THE COWBOYS GALLERY
PICTURES, BIOS AND STATS OF OUR FAVORITE COWBOY HEROS		 THE HISTORY ARCHIVES
 ANNUAL ROSTERS, STATS, SCHEDULES, SCORES AND DRAFTS
THE  LEGENDS THE  ALL-PROS THE  COWBOYS 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

Head Coach : Tom Landry 1965 Home : Cotton Bowl

1965 Team Roster
66 George Andrie PB DE
44 Don Bishop DB
68 Jim Boeke T
22 Amos Bullocks B
82 Frank Clarke WR
77 Jim Colvin DT
53 Mike Connelly C
26 Buddy Dial WR
62 Leon Donohue G
37 Perry Lee Dunn HB
52 Dave Edwards LB
27 Mike Gaetcher S
35 Pete Gent WR
34 Cornell Green PB DB
22 Bob Hayes AP  PB WR
56 Harold Hays LB
54 Chuck Howley PB LB
64 Mitch Johnson T
55 Lee Roy Jordan LB
67 Jake Kupp E
74 Bob Lilly AP PB DT
41 Warren Livingston DB
25 Obert Logan S
51 Dave Manders C
17 Don Meredith QB
14 Craig Morton QB
73 Ralph Neely T
84 Pettis Norman WR
43 Don Perkins FB
86 Garry Porterfield WR
75 Jethro Pugh DT
30 Dan Reeves HB
20 Mel Renfro AP PB DB
13 Jerry Rhome QB
88 Collin Ridgway P
24 J.D. Smith HB
79 Larry Stephens DE
40 Jim Stiger HB
71 Don Talbert T
50 Jerry Tubbs LB
11 Danny Villanueva K
33 Russell Wayt LB
42 A.D. Whitfield HB
78 Maury Youmans DE
*starters - all pro - probowl

1965 Draft
1 Craig Morton QB California
2 Malcolm Walker LB Rice
3 to NY Giants
4 Jimmy Sidle HB Auburn
4 Bob Svihus T USC
5 Roger Pettee LB Florida
6 Sonny Utz FB Virginia Tech
7 Brig Owens QB Cincinnati
8 Russell Wayt LB Rice
9 Jim Zanios FB Texas Tech
10 Gaylon McCullough C Alabama
11 Jethro Pugh DT Elizabeth City St.
12 Ernie Kellerman QB Miami Ohio
13 Jack Schraub E California
14 Gary Porterfield E Tulsa
15 Gene Foster B Arizona State
16 Doug McDougal E Oregon State
17 Mitch Johnson T UCLA
18 Marty Amsler T Evansville
19 Merv Rettenmund HB Ball State
20 Don Barlow T Kansas State

1965 Schedule
Sept.19 NY GIANTS 31-2
Sept. 26 WASHINGTON 27-7
Oct. 4 at St. Louis 20-13
Oct. 10 PHILADELPHIA   35-24
Oct. 17 at Cleveland 23-17
Oct. 24 at Green Bay 13-3
Oct. 31 at Pittsburgh 22-13
Nov. 7 SAN FRANCISCO 39-31
Nov. 14 PITTSBURGH 24-17
Nov. 21 CLEVELAND 24-17
Nov. 28 at Washington 34-31
Dec. 5 at Philadelphia 21-19
Dec. 11 ST. LOUIS 27-13
Dec. 19 at NY Giants 38-20


1965 East. Conf. Standings
CLE 11 3 0 .786
DAL 7 7 0 .500
NYG 7 7 0 .500
WAS 6 8 0 .429
PHI 5 9 0 .357
STL 5 9 0 .357
PIT 2 12 0 .143


1965 Team Stats
Passing
Att Com % Yds Avg TD Int
DAL 362 168 46.4 2756 7.6 25 18
OPP 426 205 48.1 3063 7.2 17 18
Rushing Scoring
Att Yds Avg TD Pts PPG
DAL 416 1608 3.9 8 325 23.2
OPP 422 1444 3.4 13 280 20.0
[ LEAGUE LEADER ]

Kicking
  FG PAT Pts

Villanueva

 16/27 37/40 85
OPP 17/30 29/33 80

Kickoff Returns
  Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Renfro 21 630 30.0 100t 1
Hayes 17 450 26.5 66 0
Reeves 2 45 22.5 24 0
Stiger 2 28 14.0 17 0
Neely 1 13 13.0 13 0
DAL 43 1166 27.1 100t 1
OPP 63 1229 19.3 50 0

Punting
  Att Yds Avg TB in20 Lg Bl Net
Villanueva 60 2505 41.8 8 12 58 0 37.9
Ridgway 13 510 39.2 0 3 44 0 34.1
DAL 73 3015 41.3 8 15 58 0 37.2
OPP 71 3043 42.9 6 20 64 1 36.8

Punt Returns
  Att FC Yds Avg Lg TDs
Renfro 24 4 145 6.0 35 0
Hayes 12 2 153 12.8 47 0
Stiger 3 1 14 4.7 13 0
DAL 39 7 312 8.0 47 0
OPP 26 24 139 5.3 67t 1

Passing
  Att Comp % Yds Avg TD Int Rtg
Meredith 305 141 46.2 2415 7.92 22 13 79.9
Morton 34 17 50.0 173 5.09 2 4 45.0
Rhome 21 9 42.9 157 7.48 1 1 65.0
Reeves 2 1 50.0 11 5.50 0 0 66.7
DAL 362 168 46.4 2756 7.61 25 18 74.8
OPP 424 205 48.1 3063 7.22 17 18 68.2


Rushing
  Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Perkins 177 690 3.9 43 0
Smith 86 295 3.4 24 2
Meredith 35 247 6.9 22 1
Dunn 54 171 3.2 12 2
Reeves 33 102 3.1 13 2
Clarke 8 58 7.3 21 0
Stiger 11 50 4.5 16 0
Rhome 4 11 2.8 16 0
Whitfield 1 0 0.0 0 0
Hayes 4 -8 -2.0 11t 1
Morton 3 -8 -2.0 5 0
DAL 416 1608 3.9 43 8
OPP 422 1444 3.4 29 13


Receiving
  Rec Yds Avg Lg TDs
Hayes 46 1003 21.8 82t 12
Clarke 41 682 16.6 53t 4
Dial 17 283 16.7 46 1
Gent 16 233 14.6 20t 2
Perkins 14 142 10.2 27 0
Norman 11 110 10.0 21 3
Reeves 9 210 23.3 47 1
Dunn 8 74 9.3 22 1
Smith 5 10 2.0 5 1
Stiger 1 9 9.0 9 0
DAL 168 2756 16.4 82t 25
OPP 205 3063 15.0 72t 17


Interceptions
  Int Yds Avg Lg TDs
Green 3 49 16.3 43 0
Livingston 3 5 1.7 5 0
Logan 3 5 1.7 3 0
Renfro 2 92 46.0 90t 1
Gaechter 2 21 10.5 19 0
Tubbs 2 9 4.5 8 0
Edwards 2 0 0.0 0 0
Lilly 1 17 17.0 17t 1
DAL 18 198 11.0 90t 2
OPP 18 265 14.7 48 0


Interceptions
  Int Yds Avg Lg TDs
Green 3 49 16.3 43 0
Livingston 3 5 1.7 5 0
Logan 3 5 1.7 3 0
Renfro 2 92 46.0 90t 1
Gaechter 2 21 10.5 19 0
Tubbs 2 9 4.5 8 0
Edwards 2 0 0.0 0 0
Lilly 1 17 17.0 17t 1
DAL 18 198 11.0 90t 2
OPP 18 265 14.7 48 0