1963 Dallas Cowboys season

1963 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1963 Dallas Cowboys season was their fourth in the league. The Cowboys became the only professional football team in Dallas, when the Texans of the AFL announced their move to Kansas City. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning only four games.^[1] The Cowboys didn't qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 14, 1963	St. Louis Cardinals	L 34–7	36,432
2	September 22, 1963	Cleveland Browns	L 41–24	28,710
3	September 29, 1963	at Washington Redskins	L 21–17	40,101
4	October 6, 1963	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–21	60,671
5	October 13, 1963	Detroit Lions	W 17–14	27,264
6	October 20, 1963	at New York Giants	L 37–21	62,889
7	October 27, 1963	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–21	19,047
8	November 3, 1963	Washington Redskins	W 35–20	18,838
9	November 10, 1963	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–24	29,563
10	November 17, 1963	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–20	23,694
11	November 24, 1963	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–17	55,096
12	December 1, 1963	New York Giants	L 34–27	29,653
13	December 8, 1963	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–19	24,136
14	December 15, 1963	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–24	12,695

Game summaries

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	14	14
• Cowboys	0	7	0	10	17

Date: October 13
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Game weather: 76°F; wind 8

Scoring summary

Q2	DAL	Clarke 11 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	DAL 7–0

Q4	DAL	Baker 13 yard field goal	DAL 10–0

Q4	DET	Cogdill 30 yard pass from Morrall (Walker kick)	DAL 10–7

Q4	DAL	Marsh 41 yard run (Baker kick)	DAL 17–7

Q4	DET	Cogdill 70 yard pass from Morrall (Walker kick)	DAL 17–14

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	10	3	7	20
• Cowboys	7	7	7	14	35

Date: November 3
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Game weather: 57°F; wind 16

Scoring summary

Q1	DAL	Folkins 1 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	DAL 7–0

Q2	WSH	Dugan 41 yard pass from Snead (Khayat kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	WSH	Khayat 12 yard field goal	WSH 10–7

Q2	DAL	Clarke 13 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	DAL 14–10

Q3	WSH	Khayat 49 yard field goal	DAL 14–13

Q3	DAL	Folkins 1 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	DAL 21–13

Q4	WSH	Dugan 19 yard pass from Snead (Khayat kick)	DAL 21–20

Q4	DAL	Stiger 7 yard run (Baker kick)	DAL 28–20

Q4	DAL	Clarke 12 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	DAL 35–20

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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	6	0	7	7	20
• Cowboys	7	10	7	3	27

Date: November 17
Location: Cotton Bowl
Game attendance: 23,694
Game weather: 72°F; wind 18

Scoring summary

Q1	DAL	Norman 1 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	DAL 7–0

Q1	PHI	McDonald 26 yard pass from Hill (kick failed)	DAL 7–6

Q2	DAL	Perkins 2 yard run (Baker kick)	DAL 14–6

Q2	DAL	Baker 33 yard field goal	DAL 17–6

Q3	DAL	Clarke 14 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	DAL 24–6

Q3	PHI	Brown 24 yard pass from Hill (Clark kick)	DAL 24–13

Q4	DAL	Baker 27 yard field goal	DAL 27–13

Q4	PHI	Retzlaff 16 yard pass from Hill (Clark kick)	DAL 27–20

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	0	14	0	14	28
Cardinals	0	14	10	0	24

Date: December 15
Location: Busch Stadium
Game weather: 6°F; wind 11

Scoring summary

Q2	DAL	Meredith 1 yard run (Baker kick)	DAL 7–0

Q2	STL	Randle 62 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	STL	Triplett 16 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)	STL 14–7

Q2	DAL	Lilly 42 yard fumble return (Baker kick)	Tie 14–14

Q3	STL	Wilson 35 yard run (Bakken kick)	STL 21–14

Q3	STL	Bakken 11 yard field goal	STL 24–14

Q4	DAL	Norman 12 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	STL 24–21

Q4	DAL	Clarke 25 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	DAL 28–24

^[5]

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	11	3	0	.786	9–3	448	280	W3
Cleveland Browns	10	4	0	.714	9–3	343	262	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	5	0	.643	8–4	341	283	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	4	3	.636	7–3–2	321	295	L1
Dallas Cowboys	4	10	0	.286	3–9	305	378	W1
Washington Redskins	3	11	0	.214	2–10	279	398	L3
Philadelphia Eagles	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	242	381	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Season recap

The Cowboys were expecting to turn their fortunes around and have a good year, but won only 3 of their first 10 games. The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, stands out as a pivotal moment in the season. Not only was the nation's psyche impacted by this event, but also the image of the city of Dallas was tarnished. On November 24, just two days after this historic event, the NFL decided to play its normal schedule of games, with the Cowboys traveling to face the Cleveland Browns. On game day when the team was introduced, the public address announcer would not say the Dallas Cowboys, they were just the Cowboys. The crowd also vented their frustration and pain at the players during the contest. The Cowboys lost that day 17–27 and would go on to have only one more win in the remaining 3 games.

On September 29, 1963, Billy Howton became the NFL's all-time receiving leader, breaking Don Hutson's record for career receptions and receiving yards. He retired at the end of the year, after playing in 12 seasons with 503 catches, 8,459 yards and 61 touchdowns.

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1963 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

22 Amos Bullocks FB/KR
31 Amos Marsh
43 Don Perkins FB
40 Jim Stiger PR

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

83 Lee Folkins
84 Pettis Norman WR

Offensive Linemen

53 Mike Connelly C/G
75 Bob Fry T
51 Lynn Hoyem G/C
60 Joe Isbell G
72 Tony Liscio T
70 Dale Memmelaar G
76 Ed Nutting T
62 Lance Poimbeouf C/G
65 Ray Schoenke T/G
64 Jim Ray Smith G

Defensive Linemen

66 George Andrie DE
74 Bob Lilly DT/DE
78 John Meyers DT
68 Guy Reese DT
79 Larry Stephens DE

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
21 Glynn Gregory CB/FS/WR
41 Warren Livingston FS/CB
20 Jerry Overton FS
42 Jim Ridlon SS

Special Teams

38 Sam Baker K/P

Reserve Lists

33 Wendell Hayes RB (IR)

Rookies in italics
40 Active, 1 Inactive

References

↑ 1963 Dallas Cowboys
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-29.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-29.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-13.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-13.

Dallas Cowboys

Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Frisco, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Coaches Players Seasons Expansion draft Draft history Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks The Ford Center at The Star

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium AT&T Stadium

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day America's Team Cheerleaders Doomsday Defense Crazy Ray Rowdy Jerry Jones Black Sunday (film) King of the Hill

Lore	Tom Landry Tex Schramm Captain Comeback Ice Bowl Hail Mary The Catch Herschel Walker trade Dirty Dozen Ring of Honor Bounty Bowl series

Rivalries	New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers/Texans

Division championships (22)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1985 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2007 2009 2014

Conference championships (10)	1966 1967 1970 1971 1975 1977 1978 1992 1993 1995

League Championships (5)	1971 (VI) 1977 (XII) 1992 (XXVII) 1993 (XXVIII) 1995 (XXX)

Ring of Honor	Bob Lilly Don Meredith Don Perkins Chuck Howley Mel Renfro Roger Staubach Lee Roy Jordan Tom Landry Tony Dorsett Randy White Bob Hayes Tex Schramm Cliff Harris Rayfield Wright Troy Aikman Michael Irvin Emmitt Smith Drew Pearson Charles Haley Larry Allen Darren Woodson

Media	Broadcasters Radio network KRLD-FM Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Dallas Cowboys seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1963 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1963 AFL Season

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