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.
Simple Rating System: Total 10.7, Offense: 7.0, Defense: 3.7, SoS: -4.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tom Landry (10-3-1)
Training Camp: California Lutheran College (Thousand Oaks, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Don Meredith* | 28 | 6 | 13 | 177 for 344, 2,805 yards, 24 td, 12 int, & 38 rushes for 242 yards and 5 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| HB | Dan Reeves | 22 | 1 | 0 | 175 rushes for 757 yards, 8 td, & 41 catches for 557 yards and 8 td | |
| FB | Don Perkins* | 28 | 5 | 14 | 186 rushes for 726 yards, 8 td, & 23 catches for 231 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Pete Gent | 24 | 2 | 10 | 27 catches for 474 yards, 1 td | |
| SE | Bob Hayes*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 64 catches for 1,232 yards, 13 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Pettis Norman | 27 | 4 | 0 | 12 catches for 144 yards, 0 td | Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962 |
| LT | Jim Boeke | 28 | 6 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 217th pick / 1960 | |
| LT | Tony Liscio | 26 | 3 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Tony Liscio | 26 | 3 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | John Niland | 22 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966 Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966 |
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| C | Dave Manders* | 25 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RG | Leon Donohue | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 29th / 225th pick / 1962 San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 118th pick / 1961 |
| RT | Ralph Neely | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Willie Townes | 23 | Rook | 8 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1966 |
| LDE | Larry Stephens | 28 | 6 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1960 | |
| LDT | Jim Colvin | 29 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 95th pick / 1960 |
| RDT | Bob Lilly*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961 |
| RDE | George Andrie* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 12th / 96th pick / 1962 |
| LLB | Chuck Howley*+ | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| MLB | Lee Roy Jordan | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Dave Edwards | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| LCB | Cornell Green*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Warren Livingston | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Mike Gaechter | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Mel Renfro* | 25 | 2 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964 |
| RS | Obert Logan | 25 | 1 | 6 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Danny Villanueva | 29 | 6 | 0 | 17 of 31 field goals & 56 of 56 extra points | |
| P | Danny Villanueva | 29 | 6 | 0 | 65 punts for a 39.2 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Mel Renfro* | 25 | 2 | 8 | 21 punt returns for a 5.9 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Walt Garrison | 22 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 22.2 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 151st pick / 1966 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | George Andrie* | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Marquette | 4/20/1940 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 12th / 96th pick / 1962 |
| 68 | Jim Boeke | 28 | T | 10 | 10 | 255 | 6-5 | Heidelberg | 9/11/1938 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 217th pick / 1960 |
| 82 | Frank Clarke | 32 | E | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado | 2/7/1934 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| 77 | Jim Colvin | 29 | DT-DE-G | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-3 | Houston | 11/30/1937 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 95th pick / 1960 |
| 53 | Mike Connelly | 31 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Washington St.,Utah St. | 10/16/1935 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959 |
| 45 | Dick Daniels | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Pacific (OR) | 10/19/1944 | Rook | |
| 26 | Buddy Dial | 29 | SE-FL | 10 | 3 | 194 | 6-1 | Rice | 1/17/1937 | 7 | New York Giants / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1959 |
| 62 | Leon Donohue | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | San Jose St. | 3/25/1939 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 29th / 225th pick / 1962 San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 118th pick / 1961 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/14/1939 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| 27 | Mike Gaechter | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 1/9/1940 | 4 | |
| 32 | Walt Garrison | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oklahoma St. | 7/23/1944 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 151st pick / 1966 |
| 35 | Pete Gent | 24 | FL-WR | 14 | 10 | 205 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 8/23/1942 | 2 | |
| 34 | Cornell Green*+ | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Utah St. | 2/10/1940 | 4 | |
| 22 | Bob Hayes*+ | 24 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1942 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| 56 | Harold Hays | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 9/24/1939 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 186th pick / 1962 Houston Oilers / 26th / 207th pick / 1962 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley*+ | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 6/28/1936 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| 23 | Mike Johnson | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/7/1943 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 14th / 125th pick / 1966 |
| 55 | Lee Roy Jordan | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Alabama | 4/27/1941 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly*+ | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | TCU | 7/26/1939 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961 |
| 72 | Tony Liscio | 26 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 264 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 7/2/1940 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1963 |
| 41 | Warren Livingston | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Arizona | 7/5/1938 | 5 | |
| 25 | Obert Logan | 25 | DB | 14 | 6 | 180 | 5-10 | Trinity (TX) | 12/6/1941 | 1 | |
| 51 | Dave Manders* | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 2/20/1941 | 2 | |
| 17 | Don Meredith* | 28 | QB | 13 | 13 | 210 | 6-3 | SMU | 4/10/1938 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| 14 | Craig Morton | 23 | QB | 6 | 0 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 75th pick / 1965 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 9/12/1943 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965 |
| 76 | John Niland | 22 | G | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/29/1944 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966 Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966 |
| 84 | Pettis Norman | 27 | TE-SE | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Johnson C. Smith | 1/4/1939 | 4 | Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962 |
| 43 | Don Perkins* | 28 | FB-HB | 14 | 14 | 204 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 3/4/1938 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | 22 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Elizabeth City St. | 7/3/1944 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 |
| 30 | Dan Reeves | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/19/1944 | 1 | |
| 20 | Mel Renfro* | 25 | DB-RB | 11 | 8 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964 |
| 13 | Jerry Rhome | 24 | QB | 7 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 3/6/1942 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 172nd pick / 1964 New York Jets / 25th / 195th pick / 1964 |
| 70 | Bill Sandeman | 24 | T-DT | 8 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Pacific | 11/30/1942 | Rook | |
| 46 | Les Shy | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Long Beach St. | 4/5/1944 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 173rd pick / 1966 |
| 24 | J.D. Smith | 34 | FB-HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 7/19/1932 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| 79 | Larry Stephens | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 6 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas | 9/24/1938 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1960 |
| 71 | Willie Townes | 23 | DE-DT | 13 | 8 | 260 | 6-4 | Indiana,Tulsa | 7/21/1943 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1966 |
| 50 | Jerry Tubbs | 31 | LB-C | 4 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/23/1935 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| 11 | Danny Villanueva | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | New Mexico St. | 11/5/1937 | 6 | |
| 57 | Malcolm Walker | 23 | C-T | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Rice | 5/24/1943 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 10th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 19th pick / 1965 |
| 65 | John Wilbur | 23 | G-DE | 8 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Stanford | 5/21/1943 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 222.8 | 6-2.1 | 3.3 |