1964 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Dallas Cowboys 1964 5–8–1 5th NFL Eastern Tom Landry Clint Murchison, Jr. Tex Schramm Cotton Bowl Did not qualify Cowboys seasons The 1964 NFL season was the Dallas Cowboys' fifth season in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–10, winning five games.1964 Dallas Cowboys They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Cowboys would not have another losing season until 1986. This season would also start an annual tradition, which the Cowboys would wear white jerseys at home, a tradition they have maintained every year since.Here's why the Dallas Cowboys almost always wear white jerseys https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/nfl/cowboys/why-the-dallas-cowboys-almost-always-wear-white/287-4fb08ca5-c939-430d-b44a-b25a1ec67a23 September 6, 2024 WFAA Offseason NFL draft 1964 NFL draft 1964 Dallas Cowboys 1 4 Scott Appleton DT Texas He was immediately traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers no 2 17 Mel Renfro CB Oregon yes yes yes 4 43 Perry Lee Dunn RB Ole Miss yes 6 73 Billy Lothridge QB Georgia Tech yes 6 82 Jim Curry End Cincinnati no 6 83 Jim Evans End Texas Western no 7 88 Bob Hayes WR Florida A&M yes yes yes 8 101 Al Geverink RB UCLA no 9 116 Jake Kupp OG Washington yes yes 10 129 Roger Staubach QB Navy yes yes yes 11 144 Bob Crenshaw OG Baylor no 12 157 Johnny Norman End Northwestern State (LA) no 13 172 Jerry Rhome QB Tulsa yes 14 185 Jim Worden LB Wittenberg no 15 200 Bill Van Burkleo RB Tulsa no 16 213 Paul Cercel C Pittsburgh no 17 228 Bud Abell LB Missouri no 18 241 Theo Viltz DB USC He signed with the Houston Oilers of the AFL no 19 256 H.D. Murphy RB Oregon no 20 269 John Hughes LB SMU no Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap 1 September 12, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals L 6–16 0–1 Cotton Bowl 36,605 Recap 2 September 20 Washington Redskins W 24–18 1–1 Cotton Bowl 25,158 Recap 3 September 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–23 1–2 Pitt Stadium 35,594 Recap 4 October 4 at Cleveland Browns L 6–27 1–3 Cleveland Stadium 72,062 Recap 5 October 11 New York Giants T 13–13 1–3–1 Cotton Bowl 33,324 Recap 6 October 18 Cleveland Browns L 16–20 1–4–1 Cotton Bowl 37,456 Recap 7 October 25 at St. Louis Cardinals W 31–13 2–4–1 Busch Stadium 28,253 Recap 8 November 1 at Chicago Bears W 24–10 3–4–1 Wrigley Field 47,527 Recap 9 November 8 at New York Giants W 31–21 4–4–1 Yankee Stadium 63,061 Recap 10 November 15 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–17 4–5–1 Cotton Bowl 55,972 Recap 11 November 22 at Washington Redskins L 16–28 4–6–1 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 12 November 29 Green Bay Packers L 21–45 4–7–1 Cotton Bowl 44,975 Recap 13 December 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–24 4–8–1 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 14 December 13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 5–8–1 Cotton Bowl 35,271 Recap Conference opponents are in bold text Game summaries Week 4: at Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Cleveland Browns 27, Dallas Cowboys 6 October 4 12:30 p.m. CDT Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 72,062 56 F, relative humidity 58%, wind 13 mph CBS Frank Glieber (DAL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Ray Renfro (DAL) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators) Cowboys 0 6 0 0 Browns 7 6 7 7 Pro-Football-Reference.com First Quarter CLE – Ernie Green 7 yard pass from Frank Ryan Browns 7-0 Second Quarter CLE – Lou Groza 19 yard field goal – Browns 10-0 DAL – Pettis Norman 5 yard pass from John Roach – (kick failed) Browns 10-6 CLE – Lou Groza 21 yard field goal – Browns 13-6 Third Quarter CLE – Paul Warfield 40 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-6 Fourth Quarter CLE – Gary Collins 38 yard pass from Frank Ryan Browns 27-6 Cowboys Browns Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16 October 18 1:30 p.m. CDT Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas 37,456 68 F, relative humidity 60%, wind 16 mph CBS Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Frank Glieber (DAL) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Ray Renfro (DAL) (first half) (color commentators) Browns 7 6 0 7 Cowboys 0 6 10 0 Pro-Football-Reference.com First Quarter CLE – Ernie Green 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0 Second Quarter DAL – Dick Van Raaphorst 34 yard field goal – Browns 7-3 CLE – Lou Groza 34 yard field goal – Browns 10-3 CLE – Lou Groza 30 yard field goal – Browns 13-3 DAL – Dick Van Raaphorst 20 yard field goal – Browns 13-6 Third Quarter DAL – Dick Van Raaphorst 37 yard field goal – Browns 13-9 DAL – Don Perkins 1 yard run – (Dick Van Raaphorst kick) Cowboys 16-13 Fourth Quarter CLE – Bernie Parrish 54 yard interception return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-16 Browns Cowboys Standings Season recap With one year left on his original contract, Tom Landry is re-signed to an additional 10-year extension, in effect giving him an 11-year deal, the longest in major pro sports history in the United States. Roster Dallas Cowboys 1964 roster Quarterbacks 17 Don Meredith 12 John Roach Running backs 37 Perry Lee Dunn 31 Amos Marsh 43 Don Perkins 40 Jim Stiger Wide receivers 82 Frank Clarke 26 Buddy Dial 35 Pete Gent 25 Tommy McDonald Tight ends 80 Lee Folkins 84 Pettis Norman Offensive linemen 68 Jim Boeke T 53 Mike Connelly C 76 Bill Frank T/G 75 Bob Fry T 60 Joe Isbell G 67 Jake Kupp G 72 Tony Liscio T 51 Dave Manders G/C 65 Ray Schoenke T/G 64 Jim Ray Smith G Defensive linemen 66 George Andrie DE 77 Jim Colvin DT 74 Bob Lilly DT 79 Larry Stephens DE 78 Maury Youmans DE/DTLinebackers 52 Dave Edwards OLB 56 Harold Hays MLB/OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan OLB 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB Defensive backs 44 Don Bishop CB 27 Mike Gaechter SS 34 Cornell Green CB 41 Warren Livingston CB 20 Mel Renfro FS 42 Jimmy Ridlon SS Special teams 18 Billy Lothridge P/QB 30 Dick Van Raaphorst KReserve lists 22 Amos Bullocks RB (IR) 10px 20 Jerry Overton CB (IR) 10px 71 Don Talbert T (Military) Rookies in italics 40 active, 3 inactive References External links 1964 Dallas Cowboys season https://web.archive.org/web/20121106061055/http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/history/1964-dallas-cowboys.html 2012-11-06 Category:Dallas Cowboys seasons Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys