1965 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Dallas Cowboys 1965 7–7 2nd NFL Eastern (tie) Tom Landry Clint Murchison, Jr. Tex Schramm Cotton Bowl Lost NFL Playoff Bowl(vs. Colts) 3–35https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/it-was-1965-291271 It Was 1965 . . . Dallascowboys.com September 12, 2019 Cowboys seasons The 1965 Dallas Cowboys season was their sixth in the National Football League and their best record to date, at 7–7.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1965.htm 1965 Dallas Cowboys Pro-Football-Reference.com September 12, 2019 After five consecutive losses, Dallas was 2–5 halfway through the season. They won five of the final seven games and finished in a tie for second place in the Eastern Conference, with the New York Giants, four games behind the defending NFL champion Cleveland Browns (11–3). The Cowboys defeated the Giants twice and earned the berth in the third place Playoff Bowl in Miami,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XhdIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8IAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6963%2C2865639 Victoria Advocate Texas Associated Press Dallas clips Giants, lands Playoff Bowl December 20, 1965 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i2dGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5OgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=687%2C4356215 Schenectady Gazette New York Associated Press Cowboys jar Giants for ticket to Playoff Bowl December 20, 1965 27 held three weeks after the regular season, but lost 35–3 to the Baltimore Colts, runners-up of the Western Conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=za1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4egDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2934%2C2822032 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press 'Instant quarterback' Matte leads 35-3 rout of Dallas January 10, 1966 8 Offseason NFL draft 1965 NFL draft 1965 Dallas Cowboys 1 5 Craig Morton QB California yes 2 19 Malcolm Walker C Rice yes 4 47 Jimmy Sidle RB Auburn no 4 53 Bob Svihus OT USC Signed with the AFL no 5 61 Roger Pettee LB Florida no 6 75 Sonny Utz RB Virginia Tech He spent 2 seasons on the injured reserve list no 7 89 Brig Owens S Cincinnati yes 8 103 Russell Wayt LB Rice yes 9 117 Jim Zanios RB Texas Tech no 10 131 Gaylon McCullough C Alabama no 11 145 Jethro Pugh DT Elizabeth City State yes 12 159 Ernie Kellermann S Miami (OH) no yes 13 173 Jack Schraub E California no 14 187 Garry Porterfield DE Tulsa yes 15 201 Gene Foster FB Arizona State Signed with the AFL no 16 215 Doug McDougal E Oregon State no 17 229 Mitch Johnson OT UCLA yes 18 243 Marty Amsler OT Evansville no 19 257 Merv Rettenmund RB Ball State Signed with the Baltimore Orioles of the MLB no 20 271 Don Barlow OT Kansas State no Roster Dallas Cowboys 1965 roster Quarterbacks 17 Don Meredith 14 Craig Morton 13 Jerry Rhome Running backs 37 Perry Lee Dunn 43 Don Perkins 30 Dan Reeves 24 J. D. Smith 42 A. D. Whitfield Wide receivers 26 Buddy Dial 35 Pete Gent 22 Bob Hayes Tight ends 82 Frank Clarke 84 Pettis Norman Offensive linemen 68 Jim Boeke T 53 Mike Connelly C/G 62 Leon Donohue G 64 Mitch Johnson G/T 67 Jake Kupp G 51 Dave Manders C 73 Ralph Neely T 71 Don Talbert T Defensive linemen 66 George Andrie DE 77 Jim Colvin DT 74 Bob Lilly DT 75 Jethro Pugh DT/DE 79 Larry Stephens DE/DT 78 Maury Youmans DELinebackers 52 Dave Edwards OLB 56 Harold Hays OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB Defensive backs 44 Don Bishop CB 27 Mike Gaechter SS 34 Cornell Green CB 41 Warren Livingston CB 25 Obert Logan SS 20 Mel Renfro FS Special teams 88 Colin Ridgway P 11 Danny Villanueva K/PTaxi squad -- Brig Owens S 33 Russell Wayt LB Reserve lists 60 Joe Isbell G (IR) 10px 72 Tony Liscio T (IR) 10px -- Roger Pettee LB (IR) 10px 70 Bill Sandeman DT (IR) 10px 23 Jimmy Sidle RB (IR) 10px 57 Malcolm Walker C/G/T (IR) 10px Rookies in italics 40 active, 8 inactive Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap 1 September 19 New York Giants W 31–2 1–0 Cotton Bowl 59,366 Recap 2 September 26 Washington Redskins W 27–7 2–0 Cotton Bowl 61,577 Recap 3 October 4, 1965 at St. Louis Cardinals L 13–20 2–1 Busch Stadium 32,034 Recap 4 October 10 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–35 2–2 Cotton Bowl 56,249 Recap 5 October 17 at Cleveland Browns L 17–23 2–3 Cleveland Stadium 80,451 Recap 6 October 24 at Green Bay Packers L 3–13 2–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,311 Recap 7 October 31 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–22 2–5 Pitt Stadium 37,804 Recap 8 November 7 San Francisco 49ers W 39–31 3–5 Cotton Bowl 39,677 Recap 9 November 14 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–17 4–5 Cotton Bowl 57,293 Recap 10 November 21 Cleveland Browns L 17–24 4–6 Cotton Bowl 76,251 Recap 11 November 28 at Washington Redskins L 31–34 4–7 D.C. Stadium 50,205 Recap 12 December 5 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–19 5–7 Franklin Field 54,714 Recap 13 December 11, 1965 St. Louis Cardinals W 27–13 6–7 Cotton Bowl 38,499 Recap 14 December 19 at New York Giants W 38–20 7–7 Yankee Stadium 62,871 Recap Conference opponents are in bold text Postseason Playoff Bowl Round Date Opponent Result Game Site Attendance Playoff Bowl January 9, 1966 vs Baltimore Colts L 3–35 Orange Bowl 65,569 Standings References 30em Category:Dallas Cowboys seasons Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys