1972 Philadelphia Eagles season

The Eagles held training camp at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. This was their last year there. The next year, they moved camp to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, only 7 miles from Veterans Stadium where they played their home games in Philadelphia.

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 Eagles chose John Reaves, a quarterback from the University of Florida, with the 14th pick in the 1st round. They had the 14th pick in each of 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, the Atlanta Falcons took 1971 Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan,Pat Sullivan, 1971 Heisman Trophy winner ^{{{cite web |title=Heisman Trophy |url=http://www.heisman.com/winners/p-sullivan71.html |publisher=Heisman |access-date=August 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609122741/http://www.heisman.com/winners/p-sullivan71.html |archive-date=June 9, 2009 }}} a quarterback out of Auburn University

The table shows the Eagles' selections and which picks they had that were traded away and the teams that ended up with those picks. 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.

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1972

| team = Philadelphia Eagles

| front_office =

• Owner – Leonard Tose
• General manager – Pete Retzlaff

| head_coach =

• Head coach – Ed Khayat

| offensive =

• Offensive Coordinator - Tom Fears
• Quarterbacks - John Rauch
• Running Backs – Jack Zilly
• Offensive Line – Brad Ecklund

| defensive =

• Defensive Coordinator – Walt Michaels
• Defensive Line – Jesse Richardson
• Defensive Line - Joe Moss
• Linebackers - Jim Carr

| special_teams =

• Special Teams Assistant – Jack Zilly

}}

=== Roster ===

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1972

| team = Philadelphia Eagles

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|11|Rick Arrington}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Pete Liske}}

{{NFLplayer|6|John Reaves|rookie=y}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|38|Tony Baker|d=running back, born 1945}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Tom Bailey|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|46|Lee Bouggess|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Po James|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Tom Sullivan|d=American football|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Larry Watkins|FB}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|17|Harold Carmichael}}

{{NFLplayer|18|Ben Hawkins|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Harold Jackson|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|16|Don Zimmerman|d=wide receiver|rookie=y}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|85|Gary Ballman}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Clark Hoss|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Kent Kramer}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|61|Hank Allison|G}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Mike Evans|d=offensive lineman|C}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Wade Key|T}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Tom Luken|d=American football|rookie=y|G}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Mark Nordquist|G}}{{NFLplayer|70|Jim Skaggs|G}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Steve Smith|d=offensive lineman|T}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Vernon Winfield|rookie=y|G}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|75|Houston Antwine|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Larry Estes|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Richard Harris|d=American football|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Don Hultz|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Gary Pettigrew|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Mel Tom|DE}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|54|Chuck Allen}}

{{NFLplayer|95|John Bunting|d=American football|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Bill Cody|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Bob Creech}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Bill Overmyer|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Ron Porter}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Adrian Young|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Steve Zabel}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|28|Bill Bradley|d=gridiron football|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|8|Al Coleman|S}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Leroy Keyes|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Al Nelson|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Nate Ramsey|S}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Jim Thrower}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|19|Tom Dempsey|K}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Tom McNeil|P}}

| practice_squad =

}}

On November 12, Tom Dempsey kicked six field goals in one game.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, {{ISBN|0-7611-2480-2}}, p.134

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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

Sunday, November 12, 1972

Played at Houston Astrodome on AstroTurf in {{convert|72|F|C|1|disp=or}} indoors.

Sunday, November 26, 1972

Played at Yankee Stadium on grass in {{convert|50|F|C|disp=or}} weather with a wind of {{convert|15|mph|km/h knots|disp=or}}

NOTE: The game was not televised by CBS after striking International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers members cut the transmission cables in The Bronx.

{{1972 NFC East standings}}

At the end of 1972 season, head coach Ed Khayat was 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 would be the head coach of the New Orleans Night of the Arena Football League in 1991.

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