1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 2nd place • Eastern Conference • 7-7-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Ermal Allen | Offensive Backs |
| Red Hickey | Offensive Ends |
| Jim Myers | Offensive Line |
| Dick Nolan | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Tue | 8/17/1965 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 0-9 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 31579 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1965 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 7-27 | L | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 24837 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1965 | H | Green Bay Packers | 21-12 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 67954 | |
| Fri | 9/3/1965 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 17-57 | L | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 41500 | |
| Sat | 9/11/1965 | N | Chicago Bears | 34-21 | W | Tulsa, OK | Skelly Field | 33525 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1965 | H | New York Giants | 31-2 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 59366 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1965 | H | Washington Redskins | 27-7 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 61577 | |
| Mon | 10/4/1965 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 13-20 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 32034 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1965 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-35 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 56249 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1965 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-23 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 80432 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1965 | A | Green Bay Packers | 3-13 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 48311 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1965 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-22 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 37804 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1965 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 39-31 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 39677 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1965 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-17 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 57293 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1965 | H | Cleveland Browns | 17-24 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 76251 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1965 | A | Washington Redskins | 31-34 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50205 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1965 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-19 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 54714 | |
| Sat | 12/11/1965 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 27-13 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 38499 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1965 | A | New York Giants | 38-20 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62871 | |
| Sun | 1/9/1966 | N | Baltimore Colts | 3-35 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 65569 | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8/17/1965 | Los Angeles Rams | Postponed from 8/14 |
| 1/9/1966 | Baltimore Colts | Playoff Bowl |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Andrie | 66 | RDE | 6-7 | 252 | 25 | Marquette | 14 | 14 |
| Don Bishop | 44 | RCB | 6-2 | 209 | 31 | Los Angeles CC | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Boeke | 68 | LOT | 6-5 | 250 | 27 | Heidelberg | 14 | 14 |
| Frank Clarke | 82 | TE-SE | 6-0 | 211 | 31 | Wisconsin; Trinidad State JC; Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Colvin | 77 | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 28 | Houston | 14 | 13 |
| Mike Connelly | 53 | LOG-C | 6-3 | 242 | 30 | Washington State; Pasadena CC; Utah State | 10 | 0 |
| Buddy Dial | 26 | FL | 6-1 | 194 | 28 | Rice | 12 | 7 |
| Leon Donohue | 62 | ROG | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | San Jose State | 14 | 14 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 37 | HB-FB | 6-2 | 208 | 24 | Mississippi | 13 | 6 |
| Dave Edwards | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 224 | 26 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Gaechter | 27 | RS-LS | 6-0 | 192 | 25 | Oregon | 14 | 4 |
| Pete Gent | 35 | FL-OE | 6-4 | 209 | 23 | Michigan State | 10 | 7 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | LCB | 6-4 | 211 | 25 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Hayes | 22 | SE | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | Florida A&M | 13 | 12 |
| Harold Hays | 56 | LLB | 6-3 | 227 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 54 | LLB | 6-3 | 228 | 29 | West Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Mitch Johnson | 64 | ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 249 | 23 | Los Angeles State; UCLA | 12 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 24 | Alabama | 13 | 1 |
| Jake Kupp | 67 | LOG | 6-3 | 236 | 24 | Washington | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 26 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Warren Livingston | 41 | RCB | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | Arizona | 14 | 13 |
| Obert Logan | 25 | RS | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Trinity (Texas) | 14 | 10 |
| Dave Manders | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 24 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Don Meredith | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 11 |
| Craig Morton | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 22 | California | 4 | 1 |
| Ralph Neely | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 22 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Pettis Norman | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 220 | 25 | Johnson C. Smith | 14 | 2 |
| Don Perkins | 43 | FB | 5-10 | 200 | 27 | New Mexico | 13 | 13 |
| Garry Porterfield | 86 | LOG | 6-3 | 231 | 22 | Tulsa | 2 | 0 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | LDE | 6-6 | 258 | 21 | Elizabeth City State | 12 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 30 | HB | 6-1 | 201 | 21 | South Carolina | 13 | 5 |
| Mel Renfro | 20 | LS | 6-0 | 191 | 24 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
| Jerry Rhome | 12 | QB | 6-0 | 186 | 23 | Southern Methodist; Tulsa | 11 | 2 |
| Colin Ridgway | 88 | P | 6-5 | 211 | 28 | Lamar | 3 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 24 | HB-FB | 6-1 | 205 | 33 | North Carolina A&T State | 14 | 4 |
| Larry Stephens | 79 | LDT | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Texas | 13 | 1 |
| Jim Stiger | 40 | FB | 5-10 | 214 | 23 | Bakersfield CC; Washington | 5 | 0 |
| Don Talbert | 71 | LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 26 | Texas | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 221 | 30 | Oklahoma | 14 | 13 |
| Danny Villanueva | 11 | K-P | 5-11 | 202 | 28 | Reedley JC; New Mexico State | 14 | 0 |
| Russ Wayt | 33 | RLB | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Rice | 9 | 0 |
| A.D. Whitfield | 42 | HB | 5-10 | 200 | 22 | North Texas | 2 | 0 |
| Maury Youmans | 78 | LDE | 6-6 | 253 | 29 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Craig Morton | QB | California |
| 2 | 19 | Malcolm Walker | LB | Rice |
| 4 | 47 | Jimmy Sidle | HB | Auburn |
| 4 | 53 | Bob Svihus | T | Southern California |
| 5 | 61 | Roger Pettee | LB | Florida |
| 6 | 75 | Sonny Utz | FB | Virginia Tech |
| 7 | 89 | Brig Owens | QB | Cincinnati |
| 8 | 103 | Russ Wayt | LB | Rice |
| 9 | 117 | Jim Zanios | FB | Texas Tech |
| 10 | 131 | Gaylon McCollough | C | Alabama |
| 11 | 145 | Jethro Pugh | T | Elizabeth City State |
| 12 | 159 | Ernie Kellermann | QB | Miami (Ohio) |
| 13 | 173 | Jack Schraub | E | California |
| 14 | 187 | Garry Porterfield | E | Tulsa |
| 15 | 201 | Gene Foster | B | Arizona State |
| 16 | 215 | Doug McDougal | E | Oregon State |
| 17 | 229 | Mitch Johnson | T | UCLA |
| 18 | 243 | Marty Amsler | T | Evansville |
| 19 | 257 | Marv Rettenmund | HB | Ball State |
| 20 | 271 | Ron Barlow | T | Kansas State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 78 | 97 | 44 | 106 | 325 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 75 | 79 | 61 | 280 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 211 | 87 | 108 | 16 | 61/180 33.9% | 11/14 78.6% | 68 | 710 | |
| Opponents Totals | 240 | 80 | 138 | 22 | 76/204 37.3% | 3/11 27.3% | 50 | 483 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Villanueva | 0 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 85 |
| Bob Hayes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Frank Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Perry Lee Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Pettis Norman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Dan Reeves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| J.D. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Pete Gent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| George Andrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Buddy Dial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Gaechter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cornell Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Lilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Obert Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Meredith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 37 | 40 | 92.5 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 325 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 29 | 33 | 87.9 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 1 | 280 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Villanueva | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 3 | 41 | 6/7 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 1/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 3 | 41 | 6/7 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 1/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 6/7 | 4/6 | 3/10 | 4/6 | 0/10 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perkins | 177 | 690 | 3.9 | 43 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 86 | 295 | 3.4 | 24 | 2 |
| Don Meredith | 35 | 247 | 7.1 | 22 | 1 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 54 | 171 | 3.2 | 12 | 2 |
| Dan Reeves | 33 | 102 | 3.1 | 13 | 2 |
| Frank Clarke | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Stiger | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jerry Rhome | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 16 | 0 |
| A.D. Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 416 | 1608 | 3.9 | 43 | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 422 | 1444 | 3.4 | 29 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Meredith | 305 | 141 | 46.2 | 151 | 2415 | 7.9 | 17.1 | 65t | 22 | 7.2 | 13 | 4.3 | 38 | 257 | 2158 | 79.9 |
| Craig Morton | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 13 | 173 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 49t | 2 | 5.9 | 4 | 11.8 | 10 | 68 | 105 | 45.0 |
| Jerry Rhome | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 11 | 157 | 7.5 | 17.4 | 82t | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 4.8 | 7 | 44 | 113 | 65.0 |
| Dan Reeves | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 66.7 |
| Team Totals | 362 | 168 | 46.4 | 176 | 2756 | 7.6 | 16.4 | 82t | 25 | 6.9 | 18 | 5.0 | 55 | 369 | 2387 | 74.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 426 | 205 | 48.1 | 203 | 3063 | 7.2 | 14.9 | 72t | 17 | 4.0 | 18 | 4.2 | 39 | 315 | 2748 | 67.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hayes | 46 | 1003 | 21.8 | 82t | 12 |
| Frank Clarke | 41 | 682 | 16.6 | 53t | 4 |
| Buddy Dial | 17 | 283 | 16.6 | 46 | 1 |
| Pete Gent | 16 | 233 | 14.6 | 20t | 2 |
| Don Perkins | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 11 | 110 | 10.0 | 21 | 3 |
| Dan Reeves | 9 | 210 | 23.3 | 47 | 1 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 22 | 1 |
| J.D. Smith | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Jim Stiger | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 168 | 2756 | 16.4 | 82t | 25 |
| Opponents Totals | 205 | 3063 | 14.9 | 72t | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Green | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Obert Logan | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 90t | 1 |
| Mike Gaechter | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lilly | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 198 | 11.0 | 90t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 268 | 14.9 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Villanueva | 60 | 2505 | 41.8 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Colin Ridgway | 13 | 510 | 39.2 | 44 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 73 | 3015 | 41.3 | 58 | 0 | 139 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 3043 | 42.9 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 312 | 2571 | 36.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Renfro | 24 | 4 | 145 | 6.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 12 | 2 | 153 | 12.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Jim Stiger | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 7 | 312 | 8.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 24 | 139 | 5.3 | 67t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Renfro | 21 | 630 | 30.0 | 100t | 1 | |
| Bob Hayes | 17 | 450 | 26.5 | 66 | 0 | |
| Dan Reeves | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jim Stiger | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Ralph Neely | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 1166 | 26.5 | 100t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 1229 | 19.5 | 50 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Andrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Colvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Edwards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gaechter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cornell Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 0 |
| Bob Lilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Obert Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| Garry Porterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Rhome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.D. Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Stiger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 104 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 2 |
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