1965 Dallas Cowboys Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Tom Landry (7-7)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1965 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1965 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

Dallas chalked up 325 points, while the solid defense allowed 280. Don Meredith passed for 2,415 yards. Bob Hayes hauled in 46 passes for 1,003 yards. Frank Clarke was targeted regularly, too.

Don Perkins ran for a team-best 690 yards for the Cowboys.

Obert Logan, Warren Livingston and Cornell Green each seized 3 opponent throws.

Tom Landry coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
66George AndrieRDEApril 20, 19406'6"250MarquetteGrand Rapids, MI USA140
44Don BishopBJuly 1, 19346'2"209Los Angeles CCLos Angeles, CA USA140
68Jim BoekeLTSeptember 11, 19386'5"255HeidelbergAkron, OH USA1414
82Frank ClarkeTEFebruary 7, 19346'1"215ColoradoBeloit, WI USA140
77Jim ColvinLDTNovember 30, 19376'3"252HoustonMonahans, TX USA1414
53Mike ConnellyC-G-TOctober 16, 19356'4"247Washington St.Monrovia, CA USA100
26Buddy DialFLJanuary 17, 19376'1"194RicePonca City, OK USA127
62Leon DonohueRGMarch 25, 19396'4"245San Jose St.Star City, AR USA1414
37Perry DunnHBJanuary 20, 19416'2"210MississippiNatchez, MS USA137
52Dave EdwardsRLBDecember 14, 19396'1"225AuburnColumbia, AL USA140
27Mike GaechterLSJanuary 9, 19406'0"190OregonSanta Monica, CA USA145
35Pete GentFLAugust 23, 19426'4"205Michigan St.Bangor, MI USA107
34Cornell GreenLCBFebruary 10, 19406'3"208Utah St.Oklahoma City, OK USA140
22Bob HayesSEDecember 20, 19426'0"187Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA130
56Harold HaysLBSeptember 24, 19396'2"225Southern MissGulfport, MS USA140
54Chuck HowleyLLBJune 28, 19366'3"228West VirginiaWheeling, WV USA140
64Mitch JohnsonT-GMarch 1, 19426'4"251Los Angeles St.Chicago, IL USA120
55Lee JordanLBApril 27, 19416'1"221AlabamaExcel, AL USA130
67Jake KuppLGMarch 12, 19416'3"248WashingtonPasadena, CA USA140
74Bob LillyRDTJuly 26, 19396'5"260TCUOlney, TX USA140
41Warren LivingstonRCBJuly 5, 19385'10"192ArizonaEufaula, OK USA140
25Obert LoganLSDecember 6, 19415'10"180Trinity (TX)Yoakum, TX USA149
51Dave MandersCFebruary 20, 19416'2"250Michigan St.Milwaukee, WI USA140
17Don MeredithQBApril 10, 19386'3"210SMUMount Vernon, TX USA1411
14Craig MortonQBFebruary 5, 19436'4"214CaliforniaFlint, MI USA41
73Ralph NeelyRTSeptember 12, 19436'6"265OklahomaLittle Rock, AR USA1414
84Pettis NormanTE-SEJanuary 4, 19396'3"222Johnson C. SmithLincolnton, GA USA140
43Don PerkinsFBMarch 4, 19385'10"204New MexicoWaterloo, IA USA130
86Garry PorterfieldDEAugust 4, 19436'3"231TulsaPawnee, OK USA20
75Jethro PughDT-DEJuly 3, 19446'6"260Elizabeth City St.Windsor, NC USA120
30Dan ReevesRBJanuary 19, 19446'1"200South CarolinaRome, GA USA134
20Mel RenfroKRDecember 30, 19416'0"190OregonHouston, TX USA140
13Jerry RhomeQBMarch 6, 19426'0"190SMUDallas, TX USA112
88Colin RidgwayPFebruary 19, 19376'5"211LamarMelbourne, Australia30
24J.D. SmithFBJuly 19, 19326'1"205North Carolina A&TPlainville, SC USA143
79Larry StephensDE-DTSeptember 24, 19386'3"250TexasBuda, TX USA130
40Jim StigerHBJanuary 7, 19415'11"204WashingtonCarthio, TX USA50
71Don TalbertT-LBMarch 1, 19396'5"255TexasLouisville, MS USA140
50Jerry TubbsMLBJanuary 23, 19356'2"221OklahomaThrockmorton, TX USA140
11Danny VillanuevaKNovember 5, 19375'11"200New Mexico St.Tucumcari, NM USA140
33Russell WaytLBOctober 6, 19426'4"235RiceOklahoma City, OK USA90
42A.D. WhitfieldRBSeptember 2, 19435'10"200North TexasRosebud, TX USA20
78Maury YoumansLDEOctober 18, 19366'4"251SyracuseEagle Bay, NY USA140



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