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1966 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 445 points (31.8/g), 1st of 15 in the NFL.
 Allowed 239 points (17.1/g), 4th.
 Differential of 206 points (14.7/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 11.4-2.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 5th.

Coached by Tom Landry (10-3-1)

1966 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 18 box W 1-0 New York Giants 52 7 24 518 374 144 1 18 257 120 137 4
2 Sun September 25 box W 2-0 Minnesota Vikings 28 17 18 314 166 148 25 389 247 142 1
3 Sun October 2 box W 3-0 @ Atlanta Falcons 47 14 22 363 220 143 2 20 276 170 106 5
4 Sun October 9 box W 4-0 Philadelphia Eagles 56 7 32 652 440 212 11 217 179 38 1
5 Sun October 16 box T 4-0-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 10 10 17 326 191 135 4 13 175 130 45
6 Sun October 23 box L 4-1-1 @ Cleveland Browns 21 30 30 413 257 156 4 17 264 159 105
7 Sun October 30 box W 5-1-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 52 21 24 425 233 192 3 6 119 112 7 4
8 Sun November 6 box L 5-2-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 23 24 16 240 128 112 2 5 80 22 58 3
9 Sun November 13 box W 6-2-1 @ Washington Redskins 31 30 24 515 383 132 3 19 341 318 23
10 Sun November 20 box W 7-2-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 20 7 16 258 134 124 1 16 163 110 53 3
11 Thu November 24 box W 8-2-1 Cleveland Browns 26 14 25 304 131 173 18 321 164 157 1
12 Sun December 4 box W 9-2-1 St. Louis Cardinals 31 17 11 190 82 108 1 21 295 201 94 5
13 Sun December 11 box L 9-3-1 Washington Redskins 31 34 17 370 129 241 1 13 399 295 104 2
14 Sun December 18 box W 10-3-1 @ New York Giants 17 7 11 257 155 102 2 19 262 155 107 2
Playoffs
ConfChamp January 1 box L 10-4-1 Green Bay Packers 27 34

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 445 5145 926 5.6 287 214 413 3023 27 14 6.6 139 471 2122 24 4.5 124 24 10 24
Team Defense 239 3558 873 4.1 378 212 457 2382 17 17 4.6 140 356 1176 6 3.3 221 31 14 17
Lg Rank Offense 1 1 1 7 1 3 2 4 4 2 1 2 1 1
Lg Rank Defense 4 2 8 15 7 8 12 3 1 1 1 3 11 8

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* 28 QB 13 13 177 344 51.5 2805 24 7.0 12 3.5 95 8.2 7.3 15.8 215.8 87.7
Jerry Rhome 24 7 1 21 36 58.3 253 0 0.0 1 2.8 47 7.0 5.8 12.0 36.1 68.4
Craig Morton 23 6 0 13 27 48.1 225 3 11.1 1 3.7 41 8.3 7.8 17.3 37.5 98.5
Dan Reeves 22 HB 14 0 3 6 50.0 48 0 0.0 0 0.0 29 8.0 8.0 16.0 3.4 77.1
Team Total 26.0 14 214 413 51.8 3331 27 6.5 14 3.4 95 8.1 7.2 15.6 237.9 86.5
Opp Total 14 212 457 46.4 2382 17 3.7 17 3.7 5.2 3.9 11.2 170.1 59.4 60 420 4.6 2.6

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* 28 FB 14 14 186 726 8 24 3.9 51.9 13.3 23 231 10.0 0 39 1.6 16.5 957 8 1
Dan Reeves 22 HB 14 0 175 757 8 67 4.3 54.1 12.5 41 557 13.6 8 51 2.9 39.8 1314 16 6
Don Meredith* 28 QB 13 13 38 242 5 22 6.4 18.6 2.9 242 5 8
Les Shy 22 11 0 17 118 1 68 6.9 10.7 1.5 118 1 1
Walt Garrison 22 RET 14 0 16 62 1 13 3.9 4.4 1.1 2 18 9.0 0 17 0.1 1.3 80 1 0
Frank Clarke 32 14 0 8 49 0 26 6.1 3.5 0.6 26 355 13.7 4 33 1.9 25.4 404 4 0
Mel Renfro* 25 RS 11 8 8 52 0 27 6.5 4.7 0.7 4 65 16.3 0 42 0.4 5.9 117 0 2
J.D. Smith 34 14 0 7 7 1 2 1.0 0.5 0.5 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.2 10 1 0
Craig Morton 23 6 0 7 50 0 12 7.1 8.3 1.2 50 0 0
Jerry Rhome 24 7 1 7 37 0 11 5.3 5.3 1.0 37 0 1
Bob Hayes*+ 24 SE 14 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 64 1232 19.3 13 95 4.6 88.0 1231 13 3
Danny Villanueva 29 P 14 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 1.6 0.1 23 0 0
Pete Gent 24 FL 14 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 474 17.6 1 84 1.9 33.9 474 1 0
Buddy Dial 29 10 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 252 18.0 1 39 1.4 25.2 252 1 0
Pettis Norman 27 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 144 12.0 0 31 0.9 10.3 144 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 471 2122 24 68 4.5 151.6 33.6 214 3331 15.6 27 95 15.3 237.9 5453 51 23
Opp Total 14 356 1176 6 3.3 84.0 25.4 212 2382 11.2 17 15.1 170.1 3558 23 23

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* 25 RS 11 8 21 123 0 38 5.9 19 487 1 87 25.6 727
Walt Garrison 22 RET 14 0 20 445 0 35 22.3 525
Bob Hayes*+ 24 SE 14 0 17 106 0 18 6.2 1337
Dan Reeves 22 HB 14 0 2 -1 0 14 -0.5 3 56 0 21 18.7 1369
Ralph Neely 23 RT 14 0 2 18 0 13 9.0 18
Chuck Howley*+ 30 LLB 14 0 1 30 0 30 30.0 30
Team Total 26.0 14 41 258 0 38 6.3 44 1006 1 87 22.9 6717
Opp Total 14 26 1 78 1699 3 21.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 29 P 14 0 31 17 54.8% 56 56 100.0% 65 2551 58 1 39.2
Team Total 26.0 14 31 17 54.8% 56 56 100.0% 65 2551 58 1 39.2
Opp Total 14 31 12 38.7% 29 29 100.0% 79 3350 42.4

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* 26 RDE 14 0 1 6 1 6 0 1 0 0
Jim Colvin 29 LDT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Mike Connelly 31 14 0 0 1 0 0
Leon Donohue 27 RG 14 0 0 1 0 0
Dave Edwards 27 RLB 14 0 1 12 0 12 0 2 23 0
Mike Gaechter 26 LS 14 0 3 28 0 23 0 1 0 0
Cornell Green*+ 26 LCB 14 0 4 88 1 41 0 1 0 0
Bob Hayes*+ 24 SE 14 0 3 1 0 0
Chuck Howley*+ 30 LLB 14 0 0 1 97 1
Mike Johnson 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Lee Roy Jordan 25 MLB 14 0 1 49 1 49 0 1 28 0
Bob Lilly*+ 27 RDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Warren Livingston 28 RCB 14 0 2 13 0 13
Obert Logan 25 rs 14 6 2 44 0 22
Don Meredith* 28 QB 13 13 8 4 -3 0
Ralph Neely 23 RT 14 0 1 1 0 0
Pettis Norman 27 TE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Don Perkins* 28 FB 14 14 1 1 0 0
Jethro Pugh 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Dan Reeves 22 HB 14 0 6 1 0 0
Mel Renfro* 25 RS 11 8 2 57 0 33 2 0 0 0
Jerry Rhome 24 7 1 1 1 0 0
Les Shy 22 11 0 1 0 0 0
J.D. Smith 34 14 0 0 1 0 0
Willie Townes 23 LDE 13 8 0 2 0 0 1
Jerry Tubbs 31 4 0 1 6 0 6
Team Total 26.0 14 17 303 3 49 23 27 145 1 1
Opp Total 14 42 23 9

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 29 P 14 0 56 17 107
Dan Reeves 22 HB 14 0 8 8 96
Bob Hayes*+ 24 SE 14 0 13 78
Don Perkins* 28 FB 14 14 8 48
Don Meredith* 28 QB 13 13 5 30
Frank Clarke 32 14 0 4 24
George Andrie* 26 RDE 14 0 1 6
Buddy Dial 29 10 3 1 6
Walt Garrison 22 RET 14 0 1 6
Pete Gent 24 FL 14 10 1 6
Cornell Green*+ 26 LCB 14 0 1 6
Chuck Howley*+ 30 LLB 14 0 1 6
Lee Roy Jordan 25 MLB 14 0 1 6
Mel Renfro* 25 RS 11 8 1 6
Les Shy 22 11 0 1 6
J.D. Smith 34 14 0 1 6
Willie Townes 23 LDE 13 8 1 2
Team Total 26.0 14 24 27 1 1 3 56 17 1 445
Opp Total 14 6 17 1 3 29 12 239