Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
Date: September 24, 1961 Location: Dallas, TX |
Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12992 |
Weather: Cloudy Temp: 86 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 15 mph |
Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DAL |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Amos Marsh 6 run (Allen Green kick) | 0 | 7 |
2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Meredith 20 run (Allen Green kick) | 0 | 14 |
2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 4 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 14 |
4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Amos Marsh 19 pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 7 | 21 |
LINEUPS | ||
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Minnesota Vikings | ||
Offense | ||
39 | SE | Dave Middleton |
67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
52 | C | Bill Lapham |
64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
85 | TE | Bob Schnelker |
10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
28 | HB | Dick Haley |
39 | FL | Hugh McElhenny |
33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
Defense | ||
70 | LDE | Jim Marshall |
79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
83 | RDE | Don Joyce |
31 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
54 | RLB | Karl Rubke |
40 | LCB | Jack Morris |
24 | LS | Rich Mostardi |
26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
22 | RCB | Dick Pesonen |
Dallas Cowboys | ||
Offense | ||
81 | SE | Billy Howton |
75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
62 | LOG | Andy Cvercko |
53 | C | Mike Connelly |
63 | ROG | Mike Falls |
71 | ROT | Charlie Granger |
36 | TE | Dick Bielski |
17 | QB | Don Meredith |
45 | HB | L.G. Dupre |
82 | FL | Frank Clarke |
31 | FB | Amos Marsh |
Defense | ||
74 | LDE | Bob Lilly |
78 | LDT | Don Healy |
72 | RDT | Bill Herchman |
87 | RDE | Nate Borden |
54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
33 | RLB | Gene Babb |
41 | LCB | Warren Livingston |
20 | LS | Bob Bercich |
42 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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Minnesota Vikings | |||||
Mel Triplett | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
Hugh McElhenny | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
Tommy Mason | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 |
Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
Doug Mayberry | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys | |||||
Don Perkins | 17 | 108 | 6.4 | 47 | 0 |
Amos Marsh | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 21 | 1 |
Don Meredith | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 20t | 1 |
L.G. Dupre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Don McIlhenny | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 8 | 33.3 | 2 | 117 | 4.9 | 49 | 0 | 24 | 15.5 | |
George Shaw | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 1 | 33 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | |
Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
Don Meredith | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 163 | 7.4 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 74.6 | |
Eddie LeBaron | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 75 | 9.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 |
RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota Vikings | |||||
A.D. Williams | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 49 | 0 |
Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
Dick Haley | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
Dave Middleton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Doug Mayberry | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Jerry Reichow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Mel Triplett | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Tommy Mason | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys | |||||
Don Perkins | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 17 | 0 |
Frank Clarke | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 21 | 0 |
Amos Marsh | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 19t | 1 |
Billy Howton | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 |
Dick Bielski | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
L.G. Dupre | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Jim Doran | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Don McIlhenny | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota Vikings | |||||
Rip Hawkins | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
Clancy Osborne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys | |||||
Don Bishop | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Warren Livingston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Bob Bercich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota Vikings | |||||
Mike Mercer | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 56 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys | |||||
Allen Green | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 40 | 0 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
Tommy Mason | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
Amos Marsh | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Warren Livingston | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
Tommy Mason | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 | |
Billy Gault | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | |
Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
Don Perkins | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
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