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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)
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1965 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 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 141 for 305, 2,415 yards, 22 td, 13 int, & 35 rushes for 247 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| HB | Perry Lee Dunn | 24 | 1 | 7 | 54 rushes for 171 yards, 2 td, & 8 catches for 74 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Don Perkins | 27 | 4 | 0 | 177 rushes for 690 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 142 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Buddy Dial | 28 | 6 | 7 | 17 catches for 283 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1959 |
| FL | Pete Gent | 23 | 1 | 7 | 16 catches for 233 yards, 2 td | |
| SE | Bob Hayes* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 46 catches for 1,003 yards, 12 td, & 4 rushes for -8 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Frank Clarke | 31 | 8 | 0 | 41 catches for 682 yards, 4 td, & 8 rushes for 58 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| LT | Jim Boeke | 27 | 5 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 217th pick / 1960 |
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| LG | Jake Kupp | 24 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
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| C | Dave Manders | 24 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RG | Leon Donohue | 26 | 3 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 29th / 225th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Ralph Neely | 22 | Rook | 14 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Maury Youmans | 29 | 5 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 105th pick / 1959 |
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| LDT | Jim Colvin | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 95th pick / 1960 |
| RDT | Bob Lilly*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 |
| RDE | George Andrie* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 |
| LLB | Chuck Howley* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| MLB | Jerry Tubbs | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| RLB | Dave Edwards | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| LCB | Cornell Green* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Warren Livingston | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | Obert Logan | 24 | Rook | 9 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Mike Gaechter | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Mel Renfro* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Danny Villanueva | 28 | 5 | 0 | 16 of 27 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points | |
| P | Danny Villanueva | 28 | 5 | 0 | 60 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Mel Renfro* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 6.0 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Mel Renfro* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 30.0 average and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| George Andrie* | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Marquette | 4/20/1940 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 |
| Don Bishop | 31 | B | 14 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Los Angeles Community College | 7/1/1934 | 7 | |
| Jim Boeke | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Heidelberg | 9/11/1938 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 217th pick / 1960 |
| Frank Clarke | 31 | E | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado | 2/7/1934 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| Jim Colvin | 28 | DT-DE-G | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-3 | Houston | 11/30/1937 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 95th pick / 1960 |
| Mike Connelly | 30 | C-G-T | 10 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah State,Washington State | 10/16/1935 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959 |
| Buddy Dial | 28 | SE-FL | 12 | 7 | 194 | 6-1 | Rice | 1/17/1937 | 6 | New York Giants / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1959 |
| Leon Donohue | 26 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 3/25/1939 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 29th / 225th pick / 1962 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 24 | RB | 13 | 7 | 210 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 1/20/1941 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Edwards | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/14/1939 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| Mike Gaechter | 25 | DB | 14 | 5 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 1/9/1940 | 3 | |
| Pete Gent | 23 | FL-WR | 10 | 7 | 205 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 8/23/1942 | 1 | |
| Cornell Green* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Utah State | 2/10/1940 | 3 | |
| Bob Hayes* | 23 | SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1942 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 |
| Harold Hays | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 9/24/1939 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 186th pick / 1962 |
| Chuck Howley* | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 6/28/1936 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| Mitch Johnson | 23 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,UCLA | 3/1/1942 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 229th pick / 1965 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Alabama | 4/27/1941 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 |
| Jake Kupp | 24 | G-TE | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/12/1941 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Lilly*+ | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | TCU | 7/26/1939 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 |
| Warren Livingston | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Arizona | 7/5/1938 | 4 | |
| Obert Logan | 24 | DB | 14 | 9 | 180 | 5-10 | Trinity (TX) | 12/6/1941 | Rook | |
| Dave Manders | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/20/1941 | 1 | |
| Don Meredith | 27 | QB | 14 | 11 | 210 | 6-3 | SMU | 4/10/1938 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| Craig Morton | 22 | QB | 4 | 1 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| Ralph Neely | 22 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 9/12/1943 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 |
| Pettis Norman | 26 | TE-SE | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Johnson C. Smith | 1/4/1939 | 3 | Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962 |
| Don Perkins | 27 | FB-HB | 13 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 3/4/1938 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| Garry Porterfield | 22 | DE | 2 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 8/4/1943 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 17th / 131st pick / 1965 |
| Jethro Pugh | 21 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Elizabeth City State | 7/3/1944 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 |
| Dan Reeves | 21 | RB | 13 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/19/1944 | Rook | |
| Mel Renfro* | 24 | DB-RB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| Jerry Rhome | 23 | QB | 11 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 3/6/1942 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 172nd pick / 1964 |
| Colin Ridgway | 28 | P | 3 | 0 | 211 | 6-5 | Lamar | 2/19/1937 | Rook | |
| J.D. Smith | 33 | FB-HB-DB | 14 | 3 | 205 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 7/19/1932 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| Larry Stephens | 27 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas | 9/24/1938 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Stiger | 24 | HB | 5 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Washington | 1/7/1941 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 19th / 258th pick / 1963 |
| Don Talbert | 26 | T-LB | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 3/1/1939 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 34th / 271st pick / 1962 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 30 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/23/1935 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| Danny Villanueva | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 11/5/1937 | 5 | |
| Russell Wayt | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Rice | 10/6/1942 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1965 |
| A.D. Whitfield | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | North Texas | 9/2/1943 | Rook | |
| Maury Youmans | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 10/18/1936 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 105th pick / 1959 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 14 | 222.4 | 6-2.2 | 2.9 |