1969 Dallas Cowboys season

The 1969 Dallas Cowboys season was their tenth in the National Football League (NFL). The team nearly equalled their previous output of 12–2, winning eleven games with one tie, and qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The Cowboys were second in the NFL in scoring (369 points), and led the league in rushing yards (2,276) and total yards (5,122). The Cowboys' defense also allowed the fewest rushing yards in the NFL (1,050) and the fewest rushing touchdowns (3). Until 2025, Dallas' tie against the San Francisco 49ers was their most recent in franchise history. On September 28, 2025, The Cowboys tied the Green Bay Packers 40–40, their first tie in 56 seasons and their first tie in the overtime era. Dallas' regular season finale vs. the archrival Washington Redskins was the last game for legendary coach Vince Lombardi. Lombardi, who led Washington to a 7–5–2 record in his first, and what turned out to be only, season with the Redskins, died of colorectal cancer 17 days before the start of the 1970 season. Lombardi's Green Bay Packers handed the Cowboys painful losses in the 1966 and 1967 NFL championship games. == Offseason == === NFL draft === === Undrafted free agents === == Roster == == Schedule == == Season summary == === Week 9 at Redskins === President Richard Nixon was in attendance. == Playoffs == == Standings == Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972. == References ==