1965 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Don Meredith	305	141	46.2	2415	7.9	22	7.2	13	4.3	65	79.9
Craig Morton	34	17	50.0	173	5.1	2	5.9	4	11.8	49	45.0
Jerry Rhome	21	9	42.9	157	7.5	1	4.8	1	4.8	82	65.0
Dan Reeves	2	1	50.0	11	5.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	66.7
Totals	362	168	46.4	2756	7.6	25	6.9	18	5.0	82

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Perkins	177	690	3.9	43	0
J.D. Smith	86	295	3.4	24	2
Don Meredith	35	247	7.1	22	1
Perry Dunn	54	171	3.2	12	2
Dan Reeves	33	102	3.1	13	2
Frank Clarke	8	58	7.2	21	0
Jim Stiger	11	50	4.5	16	0
Jerry Rhome	4	11	2.8	16	0
A.D. Whitfield	1	0	0.0	0	0
Craig Morton	3	-8	-2.7	5	0
Bob Hayes	4	-8	-2.0	11	1
Totals	416	1608	3.9	43	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Hayes	46	1003	21.8	82	12
Frank Clarke	41	682	16.6	53	4
Buddy Dial	17	283	16.6	46	1
Pete Gent	16	233	14.6	20	2
Don Perkins	14	142	10.1	27	0
Pettis Norman	11	110	10.0	21	3
Dan Reeves	9	210	23.3	47	1
Perry Dunn	8	74	9.2	22	1
J.D. Smith	5	10	2.0	5	1
Jim Stiger	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	168	2756	16.4	82	25

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Danny Villanueva	38	37	97.4	27	16	59.3	85
Totals	38	37	97.4	27	16	59.3	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Danny Villanueva	60	2505	41.8	58
Colin Ridgway	13	510	39.2	44
Totals	73	3015	41.3	58

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Hayes	12	153	12.8	47
Mel Renfro	24	145	6.0	35
Jim Stiger	3	14	4.7	13
Totals	39	312	8.0	47

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mel Renfro	21	630	30.0	100	1
Bob Hayes	17	450	26.5	66	0
Dan Reeves	2	45	22.5	24	0
Jim Stiger	2	28	14.0	17	0
Ralph Neely	2	13	6.5	13	0
Totals	44	1166	26.5	100	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cornell Green	3	49	16.3	43	0
Obert Logan	3	5	1.7	3	0
Warren Livingston	3	5	1.7	5	0
Mel Renfro	2	92	46.0	90	1
Mike Gaechter	2	21	10.5	19	0
Jerry Tubbs	2	9	4.5	8	0
Dave Edwards	2	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Lilly	1	17	17.0	17	1
Totals	18	198	11.0	90	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Don Meredith			11	6	0
Dave Edwards		0	0	3	0	0
Chuck Howley			0	2	58	0
Jim Colvin			0	2	0	0
Cornell Green		0	0	2	9	1
Obert Logan		0	0	2	0
Bob Lilly		0	0	2	41
Mel Renfro		0	3	2	1
George Andrie			0	2	0	1
Bob Hayes			3	2	0
Jerry Rhome			1	1	0	0
Don Perkins			2	1	-5	0
J.D. Smith			2	1	0
Don Bishop			0	1	0	0
Jim Stiger			1	1	0	0
Mike Gaechter		0	0	1	0
Garry Porterfield			0	1	0	0
Warren Livingston		0	0	1	0	0
Perry Dunn			2	1	0
Pete Gent			1	0	0
Craig Morton			2	0	0	0
Pettis Norman			1	0	0
Frank Clarke			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	31	34	104	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Danny Villanueva									16	37	0			85
Bob Hayes	1	12	0	0					0	0	0			78
Frank Clarke	0	4							0	0	0			24
Dan Reeves	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
Pettis Norman		3							0	0	0			18
J.D. Smith	2	1							0	0	0			18
Perry Dunn	2	1							0	0	0			18
Pete Gent		2							0	0	0			12
Mel Renfro			0	1		1			0	0	0			12
Buddy Dial		1							0	0	0			6
Bob Lilly						1			0	0	0			6
Don Meredith	1								0	0	0			6
Obert Logan						0		1	0	0	0			6
Mike Gaechter						0		1	0	0	0			6
Cornell Green						0	1		0	0	0			6
George Andrie							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	8	25	0	1	0	2	2	2	16	37	0	0	0	325