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1961 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 236 points (16.9/g), 13th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 380 points (27.1/g), 12th.
 Differential of -144 points (-10.3/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 3.4-10.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 10th.

Coached by Tom Landry (4-9-1)

1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 13 DAL Bob Lilly HOF DT 14 1961 1974 7 11 14 128 196 TCU
2 16 DAL E.J. Holub LB 10 1961 1970 2 5 8 60 127 Texas Tech
3 30 DAL Stew Barber T 9 1961 1969 2 5 8 43 125 Penn State
4 44 DAL Sonny Davis LB 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 2 Baylor
7 86 DAL Art Gilmore B 0 0 0 Oregon State
8 100 DAL Don Talbert T 8 1962 1971 0 0 5 25 103 Texas
9 114 DAL Glynn Gregory E 2 1961 1962 0 0 0 3 20 6 100 0 SMU
11 142 DAL Norris Stevenson B 0 0 0 Missouri
12 156 DAL Lowndes Shingler QB 0 0 0 Clemson
13 170 DAL Don Goodman B 0 0 0 Florida
14 184 DAL Billy Shaw HOF G 9 1961 1969 5 8 8 50 119 Georgia Tech
15 198 DAL Julius Varnado T 0 0 0 San Francisco State
16 212 DAL Jerry Steffen B 0 0 0 Colorado
17 226 DAL Everett Cloud B 0 0 0 Maryland
18 240 DAL Randy Williams B 0 0 0 Indiana
19 254 DAL Lynn Hoyem G 6 1962 1967 0 0 1 17 84 Long Beach State
20 268 DAL Jerry Morgan B 0 0 0 Iowa State