1969 Philadelphia Eagles season
The Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League. They improved on their previous output of 2–12, winning four games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
The Eagles wore both green and white helmets during the season. The white helmets would become part of the Eagles' permanent uniform for the subsequent four seasons.
Philadelphia became the first NFL team to play home games on artificial turf as Franklin Field installed AstroTurf prior to this season. The Houston Oilers of the AFL were in their second season on AstroTurf; they moved into the Astrodome the previous year.Offseason
NFL Draft
The 1969 NFL/AFL draft was the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place on January 28–29, and the Eagles alternated with the Atlanta Falcons in picking second and third over the seventeen rounds.
The draft began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson, the Heisman Trophy-winning running back from USC, by the AFL's Buffalo Bills. In a 14-game 1968 season the Eagles had no wins until November 28 when they defeated the Detroit Lions in Detroit 12–0, and on December 8 the New Orleans Saints in Philadelphia 29–17. This gave the Eagles a better record than Buffalo by half a game, and equaled the record of the Atlanta Falcons, who won the coin flip for the rights to the second pick in the draft, offensive tackle George Kunz from Notre Dame. Future hall of famer "Mean" Joe Greene, defensive tackle from North Texas State, was taken fourth by the Pittsburgh Steelers.Player Selections
Roster
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
| 1 | September 21 | Cleveland Browns | L 27–20 | 60,658 |
| 2 | September 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 41–27 | 60,658 |
| 3 | October 5 | Dallas Cowboys | L 38–7 | 60,658 |
| 4 | October 13 | at Baltimore Colts | L 24–20 | 56,864 |
| 5 | October 19 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 49–14 | 71,509 |
| 6 | October 26 | New Orleans Saints | W 13–10 | 60,658 |
| 7 | November 2 | at New York Giants | W 23–20 | 62,912 |
| 8 | November 9 | at Washington Redskins | T 28–28 | 50,502 |
| 9 | November 16 | Los Angeles Rams | L 23–17 | 60,658 |
| 10 | November 23 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 34–30 | 45,512 |
| 11 | November 30 | at New Orleans Saints | L 26–17 | 72,805 |
| 12 | December 7 | Washington Redskins | L 34–29 | 60,658 |
| 13 | December 14 | Atlanta Falcons | L 27–3 | 60,658 |
| 14 | December 21 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–13 | 25,391 |
Standings
