1964 Dallas Cowboys season

1964 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach Tom Landry
Owner Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field Cotton Bowl
Results
Record 5–8–1
Division place 5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1964 Dallas Cowboys season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–10, winning five games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 12, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals L 16–6
36,605
2 September 20, 1964 Washington Redskins W 24–18
25,158
3 September 27, 1964 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–17
35,594
4 October 4, 1964 at Cleveland Browns L 27–6
72,062
5 October 11, 1964 New York Giants T 13–13
33,324
6 October 18, 1964 Cleveland Browns L 20–16
37,456
7 October 25, 1964 at St. Louis Cardinals W 31–13
28,253
8 November 1, 1964 at Chicago Bears W 24–10
47,527
9 November 8, 1964 at New York Giants W 31–21
63,061
10 November 15, 1964 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–14
55,972
11 November 22, 1964 at Washington Redskins L 28–16
49,219
12 November 29, 1964 Green Bay Packers L 45–21
44,975
13 December 6, 1964 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–14
60,671
14 December 13, 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14
35,271

Game Summaries

Week 4: at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 27, Dallas Cowboys 6
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 6 006
Browns 7 6 7727

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Cowboys
Browns

Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16
1 2 34Total
Browns 7 6 0720
Cowboys 0 6 10016

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Browns
Cowboys

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 10 3 1 .769 9–2–1 415 293 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 3 2 .750 8–2–2 357 331 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 6 8 0 .429 6–6 312 313 L1
Washington Redskins 6 8 0 .429 5–7 307 305 L2
Dallas Cowboys 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 250 289 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 9 0 .357 5–7 253 315 L1
New York Giants 2 10 2 .167 2–8–2 241 399 L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Rookies in italics
40 Active, 1 Inactive

References

External links

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