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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings - October 8th, 1961
Dallas Cowboys 28 at Minnesota Vikings 0
Sunday, October 8, 1961
Dallas Cowboys 28, Minnesota Vikings 0| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (3-1-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Minnesota Vikings (1-3-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
| DAL | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DAL | Billy Howton 12 yard pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | DAL | Don Perkins 3 yard rush (Allen Green kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3rd | DAL | Frank Clarke 23 yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 4th | DAL | Frank Clarke 52 yard pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 28 | 0 |
Team Stats
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-117-1 | 20-83-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-27-200-3-0 | 12-26-165-0-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-20 | 7-65 |
| Net pass yards | 180 | 100 |
| Total yards | 297 | 183 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-17 | 2-20 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Frank Clarke | DAL | 3 | 91 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Perkins | DAL | 19 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Howton | DAL | 5 | 59 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Meredith | DAL | 8 | 16 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie LeBaron | DAL | 6 | 11 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Amos Marsh | DAL | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dick Bielski | DAL | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Merrill Douglas | DAL | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don McIlhenny | DAL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jerry Reichow | MIN | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 10 | 21 | 151 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mel Triplett | MIN | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave Middleton | MIN | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Schnelker | MIN | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| A.D. Williams | MIN | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| George Shaw | MIN | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Hayes | MIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Don Bishop | DAL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Harris | DAL | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Warren Livingston | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Amos Marsh | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Perkins | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Jamie Caleb | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||