1968 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Conference • Capitol Division • 12-2-0 .857 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Eastern Conference Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/21/1968 | A | Cleveland Browns | 20-31 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 81497 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Andrie | 66 | RDE | 6-7 | 252 | 28 | Marquette | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Baynham | 46 | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Clark | 83 | K | 6-1 | 203 | 28 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Clark | 37 | DB | 6-2 | 207 | 23 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 22 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Daniels | 21 | RS | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | Columbia Basin JC; Pacific (Oregon) | 1 | 1 |
| Ron East | 77 | DT | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Oregon State; Columbia Basin JC; Oregon State; Montana State | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 224 | 29 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Gaechter | 27 | LS | 6-0 | 192 | 28 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 35 | TE | 6-4 | 209 | 26 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | LCB | 6-4 | 211 | 28 | Utah State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | 22 | SE | 6-0 | 187 | 26 | Florida A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Homan | 24 | WR | 6-1 | 181 | 22 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 54 | LLB | 6-3 | 228 | 32 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Johnson | 23 | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 27 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 29 | Texas Christian | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Liscio | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 251 | 28 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Manders | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 27 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 30 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Morton | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 25 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Neely | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| John Niland | 76 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Pettis Norman | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 220 | 29 | Johnson C. Smith | 1 | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 43 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 30 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 24 | Elizabeth City State | 1 | 1 |
| Sonny Randle | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 189 | 32 | Virginia Military Institute; Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 191 | 27 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Rentzel | 19 | FL | 6-2 | 203 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Rhome | 13 | QB | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Southern Methodist; Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Les Shy | 25 | RB | 6-1 | 202 | 24 | Long Beach State | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Simmons | 53 | LB | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Stynchula | 87 | DT | 6-3 | 252 | 29 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Malcolm Walker | 57 | C | 6-4 | 252 | 25 | Rice | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Widby | 12 | P | 6-4 | 210 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| John Wilbur | 65 | ROG | 6-3 | 245 | 25 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Rayfield Wright | 67 | TE | 6-7 | 242 | 23 | Fort Valley State | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | / % | / % | 4 | 20 | |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | / % | / % | 6 | 40 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Clark | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perkins | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Les Shy | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 86 | 2.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 35t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 13 | 163 | 7.1 | 18.1 | 48 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 60.6 |
| Don Meredith | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 42 | 4.7 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 9.7 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 12 | 37.5 | 16 | 205 | 6.4 | 17.1 | 48 | 1 | 3.1 | 4 | 12.5 | 1 | 5 | 200 | 30.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 11 | 203 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 45t | 2 | 8.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 25 | 178 | 89.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hayes | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Lance Rentzel | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 205 | 17.1 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 203 | 15.6 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Edwards | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 27t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Widby | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 199 | 39.8 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 199 | 39.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 36.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Rentzel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Baynham | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Dick Daniels | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Les Shy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 18 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Howley | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| Ron East | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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