1963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 5th place • Eastern Conference • 4-10-0 .286 |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Ermal Allen | Offensive Backs |
| Brad Ecklund | Defensive Line |
| Jim Myers | Offensive Line |
| Dick Nolan | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/8/1963 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 70675 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1963 | H | Green Bay Packers | 10-31 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 53121 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1963 | N | Los Angeles Rams | 17-20 | L | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 29349 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1963 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 37-24 | W | Bakersfield, CA | Memorial Stadium | 9927 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1963 | N | Detroit Lions | 27-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 71218 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1963 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 7-34 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 36432 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1963 | H | Cleveland Browns | 24-41 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 28710 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1963 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-21 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 40101 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1963 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-24 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 60671 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1963 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-14 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 27264 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1963 | A | New York Giants | 21-37 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62889 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1963 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-27 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 19047 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1963 | H | Washington Redskins | 35-20 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 18838 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1963 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 24-31 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 29563 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1963 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-20 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 23694 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1963 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 55096 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1963 | H | New York Giants | 27-34 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 29653 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1963 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19-24 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 24136 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1963 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 28-24 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 12695 | |
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 |
| George Andrie | 66 | RDE | 6-7 | 252 | 23 | Marquette | 12 | 10 |
| Sam Baker | 38 | P-K | 6-2 | 217 | 34 | Oregon State | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Barnes | 80 | SE | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Clemson | 12 | 3 |
| Don Bishop | 44 | RCB | 6-2 | 209 | 29 | Los Angeles CC | 13 | 13 |
| Clyde Brock | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 268 | 23 | Utah State | 4 | 0 |
| Amos Bullocks | 22 | HB | 6-0 | 201 | 24 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 4 |
| Frank Clarke | 82 | FL | 6-0 | 211 | 29 | Wisconsin; Trinidad State JC; Colorado | 14 | 13 |
| Mike Connelly | 53 | C | 6-3 | 242 | 28 | Washington State; Pasadena CC; Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Edwards | 52 | RLB-LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 24 | Auburn | 14 | 7 |
| Lee Folkins | 83 | TE | 6-5 | 219 | 24 | Washington | 13 | 13 |
| Bob Fry | 75 | LOT-ROT | 6-4 | 235 | 33 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Gaechter | 27 | RS-LS | 6-0 | 192 | 23 | Oregon | 14 | 10 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | LCB | 6-4 | 211 | 23 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Wendell Hayes | 33 | FB | 6-1 | 221 | 23 | Oakland JC; Cal Poly (Humboldt) | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Hays | 56 | RLB-MLB | 6-3 | 227 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 54 | LLB | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | West Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Howton | 81 | SE-TE | 6-2 | 191 | 33 | Rice | 11 | 6 |
| Lynn Hoyem | 51 | LOG | 6-4 | 244 | 24 | El Camino JC; Long Beach State | 14 | 6 |
| Joe Bob Isbell | 60 | ROG-LOG | 6-1 | 238 | 23 | Houston | 8 | 2 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 55 | RLB | 6-1 | 219 | 22 | Alabama | 7 | 7 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 14 | QB | 5-8 | 166 | 33 | Pacific | 13 | 3 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | LDE-RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 24 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Tony Liscio | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 251 | 23 | Tulsa | 7 | 5 |
| Warren Livingston | 41 | LS-RS | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Arizona | 14 | 14 |
| Amos Marsh | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 218 | 24 | Oregon State | 14 | 9 |
| Dale Memmelaar | 70 | ROG | 6-2 | 247 | 26 | Wyoming | 14 | 13 |
| Don Meredith | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 11 |
| John Meyers | 78 | RDT-LDT | 6-6 | 272 | 23 | Washington | 14 | 7 |
| Pettis Norman | 84 | SE-TE-FL | 6-3 | 220 | 23 | Johnson C. Smith | 14 | 5 |
| Ed Nutting | 76 | ROT | 6-4 | 246 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 7 |
| Jerry Overton | 20 | RCB | 6-2 | 190 | 22 | Utah | 10 | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 43 | HB-FB | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | New Mexico | 11 | 10 |
| Lance Poimboeuf | 62 | K | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Reese | 68 | LDT | 6-5 | 255 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Ridlon | 42 | LS | 6-1 | 181 | 29 | Syracuse | 7 | 3 |
| Ray Schoenke | 65 | ROT | 6-3 | 246 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 1 |
| Jim Ray Smith | 64 | LOG-ROT | 6-3 | 241 | 31 | Baylor | 8 | 8 |
| Larry Stephens | 79 | LDE-RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Texas | 14 | 10 |
| Jim Stiger | 40 | FB-HB | 5-10 | 214 | 21 | Bakersfield CC; Washington | 14 | 3 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 221 | 28 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Lee Roy Jordan | LB | Alabama |
| 3 | 34 | Jim Price | LB | Auburn |
| 4 | 48 | Whaley Hall | T | Mississippi |
| 7 | 90 | Marv Clothier | G | Kansas |
| 10 | 132 | Rod Scheyer | T | Washington |
| 11 | 146 | Ray Schoenke | C | Southern Methodist |
| 12 | 160 | Bill Perkins | FB | Iowa |
| 13 | 174 | Paul Wicker | T | Fresno State |
| 14 | 188 | Lou Cioci | LB | Boston College |
| 15 | 202 | Jerry Overton | DB | Utah |
| 16 | 216 | Dennis Golden | T | Holy Cross |
| 17 | 230 | Ernie Park | G | McMurry |
| 18 | 244 | Bill Frank | T | Colorado |
| 19 | 258 | Jim Stiger | B | Washington |
| 20 | 272 | Tommy Lucas | E | Texas |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 68 | 127 | 45 | 65 | 305 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 114 | 78 | 118 | 378 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 248 | 105 | 132 | 11 | 62/169 36.7% | 6/10 60.0% | 67 | 627 | |
| Opponents Totals | 266 | 114 | 139 | 13 | 69/171 40.4% | 16/20 80.0% | 52 | 479 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Baker | 0 | 38 | 40 | 95.0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 65 |
| Frank Clarke | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Don Perkins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Amos Marsh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Lee Folkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Billy Howton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Don Meredith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Pettis Norman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Amos Bullocks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Cornell Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Lilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Stiger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 40 | 38 | 40 | 95.0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 305 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 45 | 48 | 93.8 | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 0 | 378 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Baker | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 53 | 2/3 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 53 | 2/3 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2/5 | 1/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 7/7 | 1/6 | 3/7 | 3/10 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perkins | 149 | 614 | 4.1 | 19t | 7 |
| Amos Marsh | 99 | 483 | 4.9 | 41t | 5 |
| Amos Bullocks | 96 | 341 | 3.6 | 17 | 2 |
| Don Meredith | 41 | 185 | 4.5 | 26 | 3 |
| Jim Stiger | 31 | 140 | 4.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Sam Baker | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 420 | 1795 | 4.3 | 41t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 455 | 2094 | 4.6 | 71t | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Meredith | 310 | 167 | 53.9 | 125 | 2381 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 55 | 17 | 5.5 | 18 | 5.8 | 35 | 260 | 2121 | 73.1 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 65 | 33 | 50.8 | 29 | 418 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 75t | 3 | 4.6 | 3 | 4.6 | 9 | 71 | 347 | 67.3 |
| Team Totals | 375 | 200 | 53.3 | 154 | 2799 | 7.5 | 14.0 | 75 | 20 | 5.3 | 21 | 5.6 | 43 | 331 | 2468 | 72.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 403 | 202 | 50.1 | 175 | 3392 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 85t | 31 | 7.7 | 26 | 6.5 | 20 | 161 | 3231 | 77.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Clarke | 43 | 833 | 19.4 | 75t | 10 |
| Billy Howton | 33 | 514 | 15.6 | 44t | 3 |
| Lee Folkins | 31 | 407 | 13.1 | 35t | 4 |
| Amos Marsh | 26 | 224 | 8.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 18 | 341 | 18.9 | 49 | 3 |
| Gary Barnes | 15 | 195 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Stiger | 13 | 131 | 10.1 | 42 | 0 |
| Amos Bullocks | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 200 | 2799 | 14.0 | 75t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 202 | 3392 | 16.8 | 85t | 31 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Green | 7 | 211 | 30.1 | 55 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Bishop | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Gaechter | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 86 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 549 | 21.1 | 86 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 437 | 20.8 | 82t | 5 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Baker | 71 | 3138 | 44.2 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 176 | 2882 | 40.6 |
| Team Totals | 71 | 3138 | 44.2 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 176 | 2882 | 40.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 2159 | 43.2 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 177 | 1882 | 37.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stiger | 14 | 2 | 141 | 10.1 | 45 | 0 |
| Jerry Overton | 5 | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Gaechter | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 177 | 7.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 13 | 176 | 4.9 | 26 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stiger | 18 | 432 | 24.0 | 66 | 0 | |
| Amos Bullocks | 19 | 453 | 23.8 | 56 | 0 | |
| Amos Marsh | 9 | 167 | 18.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 48 | 1100 | 22.9 | 66 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 1125 | 23.9 | 46 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Andrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Bullocks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Connelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Folkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Fry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gaechter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cornell Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Tony Liscio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Memmelaar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Nutting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Overton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Stiger | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 65 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 0 |
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