| Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 13, 1974 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 49885 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 68 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dennis Morgan 98 punt return (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Donny Anderson 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 80 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jean Fugett 24 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jackie Smith 19 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 8 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 1 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Staubach 1 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 31 FG | 28 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 67 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 41 | LCB | Charlie Waters |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 73 | LOT | Ernie McMillan |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Council Rudolph |
| 70 | LDT | Leo Brooks |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 45 | LS | Jim Tolbert |
| 41 | RS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7/13 | / | 6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| STL | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6/13 | / | 6 | 54 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Roger Staubach | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | -22 | -22.0 | -22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 146 | 4.3 | 2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| Jim Otis | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 1 | 236 | 8.1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 87.7 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 1 | 236 | 8.1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 87.7 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 0 | 155 | 7.8 | 80t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101.0 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 81 | 81.0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 0 | 236 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| Walt Garrison | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24t | 1 |
| Bill Houston | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 236 | 12.4 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 1 | |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 1 | |
| Donny Anderson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 236 | 26.2 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Clarence Duren | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Hal Roberts | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Dennis Morgan | 2 | 0 | 108 | 54.0 | 98t | 1 |
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott Stringer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Dennis Morgan | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Charley Young | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Jack LeVeck | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Eddie Moss | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Roger Finnie | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bob Crum | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |