| Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 13, 1963 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 27264 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 88 F Humidty: 26% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 11 pass from Don Meredith (Sam Baker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Sam Baker 13 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 30 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Amos Marsh 41 run (Sam Baker kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 70 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 70 | LOT | Daryl Sanders |
| 77 | LOG | Danny LaRose |
| 51 | C | Bob Whitlow |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 50 | ROT | Bob Scholtz |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 72 | LDT | Floyd Peters |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 54 | RLB | Max Messner |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Billy Howton |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 64 | LOG | Jim Ray Smith |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 70 | ROG | Dale Memmelaar |
| 76 | ROT | Ed Nutting |
| 83 | TE | Lee Folkins |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 22 | HB | Amos Bullocks |
| 82 | FL | Frank Clarke |
| 43 | FB | Don Perkins |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Lilly |
| 68 | LDT | Guy Reese |
| 78 | RDT | John Meyers |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 55 | RLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 42 | LS | Jim Ridlon |
| 41 | RS | Warren Livingston |
| 44 | RCB | Don Bishop |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |
| DAL | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 57 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tommy Watkins | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 105 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Amos Bullocks | 18 | 87 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 173 | 5.4 | 41t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 2 | 94 | 4.7 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11.2 |
| Earl Morrall | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 1 | 172 | 9.6 | 70t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88.2 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 3 | 266 | 7.0 | 70t | 2 | 2 | 12 | 46.6 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 1 | 71 | 4.2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 39.6 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 16 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 25.8 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 2 | 87 | 4.0 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 26.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 70t | 2 |
| Terry Barr | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 266 | 19.0 | 70t | 2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Amos Bullocks | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11t | 1 |
| Lee Folkins | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Howton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 22 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Roger Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dick Lane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Chuck Howley | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 5 | 269 | 53.8 | 73 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 313 | 52.2 | 73 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Sam Baker | 10 | 503 | 50.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 503 | 50.3 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 5 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 40 | 5.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Jim Stiger | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tom Hall | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Larry Ferguson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Amos Bullocks | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jim Stiger | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 29 | 0 | |