| Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 6, 1974 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 57847 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 83 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Golden Richards 58 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 46 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 66 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 30 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 13 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 5 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 6 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 27 FG | 23 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 68 | LOT | Charlie Goodrum |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Lawson |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 24 | LS | Terry Brown |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 25 | RCB | Jackie Wallace |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| Offense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 67 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 41 | LCB | Charlie Waters |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 9/22 | / | 4 | 55 | 3 | 0 | |
| DAL | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7/13 | / | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 23 | 72 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 111 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 21 | 95 | 4.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 144 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 0 | 283 | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 122.9 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 0 | 283 | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 122.9 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 4 | 144 | 7.2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 63.3 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 4 | 144 | 7.2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 63.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 66t | 2 |
| John Holland | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Lash | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 283 | 16.6 | 2 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 144 | 16.0 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Nate Wright | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Amos Martin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 6 | 201 | 33.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 201 | 33.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Larry Marshall | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Dennis Morgan | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Charley Young | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |