| Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 14, 1965 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 57293 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 76 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dick Hoak 3 run (Mike Clark kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 1 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 33 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Clark 32 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lee Folkins 18 opponents fumble recovery (Mike Clark kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dan Reeves 2 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 28 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 17 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Roy Jefferson |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 28 | TE | Clendon Thomas |
| 14 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 85 | FL | Gary Ballman |
| 38 | FB | Mike Lind |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 74 | LDT | Riley Gunnels |
| 75 | RDT | Ken Kortas |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 54 | RLB | Max Messner |
| 44 | LCB | Willie Daniel |
| 47 | LS | Marv Woodson |
| 49 | RS | Bob Sherman |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| 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 |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 52 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 20 | LS | Mel Renfro |
| 25 | RS | Obert Logan |
| 41 | RCB | Warren Livingston |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |
| DAL | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 26 | 5 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Lind | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Bill Nelsen | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 50 | 1.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Perry Lee Dunn | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 5 | 1 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 123 | 4.2 | 26 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 2 | 172 | 6.9 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 34.1 |
| Ed Brown | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 11 | 37.9 | 5 | 172 | 5.9 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 18.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 2 | 245 | 7.9 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 67.3 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 2 | 245 | 7.7 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 65.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 172 | 15.6 | 45 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Dan Reeves | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 245 | 17.5 | 47 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Sherman | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Willie Daniel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cornell Green | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Obert Logan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lambert | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Colin Ridgway | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 44 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Clendon Thomas | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Clarence Peaks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 37 | 0 | |