1967 Dallas Cowboys season

1967 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Head coach	Tom Landry
Home field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	1st NFL Capitol
Playoff finish	Won 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.

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 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 3 0 0 13 16 • 49ers 7 14 3 0 24 Date: December 16 Location: Kezar Stadium

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 17 Don Meredith 14 Craig Morton 13 Jerry Rhome Running backs 46 Craig Baynham HB 32 Walt Garrison FB/KR 43 Don Perkins FB 30 Dan Reeves HB 25 Les Shy HB Wide receivers 35 Pete Gent 22 Bob Hayes PR 19 Lance Rentzel 31 Sims Stokes Tight ends 82 Frank Clarke 84 Pettis Norman 85 Rayfield Wright T		Offensive linemen 68 Jim Boeke T 53 Mike Connelly C 62 Leon Donohue G 72 Tony Liscio T 73 Ralph Neely T 76 John Niland G 57 Malcolm Walker C/G 65 John Wilbur G Defensive linemen 66 George Andrie DE 79 Ron East DT 74 Bob Lilly DT 75 Jethro Pugh DT 77 Larry Stephens DE 71 Willie Townes DE		Linebackers 52 Dave Edwards OLB 56 Harold Hays OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB Defensive backs 37 Phil Clark CB 45 Dick Daniels SS 27 Mike Gaechter SS/CB 34 Cornell Green CB 23 Mike Johnson CB 20 Mel Renfro FS/CB Special teams 83 Harold Deters K 11 Danny Villanueva P/K		Reserve lists 26 Buddy Dial WR (IR) 51 Dave Manders C (IR) 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