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1969 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 11-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL Capital Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 369 points (26.4/g), 2nd of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 223 points (15.9/g), 4th.
 Differential of 146 points (10.4/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 10.7-3.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 7th.

Coached by Tom Landry (11-2-1)

1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Craig Morton 26 4 13 162 for 302, 2,619 yards, 21 td, 15 int, & 16 rushes for 62 yards and 1 td

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 10th / 75th pick / 1965

HB Calvin Hill*+ 22 Rook 0 204 rushes for 942 yards, 8 td, & 20 catches for 232 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969

FB Walt Garrison 25 3 0 176 rushes for 818 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 131 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966
Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 151st pick / 1966

FL Lance Rentzel 26 4 0 43 catches for 960 yards, 12 td, & 2 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 6th / 48th pick / 1965

SE Bob Hayes 27 4 10 40 catches for 746 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964
Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964

TE Pettis Norman 30 7 10 13 catches for 238 yards, 3 td, & 5 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td

Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962

LT Tony Liscio 29 6 0

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963
New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1963

LG John Niland* 25 3 0 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966
Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966

C Malcolm Walker 26 3 0 2 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 10th pick / 1965
Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 19th pick / 1965

RG John Wilbur 26 3 0

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965

RT Ralph Neely*+ 26 4 11

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965
Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965

 Defensive Starters
LDE Larry Cole 23 1 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968

LDT Jethro Pugh 25 4 11 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965

RDT Bob Lilly*+ 30 8 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961

RDE George Andrie*+ 29 7 0

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 12th / 96th pick / 1962

LLB Dave Edwards 30 6 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962

MLB Lee Roy Jordan*+ 28 6 0 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963
Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963

RLB Chuck Howley*+ 33 11 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958

LCB Cornell Green+ 29 7 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Phil Clark 24 2 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1967

LS Mike Gaechter 29 7 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RS Mel Renfro*+ 28 5 0 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964
Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964

 Special Teams Starters
K Mike Clark 29 6 0 20 of 36 field goals & 43 of 44 extra points
P Ron Widby+ 24 1 0 63 punts for a 43.3 average, 0 blocked

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967

PR Bob Hayes 27 4 10 18 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964
Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964

KR Richmond Flowers 22 Rook 0 11 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1969

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
George Andrie*+ 29 DE 14 0 250 6-6 Marquette 4/20/1940 7

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 12th / 96th pick / 1962

Craig Baynham 25 HB 10 0 204 6-1 Georgia Tech 7/24/1944 2

Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 176th pick / 1966

Otto Brown 22 DB 14 0 188 6-1 Prairie View 1/12/1947 Rook
Jackie Burkett 33 LB-C 11 0 230 6-4 Auburn 12/16/1936 8

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959

Mike Clark 29 K 14 0 205 6-1 Texas A&M 11/7/1940 6
Phil Clark 24 DB 14 0 208 6-3 Northwestern 4/28/1945 2

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1967

Larry Cole 23 DE-DT 14 0 252 6-5 Air Force,Hawaii,Houston 11/15/1946 1

Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968

Bobby Joe Conrad 34 FL-DB-HB-WR-K 8 0 194 6-2 Texas A&M 11/17/1935 11

New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958

Mike Ditka 30 TE 12 4 228 6-3 Pittsburgh 10/18/1939 8

Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961
Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1961

Ron East 26 DT-DE 14 3 250 6-4 Montana State,Oregon State 8/26/1943 2
Dave Edwards 30 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Auburn 12/14/1939 6

Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962

Richmond Flowers 22 DB-WR 6 0 180 6-0 Tennessee 6/13/1947 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1969

Mike Gaechter 29 DB 13 0 190 6-0 Oregon 1/9/1940 7
Walt Garrison 25 RB 13 0 205 6-0 Oklahoma State 7/23/1944 3

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966
Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 151st pick / 1966

Cornell Green+ 29 DB 14 0 208 6-3 Utah State 2/10/1940 7
Halvor Hagen 22 G-DE-T-C 12 0 245 6-5 Weber State 2/4/1947 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 74th pick / 1969

Bob Hayes 27 SE-WR 10 10 187 6-0 Florida A&M 12/20/1942 4

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964
Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964

Calvin Hill*+ 22 RB 13 0 227 6-4 Yale 1/2/1947 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969

Dennis Homan 23 WR 11 4 181 6-1 Alabama 1/9/1946 1

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1968

Chuck Howley*+ 33 LB 14 0 228 6-3 West Virginia 6/28/1936 11

Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958

Mike Johnson 26 DB 12 0 184 5-11 Kansas 10/7/1943 3

Oakland Raiders / 14th / 125th pick / 1966

Lee Roy Jordan*+ 28 LB 14 0 221 6-1 Alabama 4/27/1941 6

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963
Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963

Bob Lilly*+ 30 DT-DE 14 0 260 6-5 TCU 7/26/1939 8

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961

Tony Liscio 29 T-G 14 0 264 6-5 Tulsa 7/2/1940 6

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963
New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1963

Dave Manders 28 C 14 0 250 6-2 Michigan State 2/20/1941 5
Craig Morton 26 QB 13 13 214 6-4 California 2/5/1943 4

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 10th / 75th pick / 1965

Ralph Neely*+ 26 T-G 12 11 265 6-6 Oklahoma 9/12/1943 4

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965
Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965

John Niland* 25 G 14 0 245 6-3 Iowa 2/29/1944 3

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966
Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966

Pettis Norman 30 TE-SE 10 10 222 6-3 Johnson C. Smith 1/4/1939 7

Dallas Texans / 16th / 123rd pick / 1962

Blaine Nye 23 G 14 0 251 6-4 Stanford 3/29/1946 1

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1968

Jethro Pugh 25 DT-DE 12 11 260 6-6 Elizabeth City State 7/3/1944 4

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965

Dan Reeves 25 RB 13 0 200 6-1 South Carolina 1/19/1944 4
Mel Renfro*+ 28 DB-RB 14 0 190 6-0 Oregon 12/30/1941 5

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964
Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964

Lance Rentzel 26 WR-FL 14 0 202 6-2 Oklahoma 10/14/1943 4

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 6th / 48th pick / 1965

Les Shy 25 RB 14 0 206 6-1 Long Beach State 4/5/1944 3

Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 173rd pick / 1966

Roger Staubach 27 QB 6 1 197 6-3 Navy,New Mexico Military Inst. 2/5/1942 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 16th / 122nd pick / 1964
Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 129th pick / 1964

Thomas Stincic 23 LB 14 0 230 6-4 Michigan 11/24/1946 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 68th pick / 1969

Malcolm Walker 26 C-T 14 0 250 6-4 Rice 5/24/1943 3

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 10th pick / 1965
Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 19th pick / 1965

Claxton Welch 22 RB 6 0 203 5-11 Oregon 7/3/1947 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 230th pick / 1969

Fred Whittingham 30 LB-G 7 0 240 6-1 BYU,Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 2/4/1939 5
Ron Widby+ 24 P 14 0 210 6-4 Tennessee 3/9/1945 1

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967

John Wilbur 26 G-DE 14 0 251 6-3 Stanford 5/21/1943 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965

Rayfield Wright 24 T-TE 14 3 255 6-6 Fort Valley State 8/23/1945 2

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967

Team Total 26.5 14 222.2 6-2.6 3.9