1969 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place Eastern Conference Capitol Division 11-2-1 .846 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Ermal Allen | Offensive Backs |
| Raymond Berry | Offensive Ends |
| Bobby Franklin | Defensive Backs |
| Jim Myers | Offensive Line |
| Ray Renfro | Passing Offense |
| Ernie Stautner | Defensive Line |
| Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/8/1969 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 87381 | |
| Sun | 8/17/1969 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-17 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 33894 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1969 | H | Green Bay Packers | 31-13 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 73764 | |
| Thu | 8/28/1969 | A | Houston Oilers | 14-11 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 55310 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1969 | H | New York Jets | 25-9 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 74771 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1969 | H | Baltimore Colts | 7-23 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 58795 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1969 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-3 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 62134 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1969 | A | New Orleans Saints | 21-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 79567 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1969 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 38-7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 60658 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1969 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 24-17 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 54833 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1969 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 49-14 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 71509 | |
| Mon | 10/27/1969 | H | New York Giants | 25-3 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 58946 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1969 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-42 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 84850 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1969 | H | New Orleans Saints | 33-17 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 68282 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1969 | A | Washington Redskins | 41-28 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50474 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1969 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 23-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 79105 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1969 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 24-24 | T | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 62348 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1969 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 24990 | |
| Sat | 12/13/1969 | H | Baltimore Colts | 27-10 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 63191 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1969 | H | Washington Redskins | 20-10 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 56924 | |
| Eastern Conference Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1969 | H | Cleveland Browns | 14-38 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 69321 | |
| Sat | 1/3/1970 | N | Los Angeles Rams | 0-31 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 30824 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Game Score Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1/3/1970 | Los Angeles Rams | Playoff Bowl |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 66 | George Andrie | RDE | 6-7 | 252 | 29 | Marquette | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Craig Baynham | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | Otto Brown | RCB-LS | 6-1 | 187 | 22 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 3 |
| 60 | Jackie Burkett | LB | 6-4 | 229 | 33 | Auburn | 11 | 0 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | K | 6-1 | 203 | 29 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Phil Clark | RCB | 6-2 | 207 | 24 | Northwestern | 14 | 12 |
| 63 | Larry Cole | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Bobby Joe Conrad | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 34 | Texas A&M | 8 | 0 |
| 89 | Mike Ditka | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 3 |
| 77 | Ron East | LDT | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | Columbia Basin JC; Montana State; Oregon State | 14 | 3 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 30 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Richmond Flowers | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 22 | Tennessee | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Mike Gaechter | LS | 6-0 | 192 | 29 | Oregon | 13 | 13 |
| 32 | Walt Garrison | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 13 |
| 34 | Cornell Green | LCB | 6-4 | 211 | 29 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Halvor Hagen | LDE | 6-5 | 249 | 22 | Shoreline CC; Weber State | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Bob Hayes | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 27 | Florida A&M | 10 | 10 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 22 | Yale | 13 | 13 |
| 24 | Dennis Homan | WR | 6-1 | 181 | 23 | Alabama | 11 | 4 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | RLB | 6-3 | 228 | 33 | West Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Mike Johnson | LCB | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | Kansas | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Lee Roy Jordan | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 28 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 30 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Tony Liscio | LOT | 6-5 | 251 | 29 | Tulsa | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Dave Manders | C | 6-2 | 247 | 28 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Craig Morton | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 26 | California | 13 | 13 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Oklahoma | 12 | 11 |
| 76 | John Niland | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 25 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Pettis Norman | TE | 6-3 | 220 | 29 | Johnson C. Smith | 10 | 10 |
| 61 | Blaine Nye | LOG | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | Stanford | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 25 | Elizabeth City State | 12 | 11 |
| 30 | Dan Reeves | RB | 6-1 | 201 | 25 | South Carolina | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | Mel Renfro | RS | 6-0 | 191 | 28 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Lance Rentzel | WR | 6-2 | 203 | 26 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Les Shy | RB | 6-1 | 202 | 25 | Long Beach State | 14 | 1 |
| 12 | Roger Staubach | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 27 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 6 | 1 |
| 56 | Tom Stincic | LLB | 6-2 | 229 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Malcolm Walker | C | 6-4 | 252 | 26 | Rice | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Claxton Welch | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 22 | Oregon | 6 | 0 |
| 53 | Fred Whittingham | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | 30 | Brigham Young; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Ron Widby | P | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | John Wilbur | ROG | 6-3 | 245 | 26 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Rayfield Wright | ROT-LOT | 6-7 | 242 | 24 | Fort Valley State | 14 | 3 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 24 | Calvin Hill | RB | Yale |
| 2 | 49 | Richmond Flowers | FL | Tennessee |
| 3 | 68 | Tom Stincic | LB | Michigan |
| 3 | 74 | Halvor Hagen | DT | Weber State |
| 5 | 125 | Chuck Kyle | LB | Purdue |
| 6 | 152 | Rick Shaw | FL | Arizona State |
| 7 | 180 | Larry Bales | FL | Emory & Henry |
| 8 | 205 | Elmer Benhardt | LB | Missouri |
| 9 | 230 | Claxton Welch | RB | Oregon |
| 10 | 258 | Stu Gottlieb | T | Weber State |
| 11 | 283 | Clarence Williams | DT | Prairie View A&M |
| 12 | 308 | Bob Belden | QB | Notre Dame |
| 13 | 336 | Rene Matison | FL | New Mexico |
| 14 | 361 | Gerald Lutri | T | Northern Michigan |
| 15 | 386 | Bill Justus | DB | Tennessee |
| 16 | 414 | Floyd Kerr | DB | Colorado State |
| 17 | 439 | Bill Bailey | DT | Lewis & Clark |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 102 | 106 | 54 | 107 | |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 64 | 48 | 49 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 275 | 133 | 125 | 17 | 82/197 41.6% | 2/6 33.3% | 81 | 840 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 203 | 52 | 141 | 10 | 64/191 33.5% | 3/8 37.5% | 58 | 680 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 0 | 43 | 44 | 97.7 | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 0 | 103 |
| Lance Rentzel | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Calvin Hill | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Dan Reeves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Mike Ditka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Pettis Norman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Les Shy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Lilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Craig Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Andrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 43 | 44 | 97.7 | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 1 | 369 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 0 | 223 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 7/8 | 6/7 | 4/6 | 3/11 | 0/4 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 7/8 | 6/7 | 4/6 | 3/11 | 0/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 1/12 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Hill | 204 | 942 | 4.6 | 55 | 8 |
| Walt Garrison | 176 | 818 | 4.6 | 21 | 2 |
| Dan Reeves | 59 | 173 | 2.9 | 14 | 4 |
| Les Shy | 42 | 154 | 3.7 | 23 | 1 |
| Craig Morton | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 15 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Claxton Welch | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 532 | 2276 | 4.3 | 55 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 313 | 1050 | 3.4 | 25 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 302 | 162 | 53.6 | 125 | 2619 | 8.7 | 16.2 | 67t | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 5.0 | 30 | 246 | 2373 | 85.4 |
| Roger Staubach | 47 | 23 | 48.9 | 22 | 421 | 9.0 | 18.3 | 75t | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 4.3 | 12 | 106 | 315 | 69.5 |
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 137 | 45.7 | 45.7 | 59t | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 158.3 |
| Dan Reeves | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 35 | 11.7 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 38.9 |
| Team Totals | 355 | 189 | 53.2 | 148 | 3212 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 75t | 24 | 6.8 | 18 | 5.1 | 44 | 366 | 2846 | 85.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 458 | 235 | 51.3 | 199 | 3109 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 88t | 23 | 5.0 | 24 | 5.2 | 55 | 452 | 2657 | 68.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Rentzel | 43 | 960 | 22.3 | 75t | 12 |
| Bob Hayes | 40 | 746 | 18.7 | 67t | 4 |
| Calvin Hill | 20 | 232 | 11.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 18 | 187 | 10.4 | 29 | 1 |
| Mike Ditka | 17 | 268 | 15.8 | 51 | 3 |
| Pettis Norman | 13 | 238 | 18.3 | 31t | 3 |
| Walt Garrison | 13 | 131 | 10.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Dennis Homan | 12 | 240 | 20.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Les Shy | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 49t | 1 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Rayfield Wright | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 189 | 3212 | 17.0 | 75t | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 235 | 3109 | 13.2 | 88t | 23 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Renfro | 10 | 118 | 11.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Gaechter | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Phil Clark | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cornell Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Otto Brown | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 339 | 14.1 | 41t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 167 | 9.3 | 56t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Widby | 63 | 2729 | 43.3 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 305 | 2344 | 37.2 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 2729 | 43.3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 2344 | 37.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 3463 | 42.2 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 273 | 3090 | 37.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hayes | 18 | 5 | 179 | 9.9 | 50 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 15 | 7 | 80 | 5.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 15 | 273 | 7.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 7 | 305 | 7.1 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Flowers | 11 | 238 | 21.6 | 30 | 0 | |
| Craig Baynham | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Claxton Welch | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 35 | 0 | |
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 46 | 0 | |
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 46 | 0 | |
| Les Shy | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Cornell Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 718 | 19.9 | 46 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 1242 | 19.4 | 60 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otto Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hayes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvin Hill | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Craig Morton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Niland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jethro Pugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lance Rentzel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Les Shy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malcolm Walker | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claxton Welch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
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