1967 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season

1967 Dallas Cowboys season

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

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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]

## NFL Draft

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Main article: 1967 NFL draft

1967 Dallas Cowboys draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
3  | 76  | Phil Clark | DB | Northwestern |
4  | 103  | Curtis Marker | OG | Northern Michigan |
6  | 157  | Sims Stokes | WR | Northern Arizona |
7  | 182  | Rayfield Wright * † | OT | Fort Valley State |
8  | 208  | Steve Laub | QB | Illinois Wesleyan |
9  | 234  | Byron Morgan | DB | Findlay |
10  | 260  | Eugene Bowen | RB | Tennessee State |
11  | 285  | Pat Riley | WR | Kentucky | Signed with the NBA
12  | 312  | Harold Deters | K | NC State |
13  | 338  | Al Kerkian | DE | Akron |
14  | 364  | Tommy Boyd | OG | Tarleton State |
15  | 390  | Leavie David | DB | Edward Waters |
14  | 206  | Lewis Turner | RB | Norfolk State |
16  | 416  | Paul Brothers | QB | Oregon State | Signed with the CFL
17  | 442  | George Adams | LB | Morehead State |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

## Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Game Site  | Attendance  | Recap

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1  | September 17  | at Cleveland Browns | W 21–14  | 1–0  | Cleveland Stadium | 81,039  | Recap
2  | September 24  | New York Giants | W 38–24  | 2–0  | Cotton Bowl | 66,209  | Recap
3  | October 1  | Los Angeles Rams | L 13–35  | 2–1  | Cotton Bowl  | 75,229  | Recap
4  | October 8  | at Washington Redskins | W 17–14  | 3–1  | D.C. Stadium | 50,566  | Recap
5  | October 15  | New Orleans Saints | W 14–10  | 4–1  | Cotton Bowl  | 64,128  | Recap
6  | October 22  | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–21  | 5–1  | Pitt Stadium | 39,641  | Recap
7  | October 29  | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–21  | 5–2  | Franklin Field | 60,740  | Recap
8  | November 5  | Atlanta Falcons | W 37–7  | 6–2  | Cotton Bowl  | 54,751  | Recap
9  | November 12  | at New Orleans Saints | W 27–10  | 7–2  | Tulane Stadium | 83,437  | Recap
10  | November 19  | Washington Redskins | L 20–27  | 7–3  | Cotton Bowl  | 75,538  | Recap
11  | November 23 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 46–21  | 8–3  | Cotton Bowl  | 68,787  | Recap
12  | December 3  | at Baltimore Colts | L 17–23  | 8–4  | Memorial Stadium | 60,238  | Recap
13  | December 10  | Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–17  | 9–4  | Cotton Bowl  | 55,834  | Recap
14 | December 16 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 16–24  | 9–5  | Kezar Stadium | 27,182  | Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

## Game summaries

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### Week 14

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Cowboys | 3 | 0| 0| 13 | 16
• 49ers | 7 | 14| 3| 0 | 24

* Date: December 16
* Location: Kezar Stadium

## Standings

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| 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

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Dallas Cowboys 1967 roster

Quarterbacks

*   * 17 Don Meredith
*   * 14 Craig Morton
*   * 13 Jerry Rhome

Running backs

*   * 46 Craig Baynham HB
*   * 32 Walt Garrison FB/KR
*   * 43 Don Perkins FB
*   * 30 Dan Reeves HB
*   * 25 Les Shy HB

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

*   * 26 Buddy Dial WR (IR)
*   * 51 Dave Manders C (IR)

Rookies in italics
42 active, 1 inactive

## Postseason

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Main article: 1967 NFL playoffs

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Game Site  | Attendance  | Recap

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Eastern Conference | December 24, 1967 | Cleveland Browns | W 52–14  | Cotton Bowl | 70,786  | Recap
NFL Championship | December 31, 1967  | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–21  | Lambeau Field | 50,861  | Recap

## References

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1. ^ "1967 Dallas Cowboys". Dallascowboys.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

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Dallas | Cleveland| Atlanta| Chicago
New Orleans | New York| Baltimore| Detroit
Philadelphia | Pittsburgh| Los Angeles| Green Bay
Washington | St. Louis| San Francisco| Minnesota

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* Related: 1967 AFL season

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