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.
Simple Rating System: Total -12.4, Offense: -5.9, Defense: -6.4, SoS: -2.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tom Landry (4-9-1)
Training Camp: St. Olaf College (Northfield, Minnesota)
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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 | 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Gene Babb | 27 | LB-FB | 14 | 9 | 216 | 6-3 | Austin | 12/27/1934 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957 |
| 20 | Bob Bercich | 25 | DB | 6 | 6 | 198 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 11/9/1936 | 1 | New York Giants / 15th / 179th pick / 1959 |
| 36 | Dick Bielski* | 29 | E-FB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Maryland | 9/7/1932 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| 44 | Don Bishop | 27 | B | 14 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Los Angeles CC | 7/1/1934 | 3 | |
| 87 | Nate Borden | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Indiana | 9/22/1932 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 293rd pick / 1955 |
| 77 | Byron Bradfute | 24 | T | 5 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/12/1937 | 1 | |
| 82 | Frank Clarke | 27 | E | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado | 2/7/1934 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| 53 | Mike Connelly | 26 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Washington St.,Utah St. | 10/16/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959 |
| 62 | Andy Cvercko | 24 | G | 11 | 10 | 243 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 11/6/1937 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1959 |
| 88 | 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 |
| 83 | Jim Doran | 34 | E-DE | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Buena Vista,Iowa St. | 8/11/1927 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 |
| 34 | Merrill Douglas | 25 | FB-HB | 6 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/15/1936 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 65th pick / 1958 |
| 30 | Mike Dowdle | 24 | LB-FB | 14 | 6 | 235 | 6-3 | Texas | 12/6/1937 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 179th pick / 1960 |
| 45 | L.G. Dupre | 29 | HB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Baylor | 9/10/1932 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 27th pick / 1955 |
| 63 | Mike Falls | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 3/3/1934 | 1 | New York Giants / 20th / 237th pick / 1956 |
| 32 | Tom Franckhauser | 24 | DB | 6 | 4 | 195 | 6-0 | Purdue | 5/26/1937 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1959 |
| 79 | Ken Frost | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 11/17/1938 | Rook | |
| 75 | Bob Fry | 31 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 11/11/1930 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
| 71 | Charley Granger | 23 | T | 8 | 7 | 240 | 6-2 | Southern | 8/9/1938 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 26th / 202nd pick / 1961 |
| 61 | Allen Green | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 2/15/1938 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1961 |
| 21 | 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 |
| 64 | Bob Grottkau | 24 | G | 13 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Oregon | 3/22/1937 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 46th pick / 1959 |
| 40 | Jimmy Harris | 27 | DB | 11 | 4 | 178 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/12/1934 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 50th pick / 1957 |
| 78 | Don Healy | 25 | DT-G | 14 | 0 | 259 | 6-3 | Maryland | 8/28/1936 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 37th pick / 1958 |
| 72 | Bill Herchman | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 3/10/1933 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956 |
| 67 | John Houser | 26 | G-C-T | 14 | 7 | 238 | 6-3 | Redlands | 6/21/1935 | 4 | |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | 25 | LB | 13 | 13 | 228 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 6/28/1936 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| 81 | Billy Howton | 31 | E | 14 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Rice | 7/5/1930 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| 11 | Buddy Humphrey | 26 | QB | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/29/1935 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1959 |
| 14 | Eddie LeBaron | 31 | QB | 14 | 10 | 168 | 5-9 | Pacific | 1/7/1930 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| 74 | 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 |
| 41 | Warren Livingston | 23 | DB | 8 | 8 | 192 | 5-10 | Arizona | 7/5/1938 | Rook | |
| 35 | J.W. Lockett | 24 | FB | 12 | 7 | 226 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma | 3/23/1937 | Rook | |
| 31 | Amos Marsh | 22 | HB-FB | 14 | 7 | 218 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 5/7/1939 | Rook | |
| 70 | Bob McCreary | 22 | T | 9 | 4 | 256 | 6-5 | Wake Forest | 6/20/1939 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 65th pick / 1961 |
| 42 | Don McIlhenny | 27 | HB | 3 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | SMU | 11/22/1934 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1956 |
| 17 | Don Meredith | 23 | QB | 8 | 4 | 210 | 6-3 | SMU | 4/10/1938 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| 47 | Dicky Moegle | 27 | DB-HB-FB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Rice | 9/14/1934 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1955 |
| 80 | Lee Murchison | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Pacific | 4/16/1938 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 70th pick / 1960 |
| 56 | Jack Patera | 28 | LB | 1 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Oregon | 8/1/1933 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 44th pick / 1955 |
| 43 | Don Perkins* | 23 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 3/4/1938 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| 50 | 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 |