1967 Dallas Cowboys season

1967 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	1st NFL Capitol
Playoff finish	Won Eastern Conference (Browns, 52–14) Lost NFL Championship (Packers, 21–17)

The 1967 Dallas Cowboys season was their eighth in the league. The team posted a 9–5 record and won the new four-team Capitol Division. The Cowboys hosted the Century Division winner Cleveland Browns at the Cotton Bowl and won 52–14 for the Eastern Conference title. This gained a rematch the following week for the NFL title with the two-time defending champion Green Bay Packers. Played in frigid sub-zero and windy conditions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on December 31, the Packers scored a late touchdown to win by four points for their third consecutive NFL title. Green Bay easily won Super Bowl II two weeks later over the Oakland Raiders.^[1]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 17, 1967	at Cleveland Browns	W, 21–14	1–0	81,039
2	September 24, 1967	New York Giants	W, 38–24	2–0	66,209
3	October 1, 1967	Los Angeles Rams	L, 13–35	2–1	75,229
4	October 8, 1967	at Washington Redskins	W, 17–14	3–1	50,566
5	October 15, 1967	New Orleans Saints	W, 14–10	4–1	64,128
6	October 22, 1967	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W, 24–21	5–1	39,641
7	October 29, 1967	at Philadelphia Eagles	L, 14–21	5–2	60,740
8	November 5, 1967	Atlanta Falcons	W, 37–7	6–2	54,751
9	November 12, 1967	at New Orleans Saints	W, 27–10	7–2	83,437
10	November 19, 1967	Washington Redskins	L, 20–27	7–3	75,538
11	November 23, 1967	St. Louis Cardinals	W, 46–21	8–3	68,787
12	December 3, 1967	at Baltimore Colts	L, 17–23	8–4	60,238
13	December 10, 1967	Philadelphia Eagles	W, 38–17	9–4	55,834
14	December 16, 1967	at San Francisco 49ers	L, 16–24	9–5	27,182

Game summaries

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 3 0 0 13 16 • 49ers 7 14 3 0 24 Date: December 16 Location: Kezar Stadium

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	9	5	0	.643	4–2	8–2	342	268	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	3–2–1	5–4–1	351	409	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	3	.455	2–3–1	4–5–1	347	353	L1
New Orleans Saints	3	11	0	.214	2–4	2–8	233	379	W1

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

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1967 roster
Quarterbacks 17 Don Meredith 14 Craig Morton 13 Jerry Rhome Running Backs 46 Craig Baynham 32 Walt Garrison FB/KR 43 Don Perkins FB 30 Dan Reeves 25 Les Shy Wide Receivers 35 Pete Gent 22 Bob Hayes PR 19 Lance Rentzel 31 Sims Stokes Tight Ends 82 Frank Clarke 84 Pettis Norman 85 Rayfield Wright T		Offensive Linemen 68 Jim Boeke T 53 Mike Connelly C 62 Leon Donohue G 72 Tony Liscio T 73 Ralph Neely T 76 John Niland G 57 Malcolm Walker C/G 65 John Wilbur G Defensive Linemen 66 George Andrie DE 79 Ron East DT 74 Bob Lilly DT 75 Jethro Pugh DT 77 Larry Stephens DE 71 Willie Townes DE		Linebackers 52 Dave Edwards OLB 56 Harold Hays OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB Defensive Backs 37 Phil Clark CB 45 Dick Daniels SS 27 Mike Gaechter SS/CB 34 Cornell Green CB 23 Mike Johnson CB 20 Mel Renfro FS/CB Special Teams 83 Harold Deters K 11 Danny Villanueva P/K		Reserve Lists 51 Dave Manders C (IR) Rookies in italics 42 Active, 1 Inactive

Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Conference	December 24, 1967	Cleveland Browns	W, 52–14	Cotton Bowl	70,786
Championship	December 31, 1967	at Green Bay Packers	L, 17–21	Lambeau Field	50,861

References

1. 1967 Dallas Cowboys