| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 10, 1968 Location: Dallas, TX |
| Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 72163 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 52 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Fran Tarkenton 22 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morrison 5 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 9 pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Lance Rentzel 20 pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Homer Jones 60 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Pete Gogolak 25 FG | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Craig Baynham 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Pete Gogolak 10 FG | 27 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Homer Jones |
| 69 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 65 | LOG | Pete Case |
| 53 | C | Greg Larson |
| 62 | ROG | Darrell Dess |
| 78 | ROT | Steve Wright |
| 88 | TE | Aaron Thomas |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 28 | HB | Bobby Duhon |
| 40 | FL | Joe Morrison |
| 24 | FB | Tucker Frederickson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 72 | LDT | Sam Silas |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Lurtsema |
| 79 | RDE | Bruce Anderson |
| 56 | LLB | Tommy Crutcher |
| 66 | MLB | Henry Davis |
| 54 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Scott Eaton |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 43 | RS | Carl Lockhart |
| 41 | RCB | Willie Williams |
| 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 |
| 46 | RB | Craig Baynham |
| 43 | RB | Don Perkins |
| 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 |
| 21 | RS | Dick Daniels |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tucker Frederickson | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Bobby Duhon | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Homer Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 0 | 187 | 7.8 | 60t | 2 | 2 | 6 | 117.9 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 3 | 256 | 7.8 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 64.7 |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bobby Duhon | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Homer Jones | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 60t | 1 |
| Joe Morrison | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Aaron Thomas | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Pete Gent | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 20t | 1 |
| Craig Baynham | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bruce Maher | 1 | 89 | 89.0 | 89 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Carl Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Koy | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Carl Lockhart | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Duhon | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Holifield | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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