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1968 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL Capital Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 431 points (30.8/g), 1st of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 186 points (13.3/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 245 points (17.5/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 12.3-1.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 4th.

Coached by Tom Landry (12-2-0)

1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 15 box W 1-0 Detroit Lions 59 13 29 542 381 161 15 257 189 68 4
2 Sun September 22 box W 2-0 Cleveland Browns 28 7 24 346 143 203 1 12 250 163 87 2
3 Sun September 29 box W 3-0 @ Philadelphia Eagles 45 13 21 418 281 137 2 14 263 223 40 7
4 Sun October 6 box W 4-0 @ St. Louis Cardinals 27 10 22 297 103 194 1 14 251 173 78 2
5 Sun October 13 box W 5-0 Philadelphia Eagles 34 14 27 414 263 151 1 11 164 72 92 5
6 Sun October 20 box W 6-0 @ Minnesota Vikings 20 7 9 177 93 84 2 16 274 144 130 3
7 Mon October 28 box L 6-1 Green Bay Packers 17 28 20 365 206 159 4 20 322 217 105 1
8 Sun November 3 box W 7-1 @ New Orleans Saints 17 3 22 405 220 185 7 13 243 184 59 4
9 Sun November 10 box L 7-2 New York Giants 21 27 24 349 250 99 5 13 293 181 112 1
10 Sun November 17 box W 8-2 @ Washington Redskins 44 24 24 515 295 220 2 13 289 207 82 2
11 Sun November 24 box W 9-2 @ Chicago Bears 34 3 26 343 230 113 2 9 147 80 67 3
12 Thu November 28 box W 10-2 Washington Redskins 29 20 17 285 138 147 1 18 248 220 28 5
13 Sun December 8 box W 11-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 28 7 11 341 232 109 2 19 313 120 193 1
14 Sun December 15 box W 12-2 @ New York Giants 28 10 21 320 191 129 3 15 319 265 54 1
Playoffs
Division December 21 box L 12-3 @ Cleveland Browns 20 31 13 286 200 86 4 12 280 178 102 2

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 431 5117 913 5.6 297 217 399 3026 25 18 7.0 143 480 2091 22 4.4 135 33 15 19
Team Defense 186 3633 848 4.3 202 220 428 2438 20 26 5.1 123 369 1195 2 3.2 61 41 15 18
Lg Rank Offense 1 1 1 5 1 3 7 3 4 2 1 3 7 11
Lg Rank Defense 2 4 2 14 11 10 3 6 1 1 1 1 4 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. 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%
17 Don Meredith* 30 QB 13 13 11-2-0 171 309 55.3 2500 21 6.8 12 3.9 65 8.1 7.7 14.6 192.3 88.4
14 Craig Morton 25 13 1 1-0-0 44 85 51.8 752 4 4.7 6 7.1 53 8.8 6.6 17.1 57.8 68.4
30 Dan Reeves 24 4 4 2 4 50.0 43 0 0.0 0 0.0 24 10.8 10.8 21.5 10.8 88.5
46 Craig Baynham 24 HB 14 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.0 14 12-2-0 217 399 54.4 3295 25 6.3 18 4.5 65 8.3 7.5 15.2 235.4 83.9
Opp Total 14 220 428 51.4 2838 20 4.7 26 6.1 6.6 4.8 12.9 202.7 62.8 51 400 5.1 3.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
43 Don Perkins* 30 FB 14 0 191 836 4 28 4.4 59.7 13.6 17 180 10.6 2 24 1.2 12.9 1016 6 3
46 Craig Baynham 24 HB 14 8 103 438 5 22 4.3 31.3 7.4 29 380 13.1 3 40 2.1 27.1 818 8 8
25 Les Shy 24 14 0 64 179 1 17 2.8 12.8 4.6 10 105 10.5 0 41 0.7 7.5 284 1 0
32 Walt Garrison 24 14 0 45 271 5 22 6.0 19.4 3.2 7 111 15.9 0 53 0.5 7.9 382 5 0
30 Dan Reeves 24 4 4 40 178 4 25 4.5 44.5 10.0 7 84 12.0 1 21 1.8 21.0 262 5 0
17 Don Meredith* 30 QB 13 13 22 123 1 16 5.6 9.5 1.7 123 1 2
22 Bob Hayes+ 26 SE 14 0 4 2 0 6 0.5 0.1 0.3 53 909 17.2 10 54 3.8 64.9 911 10 2
84 Pettis Norman 29 TE 13 0 4 51 0 26 12.8 3.9 0.3 18 204 11.3 1 34 1.4 15.7 255 1 1
14 Craig Morton 25 13 1 4 28 2 12 7.0 2.2 0.3 28 2 1
35 Pete Gent 26 10 0 2 -5 0 0 -2.5 -0.5 0.2 16 194 12.1 0 22 1.6 19.4 189 0 0
67 Rayfield Wright 23 14 0 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -0.7 0.1 1 15 15.0 1 15 0.1 1.1 5 1 0
19 Lance Rentzel 25 FL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 54 1009 18.7 6 65 3.9 72.1 1009 6 2
24 Dennis Homan 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 92 23.0 1 36 0.4 9.2 92 1 0
88 Sonny Randle 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.2 2.0 12 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 480 2091 22 28 4.4 149.4 34.3 217 3295 15.2 25 65 15.5 235.4 5386 47 21
Opp Total 14 369 1195 2 3.2 85.4 26.4 220 2438 11.1 20 15.7 174.1 3633 22 21

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
46 Craig Baynham 24 HB 14 8 23 590 0 40 25.7 1408
22 Bob Hayes+ 26 SE 14 0 15 312 2 90 20.8 1 20 0 20 20.0 1243
19 Lance Rentzel 25 FL 14 0 14 93 0 27 6.6 1102
21 Dick Daniels 24 rs 14 8 9 193 0 32 21.4 193
24 Dennis Homan 22 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 2 21 0 21 10.5 113
73 Ralph Neely+ 25 RT 14 0 3 17 0 9 5.7 17
84 Pettis Norman 29 TE 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 255
Team Total 26.0 14 30 405 2 90 13.5 39 841 0 40 21.6 6632
Opp Total 14 25 0 68 1326 0 19.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
83 Mike Clark 28 K 14 0 6 6 8 7 6 1 6 2 3 1 29 17 58.6% 54 54 100.0%
12 Ron Widby 23 P 13 0 59 2415 84 0 40.9
Team Total 26.0 14 6 6 8 7 6 1 6 2 3 1 29 17 58.6% 54 54 100.0% 59 2415 84 0 40.9
Opp Total 14 22 9 40.9% 23 21 91.3% 77 3111 40.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
66 George Andrie* 28 RDE 14 0 0 1 3 0
46 Craig Baynham 24 HB 14 8 8 2 0 0
37 Phil Clark 23 12 0 1 1 0 0
63 Larry Cole 22 LDE 14 10 1 5 1 5 0 2 21 1
21 Dick Daniels 24 rs 14 8 2 25 0 17 0 1 4 0
77 Ron East 25 14 0 0 1 0 0
27 Mike Gaechter 28 LS 14 0 3 23 0 17 1 0 0 0
32 Walt Garrison 24 14 0 0 1 0 0
34 Cornell Green 28 LCB 14 0 4 74 1 55
22 Bob Hayes+ 26 SE 14 0 2 0 0 0
54 Chuck Howley*+ 32 LLB 14 0 6 115 1 58 0 1 0 0
23 Mike Johnson 25 RCB 14 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0
55 Lee Roy Jordan* 27 MLB 14 0 3 17 0 7 0 2 9 0
74 Bob Lilly*+ 29 RDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
72 Tony Liscio 28 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
17 Don Meredith* 30 QB 13 13 2 0 0 0
14 Craig Morton 25 13 1 1 0 0 0
76 John Niland* 24 LG 14 0 0 1 0 0
84 Pettis Norman 29 TE 13 0 1 1 0 0
43 Don Perkins* 30 FB 14 0 3 0 0 0
20 Mel Renfro* 27 RS 14 8 3 5 0 5 0 1 6 0
19 Lance Rentzel 25 FL 14 0 2 0 0 0
53 Dave Simmons 25 13 0 1 8 0 8
71 Willie Townes 25 5 4 0 1 20 1
57 Malcolm Walker 25 C 14 0 0 1 0 0
65 John Wilbur 25 RG 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 26 275 3 58 21 21 63 2 1
Opp Total 14 34 21 6

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
83 Mike Clark 28 K 14 0 54 17 105
22 Bob Hayes+ 26 SE 14 0 10 2 12 72
46 Craig Baynham 24 HB 14 8 5 3 8 48
43 Don Perkins* 30 FB 14 0 4 2 6 36
19 Lance Rentzel 25 FL 14 0 6 6 36
32 Walt Garrison 24 14 0 5 5 30
30 Dan Reeves 24 4 4 4 1 5 30
63 Larry Cole 22 LDE 14 10 1 1 2 12
14 Craig Morton 25 13 1 2 2 12
34 Cornell Green 28 LCB 14 0 1 1 6
24 Dennis Homan 22 10 0 1 1 6
54 Chuck Howley*+ 32 LLB 14 0 1 1 6
17 Don Meredith* 30 QB 13 13 1 1 6
84 Pettis Norman 29 TE 13 0 1 1 6
25 Les Shy 24 14 0 1 1 6
71 Willie Townes 25 5 4 1 1 6
67 Rayfield Wright 23 14 0 1 1 6
75 Jethro Pugh 24 LDT 13 0 1 2
Team Total 26.0 14 22 25 2 2 3 54 54 17 1 431
Opp Total 14 2 20 21 9 186