| Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 1, 1961 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 43638 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 53 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jim Brown 7 run (Bobby Franklin run failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 28 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Rich Kreitling 16 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick blocked) | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 27 FG | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Rich Kreitling 8 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 25 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 7 pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 7 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 43 | HB | Don Perkins |
| 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 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Rich Kreitling |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 64 | LOG | Jim Ray Smith |
| 56 | C | John Morrow |
| 60 | ROG | John Wooten |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | TE | Gern Nagler |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 22 | HB | Tommy Watkins |
| 26 | FL | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jim Houston |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 72 | RDT | Floyd Peters |
| 84 | RDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 35 | LLB | Galen Fiss |
| 52 | MLB | Dave Lloyd |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 30 | LCB | Bernie Parrish |
| 46 | LS | Don Fleming |
| 24 | RS | Bobby Franklin |
| 44 | RCB | Jim Shofner |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 43 | 3 | 1 | |
| CLE | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | / | / | 5 | 42 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 52 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 22 | 1 |
| Tommy Watkins | 14 | 92 | 6.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Preston Powell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 216 | 5.3 | 22 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 2 | 128 | 5.6 | 56 | 1 | 29 | 43.4 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 2 | 129 | 5.2 | 56 | 1 | 29 | 43.6 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 100 | 5.9 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 80.5 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 100 | 5.9 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 80.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Amos Marsh | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Frank Clarke | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Howton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 0 | 10 | 10L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 129 | 10.8 | 56 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ray Renfro | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Rich Kreitling | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16t | 2 |
| Jim Brown | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Gern Nagler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 28 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Bishop | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Shofner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Fleming | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Allen Green | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 43 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Sam Baker | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 42 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Warren Livingston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Marsh | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Preston Powell | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 33 | 0 | |