1965 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Tom Landry (7-7)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1965 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Tom Landry (7-7)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1965 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
Dallas chalked up 325 points, while the solid defense allowed 280. Don Meredith passed for 2,415 yards. Bob Hayes hauled in 46 passes for 1,003 yards. Frank Clarke was targeted regularly, too.
Don Perkins ran for a team-best 690 yards for the Cowboys.
Obert Logan, Warren Livingston and Cornell Green each seized 3 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | George Andrie | RDE | April 20, 1940 | 6'6" | 250 | Marquette | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Don Bishop | B | July 1, 1934 | 6'2" | 209 | Los Angeles CC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Jim Boeke | LT | September 11, 1938 | 6'5" | 255 | Heidelberg | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Frank Clarke | TE | February 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 215 | Colorado | Beloit, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Colvin | LDT | November 30, 1937 | 6'3" | 252 | Houston | Monahans, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Mike Connelly | C-G-T | October 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 247 | Washington St. | Monrovia, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | Buddy Dial | FL | January 17, 1937 | 6'1" | 194 | Rice | Ponca City, OK USA | 12 | 7 |
| 62 | Leon Donohue | RG | March 25, 1939 | 6'4" | 245 | San Jose St. | Star City, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Perry Dunn | HB | January 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 210 | Mississippi | Natchez, MS USA | 13 | 7 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | RLB | December 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 225 | Auburn | Columbia, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Mike Gaechter | LS | January 9, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 35 | Pete Gent | FL | August 23, 1942 | 6'4" | 205 | Michigan St. | Bangor, MI USA | 10 | 7 |
| 34 | Cornell Green | LCB | February 10, 1940 | 6'3" | 208 | Utah St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Bob Hayes | SE | December 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Harold Hays | LB | September 24, 1939 | 6'2" | 225 | Southern Miss | Gulfport, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | LLB | June 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 228 | West Virginia | Wheeling, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Mitch Johnson | T-G | March 1, 1942 | 6'4" | 251 | Los Angeles St. | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Lee Jordan | LB | April 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 221 | Alabama | Excel, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 67 | Jake Kupp | LG | March 12, 1941 | 6'3" | 248 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly | RDT | July 26, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Warren Livingston | RCB | July 5, 1938 | 5'10" | 192 | Arizona | Eufaula, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Obert Logan | LS | December 6, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Trinity (TX) | Yoakum, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
| 51 | Dave Manders | C | February 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Don Meredith | QB | April 10, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | SMU | Mount Vernon, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 14 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | RT | September 12, 1943 | 6'6" | 265 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Pettis Norman | TE-SE | January 4, 1939 | 6'3" | 222 | Johnson C. Smith | Lincolnton, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Don Perkins | FB | March 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 204 | New Mexico | Waterloo, IA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | Garry Porterfield | DE | August 4, 1943 | 6'3" | 231 | Tulsa | Pawnee, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | DT-DE | July 3, 1944 | 6'6" | 260 | Elizabeth City St. | Windsor, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Dan Reeves | RB | January 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | South Carolina | Rome, GA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 20 | Mel Renfro | KR | December 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Jerry Rhome | QB | March 6, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 2 |
| 88 | Colin Ridgway | P | February 19, 1937 | 6'5" | 211 | Lamar | Melbourne, Australia | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | J.D. Smith | FB | July 19, 1932 | 6'1" | 205 | North Carolina A&T | Plainville, SC USA | 14 | 3 |
| 79 | Larry Stephens | DE-DT | September 24, 1938 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas | Buda, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Stiger | HB | January 7, 1941 | 5'11" | 204 | Washington | Carthio, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Don Talbert | T-LB | March 1, 1939 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Louisville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Jerry Tubbs | MLB | January 23, 1935 | 6'2" | 221 | Oklahoma | Throckmorton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Danny Villanueva | K | November 5, 1937 | 5'11" | 200 | New Mexico St. | Tucumcari, NM USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Russell Wayt | LB | October 6, 1942 | 6'4" | 235 | Rice | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 42 | A.D. Whitfield | RB | September 2, 1943 | 5'10" | 200 | North Texas | Rosebud, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Maury Youmans | LDE | October 18, 1936 | 6'4" | 251 | Syracuse | Eagle Bay, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
