1968 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Capitol Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (12-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1968 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Capitol Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (12-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1968 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Capitol Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
On offense, Dallas scored 431 points, best in the league. At the same time, the rigid defensive squad yielded 186 points. Don Meredith tossed for 2,500 yards. Lance Rentzel paced all receivers, hauling in 54 passes for 1,009 yards, while Bob Hayes was targeted regularly as well.
Don Perkins ran for a team-best 836 yards for the Cowboys.
Chuck Howley picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1968 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | George Andrie | RDE | April 20, 1940 | 6'6" | 250 | Marquette | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Craig Baynham | HB | July 24, 1944 | 6'1" | 204 | Georgia Tech | Casper, WY USA | 14 | 8 |
| 60 | Jackie Burkett | LB-C | December 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 230 | Auburn | Thorsby, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | K | November 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Texas A&M | Marshall, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Phil Clark | DB | April 28, 1945 | 6'3" | 208 | Northwestern | Burlington, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Larry Cole | LDE | November 15, 1946 | 6'5" | 252 | Air Force | Clarkfield, MN USA | 14 | 10 |
| 21 | Dick Daniels | RS | October 19, 1944 | 5'9" | 180 | Pacific (OR) | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 8 |
| 77 | Ron East | DT-DE | August 26, 1943 | 6'4" | 250 | Montana St. | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | RLB | December 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 225 | Auburn | Columbia, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Mike Gaechter | LS | January 9, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Walt Garrison | RB | July 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Denton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Pete Gent | FL-WR | August 23, 1942 | 6'4" | 205 | Michigan St. | Bangor, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | Cornell Green | LCB | February 10, 1940 | 6'3" | 208 | Utah St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Bob Hayes | PR | December 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Dennis Homan | WR | January 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 181 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | LLB | June 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 228 | West Virginia | Wheeling, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Mike Johnson | RCB | October 7, 1943 | 5'11" | 184 | Kansas | Denver, CO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Lee Jordan | MLB | April 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 221 | Alabama | Excel, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | LB | October 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi St. | Knoxville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly | RDT | July 26, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Tony Liscio | LT | July 2, 1940 | 6'5" | 264 | Tulsa | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Dave Manders | C | February 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Dave McDaniels | WR | April 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 200 | Miss. Valley St. | Miami, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Don Meredith | QB | April 10, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | SMU | Mount Vernon, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 13 | 1 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | RT | September 12, 1943 | 6'6" | 265 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | John Niland | LG | February 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Iowa | Quincy, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Pettis Norman | TE | January 4, 1939 | 6'3" | 222 | Johnson C. Smith | Lincolnton, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 61 | Blaine Nye | G | March 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Ogden, UT USA | 13 | 0 |
| 43 | Don Perkins | FB | March 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 204 | New Mexico | Waterloo, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | LDT | July 3, 1944 | 6'6" | 260 | Elizabeth City St. | Windsor, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 88 | Sonny Randle | E-WR | January 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 189 | Virginia | Cohasset, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Dan Reeves | RB | January 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | South Carolina | Rome, GA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | Mel Renfro | RS | December 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 8 |
| 19 | Lance Rentzel | FL | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 202 | Oklahoma | Queens, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Jerry Rhome | QB | March 6, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Les Shy | RB | April 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 206 | Long Beach St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Dave Simmons | LB | August 3, 1943 | 6'4" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Elizabethtown, KY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Andy Stynchula | DE-DT | January 7, 1939 | 6'3" | 252 | Penn St. | Greenwald, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Willie Townes | DE | July 21, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Indiana | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 5 | 4 |
| 57 | Malcolm Walker | C | May 24, 1943 | 6'4" | 250 | Rice | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Ron Widby | P | March 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 65 | John Wilbur | RG | May 21, 1943 | 6'3" | 251 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Rayfield Wright | T-TE | August 23, 1945 | 6'6" | 255 | Fort Valley St. | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
