1963 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Dallas Cowboys 1963 4–10 5th NFL Eastern Tom Landry Clint Murchison, Jr. Tex Schramm Cotton Bowl Did not qualify Cowboys seasons thumb | right | alt=Cowboys blue uniform, 1960 | Cowboys blue uniform, 1960 The 1963 Dallas Cowboys season was their fourth in the league, and also the first where the Cowboys were the only professional football team in Dallas, as the AFL's Texans relocated to Kansas City (and were rebranded as the Chiefs) during the offseason. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning only four games.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1963.htm 1963 Dallas Cowboys Pro-Football-Reference.com September 12, 2019 The Cowboys also missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 14, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–34 0–1 Cotton Bowl 36,432 Recap 2 September 22 Cleveland Browns L 24–41 0–2 Cotton Bowl 28,710 Recap 3 September 29 at Washington Redskins L 17–21 0–3 D.C. Stadium 40,101 Recap 4 October 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–24 0–4 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 5 October 13 Detroit Lions W 17–14 1–4 Cotton Bowl 27,264 Recap 6 October 20 at New York Giants L 21–37 1–5 Yankee Stadium 62,889 Recap 7 October 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–27 1–6 Forbes Field 19,047 Recap 8 November 3 Washington Redskins W 35–20 2–6 Cotton Bowl 18,838 Recap 9 November 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–31 2–7 Kezar Stadium 29,563 Recap 10 November 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–20 3–7 Cotton Bowl 23,694 Recap 11 November 24 at Cleveland Browns L 17–27 3–8 Cleveland Stadium 55,096 Recap 12 December 1 New York Giants L 27–34 3–9 Cotton Bowl 29,653 Recap 13 December 8 Pittsburgh Steelers L 19–34 3–10 Cotton Bowl 24,136 Recap 14 December 15 at St. Louis Cardinals W 28–24 4–10 Busch Stadium 12,695 Recap Conference opponents are in bold text Game summaries Week 5 Lions 0 0 0 14 Cowboys 0 7 0 10 October 13 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas 76 F; wind 8 mph yes Q2 DAL Clarke 11 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick) DAL 7–0 Q4 DAL Baker 13 yard field goal DAL 10–0 Q4 DET Cogdill 30 yard pass from Morrall (Walker kick) DAL 10–7 Q4 DAL Marsh 41 yard run (Baker kick) DAL 17–7 Q4 DET Cogdill 70 yard pass from Morrall (Walker kick) DAL 17–14 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196310130dal.htm Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys - October 13th, 1963 Pro-Football-Reference.com September 12, 2019 Week 8 Redskins 0 10 3 7 Cowboys 7 7 7 14 November 3 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas 57 F; wind 16 mph yes Q1 DAL Folkins 1 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick) DAL 7–0 Q2 WSH Dugan 41 yard pass from Snead (Khayat kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 WSH Khayat 12 yard field goal WSH 10–7 Q2 DAL Clarke 13 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick) DAL 14–10 Q3 WSH Khayat 49 yard field goal DAL 14–13 Q3 DAL Folkins 1 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick) DAL 21–13 Q4 WSH Dugan 19 yard pass from Snead (Khayat kick) DAL 21–20 Q4 DAL Stiger 7 yard run (Baker kick) DAL 28–20 Q4 DAL Clarke 12 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick) DAL 35–20 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196311030dal.htm Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys - November 3rd, 1963 Pro-Football-Reference.com September 12, 2019 Week 10 Eagles 6 0 7 7 Cowboys 7 10 7 3 November 17 Cotton Bowl 23,694 72 F; wind 18 mph yes Q1 DAL Norman 1 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick) DAL 7–0 Q1 PHI McDonald 26 yard pass from Hill (kick failed) DAL 7–6 Q2 DAL Perkins 2 yard run (Baker kick) DAL 14–6 Q2 DAL Baker 33 yard field goal DAL 17–6 Q3 DAL Clarke 14 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick) DAL 24–6 Q3 PHI Brown 24 yard pass from Hill (Clark kick) DAL 24–13 Q4 DAL Baker 27 yard field goal DAL 27–13 Q4 PHI Retzlaff 16 yard pass from Hill (Clark kick) DAL 27–20 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196311170dal.htm Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys - November 17th, 1963 Pro-Football-Reference.com September 12, 2019 Week 14 Cowboys 0 14 0 14 Cardinals 0 14 10 0 December 15 Busch Stadium 6 F; wind 11 mph yes Q2 DAL Meredith 1 yard run (Baker kick) DAL 7–0 Q2 STL Randle 62 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 STL Triplett 16 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick) STL 14–7 Q2 DAL Lilly 42 yard fumble return (Baker kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 STL Wilson 35 yard run (Bakken kick) STL 21–14 Q3 STL Bakken 11 yard field goal STL 24–14 Q4 DAL Norman 12 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick) STL 24–21 Q4 DAL Clarke 25 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick) DAL 28–24 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196312150crd.htm Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals - December 15th, 1963 Pro-Football-Reference.com September 12, 2019 Standings Season recap The Cowboys were expecting to turn their fortunes around and have a good year, but won only three of their first ten games. The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, stands out as an infamous moment in the season: not only was the nation's psyche impacted by this event, but the image of the city of Dallas was seriously tarnished. On November 24 - just two days after this historic event - the NFL decided to play its normal schedule of games, with the Cowboys traveling to face the Cleveland Browns. On game day, when the team was introduced, the public address announcer referred to the team as simply the Cowboys, while the crowd also vented their frustration and pain at Cowboys players and officials during the game. The Cowboys lost 17–27, and would go on to have only one more win in the remaining three games. On September 29, 1963, Billy Howton became the NFL's all-time receiving leader, breaking Don Hutson's record for career receptions and receiving yards. He retired at the end of the year, after playing in 12 seasons with 503 catches, 8,459 yards and 61 touchdowns. NFL draft 1963 NFL draft 1963 Dallas Cowboys 1 6 Lee Roy Jordan LB Alabama yes yes 3 34 Jim Price LB Louisville no 4 48 Whaley Hall OT Mississippi yes 7 90 Marv Clothier OG Kansas no 10 132 Rod Scheyer OT Washington no 11 146 Ray Schoenke OG SMU yes 12 160 Bill Perkins RB Iowa no 13 174 Paul Wicker OT Fresno State no 14 188 Lou Cioci LB Boston College no 15 202 Jerry Overton S Utah yes 16 216 Dennis Golden OT Holy Cross no 17 230 Ernie Parks OG McMurry no 18 244 Bill Frank OT Colorado Played in the CFL in 1963 yes 19 258 Jim Stiger RB Washington yes 20 272 Tommy Lucas E Texas no Roster Dallas Cowboys 1963 roster Quarterbacks 11 Sonny Gibbs 14 Eddie LeBaron 17 Don Meredith Running backs 22 Amos Bullocks 33 Wendell Hayes 31 Amos Marsh 43 Don Perkins 40 Jim Stiger Wide receivers 80 Gary Barnes 82 Frank Clarke 81 Billy Howton 84 Pettis Norman Tight ends 83 Lee Folkins Offensive linemen 53 Mike Connelly C 75 Bob Fry T 51 Lynn Hoyem G/C 72 Tony Liscio T 70 Dale Memmelaar G 76 Ed Nutting T 62 Lance Poimboeuf C/G 65 Ray Schoenke T/G Defensive linemen 66 George Andrie DE 74 Bob Lilly DT/DE 78 John Meyers DT 68 Guy Reese DT 79 Larry Stephens DELinebackers 52 Dave Edwards OLB 56 Harold Hays MLB/OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB Defensive backs 44 Don Bishop CB 27 Mike Gaechter SS 34 Cornell Green CB 41 Warren Livingston FS 20 Jerry Overton CB 42 Jimmy Ridlon SS Special teams 38 Sam Baker K/PReserve lists 60 Joe Isbell G (IR) 10px 55 Lee Roy Jordan LB (IR) 10px 64 Jim Ray Smith G (IR) 10px 71 Don Talbert T (Military) Rookies in italics 37 active, 4 inactive References 30em Category:Dallas Cowboys seasons Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys