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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 13.8, Offense: 8.4, Defense: 5.5, SoS: -3.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tom Landry
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* | 30 | 8 | 13 | 171 for 309, 2,500 yards, 21 td, 12 int, & 22 rushes for 123 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| HB | Craig Baynham | 24 | 1 | 8 | 103 rushes for 438 yards, 5 td, & 29 catches for 380 yards and 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 176th pick / 1966 |
| FB | Don Perkins* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 191 rushes for 836 yards, 4 td, & 17 catches for 180 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Lance Rentzel | 25 | 3 | 0 | 54 catches for 1,009 yards, 6 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1965 Buffalo Bills / 6th / 48th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Bob Hayes+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 20.8 average and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Pettis Norman | 29 | 6 | 0 | 18 catches for 204 yards, 1 td, & 4 rushes for 51 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962 |
| LT | Tony Liscio | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1963 |
| LG | John Niland* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966 Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966 |
| C | Malcolm Walker | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 10th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 19th pick / 1965 |
| RG | John Wilbur | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| RT | Ralph Neely+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Larry Cole | 22 | Rook | 10 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Jethro Pugh | 24 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 | |
| RDT | Bob Lilly*+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961 |
| RDE | George Andrie* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 12th / 96th pick / 1962 |
| LLB | Chuck Howley*+ | 32 | 10 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| MLB | Lee Roy Jordan* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Dave Edwards | 29 | 5 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 | |
| LCB | Cornell Green | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Mike Johnson | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 14th / 125th pick / 1966 |
| LS | Mike Gaechter | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Mel Renfro* | 27 | 4 | 8 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Clark | 28 | 5 | 0 | 17 of 29 field goals & 54 of 54 extra points | |
| P | Ron Widby | 23 | Rook | 0 | 59 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967 |
| PR | Bob Hayes+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 20.8 average and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| HB | Craig Baynham | 24 | 1 | 8 | 103 rushes for 438 yards, 5 td, & 29 catches for 380 yards and 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 176th pick / 1966 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | George Andrie* | 28 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Marquette | 4/20/1940 | 6 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 12th / 96th pick / 1962 |
| 46 | Craig Baynham | 24 | HB | 14 | 8 | 204 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 7/24/1944 | 1 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 176th pick / 1966 |
| 60 | Jackie Burkett | 32 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/16/1936 | 7 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959 | |
| 83 | Mike Clark | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/7/1940 | 5 | 0 | |
| 37 | Phil Clark | 23 | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 4/28/1945 | 1 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1967 | |
| 63 | Larry Cole | 22 | LDE | 14 | 10 | 252 | 6-5 | Air Force,Houston,Hawaii | 11/15/1946 | Rook | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968 |
| 21 | Dick Daniels | 24 | RS | 14 | 8 | 180 | 5-9 | Pacific (OR) | 10/19/1944 | 2 | 6 | |
| 77 | Ron East | 25 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Montana St.,Oregon St. | 8/26/1943 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 52 | Dave Edwards | 29 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/14/1939 | 5 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| 27 | Mike Gaechter | 28 | LS | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 1/9/1940 | 6 | 7 | |
| 32 | Walt Garrison | 24 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oklahoma St. | 7/23/1944 | 2 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 151st pick / 1966 |
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| 35 | Pete Gent | 26 | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 8/23/1942 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 34 | Cornell Green | 28 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Utah St. | 2/10/1940 | 6 | 15 | |
| 22 | Bob Hayes+ | 26 | PR | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1942 | 3 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| 24 | Dennis Homan | 22 | 10 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/9/1946 | Rook | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1968 | |
| 54 | Chuck Howley*+ | 32 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 6/28/1936 | 10 | 18 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| 23 | Mike Johnson | 25 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/7/1943 | 2 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 14th / 125th pick / 1966 |
| 55 | Lee Roy Jordan* | 27 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Alabama | 4/27/1941 | 5 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | 23 | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 10/16/1945 | Rook | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 159th pick / 1968 | |
| 74 | Bob Lilly*+ | 29 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | TCU | 7/26/1939 | 7 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961 |
| 72 | Tony Liscio | 28 | LT | 14 | 0 | 264 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 7/2/1940 | 5 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1963 |
| 51 | Dave Manders | 27 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 2/20/1941 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 80 | Dave McDaniels | 23 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Miss. Valley St. | 4/9/1945 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 45th pick / 1968 | |
| 17 | Don Meredith* | 30 | QB | 13 | 13 | 210 | 6-3 | SMU | 4/10/1938 | 8 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1960 |
| 14 | Craig Morton | 25 | qb | 13 | 1 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | 3 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 75th pick / 1965 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely+ | 25 | RT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 9/12/1943 | 3 | 15 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965 |
| 76 | John Niland* | 24 | LG | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/29/1944 | 2 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966 Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966 |
| 84 | Pettis Norman | 29 | TE | 13 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Johnson C. Smith | 1/4/1939 | 6 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962 |
| 61 | Blaine Nye | 22 | 13 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 3/29/1946 | Rook | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1968 | |
| 43 | Don Perkins* | 30 | FB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 3/4/1938 | 7 | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 106th pick / 1960 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | 24 | LDT | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Elizabeth City St. | 7/3/1944 | 3 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 |
| 88 | Sonny Randle | 32 | 6 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1936 | 9 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958 | |
| 30 | Dan Reeves | 24 | rb | 4 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/19/1944 | 3 | 3 | |
| 20 | Mel Renfro* | 27 | RS | 14 | 8 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 4 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964 |
| 19 | Lance Rentzel | 25 | FL | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 10/14/1943 | 3 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1965 Buffalo Bills / 6th / 48th pick / 1965 |
| 13 | Jerry Rhome | 26 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 3/6/1942 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 172nd pick / 1964 New York Jets / 25th / 195th pick / 1964 |
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| 25 | Les Shy | 24 | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Long Beach St. | 4/5/1944 | 2 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 173rd pick / 1966 | |
| 53 | Dave Simmons | 25 | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 8/3/1943 | 3 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 26th pick / 1965 Buffalo Bills / 5th / 40th pick / 1965 |
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| 87 | Andy Stynchula | 29 | 5 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 1/7/1939 | 8 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 | |
| 71 | Willie Townes | 25 | de | 5 | 4 | 260 | 6-4 | Indiana,Tulsa | 7/21/1943 | 2 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1966 |
| 57 | Malcolm Walker | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Rice | 5/24/1943 | 2 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 10th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 19th pick / 1965 |
| 12 | Ron Widby | 23 | P | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 3/9/1945 | Rook | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967 |
| 65 | John Wilbur | 25 | RG | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Stanford | 5/21/1943 | 2 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| 67 | Rayfield Wright | 23 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Fort Valley St. | 8/23/1945 | 1 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 222.3 | 6-2.5 | 3.5 |
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