1961 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Nick Skorich (10-4)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1961 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
1961 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

The Eagles piled up points with 361 points, and the defense conceded 297. Sonny Jurgensen directed the offense, slinging for 3,723 yards. Tommy McDonald topped the receiving corps, grabbing 64 passes for 1,144 yards, while Pete Retzlaff contributed to the receiving game, too.

Clarence Peaks carried the ball for a team-leading 471 yards for Philadelphia.

Don Burroughs intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Nick Skorich coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sonny Jurgensen	416	235	56.5	3723	8.9	32	7.7	24	5.8	69	88.1
King Hill	12	6	50.0	101	8.4	2	16.7	2	16.7	23	78.8
Clarence Peaks	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	429	241	56.2	3824	8.9	34	7.9	26	6.1	69

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Clarence Peaks	135	471	3.5	33	5
Timmy Brown	50	338	6.8	47	1
Ted Dean	66	321	4.9	44	2
Billy Barnes	92	309	3.4	43	1
Sonny Jurgensen	20	27	1.4	14	0
Theron Sapp	7	24	3.4	8	1
King Hill	2	9	4.5	7	0
Pete Retzlaff	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	373	1507	4.0	47	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy McDonald	64	1144	17.9	66	13
Pete Retzlaff	50	769	15.4	61	8
Bobby Walston	34	569	16.7	68	2
Clarence Peaks	32	472	14.8	48	0
Ted Dean	21	335	16.0	60	1
Billy Barnes	15	194	12.9	59	3
Timmy Brown	14	264	18.9	65	2
Dick Lucas	8	67	8.4	18	5
Theron Sapp	3	10	3.3	8	0
Totals	241	3824	15.9	68	34

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bobby Walston	46	43	93.5	25	14	56.0	85
Totals	46	43	93.5	25	14	56.0	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
King Hill	55	2403	43.7	64
Totals	55	2403	43.7	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ted Dean	18	140	7.8	28	0
Timmy Brown	8	125	15.6	66	1
Irv Cross	7	77	11.0	21	0
Maxie Baughan	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	34	353	10.4	66	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Timmy Brown	29	811	28.0	105	1
Ted Dean	21	462	22.0	34	0
Clarence Peaks	2	29	14.5	17	0
Irv Cross	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	53	1313	24.8	105	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Burroughs	7	90	12.9	42
Irv Cross	2	36	18.0	36
Chuck Bednarik	2	33	16.5	33
Tom Brookshier	2	20	10.0	20
Jimmy Carr	2	20	10.0	20
Maxie Baughan	1	22	22.0	22
Chuck Weber	1	15	15.0	15
Totals	17	236	13.9	42

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ed Khayat			0	3	0	0
Timmy Brown			4	3	0
Billy Barnes			4	2	0
Sonny Jurgensen			6	2	0	0
Irv Cross		0	0	2	3	0
Leo Sugar			0	1	13	0
Tom Brookshier		0	0	1	0	0
Jim McCusker			0	1	0	0
John Nocera			1	1	0	0
Clarence Peaks			2	1	0
Gene Gossage			0	1	0	0
Bobby Freeman			0	1	2	0
Stan Campbell			0	1	0	0
Maxie Baughan		0	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Carr		0	0	1	5	0
Will Renfro			0	1	0	0
Ted Dean			6	1	0
Jess Richardson			0	1	0	0
Riley Gunnels			0	1	0	0
John Wittenborn			0	1	0	0
Tommy McDonald			1	0	0
Theron Sapp			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	27	23	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bobby Walston		2							14	43	0			97
Tommy McDonald		13							0	0	0			78
Pete Retzlaff	0	8							0	0	0			48
Timmy Brown	1	2	1	1					0	0	0			30
Clarence Peaks	5	0		0					0	0	0			30
Dick Lucas		5							0	0	0			30
Billy Barnes	1	3							0	0	0			24
Ted Dean	2	1	0	0					0	0	0			18
Theron Sapp	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	10	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	43	0	0	0	361