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	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	6	0	0	6
Browns	7	6	7	7	27

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 56°F, relative humidity 58%, wind 13 mph
• Game attendance: 72,062
• TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber (DAL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Ray Renfro (DAL) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
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Game information

First Quarter CLE – Ernie Green 7 yard pass from Frank Ryan Browns 7-0 Second Quarter CLE – Lou Groza 19 yard field goal – Browns 10-0 DAL – Pettis Norman 5 yard pass from John Roach – (kick failed) Browns 10-6 CLE – Lou Groza 21 yard field goal – Browns 13-6 Third Quarter CLE – Paul Warfield 40 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-6 Fourth Quarter CLE – Gary Collins 38 yard pass from Frank Ryan Browns 27-6 Cowboys Browns

Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	6	0	7	20
Cowboys	0	6	10	0	16

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 68°F, relative humidity 60%, wind 16 mph
• Game attendance: 37,456
• TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Frank Glieber (DAL) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Ray Renfro (DAL) (first half) (color commentators)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter CLE – Ernie Green 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0 Second Quarter DAL – Dick Van Raaphorst 34 yard field goal – Browns 7-3 CLE – Lou Groza 34 yard field goal – Browns 10-3 CLE – Lou Groza 30 yard field goal – Browns 13-3 DAL – Dick Van Raaphorst 20 yard field goal – Browns 13-6 Third Quarter DAL – Dick Van Raaphorst 37 yard field goal – Browns 13-9 DAL – Don Perkins 1 yard run – (Dick Van Raaphorst kick) Cowboys 16-13 Fourth Quarter CLE – Bernie Parrish 54 yard interception return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-16 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 17 Don Meredith 12 John Roach Running Backs 37 Perry Lee Dunn 31 Amos Marsh 43 Don Perkins FB 40 Jim Stiger Wide Receivers 82 Frank Clarke 26 Buddy Dial 35 Pete Gent 25 Tommy McDonald Tight Ends 80 Lee Folkins 84 Pettis Norman		Offensive Linemen 68 Jim Boeke T 53 Mike Connelly C/G 76 Bill Frank G/T 75 Bob Fry T 60 Joe Isbell G 67 Jake Kupp G 72 Tony Liscio T 51 Dave Manders C/G 65 Ray Schoenke T/G 64 Jim Ray Smith G Defensive Linemen 66 George Andrie DE 77 Jim Colvin DT 74 Bob Lilly DT/DE 79 Larry Stephens DE 78 Maury Youmans DE/DT		Linebackers 52 Dave Edwards OLB 56 Harold Hays MLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan OLB 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB Defensive Backs 44 Don Bishop CB 27 Mike Gaechter SS/CB 34 Cornell Green CB 41 Warren Livingston CB/FS 20 Mel Renfro FS/CB/RS 42 Jim Ridlon SS Special Teams 18 Billy Lothridge P/QB 30 Dick Van Raaphorst K		Reserve Lists 22 Amos Bullocks RB (IR) Rookies in italics 40 Active, 1 Inactive

References

1. 1964 Dallas Cowboys

External links

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