| Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1975 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 49701 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 35 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 30 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 23 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 49 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Steve Jones 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 6 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Doug Dennison 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 27 FG | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Preston Pearson 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 66 | LOG | Burton Lawless |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 65 | RDT | Larry Cole |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Mark Washington |
| 41 | LS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 84 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 88 | TE | J.V. Cain |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Bell |
| 76 | LDT | Charlie Davis |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 50 | MLB | Greg Hartle |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 36 | SS | Ken Reaves |
| 31 | FS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 6/12 | / | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| STL | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 7/12 | / | 7 | 67 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Roger Staubach | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Doug Dennison | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 118 | 4.7 | 2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Otis | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jones | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | |
| Jerry Latin | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 169 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 3 | 268 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 49.6 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 3 | 268 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 49.6 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 1 | 199 | 11.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119.9 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 1 | 199 | 11.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Charley Young | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 268 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ike Harris | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 2 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| J.V. Cain | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Jones | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Randy Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Roger Wehrli | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jeff West | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Doug Dennison | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Cal Peterson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Ron Yankowski | 1.0 |
| Pete Barnes | 0.5 |
| Larry Stallings | 0.5 |
| Bob Bell | 0.5 |
| Charlie Davis | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |