| Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1968 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47644 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 60 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 12 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 21 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Craig Baynham 15 run (Mike Clark kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Cornell Green 55 interception return (Mike Clark kick) | 20 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 72 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 57 | C | Malcolm Walker |
| 65 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 43 | RB | Don Perkins |
| 25 | RB | Les Shy |
| 19 | FL | Lance Rentzel |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 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 |
| 27 | LS | Mike Gaechter |
| 20 | RS | Mel Renfro |
| 23 | RCB | Mike Johnson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 71 | ROT | Doug Davis |
| 89 | TE | Billy Martin |
| 11 | QB | Joe Kapp |
| 26 | HB | Clint Jones |
| 86 | FL | Tom Hall |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 36 | RLB | John Kirby |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 38 | 1 | 1 | |
| MIN | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 15t | 1 |
| Don Meredith | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Les Shy | 7 | -11 | -1.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 15t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Kapp | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 20 | 29 | 1.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 130 | 3.3 | 27 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 1 | 103 | 6.4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 54.9 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 1 | 103 | 6.4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 54.9 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 2 | 157 | 6.3 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 44.9 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 2 | 160 | 6.2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 47.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Les Shy | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 160 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cornell Green | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Mike Gaechter | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Krause | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 49 | 2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Billy Martin | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 23 | 0 | |