1967 Dallas Cowboys season
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The 1967
Dallas Cowboys
season was their eighth in the league
. The team failed to improve on their previous output
of 10–3–1, winning only nine games. They qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
1967 NFL season
The 1967 NFL season was the 48th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 16 teams with the addition of the New Orleans Saints. The league's teams were realigned into four divisions: the Capitol and Century Divisions in the Eastern Conference, and the Central and...
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
season was their eighth in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team failed to improve on their previous output
1966 Dallas Cowboys season
The 1966 Dallas Cowboys season was the seventh for the franchise in the National Football League. It involved the 10–3–1 Cowboys qualifying for the NFL post-season for the second time in franchise history, by winning the NFL Eastern Conference title, before losing the NFL Championship Game to the...
of 10–3–1, winning only nine games. They qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 17, 1967 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 21–14 | |
| 2 | September 24, 1967 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 38–24 | |
| 3 | October 1, 1967 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
L 35–13 | |
| 4 | October 8, 1967 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 17–14 | |
| 5 | October 15, 1967 | New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
W 14–10 | |
| 6 | October 22, 1967 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 24–21 | |
| 7 | October 29, 1967 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 21–14 | |
| 8 | November 5, 1967 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 37–7 | |
| 9 | November 12, 1967 | at New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
W 27–10 | |
| 10 | November 19, 1967 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 27–20 | |
| 11 | November 23, 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 46–21 | |
| 12 | December 3, 1967 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 23–17 | |
| 13 | December 10, 1967 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 38–17 | |
| 14 | December 16, 1967 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 24–16 | |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | December 24, 1967 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 52–14 | |
| NFL Championship | December 31, 1967 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 21–17 | |
Standings
| NFL Capitol | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 342 | 268 | L-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1967 Philadelphia Eagles season -Offseason:The Eagles held their 1967 training camp for the last time at Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The following year they trained at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, home of the Albright College Lions.-NFL Draft:... |
6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 351 | 409 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins 1967 Washington Redskins season The 1967 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7-7 record from 1966.The 1967 season marks the first season in the league's history where the league was divided into two conferences which were subdivided into two divisions. Up to 1967, the league was either divided into... |
5 | 6 | 3 | .455 | 347 | 353 | L-1 |
| New Orleans Saints 1967 New Orleans Saints season The 1967 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints inaugural season.-Expansion Draft:The Saints made a splash in the expansion draft by selecting Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung. Lombardi was distraught when the Saints selected Hornung in the draft. In later years, Hornung revealed that... |
3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 233 | 379 | W-1 |
Roster
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Offensive Linemen
Jim Boeke James Frederick Boeke is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Heidelberg College and was drafted in the nineteen round of the 1960 NFL Draft.In the... T Mike Connelly Michael James Connelly is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Utah State University and was drafted in the 12th round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.-Early... C Leon Donohue Leon Donohue was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for six seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers.-References:... G Tony Liscio Anthony Liscio is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League from 1963 through 1971. He played college football at the University of Tulsa... T Ralph Neely Ralph Eugene Neely is a former American football offensive tackle who played 13 seasons and 172 games for the Dallas Cowboys from 1965 to 1977.-Early years:... T John Niland (American football) John Hugh Niland is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1966 through 1975.-Early years:He was an All-State fullback at Long Island's Amityville High School.... G Malcolm Walker (American football) Malcolm Walker is a former center in the National Football League. Walker was drafted in the second round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys and would later play four seasons with the team. He had also been drafted in the second round of the 1965 American Football League Draft by the... C/G Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Harold Hays Lee Harold Hays is a former American football linebacker who played seven seasons in the National Football League.... OLB Chuck Howley Charles Louis "Chuck" Howley is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League... OLB Lee Roy Jordan Lee Roy Jordan is a retired American football linebacker. After attending the University of Alabama, playing under head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, he spent 14 years in the National Football League playing for the Dallas Cowboys between 1963–1976... MLB Jerry Tubbs Gerald J. Tubbs is a former American football linebacker who played for ten seasons in the National Football League from 1957 to 1966, mainly for the Dallas Cowboys. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft... MLB Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
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