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1960 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 0-11-1, Finished 7th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 177 points (14.8/g), 13th of 13 in the NFL.
 Allowed 369 points (30.8/g), 13th.
 Differential of -192 points (-16.0/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 1.8-10.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -24 (-2.0/g), 13th.

Coached by Tom Landry (0-11-1)

1960 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 24 box L 0-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 28 35 17 395 323 72 4 20 475 353 122 1
2 Fri September 30 box L 0-2 Philadelphia Eagles 25 27 18 339 185 154 5 16 301 139 162 5
3 Sun October 9 box L 0-3 @ Washington Redskins 14 26 22 331 275 56 4 13 362 213 149 1
4 Sun October 16 box L 0-4 Cleveland Browns 7 48 8 167 79 88 6 18 282 82 200 1
5 Sun October 23 box L 0-5 @ St. Louis Cardinals 10 12 9 175 124 51 2 17 306 80 226 3
6 Sun October 30 box L 0-6 Baltimore Colts 7 45 9 147 64 83 6 23 493 276 217 1
7 Sun November 6 box L 0-7 Los Angeles Rams 13 38 15 225 61 164 4 20 500 219 281 1
8 Sun November 13 box L 0-8 @ Green Bay Packers 7 41 14 260 161 99 5 20 391 226 165 2
9 Sun November 20 box L 0-9 San Francisco 49ers 14 26 13 282 228 54 7 17 313 141 172 2
10 Sun November 27 box L 0-10 @ Chicago Bears 7 17 12 218 174 44 2 16 279 58 221 3
11 Sun December 4 box T 0-10-1 @ New York Giants 31 31 19 328 258 70 2 19 327 213 114 3
12 Sun December 11 box L 0-11-1 @ Detroit Lions 14 23 24 286 172 114 3 17 343 130 213 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 177 3153 702 4.5 180 163 354 2104 17 33 5.4 105 312 1049 6 3.4 57 50 17 18
Team Defense 369 4372 762 5.7 326 146 293 2130 22 15 6.8 97 447 2242 20 5.0 216 26 11 13
Lg Rank Offense 13 12 12 2 5 8 13 8 13 13 13 11 13 11
Lg Rank Defense 13 13 10 3 8 12 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 9

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Eddie LeBaron 30 QB 11 10 111 225 49.3 1736 12 5.3 25 11.1 76 7.7 3.2 15.6 157.8 53.5
Don Meredith 22 6 1 29 68 42.6 281 2 2.9 5 7.4 23 4.1 1.1 9.7 46.8 34.0
Don Heinrich 30 12 1 23 61 37.7 371 3 4.9 3 4.9 64 6.1 4.4 16.1 30.9 54.7
Team Total 26.7 12 163 354 46.0 2388 17 4.8 33 9.3 76 6.7 3.0 14.7 199.0 45.7
Opp Total 12 146 293 49.8 2130 22 7.5 15 5.1 7.3 5.7 14.6 177.5 77.6 22 175 6.8 4.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
L.G. Dupre 28 hb 11 5 104 362 3 18 3.5 32.9 9.5 21 216 10.3 2 36 1.9 19.6 578 5 5
Don McIlhenny 26 HB 11 7 96 321 1 21 3.3 29.2 8.7 15 120 8.0 1 64 1.4 10.9 441 2 0
Walt Kowalczyk 25 FB 12 7 50 156 1 34 3.1 13.0 4.2 14 143 10.2 1 23 1.2 11.9 299 2 2
Gene Babb 26 fb 10 5 39 115 0 12 2.9 11.5 3.9 13 140 10.8 1 27 1.3 14.0 255 1 0
Eddie LeBaron 30 QB 11 10 17 94 1 23 5.5 8.5 1.5 94 1 4
Don Meredith 22 6 1 3 4 0 8 1.3 0.7 0.5 4 0 2
Don Heinrich 30 12 1 2 3 0 3 1.5 0.3 0.2 3 0 0
Frank Clarke 26 8 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.8 0.1 9 290 32.2 3 76 1.1 36.3 284 3 0
Jim Doran* 33 TE 12 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 554 17.9 3 75 2.6 46.2 554 3 0
Fred Dugan 27 SE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 461 15.9 1 49 2.4 38.4 461 1 1
Billy Howton 30 FL 11 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 363 15.8 4 41 2.1 33.0 363 4 0
Dick Bielski 28 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 38 9.5 1 15 0.3 3.2 38 1 0
Ray Mathews 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 44 14.7 0 20 0.5 7.3 44 0 0
Woodley Lewis 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 19 19.0 0 19 0.2 3.2 19 0 0
Team Total 26.7 12 312 1049 6 34 3.4 87.4 26.0 163 2388 14.7 17 76 13.6 199.0 3437 23 22
Opp Total 12 447 2242 20 5.0 186.8 37.3 146 2130 14.6 22 12.2 177.5 4372 42 21

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Bill Butler 23 RS 12 0 13 131 0 46 10.1 20 399 0 60 20.0 530
Tom Franckhauser 23 LCB 12 0 2 7 0 5 3.5 26 526 0 46 20.2 533
Jim Mooty 23 7 0 8 37 0 12 4.6 12 210 0 43 17.5 247
Gene Babb 26 fb 10 5 3 46 0 20 15.3 301
Mike Dowdle 23 2 0 2 22 0 17 11.0 22
L.G. Dupre 28 hb 11 5 2 44 0 22 22.0 622
Dick Bielski 28 12 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 42
Walt Kowalczyk 25 FB 12 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 299
Duane Putnam 32 LG 12 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
Dave Sherer 23 P 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.7 12 23 175 0 46 7.6 69 1264 0 60 18.3 4876
Opp Total 12 20 0 31 803 1 25.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Dave Sherer 23 P 11 0 57 2420 67 1 42.5
Fred Cone 34 K 12 0 2 1 2 1 4 2 4 2 1 13 6 46.2% 23 21 91.3%
Eddie LeBaron 30 QB 11 10 3 99 34 0 33.0
Team Total 26.7 12 2 1 2 1 4 2 4 2 1 13 6 46.2% 23 21 91.3% 60 2519 67 1 42.0
Opp Total 12 25 17 68.0% 45 44 97.8% 50 2105 42.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bob Bercich 24 LS 12 6 2 27 0 23
Don Bishop 26 RCB 12 0 3 13 0 13
Nate Borden 28 LDE 12 0 0 2 0 0
Tom Braatz 27 12 0 1 4 0 4
Bill Butler 23 RS 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Gene Cronin 27 RLB 11 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Paul Dickson 23 RT 8 8 0 1 0 0
Fred Dugan 27 SE 12 0 1 0 0 0
L.G. Dupre 28 hb 11 5 5 0 0 0
Mike Falls 26 rg 11 5 0 1 0 0
Tom Franckhauser 23 LCB 12 0 3 11 0 9 4 1 0 0
Bob Fry 30 LT 12 0 0 1 4 0
Wayne Hansen 32 LLB 12 0 2 14 0 14 0 1 0 0
Don Healy 24 LDT 12 0 0 3 0 0
Bill Herchman 27 11 0 0 1 0 0
Billy Howton 30 FL 11 7 0 1 0 0
Walt Kowalczyk 25 FB 12 7 2 0 0 0
Eddie LeBaron 30 QB 11 10 4 1 0 0
Don McIlhenny 26 HB 11 7 0 1 0 0
Don Meredith 22 6 1 2 0 0 0
Jim Mooty 23 7 0 2 0 0 0
Jack Patera 27 3 0 1 21 0 21
Jerry Tubbs 25 MLB 12 0 1 5 0 5
Team Total 26.7 12 15 97 0 23 22 16 4 0
Opp Total 12 36 21 10 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Fred Cone 34 K 12 0 21 6 39
L.G. Dupre 28 hb 11 5 3 2 30
Billy Howton 30 FL 11 7 4 24
Frank Clarke 26 8 0 3 18
Jim Doran* 33 TE 12 9 3 18
Walt Kowalczyk 25 FB 12 7 1 1 12
Don McIlhenny 26 HB 11 7 1 1 12
Gene Babb 26 fb 10 5 1 6
Dick Bielski 28 12 0 1 6
Fred Dugan 27 SE 12 0 1 6
Eddie LeBaron 30 QB 11 10 1 6
Team Total 26.7 12 6 17 21 6 177
Opp Total 12 20 22 1 44 17 2 369