1972 Philadelphia Eagles season
| 1972 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ed Khayat |
| Owner | Leonard Tose |
| Home field | Veterans Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–11–1 |
| Division place | 5th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1972 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 40th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the twelfth consecutive season.
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.
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.
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 a Quarterback out of Auburn University
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