1960 Dallas Cowboys
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.
Simple Rating System: Total -14.8, Offense: -6.1, Defense: -8.7, SoS: 1.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tom Landry (0-11-1)
Training Camp: St. John's Military Academy (Delafield, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Eddie LeBaron | 30 | 8 | 10 | 111 for 225, 1,736 yards, 12 td, 25 int, & 17 rushes for 94 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| HB | Don McIlhenny | 26 | 4 | 7 | 96 rushes for 321 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 120 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1956 |
| HB | L.G. Dupre | 28 | 5 | 5 | 104 rushes for 362 yards, 3 td, & 21 catches for 216 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 27th pick / 1955 |
| FB | Walt Kowalczyk | 25 | 2 | 7 | 50 rushes for 156 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 143 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1958 |
| FB | Gene Babb | 26 | 3 | 5 | 39 rushes for 115 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 140 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957 |
| FL | Billy Howton | 30 | 8 | 7 | 23 catches for 363 yards, 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| SE | Fred Dugan | 27 | 2 | 0 | 29 catches for 461 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| TE | Jim Doran* | 33 | 9 | 9 | 31 catches for 554 yards, 3 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Bob Fry | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
| LG | Duane Putnam | 32 | 8 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 | |
| C | John Houser | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RG | Buzz Guy | 24 | 2 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 34th pick / 1958 | |
| RG | Mike Falls | 26 | Rook | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 20th / 237th pick / 1956 |
| RT | Paul Dickson | 23 | 1 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Nate Borden | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 293rd pick / 1955 |
| LDT | Don Healy | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 37th pick / 1958 |
| RDT | Ed Husmann | 29 | 7 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 | |
| RDE | John Gonzaga | 27 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LLB | Wayne Hansen | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| MLB | Jerry Tubbs | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| RLB | Gene Cronin | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 74th pick / 1956 |
| LCB | Tom Franckhauser | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1959 |
| RCB | Don Bishop | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Bob Bercich | 24 | Rook | 6 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 15th / 179th pick / 1959 |
| RS | Bill Butler | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cone | 34 | 9 | 0 | 6 of 13 field goals & 21 of 23 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| P | Dave Sherer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 57 punts for a 42.5 average, 1 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1959 |
| PR | Bill Butler | 23 | 1 | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| KR | Tom Franckhauser | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 20.2 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1959 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Gene Babb | 26 | LB-FB | 10 | 5 | 216 | 6-3 | Austin | 12/27/1934 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957 |
| 20 | Bob Bercich | 24 | DB | 12 | 6 | 198 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 11/9/1936 | Rook | New York Giants / 15th / 179th pick / 1959 |
| 36 | Dick Bielski | 28 | E-FB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Maryland | 9/7/1932 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| 44 | Don Bishop | 26 | B | 12 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Los Angeles CC | 7/1/1934 | 2 | |
| 87 | Nate Borden | 28 | DE | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Indiana | 9/22/1932 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 293rd pick / 1955 |
| 51 | Tom Braatz | 27 | LB-E | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Marquette | 5/12/1933 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 159th pick / 1955 |
| 77 | Byron Bradfute | 23 | T | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/12/1937 | Rook | |
| 22 | Bill Butler | 23 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 7/10/1937 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| 82 | Frank Clarke | 26 | E | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado | 2/7/1934 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| 31 | Fred Cone | 34 | FB-K | 12 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Clemson | 6/21/1926 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| 54 | Mike Connelly | 25 | C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Washington St.,Utah St. | 10/16/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959 |
| 85 | Gene Cronin | 27 | DE-LB-G | 11 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/20/1933 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 74th pick / 1956 |
| 71 | Paul Dickson | 23 | DT-T | 8 | 8 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 2/26/1937 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
| 34 | Fred Doelling | 22 | DB | 2 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Pennsylvania | 9/27/1938 | Rook | |
| 83 | Jim Doran* | 33 | E-DE | 12 | 9 | 201 | 6-2 | Buena Vista,Iowa St. | 8/11/1927 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 |
| 30 | Mike Dowdle | 23 | LB-FB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Texas | 12/6/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 179th pick / 1960 |
| 89 | Fred Dugan | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Dayton | 5/12/1933 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| 45 | L.G. Dupre | 28 | HB | 11 | 5 | 190 | 5-11 | Baylor | 9/10/1932 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 27th pick / 1955 |
| 63 | Mike Falls | 26 | G | 11 | 5 | 240 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 3/3/1934 | Rook | New York Giants / 20th / 237th pick / 1956 |
| 32 | Tom Franckhauser | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Purdue | 5/26/1937 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1959 |
| 75 | Bob Fry | 30 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 11/11/1930 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
| 76 | John Gonzaga | 27 | T-G-DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | none | 3/6/1933 | 4 | |
| 60 | Buzz Guy | 24 | G-T-DT | 12 | 7 | 248 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/20/1936 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 34th pick / 1958 |
| 52 | Wayne Hansen | 32 | LB-C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| 62 | Don Healy | 24 | DT-G | 12 | 0 | 259 | 6-3 | Maryland | 8/28/1936 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 37th pick / 1958 |
| 11 | Don Heinrich | 30 | QB | 12 | 1 | 182 | 6-0 | Washington | 9/19/1930 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 35th pick / 1952 |
| 72 | Bill Herchman | 27 | DT | 11 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 3/10/1933 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956 |
| 67 | John Houser | 25 | G-C-T | 11 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Redlands | 6/21/1935 | 3 | |
| 81 | Billy Howton | 30 | E | 11 | 7 | 191 | 6-2 | Rice | 7/5/1930 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| 66 | Ed Husmann | 29 | DT-G-DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/6/1931 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 |
| 79 | Dick Klein | 26 | T-DT | 7 | 4 | 254 | 6-4 | Georgia,Iowa | 2/11/1934 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 29th / 347th pick / 1955 |
| 35 | Walt Kowalczyk | 25 | FB-DB | 12 | 7 | 208 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 4/17/1935 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1958 |
| 14 | Eddie LeBaron | 30 | QB | 11 | 10 | 168 | 5-9 | Pacific | 1/7/1930 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| 23 | Woodley Lewis | 35 | DB-E | 6 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oregon | 6/14/1925 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| 25 | Ray Mathews | 31 | HB-E | 6 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Clemson | 2/26/1929 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 81st pick / 1951 |
| 42 | Don McIlhenny | 26 | HB | 11 | 7 | 197 | 6-0 | SMU | 11/22/1934 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1956 |
| 17 | Don Meredith | 22 | QB | 6 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | SMU | 4/10/1938 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| 24 | Jim Mooty | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Arkansas | 6/15/1937 | Rook | |
| 56 | Jack Patera | 27 | LB | 3 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Oregon | 8/1/1933 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 44th pick / 1955 |
| 61 | Duane Putnam | 32 | G | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Pacific | 9/5/1928 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| 86 | Dave Sherer | 23 | E | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | New Mex. Mil. Inst.,SMU | 2/14/1937 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1959 |
| 50 | Jerry Tubbs | 25 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/23/1935 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| 84 | Gary Wisener | 22 | DB | 10 | 3 | 206 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/24/1938 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 12 | 217.0 | 6-1.4 | 3.7 |