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< 1970   1971   1972 >

Eagles leave Franklin Field for Veterans Stadium - capacity = 65,352
Leonard Tose buys Eagles.
Head Coach Jerry Williams - games 1 thru 3
Head Coach Ed Khayat - games 4 thru 14

1971 pre-season:
W 34-28    Aug 16        Buffalo bills                  1st Eagles game played at Veterans Stadium

1971 regular season:
L 37-14      Sept 19      at Cincinnati bengals
L 42-7        Sept 26      Dallas cowboys            1st regular season game at Veterans Stadium       attendance: 65,358
                                                                         cowboys 7 INTs
                                                                        Eagles' Al Nelson scores 101-yard TD, on return of a missed FG


L 31-3        Oct 3         San Francisco 49ers     Assistant Ed Khayat promoted to Head Coach
L 13-0        Oct 10       Minnesota vikings
L 34-10      Oct 17       at Oakland raiders
W 23-7      Oct 24       NY giants                     1st Eagles win at Veterans stadium
W 17-16    Oct 31       Denver broncos
T 7-7          Nov 7        at Washington redskins
L 20-7        Nov 14      at Dallas cowboys
W 37-20    Nov 21      at  St. Louis cardinals
L 20-13      Nov 28      Washington redskins
W 23-20    Dec 5         at Detroit lions
W 19-7      Dec 12       St. Louis cardinals
W 41-28    Dec 19       at NY giants


6-7-1

 

1971 NFC East standings
cowboys 11-3
redskins 9-4-1
eagles 6-7-1
giants 4-10
cardinals 4-9-1

AFC Championship game:
Miami dolphins 21 - Baltimore colts 0

NFC Championship game:
Dallas cowboys 14 - San Francisco 49ers 3

Super Bowl VI    Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA.      MVP: Dallas QB Roger Staubach: 12 for 19, 119 yards, 2 TDs
Jan 16, 1972   Dallas cowboys 24 - Miami dolphins 3     
attendance: 81,203     ticket - $15.00

 

 

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