1967 Dallas Cowboys season
OwnerClint Murchison, Jr.
Head coachTom Landry
Home fieldCotton Bowl
Results
Record9–5
Division place1st NFL Capitol
Playoff finishWon Eastern Conference Championship Game
(vs. Browns) 52–14
Lost NFL Championship
(at Packers) 17–21

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

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

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap
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

Week 14

1 234Total
Cowboys 3 0013 16
• 49ers 7 1430 24

Standings

NFL Capitol
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

Dallas Cowboys 1967 roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Rookies in italics
42 active, 1 inactive

Postseason

Main article: 1967 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Game Site Attendance Recap
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

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