 players in this year's draft.

The number 1 overall pick went to the Buffalo Bills who chose Walt Patulski a Defensive end out of the University of Notre Dame In the 2nd round with the 40th pick, Atlanta Falcons took 1971 Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan [2] a Quarterback out of Auburn University

Player selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler [3] = Hall of Famer
Rd Pick Player Position School
114John ReavesQuarterbackFlorida
237Dan Yochum
Acquired Pick via Trade
TackleSyracuse
240 Pick taken by Atlanta Falcons
366 Pick taken by New York Jets
368Tom Luken
Acquired Pick via Trade
GuardPurdue
376Bobby MajorsDefensive backTennessee
492Po JamesRunning backNew Mexico State
5118 Pick taken by Denver Broncos
6144Vernon WinfieldGuardMinnesota
7170Will FosterLinebackerEastern Michigan
8196Larry RatcliffRunning backEastern Michigan
9222Pat GibbsDefensive backLamar University
10246John BuntingLinebackerNorth Carolina
11274Dennis SweeneyDefensive endWestern Michigan
12300Don ZimmermanWide receiverN.E. Louisiana
13326Preston CarpenterDefensive endMississippi
14352Bill OvermeyerLinebackerAshland
15378Tom SullivanRunning backMiami (FL)
16404Steve BielenbergLinebackerOregon State
17430Tom NashTackleGeorgia

Roster

1972 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

On November 12, Tom Dempsey kicked six field goals in one game.[4]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 17, 1972 at Dallas Cowboys L 28–6
55,850
2 September 24, 1972 Cleveland Browns L 27–17
65,720
3 October 2, 1972 New York Giants L 27–12
65,720
4 October 8, 1972 at Washington Redskins L 14–0
53,039
5 October 15, 1972 Los Angeles Rams L 34–3
65,720
6 October 22, 1972 at Kansas City Chiefs W 21–20
78,389
7 October 29, 1972 at New Orleans Saints L 21–3
65,664
8 November 5, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals T 6–6
65,720
9 November 12, 1972 at Houston Oilers W 18–17
34,175
10 November 19, 1972 Dallas Cowboys L 28–7
65,720
11 November 26, 1972 at New York Giants L 62–10
62,586
12 December 3, 1972 Washington Redskins L 23–7
65,720
13 December 10, 1972 Chicago Bears L 21–12
65,720
14 December 17, 1972 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–23
34,872

Game recaps

A recap of the scoring plays and the game scores by quarters during the year. The record after the team's name reflects this games outcome also.[5]

Week 9

Sunday, November 12, 1972

Played at Houston Astrodome on AstroTurf in 72F degrees indoors

1234Total
Philadelphia Eagles (2–6–1)690318
Houston Oilers (1–8–0)037717
SCORING PLAYSPHIHOU
1stEaglesTom Dempsey 33-yard field goal30
EaglesTom Dempsey 52-yard field goal60
2ndOilersSkip Butler 38-yard field goal63
EaglesTom Dempsey 22-yard field goal93
EaglesTom Dempsey 12-yard field goal123
EaglesTom Dempsey 38-yard field goal153
3rdOilersDan Pastorini 1-yard rush (Skip Butler kick)1510
4thEaglesTom Dempsey 20-yard field goal1810
OilersPaul Robinson 30-yard rush (Skip Butler kick)1817

Week 11

Sunday, November 26, 1972

Played at Yankee Stadium on grass in 50F degrees with a 15 MPH wind

1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
Philadelphia Eagles (2–8–1)370010
New York Giants (7–4–0)1424101462
SCORING PLAYSPHINYG
1stGiantsBob Tucker 15-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)07
GiantsRon A. Johnson 35-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)014
EaglesTom Dempsey 13-yard field goal314
2ndGiantsJoe Orduna 5-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)321
GiantsPete Gogolak 25-yard field goal324
GiantsBob Tucker 29-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)331
EaglesHarold Jackson 77-yard pass from John Reaves (Tom Dempsey kick)1031
GiantsRon A. Johnson 1-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)1038
3rdGiantsPete Gogolak 29-yard field goal1041
GiantsDon Herrmann 32-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Pete Gogolak kick)1048
4thGiantsDon Herrmann 63-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Pete Gogolak kick)1055
GiantsRandy Johnson 2-yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)1062

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Washington Redskins 11 3 0 .786 7–1 10–1 336 218 L2
Dallas Cowboys 10 4 0 .714 6–2 7–4 319 240 L1
New York Giants 8 6 0 .571 5–3 7–4 331 247 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .321 1–6–1 3–7–1 193 303 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 2 11 1 .179 0–7–1 0–10–1 145 352 L5

Postseason

At the 1972 season end head coach Ed Khayat is fired. Mike McCormack, a Washington Redskins assistant coach from 1965 to 1972, was hired in his place. Khayat was never an NFL head coach again, although he was head coach of the New Orleans Night of the Arena Football League in 1991.

References

  1. 1972 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. Pat Sullivan, 1971 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Heisman. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  3. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.134
  5. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1972.htm
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