| Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 8, 1961 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 33070 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 67 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Howton 12 pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 3 run (Allen Green kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 23 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 52 pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 28 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Howton |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 62 | LOG | Andy Cvercko |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 63 | ROG | Mike Falls |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Granger |
| 36 | TE | Dick Bielski |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 43 | HB | Don Perkins |
| 82 | FL | Frank Clarke |
| 31 | FB | Amos Marsh |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Lilly |
| 78 | LDT | Don Healy |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Herchman |
| 87 | RDE | Nate Borden |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 33 | RLB | Gene Babb |
| 41 | LCB | Warren Livingston |
| 20 | LS | Bob Bercich |
| 42 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 39 | SE | Dave Middleton |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 52 | C | Bill Lapham |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 85 | TE | Bob Schnelker |
| 14 | QB | George Shaw |
| 89 | HB | Jerry Reichow |
| 39 | FL | Hugh McElhenny |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Marshall |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 71 | RDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 83 | RDE | Don Joyce |
| 31 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 54 | RLB | Karl Rubke |
| 40 | LCB | Jack Morris |
| 24 | LS | Rich Mostardi |
| 26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Pesonen |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| MIN | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Amos Marsh | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Merrill Douglas | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don McIlhenny | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 117 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mel Triplett | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Hayes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 124 | 7.8 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 115.6 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 76 | 6.9 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 106.6 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 0 | 200 | 7.4 | 52 | 3 | 20 | 113.2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 2 | 151 | 7.2 | 24 | 0 | 47 | 32.1 | |
| George Shaw | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 14 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 8.3 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 3 | 165 | 6.3 | 24 | 0 | 65 | 27.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Howton | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 52 | 2 |
| Don Perkins | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 200 | 14.3 | 52 | 3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jerry Reichow | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| A.D. Williams | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 23 | 23,0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 165 | 13.8 | 24 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Jimmy Harris | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Bishop | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Allen Green | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 47 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 50 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Marsh | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Caleb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Don Perkins | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 42 | 0 | |
| Jamie Caleb | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Ray Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 42 | 0 | |