| San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 7, 1965 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 39677 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 71 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 39 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mel Renfro 100 kickoff return (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 10 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bernie Casey 4 pass from George Mira (Tommy Davis kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 24 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | George Andrie EZ opponents fumble recovery (Don Meredith run failed) | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Lilly 17 interception return (Danny Villanueva kick) | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gary Lewis 1 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 17 | 27 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 16 FG | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dave Kopay 3 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 24 | 30 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dave Parks 22 pass from George Mira (Tommy Davis kick) | 31 | 30 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 34 pass from Don Meredith (Don Meredith pass failed) | 31 | 36 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 34 FG | 31 | 39 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Dave Parks |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 78 | LOG | John Thomas |
| 77 | C | Bruce Bosley |
| 68 | ROG | Howard Mudd |
| 67 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 85 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 10 | QB | George Mira |
| 44 | HB | John David Crow |
| 30 | FL | Bernie Casey |
| 40 | FB | Ken Willard |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Chuck Sieminski |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 60 | RDT | Roland Lakes |
| 74 | RDE | Clark Miller |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 50 | MLB | Ed Beard |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 45 | LS | Elbert Kimbrough |
| 39 | RS | Kermit Alexander |
| 80 | RCB | Jerry Mertens |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 68 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 67 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 62 | ROG | Leon Donohue |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 82 | TE | Frank Clarke |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 30 | HB | Dan Reeves |
| 35 | FL | Pete Gent |
| 43 | FB | Don Perkins |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Maury Youmans |
| 77 | LDT | Jim Colvin |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 52 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 20 | LS | Mel Renfro |
| 25 | RS | Obert Logan |
| 41 | RCB | Warren Livingston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Willard | 25 | 91 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| George Mira | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 |
| John David Crow | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Lewis | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Dave Kopay | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| George Mira | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 2 | 274 | 9.1 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 73.5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 2 | 216 | 10.8 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 86.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dave Parks | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 38 | 1 |
| Bernie Casey | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 43 | 1 |
| John David Crow | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Bob Poole | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Lewis | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 37 | 2 |
| Frank Clarke | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Matt Hazeltine | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Elbert Kimbrough | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Lilly | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Obert Logan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Colin Ridgway | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Wayne Swinford | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Kermit Alexander | 7 | 132 | 18.9 | 31 | 0 | |
| Gary Lewis | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 4 | 128 | 32.0 | 66 | 0 | |
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 132 | 66.0 | 100t | 1 | |
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