| Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1961 Location: Dallas, TX |
| Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12992 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 86 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Amos Marsh 6 run (Allen Green kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Meredith 20 run (Allen Green kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Mason 4 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Amos Marsh 20 pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 7 | 21 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | Mel Triplett | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| MIN | Hugh McElhenny | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| MIN | Dave Middleton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| MIN | Tommy Mason | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| MIN | Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| MIN | Doug Mayberry | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| DAL | Don Perkins | 17 | 108 | 6.4 | 47 | 0 |
| DAL | Amos Marsh | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| DAL | Frank Clarke | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| DAL | Don Meredith | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| DAL | L.G. Dupre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAL | Don McIlhenny | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| MIN | Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 8 | 33.3 | 2 | 117 | 4.9 | 0 | 15.5 | |||
| MIN | George Shaw | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 1 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 41.7 | |||
| DAL | Don Meredith | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 163 | 7.4 | 1 | 74.6 | |||
| DAL | Eddie LeBaron | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | A.D. Williams | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| MIN | Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| MIN | Dick Haley | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| MIN | Doug Mayberry | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| MIN | Jerry Reichow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| MIN | Mel Triplett | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| MIN | Tommy Mason | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| DAL | Don Perkins | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 17 | 0 |
| DAL | Amos Marsh | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| DAL | Billy Howton | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 |
| DAL | Dick Bielski | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| DAL | L.G. Dupre | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| DAL | Jim Doran | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| DAL | Don McIlhenny | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | Rip Hawkins | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| MIN | Clancy Osborne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| DAL | Don Bishop | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| DAL | Warren Livingston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| DAL | Bob Bercich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| MIN | Mike Mercer | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 0 | |
| DAL | Allen Green | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| MIN | Tommy Mason | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DAL | Amos Marsh | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| DAL | Warren Livingston | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIN | Tommy Mason | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| MIN | Billy Gault | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
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