| Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1961 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 23500 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 70 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 21 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bernie Parrish 34 opponents fumble recovery (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Vince Costello 30 opponents fumble recovery (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jim Brown 1 run (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jim Doran 16 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Dick Bielski kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 20 FG | 24 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dick Bielski 36 FG | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jim Brown 21 pass from Milt Plum (Lou Groza kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jim Doran 5 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Milt Plum 1 run (Lou Groza kick) | 38 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 49 | HB | Bobby Mitchell |
| 26 | FL | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jim Houston |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 68 | RDT | Larry Stephens |
| 84 | RDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 35 | LLB | Galen Fiss |
| 50 | MLB | Vince Costello |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 30 | LCB | Bernie Parrish |
| 46 | LS | Don Fleming |
| 24 | RS | Bobby Franklin |
| 44 | RCB | Jim Shofner |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Howton |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 62 | LOG | Andy Cvercko |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 63 | ROG | Mike Falls |
| 67 | ROT | John Houser |
| 36 | TE | Dick Bielski |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 43 | HB | Don Perkins |
| 82 | FL | Frank Clarke |
| 35 | FB | J.W. Lockett |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Lilly |
| 78 | LDT | Don Healy |
| 79 | RDT | Ken Frost |
| 87 | RDE | Nate Borden |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dowdle |
| 40 | LCB | Jimmy Harris |
| 32 | LS | Tom Franckhauser |
| 42 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 43 | 4 | 3 | |
| DAL | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 26 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 12 | 140 | 10.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Brown | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Milt Plum | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 230 | 6.6 | 27 | 2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 20 | 123 | 6.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 174 | 5.4 | 33 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 0 | 143 | 11.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 137.7 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 0 | 143 | 11.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 137.7 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 3 | 202 | 7.5 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 61.6 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 3 | 202 | 7.5 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 61.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Gern Nagler | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 2 | 20 | 11.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 143 | 14.3 | 24 | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Howton | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 29 | 2 |
| Frank Clarke | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 202 | 14.4 | 44 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bernie Parrish | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Sam Baker | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Don Perkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Jim Brown | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Marsh | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 30 | 0 | |