1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 5th place • Eastern Conference • 5-8-1 .385 |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Ermal Allen | Offensive Backs |
| Tom Dahms | Assistant Line |
| Brad Ecklund | Defensive Line |
| Jim Myers | Offensive Line |
| Dick Nolan | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/10/1962 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-31 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 54500 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1962 | N | Detroit Lions | 24-35 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77683 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1962 | A | Baltimore Colts | 10-24 | L | Roanoke, VA | Victory Stadium | 14000 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1962 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 7-26 | L | Sacramento, CA | Hughes Stadium | 20000 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1962 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 26-45 | L | Atlanta, GA | Grady High School Stadium | 12500 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1962 | H | Washington Redskins | 35-35 | T | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 15730 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1962 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28-30 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 19478 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1962 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 27-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 26907 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1962 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-19 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 44041 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1962 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 41-19 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 18645 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1962 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 42-27 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 23106 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1962 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-28 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 16027 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1962 | A | Washington Redskins | 38-10 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 49888 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1962 | H | New York Giants | 10-41 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 45668 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1962 | H | Chicago Bears | 33-34 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 12692 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1962 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-28 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 58070 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1962 | H | Cleveland Browns | 45-21 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 24226 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1962 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-52 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 14102 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1962 | A | New York Giants | 31-41 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62694 | |
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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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8/18/1962 | Detroit Lions | Doubleheader |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Andrie | 66 | RDE | 6-7 | 252 | 22 | Marquette | 14 | 14 |
| Sam Baker | 38 | K-P | 6-2 | 217 | 33 | Oregon State | 14 | 0 |
| Don Bishop | 44 | RCB | 6-2 | 209 | 28 | Los Angeles CC | 14 | 14 |
| Clyde Brock | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 268 | 22 | Utah State | 14 | 0 |
| Amos Bullocks | 22 | HB | 6-0 | 201 | 23 | Southern Illinois | 11 | 0 |
| Monte Clark | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 260 | 25 | Southern California | 14 | 11 |
| Frank Clarke | 82 | FL | 6-0 | 211 | 28 | Wisconsin; Trinidad State JC; Colorado | 12 | 12 |
| Mike Connelly | 53 | C | 6-3 | 242 | 27 | Washington State; Pasadena CC; Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Andy Cvercko | 62 | LOG | 6-0 | 242 | 25 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
| Donnie Davis | 89 | FL | 6-4 | 220 | 22 | Southern University | 10 | 1 |
| Mike Dowdle | 30 | LLB | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Lee Folkins | 83 | TE | 6-5 | 219 | 23 | Washington | 14 | 11 |
| Ken Frost | 79 | RDT | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Fry | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 235 | 32 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Gaechter | 27 | LCB-RS | 6-0 | 192 | 22 | Oregon | 14 | 13 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | CB | 6-4 | 211 | 22 | Utah State | 14 | 3 |
| Glynn Gregory | 21 | FL-HB | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 1 |
| Chuck Howley | 54 | RLB | 6-3 | 228 | 26 | West Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Howton | 81 | SE | 6-2 | 191 | 32 | Rice | 14 | 14 |
| Lynn Hoyem | 51 | C-LOG | 6-4 | 244 | 23 | El Camino JC; Long Beach State | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Bob Isbell | 60 | ROG-LOG | 6-1 | 238 | 22 | Houston | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 14 | QB | 5-8 | 166 | 32 | Pacific | 14 | 8 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | LDE | 6-4 | 256 | 23 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Warren Livingston | 41 | LCB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Arizona | 3 | 2 |
| J.W. Lockett | 35 | FB | 6-2 | 229 | 25 | Central Oklahoma | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Long | 56 | LLB-RLB | 6-3 | 232 | 28 | UCLA | 7 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 218 | 23 | Oregon State | 14 | 14 |
| Dale Memmelaar | 70 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 25 | Wyoming | 14 | 14 |
| Don Meredith | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 13 | 6 |
| John Meyers | 78 | RDT-LDT | 6-6 | 272 | 22 | Washington | 14 | 12 |
| Dick Nolan | 23 | LS | 6-1 | 185 | 30 | Maryland | 11 | 11 |
| Pettis Norman | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 220 | 22 | Johnson C. Smith | 14 | 3 |
| Jerry Norton | 25 | RS-LS | 5-11 | 195 | 31 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 13 |
| Don Perkins | 43 | HB | 5-10 | 200 | 24 | New Mexico | 14 | 14 |
| Guy Reese | 68 | LDT | 6-5 | 255 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 14 |
| Don Talbert | 71 | ROT-LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 23 | Texas | 14 | 3 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 221 | 27 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 18 | Sonny Gibbs | QB | Texas Christian |
| 3 | 39 | Bobby Plummer | T | Texas Christian |
| 6 | 74 | Donnie Davis | E | Southern University |
| 6 | 82 | George Andrie | E | Marquette |
| 8 | 102 | Ken Tureaud | B | Michigan |
| 10 | 130 | John Longmeyer | G | Southern Illinois |
| 11 | 144 | Larry Hudas | E | Michigan State |
| 13 | 172 | Bob Moses | E | Texas |
| 14 | 186 | Harold Hays | G | Southern Mississippi |
| 15 | 200 | Guy Reese | T | Southern Methodist |
| 16 | 214 | Bob Johnston | T | Rice |
| 17 | 228 | Ray Jacobs | T | Howard Payne |
| 18 | 242 | Dave Cloutier | B | Maine |
| 19 | 256 | Paul Holmes | T | Georgia |
| 20 | 270 | Amos Bullocks | B | Southern Illinois |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 54 | 119 | 107 | 118 | 398 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 124 | 56 | 157 | 402 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 246 | 101 | 136 | 9 | 72/183 39.3% | 6/7 85.7% | 62 | 639 | |
| Opponents Totals | 274 | 93 | 166 | 15 | 64/167 38.3% | 2/5 40.0% | 56 | 569 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Baker | 0 | 50 | 51 | 98.0 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 92 |
| Frank Clarke | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Amos Marsh | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Don Perkins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Lee Folkins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Billy Howton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Amos Bullocks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| J.W. Lockett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Don Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Gaechter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 51 | 50 | 51 | 98.0 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 398 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 49 | 52 | 94.2 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 1 | 402 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Baker | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 53 | 4/4 | 1/2 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 1/6 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 53 | 4/4 | 1/2 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 1/6 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 5/7 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 3/7 | 1/5 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perkins | 222 | 945 | 4.3 | 35 | 7 |
| Amos Marsh | 144 | 802 | 5.6 | 70 | 6 |
| Amos Bullocks | 33 | 196 | 5.9 | 73t | 2 |
| Don Meredith | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 434 | 2040 | 4.7 | 73t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 387 | 1510 | 3.9 | 35 | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie LeBaron | 166 | 95 | 57.2 | 62 | 1436 | 8.7 | 15.1 | 85t | 16 | 9.6 | 9 | 5.4 | 15 | 119 | 1317 | 95.4 |
| Don Meredith | 212 | 105 | 49.5 | 99 | 1679 | 7.9 | 16.0 | 69t | 15 | 7.1 | 8 | 3.8 | 14 | 113 | 1566 | 84.2 |
| Sam Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 380 | 200 | 52.6 | 163 | 3115 | 8.2 | 15.6 | 85t | 31 | 8.2 | 17 | 4.5 | 243 | 2872 | 88.7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 437 | 233 | 53.3 | 184 | 3904 | 8.9 | 16.8 | 33 | 7.6 | 20 | 4.6 | 25 | 230 | 3674 | 89.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Howton | 49 | 706 | 14.4 | 69t | 6 |
| Frank Clarke | 47 | 1043 | 22.2 | 66t | 14 |
| Lee Folkins | 39 | 536 | 13.7 | 52 | 6 |
| Amos Marsh | 35 | 467 | 13.3 | 85t | 2 |
| Don Perkins | 13 | 104 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 29t | 2 |
| Glynn Gregory | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Amos Bullocks | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22t | 1 |
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Donnie Davis | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 200 | 3115 | 15.6 | 85t | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 233 | 3904 | 16.8 | 33 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bishop | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Mike Gaechter | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 100t | 1 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerry Norton | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Dowdle | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 366 | 18.3 | 100t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 263 | 15.5 | 57t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Baker | 57 | 2589 | 45.4 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 190 | 2319 | 40.7 |
| Team Totals | 57 | 2589 | 45.4 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 190 | 2319 | 40.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 2569 | 40.8 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 2388 | 37.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.W. Lockett | 8 | 4 | 45 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Gaechter | 6 | 7 | 32 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 15 | 81 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 14 | 190 | 6.8 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Marsh | 29 | 725 | 25.0 | 101t | 1 | |
| Amos Bullocks | 14 | 265 | 18.9 | 62 | 0 | |
| J.W. Lockett | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Donnie Davis | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Mike Gaechter | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Andy Cvercko | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Memmelaar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Talbert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 59 | 1207 | 20.5 | 101t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 1604 | 25.5 | 92 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Andrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 1 |
| Amos Bullocks | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Cvercko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dowdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Fry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gaechter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Lilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amos Marsh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Memmelaar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Meredith | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Meyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guy Reese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 95 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 0 |
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