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1964 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 250 points (17.9/g), 12th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 289 points (20.6/g), 4th.
 Differential of -39 points (-2.8/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 5.8-8.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 9th.

Coached by Tom Landry (5-8-1)

1964 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 12 box L 0-1 St. Louis Cardinals 6 16 14 275 151 124 3 14 271 199 72 2
2 Sun September 20 box W 1-1 Washington Redskins 24 18 19 335 155 180 4 12 207 148 59 2
3 Sun September 27 box L 1-2 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 23 19 320 170 150 2 16 291 160 131
4 Sun October 4 box L 1-3 @ Cleveland Browns 6 27 17 239 107 132 1 18 367 251 116 2
5 Sun October 11 box T 1-3-1 New York Giants 13 13 27 463 245 218 6 9 128 33 95 2
6 Sun October 18 box L 1-4-1 Cleveland Browns 16 20 20 332 236 96 5 12 264 69 195 3
7 Sun October 25 box W 2-4-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 31 13 18 276 130 146 1 17 264 145 119 4
8 Sun November 1 box W 3-4-1 @ Chicago Bears 24 10 19 271 142 129 4 19 263 168 95 4
9 Sun November 8 box W 4-4-1 @ New York Giants 31 21 14 242 161 81 3 20 301 249 52 5
10 Sun November 15 box L 4-5-1 Philadelphia Eagles 14 17 14 223 152 71 1 13 300 148 152 2
11 Sun November 22 box L 4-6-1 @ Washington Redskins 16 28 11 196 60 136 5 16 366 307 59 3
12 Sun November 29 box L 4-7-1 Green Bay Packers 21 45 8 132 54 78 6 17 246 130 116 2
13 Sun December 6 box L 4-8-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 14 24 13 132 73 59 1 16 257 92 165 2
14 Sun December 13 box W 5-8-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 14 17 268 177 91 1 12 225 147 78 5

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 250 3704 893 4.1 230 192 404 2013 10 24 4.3 119 421 1691 15 4.0 89 43 19 22
Team Defense 289 3750 861 4.4 351 172 377 2246 22 18 5.3 121 439 1504 6 3.4 211 38 20 19
Lg Rank Offense 12 14 11 6 13 14 11 14 9 8 4 8 12 10
Lg Rank Defense 4 2 3 5 4 9 7 6 8 2 1 1 6 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Don Meredith 26 QB 12 10 158 323 48.9 2143 9 2.8 16 5.0 49 6.6 4.7 13.6 178.6 59.1
John Roach 31 9 4 32 68 47.1 349 1 1.5 6 8.8 37 5.1 1.3 10.9 38.8 30.8
Billy Lothridge 22 P 14 0 2 9 22.2 24 0 0.0 2 22.2 13 2.7 -7.3 12.0 1.7 0.0
Perry Lee Dunn 23 14 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Frank Clarke+ 30 FL 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Jim Stiger 23 HB 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 25.9 14 192 404 47.5 2516 10 2.5 24 5.9 49 6.2 3.8 13.1 179.7 51.1
Opp Total 14 172 377 45.6 2246 22 5.8 18 4.8 6.0 4.4 13.1 160.4 64.5 45 325 5.3 3.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Don Perkins 26 FB 13 0 174 768 6 59 4.4 59.1 13.4 15 155 10.3 0 37 1.2 11.9 923 6 4
Amos Marsh 25 hb 12 5 100 401 2 28 4.0 33.4 8.3 15 131 8.7 0 32 1.3 10.9 532 2 2
Jim Stiger 23 HB 14 0 68 280 1 64 4.1 20.0 4.9 9 85 9.4 1 31 0.6 6.1 365 2 0
Don Meredith 26 QB 12 10 32 81 4 17 2.5 6.8 2.7 81 4 16
Perry Lee Dunn 23 14 0 26 103 1 14 4.0 7.4 1.9 2 30 15.0 0 18 0.1 2.1 133 1 1
Frank Clarke+ 30 FL 14 0 10 46 0 21 4.6 3.3 0.7 65 973 15.0 5 49 4.6 69.5 1019 5 1
John Roach 31 9 4 8 9 0 11 1.1 1.0 0.9 9 0 5
Billy Lothridge 22 P 14 0 2 -6 1 2 -3.0 -0.4 0.1 -6 1 1
Lee Folkins 25 14 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.6 0.1 5 41 8.2 0 11 0.4 2.9 50 0 0
Tommy McDonald 30 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 46 612 13.3 2 48 3.3 43.7 612 2 1
Pettis Norman 25 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 311 13.0 2 37 1.7 22.2 311 2 1
Buddy Dial 27 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 178 16.2 0 41 1.1 17.8 178 0 0
Team Total 25.9 14 421 1691 15 64 4.0 120.8 30.1 192 2516 13.1 10 49 13.7 179.7 4207 25 38
Opp Total 14 439 1504 6 3.4 107.4 31.4 172 2246 13.1 22 12.3 160.4 3750 28 26

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Mel Renfro* 23 RS 14 0 32 418 1 69 13.1 40 1017 0 65 25.4 1435
Mike Gaechter 24 11 4 5 24 0 16 4.8 1 31 0 31 31.0 55
Perry Lee Dunn 23 14 0 2 33 0 18 16.5 166
Tommy McDonald 30 SE 14 0 2 17 0 9 8.5 629
Amos Bullocks 25 1 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 19
Lee Folkins 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 50
Amos Marsh 25 hb 12 5 1 2 0 2 2.0 534
Jim Stiger 23 HB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 365
Team Total 25.9 14 40 459 1 69 11.5 46 1102 0 65 24.0 5768
Opp Total 14 19 0 50 1090 0 21.8

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Billy Lothridge 22 P 14 0 62 2501 75 1 40.3
Dick Van Raaphorst 22 K 14 0 9 6 3 2 6 4 9 2 2 29 14 48.3% 29 28 96.6%
Lee Folkins 25 14 0 15 497 48 0 33.1
Chuck Howley 28 LLB 12 9 1 37 37 0 37.0
Team Total 25.9 14 9 6 3 2 6 4 9 2 2 29 14 48.3% 29 28 96.6% 78 3035 75 1 38.9
Opp Total 14 29 17 58.6% 34 32 94.1% 80 3480 43.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Don Bishop 30 RCB 14 7 0 2 0 0
Frank Clarke+ 30 FL 14 0 1 1 0 0
Jim Colvin 27 LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Mike Connelly 29 C 14 0 0 2 3 0
Perry Lee Dunn 23 14 0 1 3 0 0
Dave Edwards 25 14 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Lee Folkins 25 14 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Fry 34 rt 12 5 0 1 0 0
Chuck Howley 28 LLB 12 9 2 27 0 21
Joe Bob Isbell 24 RG/lg 14 10 0 1 0 0
Lee Roy Jordan 23 RLB 12 0 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 0
Jake Kupp 23 LG 14 10 0 2 0 0
Bob Lilly*+ 25 RDT 14 0 1 3 4 0
Warren Livingston 26 rcb 14 7 1 27 0 27 0 2 17 1
Billy Lothridge 22 P 14 0 1 1 0 0
Amos Marsh 25 hb 12 5 2 0 0 0
Tommy McDonald 30 SE 14 0 1 0 0 0
Don Meredith 26 QB 12 10 16 3 0 0
Pettis Norman 25 TE 14 0 1 1 0 0
Don Perkins 26 FB 13 0 4 2 0 0
Mel Renfro* 23 RS 14 0 7 110 1 39 4 2 0 0
Jimmy Ridlon 30 LS 14 10 4 121 1 74 0 2 63 1
John Roach 31 9 4 5 1 0 0
Ray Schoenke 23 RT/rg 14 10 0 1 0 0
Larry Stephens 26 RDE 13 0 0 1 0 0
Jerry Tubbs 29 MLB 13 0 2 27 0 26 0 3 0 0
Team Total 25.9 14 18 316 2 74 38 39 87 2
Opp Total 14 68 26 6 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Dick Van Raaphorst 22 K 14 0 28 14 70
Don Perkins 26 FB 13 0 6 36
Frank Clarke+ 30 FL 14 0 5 30
Don Meredith 26 QB 12 10 4 24
Amos Marsh 25 hb 12 5 2 12
Tommy McDonald 30 SE 14 0 2 12
Pettis Norman 25 TE 14 0 2 12
Mel Renfro* 23 RS 14 0 1 1 12
Jimmy Ridlon 30 LS 14 10 1 1 12
Jim Stiger 23 HB 14 0 1 1 12
Perry Lee Dunn 23 14 0 1 6
Warren Livingston 26 rcb 14 7 1 6
Billy Lothridge 22 P 14 0 1 6
Team Total 25.9 14 15 10 1 2 2 28 14 250
Opp Total 14 6 22 32 17 1 289