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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

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Eddie LeBaron 31 9 10 120 for 236, 1,741 yards, 14 td, 16 int, & 20 rushes for 72 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950

QB Don Meredith 23 1 4 94 for 182, 1,161 yards, 9 td, 11 int, & 22 rushes for 176 yards and 1 td

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960

HB Don Perkins* 23 Rook 0 200 rushes for 815 yards, 4 td, & 32 catches for 298 yards and 1 td

Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960

FB Amos Marsh 22 Rook 7 84 rushes for 379 yards, 1 td, & 21 catches for 189 yards and 2 td
FB J.W. Lockett 24 Rook 7 66 rushes for 280 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 114 yards and 2 td
FL Frank Clarke 27 4 0 41 catches for 919 yards, 9 td

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956

SE Billy Howton 31 9 0 56 catches for 785 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952

TE Dick Bielski* 29 6 0 26 catches for 377 yards, 3 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955

LT Bob Fry 31 8 0

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953

LG Andy Cvercko 24 1 10

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1959

LG John Houser 26 4 7 1 fumble recovered
C Mike Connelly 26 1 0

Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959

RG Mike Falls 27 1 0

New York Giants / 20th / 237th pick / 1956

RT Charley Granger 23 Rook 7

Boston Patriots / 26th / 202nd pick / 1961

RT John Houser 26 4 7 1 fumble recovered
 Defensive Starters
LDE Bob Lilly 22 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961

LDT Don Healy 25 3 0 1 interception, 5 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 37th pick / 1958

RDT Bill Herchman 28 5 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956

RDE Nate Borden 29 6 0

Green Bay Packers / 25th / 293rd pick / 1955

LLB Chuck Howley 25 3 13 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958

LLB Mike Dowdle 24 1 6 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 179th pick / 1960

MLB Jerry Tubbs 26 4 0 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957

RLB Gene Babb 27 4 9 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957

RLB Chuck Howley 25 3 13 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958

LCB Warren Livingston 23 Rook 8 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered
RCB Don Bishop 27 3 0 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LS Bob Bercich 25 1 6 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 15th / 179th pick / 1959

RS Dicky Moegle 27 6 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1955

 Special Teams Starters
K Allen Green 23 Rook 0 5 of 15 field goals & 19 of 19 extra points

New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1961

P Allen Green 23 Rook 0 61 punts for a 36.7 average, 1 blocked

New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1961

PR Amos Marsh 22 Rook 7 14 punt returns for a 5.1 average and 0 td
KR Amos Marsh 22 Rook 7 26 kick returns for a 25.7 average and 0 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Gene Babb 27 LB-FB 14 9 216 6-3 Austin 12/27/1934 4

San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957

Bob Bercich 25 DB 6 6 198 6-1 Michigan State 11/9/1936 1

New York Giants / 15th / 179th pick / 1959

Dick Bielski* 29 E-FB 14 0 224 6-1 Maryland 9/7/1932 6

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955

Don Bishop 27 B 14 0 209 6-2 Los Angeles Community College 7/1/1934 3
Nate Borden 29 DE 14 0 234 6-0 Indiana 9/22/1932 6

Green Bay Packers / 25th / 293rd pick / 1955

Byron Bradfute 24 T 5 0 243 6-3 Southern Miss 12/12/1937 1
Frank Clarke 27 E 14 0 215 6-1 Colorado 2/7/1934 4

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956

Mike Connelly 26 C-G-T 14 0 247 6-4 Utah State,Washington State 10/16/1935 1

Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959

Andy Cvercko 24 G 11 10 243 6-1 Northwestern 11/6/1937 1

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1959

Sonny Davis 23 LB 2 0 219 6-2 Baylor 9/25/1938 Rook

Denver Broncos / 4th / 29th pick / 1961
Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 44th pick / 1961

Jim Doran 34 E-DE 14 0 201 6-2 Buena Vista,Iowa State 8/11/1927 10

Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951

Merrill Douglas 25 FB-HB 6 0 204 6-0 Utah 3/15/1936 3

Chicago Bears / 6th / 65th pick / 1958

Mike Dowdle 24 LB-FB 14 6 235 6-3 Texas 12/6/1937 1

San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 179th pick / 1960

L.G. Dupre 29 HB 10 0 190 5-11 Baylor 9/10/1932 6

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 27th pick / 1955

Mike Falls 27 G 14 0 240 6-2 Minnesota 3/3/1934 1

New York Giants / 20th / 237th pick / 1956

Tom Franckhauser 24 DB 6 4 195 6-0 Purdue 5/26/1937 2

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1959

Ken Frost 23 DT 14 0 242 6-4 Tennessee 11/17/1938 Rook
Bob Fry 31 T-G 14 0 235 6-4 Kentucky 11/11/1930 8

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953

Charley Granger 23 T 8 7 240 6-2 Southern 8/9/1938 Rook

Boston Patriots / 26th / 202nd pick / 1961

Allen Green 23 K 14 0 216 6-2 Mississippi 2/15/1938 Rook

New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1961

Glynn Gregory 22 E-DB 14 0 195 6-2 SMU 7/6/1939 Rook

Dallas Texans / 13th / 102nd pick / 1961
Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 114th pick / 1961

Bob Grottkau 24 G 13 0 228 6-4 Oregon 3/22/1937 2

Detroit Lions / 4th / 46th pick / 1959

Jimmy Harris 27 DB 11 4 178 6-1 Oklahoma 11/12/1934 4

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 50th pick / 1957

Don Healy 25 DT-G 14 0 259 6-3 Maryland 8/28/1936 3

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 37th pick / 1958

Bill Herchman 28 DT 14 0 246 6-2 Texas Tech 3/10/1933 5

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956

John Houser 26 G-C-T 14 7 238 6-3 Redlands 6/21/1935 4
Chuck Howley 25 LB 13 13 228 6-3 West Virginia 6/28/1936 3

Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958

Billy Howton 31 E 14 0 191 6-2 Rice 7/5/1930 9

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952

Buddy Humphrey 26 QB 2 0 198 6-1 Baylor 9/29/1935 2

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1959

Eddie LeBaron 31 QB 14 10 168 5-9 Pacific 1/7/1930 9

Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950

Bob Lilly 22 DT-DE 14 0 260 6-5 TCU 7/26/1939 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961

Warren Livingston 23 DB 8 8 192 5-10 Arizona 7/5/1938 Rook
J.W. Lockett 24 FB 12 7 226 6-2 Central Oklahoma 3/23/1937 Rook
Amos Marsh 22 HB-FB 14 7 218 6-0 Oregon State 5/7/1939 Rook
Bob McCreary 22 T 9 4 256 6-5 Wake Forest 6/20/1939 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 65th pick / 1961

Don McIlhenny 27 HB 3 0 197 6-0 SMU 11/22/1934 5

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1956

Don Meredith 23 QB 8 4 210 6-3 SMU 4/10/1938 1

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960

Dicky Moegle 27 DB-HB-FB 14 0 195 6-0 Rice 9/14/1934 6

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1955

Lee Murchison 23 WR 14 0 205 6-3 Pacific 4/16/1938 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 70th pick / 1960

Jack Patera 28 LB 1 0 234 6-1 Oregon 8/1/1933 6

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 44th pick / 1955

Don Perkins* 23 FB-HB 14 0 204 5-10 New Mexico 3/4/1938 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960

Jerry Tubbs 26 LB-C 14 0 221 6-2 Oklahoma 1/23/1935 4

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957

Team Total 25.7 14 218.9 6-1.7 2.9