1964 Dallas Cowboys season
OwnerClint Murchison, Jr.
Head coachTom Landry
Home fieldCotton Bowl
Results
Record5–8–1
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid 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. The Cowboys would not have another losing season until 1986.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1964 NFL draft
1964 Dallas Cowboys draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 4 Scott Appleton  DT Texas He was immediately traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers
2 17 Mel Renfro * †  CB Oregon
4 43 Perry Lee Dunn  RB Ole Miss
6 73 Billy Lothridge  QB Georgia Tech
6 82 Jim Curry  End Cincinnati
6 83 Jim Evans  End Texas Western
7 88 Bob Hayes * †  WR Florida A&M
8 101 Al Geverink  RB UCLA
9 116 Jake Kupp *  OG Washington
10 129 Roger Staubach * †  QB Navy
11 144 Bob Crenshaw  OG Baylor
12 157 Johnny Norman  End Northwestern State (LA)
13 172 Jerry Rhome  QB Tulsa
14 185 Jim Worden  LB Wittenberg
15 200 Bill Van Burkleo  RB Tulsa
16 213 Paul Cercel  C Pittsburgh
17 228 Bud Abell  LB Missouri
18 241 Theo Viltz  DB USC He signed with the Houston Oilers of the AFL
19 256 H.D. Murphy  RB Oregon
20 269 John Hughes  LB SMU
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap
1 September 12 St. Louis Cardinals L 6–16 0–1 Cotton Bowl 36,605 Recap
2 September 20 Washington Redskins W 24–18 1–1 Cotton Bowl 25,158 Recap
3 September 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–23 1–2 Pitt Stadium 35,594 Recap
4 October 4 at Cleveland Browns L 6–27 1–3 Cleveland Stadium 72,062 Recap
5 October 11 New York Giants T 13–13 1–3–1 Cotton Bowl 33,324 Recap
6 October 18 Cleveland Browns L 16–20 1–4–1 Cotton Bowl 37,456 Recap
7 October 25 at St. Louis Cardinals W 31–13 2–4–1 Busch Stadium 28,253 Recap
8 November 1 at Chicago Bears W 24–10 3–4–1 Wrigley Field 47,527 Recap
9 November 8 at New York Giants W 31–21 4–4–1 Yankee Stadium 63,061 Recap
10 November 15 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–17 4–5–1 Cotton Bowl 55,972 Recap
11 November 22 at Washington Redskins L 16–28 4–6–1 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap
12 November 29 Green Bay Packers L 21–45 4–7–1 Cotton Bowl 44,975 Recap
13 December 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–24 4–8–1 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
14 December 13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 5–8–1 Cotton Bowl 35,271 Recap

Conference opponents are in bold text

Game summaries

Week 4: at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 27, Dallas Cowboys 6
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 6 006
Browns 7 6 7727

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Week 6: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 6 0720
Cowboys 0 6 10016

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Game information

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

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Rookies in italics
40 active, 1 inactive

References

  1. ^ 1964 Dallas Cowboys

External links

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