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1985 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerNorman Braman & Ed Leibowitz
General managerHarry Gamble
Head coachMarion Campbell (weeks 1-15)
Fred Bruney (interim, week 16)
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The 1985 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 53rd in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved upon their previous output of 6–9–1, winning seven games.[1] This was the fourth consecutive season in which the team failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Philadelphia was in position to earn a wild-card berth with a 6–5 record by late November, but a four-game losing streak, which included a home loss to the Minnesota Vikings in which the Eagles squandered a 23–0 fourth-quarter lead, foiled their playoff hopes. That losing streak also cost head coach Marion Campbell his job before the season finale at Minnesota. Under interim coach Fred Bruney, the Eagles pulled off a 37–35 victory at the Metrodome to finish the season on an up note.

Two bright spots emerged at the quarterback position as Ron Jaworski returned from the broken leg suffered at the end of the 1984 season, and performed well enough (3,450 passing yards, 17 touchdowns) to be considered for comeback player of the year, though no award was given out. In addition, second-round draft pick Randall Cunningham earned his first career victory at RFK Stadium on September 22 at Washington. On November 10, at Veterans Stadium, Jaworski combined with wide receiver Mike Quick for a club-record 99-yard touchdown pass in overtime to beat the Atlanta Falcons, 23–17.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
1 9 Kevin Allen OT Indiana
2 37 Randall Cunningham QB UNLV
4 93 Greg Naron G North Carolina
5 121 Dwayne Jiles LB Texas Tech
6 156 Ken Reeves T Texas A&M
8 205 Tom Polley LB UNLV
9 231 Dave Toub C Texas El-Paso
9 233 Joe Drake NT Arizona
10 261 Mark Kelso DB William & Mary
11 289 Herman Hunter RB Tennessee St.
12 317 Todd Russell DB Boston College

Personnel

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Staff

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1985 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Marion Campbell
  • Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher
  • Linebackers – Chuck Clausen
  • Defensive Backs – Fred Bruney

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Frank Gansz



Roster

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1985 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 8 at New York Giants L 0–21 0–1 Giants Stadium 76,141
2 September 15 Los Angeles Rams L 6–17 0–2 Veterans Stadium 60,920
3 September 22 at Washington Redskins W 19–6 1–2 RFK Stadium 53,748
4 September 29 New York Giants L 10–16 (OT) 1–3 Veterans Stadium 66,696
5 October 6 at New Orleans Saints L 21–23 1–4 Louisiana Superdome 56,364
6 October 13 St. Louis Cardinals W 30–7 2–4 Veterans Stadium 48,186
7 October 20 Dallas Cowboys W 16–14 3–4 Veterans Stadium 70,114
8 October 27 Buffalo Bills W 21–17 4–4 Veterans Stadium 60,987
9 November 3 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–24 4–5 Candlestick Park 58,383
10 November 10 Atlanta Falcons W 23–17 (OT) 5–5 Veterans Stadium 63,694
11 November 17 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–14 6–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,032
12 November 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–34 6–6 Texas Stadium 54,047
13 December 1 Minnesota Vikings L 23–28 6–7 Veterans Stadium 54,688
14 December 8 Washington Redskins L 12–17 6–8 Veterans Stadium 60,737
15 December 15 at San Diego Chargers L 14–20 6–9 Jack Murphy Stadium 45,569
16 December 22 at Minnesota Vikings W 37–35 7–9 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 49,722

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 8

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1 234Total
Bills 7 370 17
• Eagles 0 0021 21
Scoring summary
Q1BUFReed 14 yard run (Norwood kick)BUF 7–0
Q2BUFNorwood 26 yard field goalBUF 10–0
Q3BUFReed 7 yard pass from Ferragamo (Norwood kick)BUF 17-0
Q4PHIJaworski 3 yard run (McFadden kick)BUF 17–7
Q4PHIHopkins 24 yard interception return (McFadden kick)BUF 17–14
Q4PHIQuick 32 yard pass from Jaworski (McFadden kick)PHI 21–17

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Week 10

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1 234OTTotal
Falcons 0 00170 17
• Eagles 0 14306 23
Scoring summary
2PHIEarnest Jackson 8 yard run (Paul McFadden kick)Eagles 7–0
2PHIRon Jaworski 1 yard run (Paul McFadden kick)Eagles 14–0
3PHIPaul McFadden 30 yard field goalEagles 17–0
4ATLJoe Washington 18 yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick)Eagles 17–7
4ATLGerald Riggs 1 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)Eagles 17–14
4ATLMick Luckhurst 27 yard field goalTie 17–17
OTPHIMike Quick 99 yard pass from Ron JaworskiEagles 23–17

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Standings

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NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(3) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 7–5 357 333 L1
New York Giants(4) 10 6 0 .625 5–3 8–4 399 283 W1
Washington Redskins 10 6 0 .625 4–4 6–6 297 312 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 7 9 0 .438 4–4 6–8 286 310 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 1–7 3–9 278 414 L2

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ 1985 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. ^ [1]. Retrieved 2015-Apr-22.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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