| Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 10, 1961 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 15384 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 35 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dick Bielski 29 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dick Bielski 29 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 2 run (Dick Bielski kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | John David Crow 10 pass from Sam Etcheverry (Gerry Perry kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Gerry Perry 16 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | John David Crow 3 run (Gerry Perry kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 27 pass from Sam Etcheverry (Gerry Perry kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 17 pass from Prentice Gautt (Gerry Perry kick) | 13 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 83 | TE | Jim Doran |
| 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 |
| 79 | RDT | Ken Frost |
| 87 | RDE | Nate Borden |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 30 | RLB | Mike Dowdle |
| 40 | LCB | Jimmy Harris |
| 21 | LS | Glynn Gregory |
| 42 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 75 | LOT | Ed Cook |
| 68 | LOG | Mike McGee |
| 79 | C | Gerry Perry |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 23 | ROT | Charlie Granger |
| 85 | TE | Taz Anderson |
| 14 | QB | Sam Etcheverry |
| 44 | HB | John David Crow |
| 40 | FL | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 22 | FB | Prentice Gautt |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 70 | LDT | Don Owens |
| 78 | RDT | Luke Owens |
| 80 | RDE | Ed Henke |
| 51 | LLB | Ted Bates |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 24 | LCB | Billy Stacy |
| 25 | LS | Jerry Norton |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 41 | RCB | Jimmy Hill |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Amos Marsh | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| John David Crow | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Frank Mestnik | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Prentice Gautt | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Etcheverry | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 0 | 49 | 3.1 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 46.1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Sam Etcheverry | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 265 | 10.6 | 78 | 2 | 22 | 82.9 | |
| John David Crow | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Prentice Gautt | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| Charley Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Howton | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Sonny Randle | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 36 | 2 |
| John David Crow | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Taz Anderson | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 78 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Jerry Tubbs | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Glynn Gregory | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Dowdle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Allen Green | 6 | 228 | 38.0 | 53 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Norton | 4 | 199 | 49.8 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willie West | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Marsh | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | ||
| Gene Babb | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jim Doran | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Pat Fischer | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Monte Lee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
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