1968 Dallas Cowboys season
1968 Dallas Cowboys season | |
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Head coach | Tom Landry |
General manager | Tex Schramm |
Owner | Clint Murchison, Jr. |
Home field | Cotton Bowl |
Results | |
Record | 12–2 |
Division place | 1st NFL Capitol |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Championship |
The 1968 Dallas Cowboys season was their ninth in the league and won the Capitol division by five games with a 12–2 record. In the first round of the playoffs, Dallas met the Cleveland Browns (10–4) in the Eastern Conference title game, held at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. In this era, the host sites were rotated, home field advantage was not adopted for the playoffs until 1975. Dallas had won the regular season game 28–7 in September, and had routed the Browns 52–14 in the previous year's playoffs, but both were played at the Cotton Bowl.
Cleveland upset the favored Cowboys 31–20,[1][2][3] sending Dallas to the third place Playoff Bowl at the Orange Bowl in Miami,[4] where they rallied to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, 17–13.[5][6]
The team averaged 30.8 points per game during the regular season, and holds the record for most points scored through the first three games of a season.[7]
Contents
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 15, 1968 | Detroit Lions | W 59–13 |
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2 | September 22, 1968 | Cleveland Browns | W 28–7 |
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3 | September 29, 1968 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 45–13 |
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4 | October 6, 1968 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 27–10 |
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5 | October 13, 1968 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 34–14 |
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6 | October 20, 1968 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 20–7 |
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7 | October 28, 1968 | Green Bay Packers | L 28–17 |
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8 | November 3, 1968 | at New Orleans Saints | W 17–3 |
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9 | November 10, 1968 | New York Giants | L 27–21 |
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10 | November 17, 1968 | at Washington Redskins | W 44–24 |
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11 | November 24, 1968 | at Chicago Bears | W 34–3 |
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12 | November 28, 1968 | Washington Redskins | W 29–20 |
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13 | December 8, 1968 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 28–7 |
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14 | December 15, 1968 | at New York Giants | W 28–10 |
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Game summaries
Week 3
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Playoffs
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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Eastern Conference | December 21, 1968 | at Cleveland Browns | L, 31–20 | Municipal Stadium |
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Playoff Bowl | January 5, 1969 | Minnesota Vikings | W, 17–13 | Orange Bowl |
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 431 | 186 | W5 |
New York Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–3 | 294 | 325 | L4 |
Washington Redskins | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 249 | 358 | W1 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 0–6 | 1–9 | 202 | 351 | L1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
Dallas Cowboys 1968 roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics |
References
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