| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1961 Location: Dallas, TX |
| Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 41500 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 67 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | J.W. Lockett 5 pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Pat Summerall 34 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Allen Green 16 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Alex Webster 14 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Pat Summerall kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morrison 1 run (Pat Summerall kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Erich Barnes 102 interception return (Pat Summerall kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Kyle Rote 14 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Pat Summerall kick) | 31 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Kyle Rote |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 62 | LOG | Darrell Dess |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 72 | ROT | Charlie Janerette |
| 85 | TE | Del Shofner |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 40 | HB | Joe Morrison |
| 29 | FL | Alex Webster |
| 35 | FL | Bob Gaiters |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 89 | LLB | Cliff Livingston |
| 70 | MLB | Sam Huff |
| 83 | RLB | Bob Simms |
| 49 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 25 | LS | Dick Nolan |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Howton |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Grottkau |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 63 | ROG | Mike Falls |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Granger |
| 36 | TE | Dick Bielski |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 43 | HB | Don Perkins |
| 82 | FL | Frank Clarke |
| 31 | FB | Amos Marsh |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Lilly |
| 78 | LDT | Don Healy |
| 79 | RDT | Ken Frost |
| 87 | RDE | Nate Borden |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 33 | RLB | Gene Babb |
| 41 | LCB | Warren Livingston |
| 40 | LS | Jimmy Harris |
| 42 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bob Gaiters | 15 | 129 | 8.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Chandler | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Joel Wells | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Amos Marsh | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 71 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Merrill Douglas | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 4 | 117 | 4.9 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 41.8 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 2 | 75 | 4.4 | 20 | 1 | 28 | 49.5 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 2 | 92 | 8.4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 27.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Kyle Rote | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 48 | 1 |
| Alex Webster | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Del Shofner | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Walton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Hall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Dick Bielski | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Billy Howton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merrill Douglas | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Erich Barnes | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 102t | 1 |
| Dick Lynch | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Cliff Livingston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Bishop | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ken Frost | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Allen Green | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Webb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bob Gaiters | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Marsh | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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