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1967 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 1st in NFL Capital Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 342 points (24.4/g), 6th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 268 points (19.1/g), 6th.
Differential of 74 points (5.3/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 9.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 4th.
Coached by Tom Landry (9-5-0)
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1967 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* | 29 | 7 | 11 | 128 for 255, 1,834 yards, 16 td, 16 int, & 28 rushes for 84 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| HB | Dan Reeves | 23 | 2 | 0 | 173 rushes for 603 yards, 5 td, & 39 catches for 490 yards and 6 td | |
| FB | Don Perkins* | 29 | 6 | 0 | 201 rushes for 823 yards, 6 td, & 18 catches for 116 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Lance Rentzel | 24 | 2 | 0 | 58 catches for 996 yards, 8 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1965 |
| SE | Bob Hayes* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 49 catches for 998 yards, 10 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Pettis Norman | 28 | 5 | 0 | 20 catches for 220 yards, 2 td, & 9 rushes for 91 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962 |
| LT | Tony Liscio | 27 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 |
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| LG | John Niland | 23 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966 |
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| C | Mike Connelly | 32 | 7 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959 |
| RG | Leon Donohue | 28 | 5 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 29th / 225th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Ralph Neely*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Willie Townes | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1966 |
| LDT | Jethro Pugh | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Bob Lilly*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | George Andrie* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 |
| LLB | Chuck Howley*+ | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| MLB | Lee Roy Jordan* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Dave Edwards | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| LCB | Cornell Green*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Mike Johnson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 14th / 125th pick / 1966 |
| LS | Mike Gaechter | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Mel Renfro* | 26 | 3 | 8 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Danny Villanueva | 30 | 7 | 0 | 8 of 19 field goals & 32 of 34 extra points | |
| P | Danny Villanueva | 30 | 7 | 0 | 67 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Bob Hayes* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 11.5 average and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Walt Garrison | 23 | 1 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 18.3 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| George Andrie* | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Marquette | 4/20/1940 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 |
| Craig Baynham | 23 | HB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 7/24/1944 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 176th pick / 1966 |
| Jim Boeke | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Heidelberg | 9/11/1938 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 217th pick / 1960 |
| Phil Clark | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 4/28/1945 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1967 |
| Frank Clarke | 33 | E | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado | 2/7/1934 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| Mike Connelly | 32 | C-G-T | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah State,Washington State | 10/16/1935 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 141st pick / 1959 |
| Dick Daniels | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Pacific (OR) | 10/19/1944 | 1 | |
| Harold Deters | 23 | K | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 1/16/1944 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 312th pick / 1967 |
| Leon Donohue | 28 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 3/25/1939 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 29th / 225th pick / 1962 |
| Ron East | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Montana State,Oregon State | 8/26/1943 | Rook | |
| Dave Edwards | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/14/1939 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| Mike Gaechter | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 1/9/1940 | 5 | |
| Walt Garrison | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 7/23/1944 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966 |
| Pete Gent | 25 | FL-WR | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 8/23/1942 | 3 | |
| Cornell Green*+ | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Utah State | 2/10/1940 | 5 | |
| Bob Hayes* | 25 | SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1942 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 |
| Harold Hays | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 9/24/1939 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 186th pick / 1962 |
| Chuck Howley*+ | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 6/28/1936 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| Mike Johnson | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/7/1943 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 14th / 125th pick / 1966 |
| Lee Roy Jordan* | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Alabama | 4/27/1941 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 |
| Bob Lilly*+ | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | TCU | 7/26/1939 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 |
| Tony Liscio | 27 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 264 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 7/2/1940 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 |
| Don Meredith* | 29 | QB | 11 | 11 | 210 | 6-3 | SMU | 4/10/1938 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| Craig Morton | 24 | QB | 9 | 3 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| Ralph Neely*+ | 24 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 9/12/1943 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 |
| John Niland | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/29/1944 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966 |
| Pettis Norman | 28 | TE-SE | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Johnson C. Smith | 1/4/1939 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962 |
| Don Perkins* | 29 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 3/4/1938 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| Jethro Pugh | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Elizabeth City State | 7/3/1944 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 |
| Dan Reeves | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/19/1944 | 2 | |
| Mel Renfro* | 26 | DB-RB | 9 | 8 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 |
| Lance Rentzel | 24 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 10/14/1943 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1965 |
| Jerry Rhome | 25 | QB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 3/6/1942 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 172nd pick / 1964 |
| Les Shy | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Long Beach State | 4/5/1944 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 173rd pick / 1966 |
| Larry Stephens | 29 | DE-DT | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas | 9/24/1938 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1960 |
| Sims Stokes | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Kansas,Northern Arizona | 4/18/1944 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 157th pick / 1967 |
| Willie Townes | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 13 | 260 | 6-4 | Indiana,Tulsa | 7/21/1943 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1966 |
| Danny Villanueva | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 11/5/1937 | 7 | |
| Malcolm Walker | 24 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Rice | 5/24/1943 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 10th pick / 1965 |
| John Wilbur | 24 | G-DE | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Stanford | 5/21/1943 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| Rayfield Wright | 22 | T-TE | 10 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Fort Valley State | 8/23/1945 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 222.6 | 6-2.3 | 3.3 |