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1963 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 305 points (21.8/g), 9th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 378 points (27.0/g), 10th.
Differential of -73 points (-5.2/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-8.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 6th.
Coached by Tom Landry (4-10-0)
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1963 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Don Meredith | 25 | 3 | 13 | 167 for 310, 2,381 yards, 17 td, 18 int, & 41 rushes for 185 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| HB | Amos Marsh | 24 | 2 | 9 | 99 rushes for 483 yards, 5 td, & 26 catches for 224 yards and 0 td | |
| HB | Jim Stiger | 22 | Rook | 0 | 31 rushes for 140 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 131 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 19th / 258th pick / 1963 |
| FB | Don Perkins* | 25 | 2 | 10 | 149 rushes for 614 yards, 7 td, & 14 catches for 84 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Frank Clarke | 29 | 6 | 0 | 43 catches for 833 yards, 10 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| SE | Billy Howton | 33 | 11 | 6 | 33 catches for 514 yards, 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| SE | Pettis Norman | 24 | 1 | 5 | 18 catches for 341 yards, 3 td | Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962 |
| TE | Lee Folkins* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 31 catches for 407 yards, 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 82nd pick / 1961 |
| LT | Bob Fry | 33 | 10 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
| LT | Tony Liscio | 23 | Rook | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 |
| LG | Jim Ray Smith | 31 | 7 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 64th pick / 1954 |
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| LG | Lynn Hoyem | 24 | 1 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 29th / 226th pick / 1962 |
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| C | Mike Connelly | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959 |
| RG | Dale Memmelaar | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 21st / 242nd pick / 1959 |
| RT | Ed Nutting | 24 | 2 | 7 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1961 |
| RT | Bob Fry | 33 | 10 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob Lilly | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 |
| LDE | Larry Stephens | 25 | 3 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1960 |
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| LDT | Guy Reese | 24 | 1 | 14 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 83rd pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | John Meyers | 23 | 1 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 25th pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Bob Lilly | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 |
| RDE | George Andrie | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 |
| RDE | Larry Stephens | 25 | 3 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1960 |
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| LLB | Chuck Howley | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| MLB | Jerry Tubbs | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| RLB | Lee Roy Jordan | 22 | Rook | 7 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Dave Edwards | 24 | Rook | 6 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| LCB | Cornell Green | 23 | 1 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Don Bishop | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Mike Gaechter | 23 | 1 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Warren Livingston | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Sam Baker* | 34 | 10 | 0 | 9 of 20 field goals & 38 of 38 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| P | Sam Baker* | 34 | 10 | 0 | 71 punts for a 44.2 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| PR | Jim Stiger | 22 | Rook | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 19th / 258th pick / 1963 |
| KR | Amos Bullocks | 24 | 1 | 3 | 19 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 76th pick / 1962 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| George Andrie | 23 | DE | 12 | 10 | 250 | 6-6 | Marquette | 4/20/1940 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 |
| Sam Baker* | 34 | K-FB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 11/12/1929 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| Gary Barnes | 24 | WR | 12 | 3 | 200 | 6-4 | Clemson | 9/13/1939 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1962 |
| Don Bishop | 29 | B | 13 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Los Angeles Community College | 7/1/1934 | 5 | |
| Clyde Brock | 23 | T | 4 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Utah State | 8/30/1940 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1962 |
| Amos Bullocks | 24 | HB | 14 | 3 | 202 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 2/7/1939 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 76th pick / 1962 |
| Frank Clarke | 29 | E | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado | 2/7/1934 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| Mike Connelly | 28 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah State,Washington State | 10/16/1935 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959 |
| Dave Edwards | 24 | LB | 14 | 6 | 225 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/14/1939 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| Lee Folkins* | 24 | TE-DE | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Washington | 7/4/1939 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 82nd pick / 1961 |
| Bob Fry | 33 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 11/11/1930 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
| Mike Gaechter | 23 | DB | 14 | 10 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 1/9/1940 | 1 | |
| Cornell Green | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Utah State | 2/10/1940 | 1 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt State | 8/5/1940 | Rook | |
| Harold Hays | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 9/24/1939 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 186th pick / 1962 |
| Chuck Howley | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 6/28/1936 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| Billy Howton | 33 | E | 11 | 6 | 191 | 6-2 | Rice | 7/5/1930 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| Lynn Hoyem | 24 | G-T | 14 | 6 | 244 | 6-4 | Long Beach State | 6/27/1939 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 29th / 226th pick / 1962 |
| Joe Bob Isbell | 23 | G | 8 | 0 | 243 | 6-1 | Houston | 7/7/1940 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 20th / 159th pick / 1962 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 22 | LB | 7 | 7 | 221 | 6-1 | Alabama | 4/27/1941 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 33 | QB | 13 | 1 | 168 | 5-9 | Pacific | 1/7/1930 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 123rd pick / 1950 |
| Bob Lilly | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | TCU | 7/26/1939 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 |
| Tony Liscio | 23 | T-G | 7 | 5 | 264 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 7/2/1940 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 |
| Warren Livingston | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Arizona | 7/5/1938 | 2 | |
| Amos Marsh | 24 | HB-FB | 14 | 9 | 218 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/7/1939 | 2 | |
| Dale Memmelaar | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 1/15/1937 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 21st / 242nd pick / 1959 |
| Don Meredith | 25 | QB | 14 | 13 | 210 | 6-3 | SMU | 4/10/1938 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| John Meyers | 23 | DT | 14 | 7 | 276 | 6-6 | Washington | 1/16/1940 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 25th pick / 1962 |
| Pettis Norman | 24 | TE-SE | 14 | 5 | 222 | 6-3 | Johnson C. Smith | 1/4/1939 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962 |
| Ed Nutting | 24 | T | 14 | 7 | 246 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 2/8/1939 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1961 |
| Jerry Overton | 22 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Utah | 1/24/1941 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 15th / 202nd pick / 1963 |
| Don Perkins* | 25 | FB-HB | 11 | 10 | 204 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 3/4/1938 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| Lance Poimbeouf | 23 | G | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | La-Lafayette | 11/10/1940 | Rook | |
| Guy Reese | 24 | DT | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-5 | SMU | 9/22/1939 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 83rd pick / 1962 |
| Jimmy Ridlon | 29 | DB | 7 | 4 | 181 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 7/11/1934 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 39th pick / 1957 |
| Ray Schoenke | 22 | G-T | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/10/1941 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 |
| Jim Ray Smith | 31 | G-T-DE | 8 | 7 | 241 | 6-3 | Baylor | 2/27/1932 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 64th pick / 1954 |
| Larry Stephens | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 10 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas | 9/24/1938 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Stiger | 22 | HB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Washington | 1/7/1941 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 19th / 258th pick / 1963 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 28 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/23/1935 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 14 | 224.5 | 6-2.4 | 2.8 |