1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 6th place • Eastern Conference • 4-9-1 .308 |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Tom Dahms | Defensive Line |
| Babe Dimancheff | Backfield |
| Brad Ecklund | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1961 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 38-13 | W | Sioux Falls, SD | Howard Wood Field | 4954 | |
| Fri | 8/11/1961 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-30 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 30000 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1961 | N | New York Giants | 10-28 | L | Albuquerque, NM | University Stadium | 21520 | |
| Fri | 9/1/1961 | N | Baltimore Colts | 35-24 | W | Norman, OK | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 19000 | |
| Sat | 9/9/1961 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 7-24 | L | Sacramento, CA | Hughes Stadium | 22130 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1961 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-24 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 23500 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1961 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 21-7 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 12992 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1961 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-25 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 43638 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1961 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 28-0 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 33070 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1961 | H | New York Giants | 10-31 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 41500 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1961 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-43 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 25000 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1961 | A | New York Giants | 17-16 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 60284 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1961 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-31 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 20500 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1961 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-37 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 17519 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1961 | H | Washington Redskins | 28-28 | T | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 17500 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1961 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-35 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 60127 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1961 | H | Cleveland Browns | 17-38 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 23500 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1961 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 13-31 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 15384 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1961 | A | Washington Redskins | 24-34 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 21451 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Gene Babb | 33 | RLB | 6-3 | 216 | 27 | Austin | 14 | 9 |
| Bob Bercich | 20 | LS | 6-1 | 198 | 25 | Michigan State | 6 | 5 |
| Dick Bielski | 36 | TE-K | 6-1 | 224 | 29 | Maryland | 14 | 13 |
| Don Bishop | 44 | RCB | 6-2 | 209 | 27 | Los Angeles CC | 14 | 14 |
| Nate Borden | 87 | RDE | 6-0 | 234 | 30 | Indiana | 14 | 14 |
| Byron Bradfute | 77 | ROT-LOT | 6-3 | 243 | 24 | Abilene Christian; Southern Mississippi | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 82 | FL | 6-0 | 211 | 27 | Wisconsin; Trinidad State JC; Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Connelly | 53 | C | 6-3 | 242 | 26 | Washington State; Pasadena CC; Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Andy Cvercko | 62 | LOG | 6-0 | 242 | 24 | Northwestern | 11 | 9 |
| Sonny Davis | 88 | RLB | 6-2 | 219 | 23 | Baylor | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 83 | TE | 6-2 | 201 | 34 | Iowa State | 14 | 1 |
| Merrill Douglas | 34 | HB-FB | 6-0 | 204 | 25 | Utah | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Dowdle | 30 | RLB-MLB | 6-2 | 226 | 24 | Texas | 14 | 5 |
| L.G. Dupre | 45 | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Baylor | 10 | 3 |
| Mike Falls | 63 | ROG | 6-1 | 240 | 27 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Franckhauser | 32 | LS | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Purdue | 6 | 4 |
| Ken Frost | 79 | RDT-LDT | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | Tennessee | 14 | 4 |
| Bob Fry | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 235 | 31 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Granger | 71 | ROT | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Southern University | 8 | 5 |
| Allen Green | 61 | P-K | 6-2 | 216 | 23 | Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Glynn Gregory | 21 | LS-SE | 6-2 | 200 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 2 |
| Bob Grottkau | 64 | ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 228 | 24 | Oregon | 13 | 3 |
| Jimmy Harris | 40 | LCB-LS | 6-1 | 178 | 27 | Oklahoma | 11 | 9 |
| Don Healy | 78 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 25 | Maryland | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Herchman | 72 | RDT | 6-2 | 246 | 28 | Tyler JC; Texas Tech | 14 | 10 |
| John Houser | 67 | LOG-ROT-LOT-C | 6-3 | 239 | 26 | Redlands | 14 | 6 |
| Chuck Howley | 54 | LLB-RLB | 6-3 | 228 | 25 | West Virginia | 13 | 13 |
| Billy Howton | 81 | SE | 6-2 | 191 | 31 | Rice | 14 | 14 |
| Buddy Humphrey | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 26 | Baylor | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 14 | QB | 5-8 | 166 | 31 | Pacific | 14 | 9 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | LDE | 6-4 | 256 | 22 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Warren Livingston | 41 | LCB | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | Arizona | 8 | 8 |
| J.W. Lockett | 35 | FB | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | Central Oklahoma | 12 | 6 |
| Amos Marsh | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 218 | 22 | Oregon State | 14 | 8 |
| Bob McCreary | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 256 | 22 | Wake Forest | 9 | 6 |
| Don McIlhenny | 42 | FB-HB | 6-0 | 197 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 5 |
| Dicky Moegle | 42 | RS | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Rice | 14 | 14 |
| Lee Murchison | 80 | FL-SE | 6-3 | 205 | 23 | Pacific | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Patera | 56 | MLB | 6-1 | 234 | 28 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 43 | HB | 5-10 | 200 | 23 | New Mexico | 14 | 11 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 50 | MLB-LLB | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 13 | Bob Lilly | T | Texas Christian |
| 2 | 16 | E.J. Holub | C | Texas Tech |
| 3 | 30 | Stew Barber | G | Penn State |
| 4 | 44 | Sonny Davis | E | Baylor |
| 7 | 86 | Art Gilmore | B | Oregon State |
| 8 | 100 | Don Talbert | T | Texas |
| 9 | 114 | Glynn Gregory | B | Southern Methodist |
| 11 | 142 | Norris Stevenson | B | Missouri |
| 12 | 156 | Lowndes Shingler | QB | Clemson |
| 13 | 170 | Don Goodman | B | Florida |
| 14 | 184 | Billy Shaw | T | Georgia Tech |
| 15 | 198 | Julius Varnado | T | San Francisco State |
| 16 | 212 | Jerry Steffen | B | Colorado |
| 17 | 226 | Everett Cloud | B | Maryland |
| 18 | 240 | Randy Williams | B | Indiana |
| 19 | 254 | Lynn Hoyem | C | Long Beach State |
| 20 | 268 | Jerry Morgan | B | Northern Iowa |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 54 | 54 | 52 | 76 | 236 |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 119 | 85 | 95 | 380 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 239 | 100 | 130 | 9 | / % | 4/16 25.0% | 47 | 427 | |
| Opponents Totals | 254 | 122 | 120 | 12 | / % | 5/9 55.6% | 38 | 362 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Clarke | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Dick Bielski | 3 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0 | 46 |
| Allen Green | 0 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 0 | 34 |
| Don Perkins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Billy Howton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Amos Marsh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Doran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| J.W. Lockett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Don Meredith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 0 | 236 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 44 | 49 | 89.8 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 380 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bielski | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0 | 42 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| Allen Green | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 2 | 32 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 0/4 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 2 | 42 | 2/3 | 4/6 | 4/7 | 1/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 4/5 | 7/8 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 2/10 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perkins | 200 | 815 | 4.1 | 47 | 4 |
| Amos Marsh | 84 | 379 | 4.5 | 71 | 1 |
| J.W. Lockett | 66 | 280 | 4.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 22 | 176 | 8.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 21 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Merrill Douglas | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Howton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don McIlhenny | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 416 | 1819 | 4.4 | 71 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 454 | 2161 | 4.8 | 68t | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie LeBaron | 236 | 120 | 50.8 | 100 | 1741 | 7.4 | 14.5 | 80t | 14 | 5.9 | 16 | 6.8 | 11 | 103 | 1638 | 66.7 |
| Don Meredith | 182 | 94 | 51.6 | 77 | 1161 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 56 | 9 | 4.9 | 11 | 6.0 | 16 | 154 | 1007 | 63.0 |
| Buddy Humphrey | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 16 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 77.1 |
| J.W. Lockett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 422 | 215 | 50.9 | 180 | 2918 | 6.9 | 13.6 | 80t | 23 | 5.5 | 27 | 6.4 | 257 | 2661 | 64.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 326 | 168 | 51.5 | 133 | 2635 | 8.1 | 15.7 | 78 | 21 | 6.4 | 25 | 7.7 | 22 | 204 | 2431 | 68.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Howton | 56 | 785 | 14.0 | 53 | 4 |
| Frank Clarke | 41 | 919 | 22.4 | 80t | 9 |
| Don Perkins | 32 | 298 | 9.3 | 38 | 1 |
| Dick Bielski | 26 | 377 | 14.5 | 28 | 3 |
| Amos Marsh | 21 | 189 | 9.0 | 46 | 2 |
| J.W. Lockett | 15 | 114 | 7.6 | 26 | 2 |
| Jim Doran | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 29 | 2 |
| L.G. Dupre | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Glynn Gregory | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Don McIlhenny | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Merrill Douglas | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 215 | 2918 | 13.6 | 80t | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 168 | 2635 | 15.7 | 78 | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bishop | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Bob Bercich | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Dicky Moegle | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Jimmy Harris | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Franckhauser | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Glynn Gregory | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Dowdle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Healy | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Frost | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 374 | 15.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 589 | 21.8 | 101t | 6 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Green | 61 | 2236 | 36.7 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 193 | 1983 | 32.5 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 2236 | 36.7 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 193 | 1983 | 33.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 1956 | 45.5 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 103 | 1833 | 42.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Marsh | 14 | 3 | 71 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 6 | 0 | 20 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 5 | 103 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 27 | 193 | 11.4 | 78 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Marsh | 26 | 667 | 25.7 | 79 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 22 | 443 | 20.1 | 30 | 0 | |
| L.G. Dupre | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| J.W. Lockett | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Gene Babb | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Mike Dowdle | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Merrill Douglas | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Jim Doran | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 64 | 1345 | 21.0 | 79 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 978 | 22.7 | 90t | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Babb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Doran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| Mike Dowdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Frost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glynn Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Healy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Herchman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Houser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Howton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Lilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.W. Lockett | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Amos Marsh | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Meredith | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -25 | 0 | |
| Dicky Moegle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Murchison | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jerry Tubbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 0 |
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