1968 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Dallas Cowboys 1968 12–2 1st NFL Capitol Tom Landry Tex Schramm Clint Murchison, Jr. Cotton Bowl Lost Eastern Conference Championship Game(at Browns) 20–31Won NFL Playoff Bowl(vs. Vikings) 17–13 Cowboys seasons The 1968 Dallas Cowboys season was their ninth in the National Football League (NFL) and won the Capitol division by five games with a 12–2 record (tied with 1977 for the best record in the Landry era). In the first round of the playoffs, Dallas met the Cleveland Browns (10–4) in the Eastern Conference title game, held at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. In this era, the host sites were rotated, home field advantage was not adopted for the playoffs until 1975. Dallas had won the regular season game 28–7 in September, and had routed the Browns 52–14 in the previous year's playoffs, but both were played at the Cotton Bowl. The Browns upset the favored Cowboys 31–20,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X8AdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XygEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6679%2C417880 Milwaukee Journal Bledsoe Terry Browns' interceptions beat Dallas December 22, 1968 1, sportshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CswbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EFAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7418%2C1981957 Pittsburgh Press Livingston Pat Browns jolt Cowboys, 31-20 December 22, 1968 1, section 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7w8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pgEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7230%2C3190533 Toledo Blade Ohio Taylor Jim Browns smash Dallas, earn shot at NFL title December 22, 1968 D1 sending Dallas to the third place Playoff Bowl at the Orange Bowl in Miami,1968 Dallas Cowboys where they rallied to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, 17–13.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qt4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FigEAAAA+IBAJ&pg=7355%2C2862758 Milwaukee Journal press dispatches Vikings 13-0 lead withers before Dallas rush, 17-13 January 6, 1969 11, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gackAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3GwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7374%2C1164616 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Cowboys rally, capture Playoff Bowl January 6, 1969 26 The team averaged 30.8 points per game during the regular season, and holds the record for most points scored through the first three games of a season.http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap2000000250651/mindblowing-stats-for-week-4-of-the-2013-season Mind-blowing stats for week 4 of the 2013 season National Football League 2013-09-25 2013-09-26 Offseason NFL draft 1968 NFL draft 1968 Dallas Cowboys 1 20 Dennis Homan Wide receiver Alabama yes 2 45 Dave McDaniels Wide receiver Mississippi Valley State yes 3 71 Ed Harmon Linebacker Louisville no 4 97 John Douglas Linebacker Missouri no 5 130 Blaine Nye Guard Stanford yes yes 6 159 D. 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Lewis Linebacker Mississippi State yes 7 185 Bob Taucher Tackle Nebraska no 8 211 Frank Brown Defensive tackle Albany State no 9 241 Ken Kmiec Defensive back Illinois no 10 266 Ben Olison Wide receiver Kansas no 11 292 Ron Shotts Running back Oklahoma no 12 321 Wilson Whitty Linebacker Boston University no 13 347 Carter Lord Wide receiver Harvard no 14 373 Ron Williams Defensive back West Virginia no 15 402 Tony Lunceford Kicker Auburn no 16 428 Larry Cole Defensive end Hawaii yes hall of fame yes 17 454 George Nordgren Running back Houston no no Undrafted free agents + 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegePaul CatinoDefensive tackleSouthern ConnecticutRoger GrimesRunning backPenn StateHugo HollasSafetyRiceSal OlivasQuarterbackNew Mexico State Roster Dallas Cowboys 1968 roster Quarterbacks 17 Don Meredith 14 Craig Morton Running backs 46 Craig Baynham 32 Walt Garrison 43 Don Perkins 25 Les Shy Wide receivers 35 Pete Gent 22 Bob Hayes 24 Dennis Homan 88 Sonny Randle 19 Lance Rentzel Tight ends 84 Pettis Norman 85 Rayfield Wright Offensive linemen 72 Tony Liscio T 51 Dave Manders C 73 Ralph Neely T 76 John Niland G 61 Blaine Nye G 57 Malcolm Walker C 65 John Wilbur G Defensive linemen 66 George Andrie DE 63 Larry Cole DE 77 Ron East DT 74 Bob Lilly DT 75 Jethro Pugh DT 87 Andy Stynchula DELinebackers 52 Dave Edwards OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 D. 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Lewis OLB 53 Dave Simmons MLB Defensive backs 37 Phil Clark CB/S 21 Dick Daniels FS 27 Mike Gaechter SS 34 Cornell Green CB 23 Mike Johnson CB 20 Mel Renfro CB/FS Special teams 83 Mike Clark K 12 Ron Widby PReserve lists 60 Jackie Burkett OLB (IR) 10px 26 Buddy Dial WR (IR) 10px 62 Leon Donohue G (IR) 10px -- John Douglas LB (Military) 30 Dan Reeves RB (IR) 10px -- Roger Staubach QB (Military) 71 Willie Townes DE (IR) 10px Taxi squad -- Ed Harmon LB -- Ken Kmiec S -- Obert Logan CB 80 Dave McDaniels WR -- George Nordgren RB 13 Jerry Rhome QB -- Earnest Sterling DE Rookies in italics 39 active, 6 inactive, 7 Taxi squad Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap 1 September 15 Detroit Lions W 59–13 1–0 Cotton Bowl 61,382 Recap 2 September 22 Cleveland Browns W 28–7 2–0 Cotton Bowl 68,733 Recap 3 September 29 at Philadelphia Eagles W 45–13 3–0 Franklin Field 60,858 Recap 4 October 6 at St. Louis Cardinals W 27–10 4–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,296 Recap 5 October 13 Philadelphia Eagles W 34–14 5–0 Cotton Bowl 72,083 Recap 6 October 20 at Minnesota Vikings W 20–7 6–0 Metropolitan Stadium 47,644 Recap 7 October 28, 1968 Green Bay Packers L 17–28 6–1 Cotton Bowl 74,604 Recap 8 November 3 at New Orleans Saints W 17–3 7–1 Tulane Stadium 84,728 Recap 9 November 10 New York Giants L 21–27 7–2 Cotton Bowl 72,163 Recap 10 November 17 at Washington Redskins W 44–24 8–2 D.C. Stadium 50,816 Recap 11 November 24 at Chicago Bears W 34–3 9–2 Wrigley Field 46,667 Recap 12 November 28 Washington Redskins W 29–20 10–2 Cotton Bowl 66,076 Recap 13 December 8 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–7 11–2 Cotton Bowl 55,069 Recap 14 December 15 at New York Giants W 28–10 12–2 Yankee Stadium 62,617 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 3 Cowboys 7 7 14 17 Eagles 3 10 0 0 September 29 Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 60,858 61 F; wind 12 mph yes Q1 PHI Sam Baker 23 yard field goal PHI 3–0 Q1 DAL Dan Reeves 2 yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) DAL 7–3 Q2 DAL Lance Rentzel 11 yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) DAL 14–3 Q2 PHI Gary Ballman 18 yard pass from King Hill (Sam Baker kick) DAL 14–10 Q2 PHI Sam Baker 13 yard field goal DAL 14–13 Q3 DAL Bob Hayes 44 yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) DAL 21–13 Q3 DAL Don Perkins 10 yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) DAL 28–13 Q4 DAL Mike Clark 26 yard field goal DAL 31–13 Q4 DAL Lance Rentzel 8 yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) DAL 38–13 Q4 DAL Craig Morton 4 yard run (Mike Clark kick) DAL 45–13 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-15. Week 14 Cowboys 0 7 14 7 Giants 3 0 0 7 December 15 Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York 30 F, wind 20 mph yes 1 NYG Pete Gogolak 12 yard field goal Giants 3–0 2 DAL Bob Hayes 13 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) Cowboys 7–3 3 DAL Bob Hayes 63 yard punt return (Mike Clark kick) Cowboys 14–3 3 DAL Craig Morton 1 yard run (Mike Clark kick) Cowboys 21–3 4 DAL Walt Garrison 8 yard run (Mike Clark kick) Cowboys 28–3 4 NYG Aaron Thomas 46 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) Cowboys 28–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Playoffs 1968 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Game Site Attendance Recap Eastern Conference December 21, 1968 F j, Y at Cleveland Browns L 20–31 Cleveland Stadium 81,497 Recap Playoff BowlJanuary 5, 1969 vs Minnesota Vikings W 17–13 Orange Bowl 22,961 Standings References 2 Category:Dallas Cowboys seasons Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys