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1965 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 7th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 280 points (20.0/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 45 points (3.2/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 8.2-5.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 6th.

Coached by Tom Landry (7-7-0)

1965 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 Sun September 19 box W 1-0 New York Giants 31 2 19 270 128 142 1 8 139 40 99 4
2 Sun September 26 box W 2-0 Washington Redskins 27 7 16 297 137 160 1 13 274 185 89 5
3 Mon October 4 box L 2-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 13 20 9 181 96 85 3 20 353 156 197 3
4 Sun October 10 box L 2-2 Philadelphia Eagles 24 35 14 298 234 64 3 22 396 254 142
5 Sun October 17 box L 2-3 @ Cleveland Browns 17 23 15 264 185 79 1 16 335 230 105 1
6 Sun October 24 box L 2-4 @ Green Bay Packers 3 13 13 192 -1 193 5 7 63 -10 73
7 Sun October 31 box L 2-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 13 22 14 255 165 90 3 16 314 245 69 2
8 Sun November 7 box W 3-5 San Francisco 49ers 39 31 9 242 201 41 3 26 411 238 173 5
9 Sun November 14 box W 4-5 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 17 15 341 218 123 5 12 197 147 50 6
10 Sun November 21 box L 4-6 Cleveland Browns 17 24 18 293 169 124 3 15 200 65 135 1
11 Sun November 28 box L 4-7 @ Washington Redskins 31 34 17 284 202 82 2 28 415 364 51 6
12 Sun December 5 box W 5-7 @ Philadelphia Eagles 21 19 18 341 156 185 2 22 434 370 64 2
13 Sat December 11 box W 6-7 St. Louis Cardinals 27 13 18 403 324 79 1 17 339 251 88
14 Sun December 19 box W 7-7 @ New York Giants 38 20 16 334 173 161 2 18 322 213 109 3

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 325 3995 833 4.8 211 168 362 2387 25 18 5.7 108 416 1608 8 3.9 87 35 17 16
Team Defense 280 4192 887 4.7 400 205 426 2748 17 18 5.9 138 422 1444 13 3.4 240 38 20 22
Lg Rank Offense 7 10 10 9 10 3 7 10 10 8 12 8 6 8
Lg Rank Defense 3 6 10 12 10 3 9 7 9 2 8 2 5 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec 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 27 QB 14 11 7-4-0 141 305 46.2 2415 22 7.2 13 4.3 65 7.9 6.7 17.1 172.5 79.9
Craig Morton 22 4 1 0-1-0 17 34 50.0 173 2 5.9 4 11.8 49 5.1 0.4 10.2 43.3 45.0
Jerry Rhome 23 11 2 0-2-0 9 21 42.9 157 1 4.8 1 4.8 82 7.5 5.8 17.4 14.3 65.0
Dan Reeves 21 13 4 1 2 50.0 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 5.5 5.5 11.0 0.8 66.7
Team Total 25.7 14 7-7-0 168 362 46.4 2756 25 6.9 18 5.0 82 7.6 6.1 16.4 196.9 74.8
Opp Total 14 205 426 48.1 2748 17 4.0 18 4.2 6.5 4.9 13.4 196.3 64.8 39 315 5.9 3.9

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 27 FB 13 0 177 690 0 43 3.9 53.1 13.6 14 142 10.1 0 27 1.1 10.9 832 0 2
J.D. Smith 33 14 3 86 295 2 24 3.4 21.1 6.1 5 10 2.0 1 5 0.4 0.7 305 3 2
Perry Lee Dunn 24 HB 13 7 54 171 2 12 3.2 13.2 4.2 8 74 9.3 1 22 0.6 5.7 245 3 2
Don Meredith 27 QB 14 11 35 247 1 22 7.1 17.6 2.5 247 1 11
Dan Reeves 21 13 4 33 102 2 13 3.1 7.8 2.5 9 210 23.3 1 47 0.7 16.2 312 3 0
Jim Stiger 24 5 0 11 50 0 16 4.5 10.0 2.2 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.2 1.8 59 0 1
Frank Clarke 31 TE 14 0 8 58 0 21 7.3 4.1 0.6 41 682 16.6 4 53 2.9 48.7 740 4 2
Bob Hayes* 23 SE 13 0 4 -8 1 11 -2.0 -0.6 0.3 46 1003 21.8 12 82 3.5 77.2 995 13 3
Jerry Rhome 23 11 2 4 11 0 16 2.8 1.0 0.4 11 0 1
Craig Morton 22 4 1 3 -8 0 5 -2.7 -2.0 0.8 -8 0 2
A.D. Whitfield 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0 0 0
Buddy Dial 28 FL 12 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 283 16.6 1 46 1.4 23.6 283 1 0
Pete Gent 23 fl 10 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 233 14.6 2 20 1.6 23.3 233 2 1
Pettis Norman 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 110 10.0 3 21 0.8 7.9 110 3 1
Team Total 25.7 14 416 1608 8 43 3.9 114.9 29.7 168 2756 16.4 25 82 12.0 196.9 4364 33 31
Opp Total 14 422 1444 13 3.4 103.1 30.1 205 2748 13.4 17 14.6 196.3 4192 30 37

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* 24 RS 14 0 24 145 0 35 6.0 21 630 1 100 30.0 775
Bob Hayes* 23 SE 13 0 12 153 0 47 12.8 17 450 0 66 26.5 1598
Jim Stiger 24 5 0 3 14 0 13 4.7 2 28 0 17 14.0 101
Ralph Neely 22 RT 14 14 2 13 0 13 6.5 13
Dan Reeves 21 13 4 2 45 0 24 22.5 357
Team Total 25.7 14 39 312 0 47 8.0 44 1166 1 100 26.5 5842
Opp Total 14 26 1 63 1229 0 19.5

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
Danny Villanueva 28 P 14 0 27 16 59.3% 38 37 97.4% 60 2505 58 0 41.8
Colin Ridgway 28 3 0 13 510 44 0 39.2
Team Total 25.7 14 27 16 59.3% 38 37 97.4% 73 3015 58 0 41.3
Opp Total 14 30 17 56.7% 33 29 87.9% 71 3046 42.9

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
George Andrie* 25 RDE 14 0 0 2 0 1
Don Bishop 31 14 0 0 1 0 0
Frank Clarke 31 TE 14 0 2 0 0 0
Jim Colvin 28 LDT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Perry Lee Dunn 24 HB 13 7 2 1 0 0
Dave Edwards 26 RLB 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Mike Gaechter 25 ls 14 5 2 21 0 19 0 1 0 0
Pete Gent 23 fl 10 7 1 0 0 0
Cornell Green* 25 LCB 14 0 3 49 0 43 0 2 9 1
Bob Hayes* 23 SE 13 0 3 2 0 0
Chuck Howley* 29 LLB 14 0 0 2 58 0
Bob Lilly*+ 26 RDT 14 0 1 17 1 17 0 2 41 0
Warren Livingston 27 RCB 14 0 3 5 0 5 0 1 0 0
Obert Logan 24 LS 14 9 3 5 0 3 0 2 0 0
Don Meredith 27 QB 14 11 11 6 0 0
Craig Morton 22 4 1 2 0 0 0
Pettis Norman 26 14 0 1 0 0 0
Don Perkins 27 FB 13 0 2 1 -5 0
Garry Porterfield 22 2 0 0 1 0 0
Mel Renfro* 24 RS 14 0 2 92 1 90 3 2 1 0
Jerry Rhome 23 11 2 1 1 0 0
J.D. Smith 33 14 3 2 1 0 0
Jim Stiger 24 5 0 1 1 0 0
Jerry Tubbs 30 MLB 14 0 2 9 0 8
Team Total 25.7 14 18 198 2 90 31 34 104 2
Opp Total 14 55 37 17 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
Danny Villanueva 28 P 14 0 37 16 85
Bob Hayes* 23 SE 13 0 1 12 78
Frank Clarke 31 TE 14 0 4 24
Perry Lee Dunn 24 HB 13 7 2 1 18
Pettis Norman 26 14 0 3 18
Dan Reeves 21 13 4 2 1 18
J.D. Smith 33 14 3 2 1 18
Pete Gent 23 fl 10 7 2 12
Mel Renfro* 24 RS 14 0 1 1 12
George Andrie* 25 RDE 14 0 1 6
Buddy Dial 28 FL 12 7 1 6
Mike Gaechter 25 ls 14 5 1 6
Cornell Green* 25 LCB 14 0 1 6
Bob Lilly*+ 26 RDT 14 0 1 6
Obert Logan 24 LS 14 9 1 6
Don Meredith 27 QB 14 11 1 6
Team Total 25.7 14 8 25 1 2 2 2 37 16 325
Opp Total 14 13 17 1 29 17 1 280