1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Conference • 10-3-1 .769 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/1/1967 | H | Green Bay Packers | 27-34 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 74152 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Andrie | 66 | RDE | 6-7 | 252 | 26 | Marquette | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Boeke | 68 | LOT | 6-5 | 250 | 28 | Heidelberg | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Clarke | 82 | TE | 6-0 | 211 | 32 | Wisconsin; Trinidad State JC; Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Colvin | 77 | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 29 | Houston | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Connelly | 53 | C | 6-3 | 242 | 31 | Washington State; Pasadena CC; Utah State | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Daniels | 45 | DB | 5-9 | 180 | 22 | Columbia Basin JC; Pacific (Oregon) | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Dial | 26 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 29 | Rice | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Donohue | 62 | ROG | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Edwards | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 224 | 27 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Gaechter | 27 | LS | 6-0 | 192 | 26 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 35 | FL | 6-4 | 209 | 24 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | LCB | 6-4 | 211 | 26 | Utah State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | 22 | SE | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | Florida A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Hays | 56 | RLB | 6-3 | 227 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 54 | LLB | 6-3 | 228 | 30 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Johnson | 23 | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 25 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 27 | Texas Christian | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Liscio | 72 | LOG | 6-5 | 251 | 26 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Warren Livingston | 41 | RCB | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Arizona | 1 | 1 |
| Obert Logan | 25 | DB | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Trinity (Texas) | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Manders | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 25 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Don Meredith | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Neely | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| John Niland | 76 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 22 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 220 | 27 | Johnson C. Smith | 1 | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 43 | FB | 5-10 | 200 | 28 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 22 | Elizabeth City State | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 30 | HB | 6-1 | 201 | 22 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Renfro | 20 | RS | 6-0 | 191 | 25 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Rhome | 11 | QB | 6-0 | 186 | 24 | Southern Methodist; Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Les Shy | 46 | RB | 6-1 | 202 | 22 | Long Beach State | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Stephens | 79 | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Townes | 71 | LDE | 6-5 | 263 | 23 | Indiana; Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Villanueva | 11 | K | 5-11 | 202 | 29 | Reedley JC; New Mexico State | 1 | 0 |
| Malcolm Walker | 57 | ROT | 6-4 | 252 | 23 | Rice | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | / % | / % | 6 | 29 | |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | / % | / % | 2 | 23 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Villanueva | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 34 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Villanueva | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Perkins | 17 | 108 | 6.4 | 23t | 1 |
| Dan Reeves | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Don Meredith | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 187 | 4.7 | 23t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 102 | 4.3 | 32 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Meredith | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 15 | 238 | 7.7 | 15.9 | 68t | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 7 | 231 | 71.7 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 15 | 238 | 7.7 | 15.9 | 68t | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 7 | 231 | 71.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 9 | 304 | 10.9 | 16.0 | 51t | 4 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 39 | 265 | 143.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Reeves | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Pettis Norman | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 68t | 1 | ||
| Pete Gent | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 238 | 15.9 | 68t | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 304 | 16.0 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Villanueva | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 32.3 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 32.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 169 | 42.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 0 | -9 | -3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | -9 | -3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Renfro | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 153 | 25.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| George Andrie | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Dave Edwards | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| Willie Townes | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Jim Colvin | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 39.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
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