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1 Schedule  




2 Game summaries  


2.1  Week 5  




2.2  Week 8  




2.3  Week 10  




2.4  Week 14  






3 Standings  




4 Season recap  




5 NFL Draft  




6 Roster  




7 References  













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1963 Dallas Cowboys season
OwnerClint Murchison, Jr.
Head coachTom Landry
Home fieldCotton Bowl
Results
Record4–10
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
  • Cowboys seasons
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    • The 1963 Dallas Cowboys season was their fourth in the league, and also the first where the Cowboys were the only professional football team in Dallas, as the AFL's Texans relocated to Kansas City (and were rebranded as the Chiefs) during the offseason.

    The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning only four games.[1] The Cowboys also missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
    1 September 14 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–34 0–1 Cotton Bowl 36,432 Recap
    2 September 22 Cleveland Browns L 24–41 0–2 Cotton Bowl 28,710 Recap
    3 September 29 atWashington Redskins L 17–21 0–3 D.C. Stadium 40,101 Recap
    4 October 6 atPhiladelphia Eagles L 21–24 0–4 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
    5 October 13 Detroit Lions W 17–14 1–4 Cotton Bowl 27,264 Recap
    6 October 20 atNew York Giants L 21–37 1–5 Yankee Stadium 62,889 Recap
    7 October 27 atPittsburgh Steelers L 21–27 1–6 Forbes Field 19,047 Recap
    8 November 3 Washington Redskins W 35–20 2–6 Cotton Bowl 18,838 Recap
    9 November 10 atSan Francisco 49ers L 24–31 2–7 Kezar Stadium 29,563 Recap
    10 November 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–20 3–7 Cotton Bowl 23,694 Recap
    11 November 24 atCleveland Browns L 17–27 3–8 Cleveland Stadium 55,096 Recap
    12 December 1 New York Giants L 27–34 3–9 Cotton Bowl 29,653 Recap
    13 December 8 Pittsburgh Steelers L 19–34 3–10 Cotton Bowl 24,136 Recap
    14 December 15 atSt. Louis Cardinals W 28–24 4–10 Busch Stadium 12,695 Recap

    Conference opponents are in bold text

    Game summaries

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    Week 5

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    1 234Total
    Lions 0 0014 14
    • Cowboys 0 7010 17
    Scoring summary
    Q2DALClarke 11 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)DAL 7–0
    Q4DALBaker 13 yard field goalDAL 10–0
    Q4DETCogdill 30 yard pass from Morrall (Walker kick)DAL 10–7
    Q4DALMarsh 41 yard run (Baker kick)DAL 17–7
    Q4DETCogdill 70 yard pass from Morrall (Walker kick)DAL 17–14

    [2]

    Week 8

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    1 234Total
    Redskins 0 1037 20
    • Cowboys 7 7714 35
    Scoring summary
    Q1DALFolkins 1 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)DAL 7–0
    Q2WSHDugan 41 yard pass from Snead (Khayat kick)Tie 7–7
    Q2WSHKhayat 12 yard field goalWSH 10–7
    Q2DALClarke 13 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)DAL 14–10
    Q3WSHKhayat 49 yard field goalDAL 14–13
    Q3DALFolkins 1 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)DAL 21–13
    Q4WSHDugan 19 yard pass from Snead (Khayat kick)DAL 21–20
    Q4DALStiger 7 yard run (Baker kick)DAL 28–20
    Q4DALClarke 12 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)DAL 35–20

    [3]

    Week 10

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    1 234Total
    Eagles 6 077 20
    • Cowboys 7 1073 27
    • Date: November 17
    • Location: Cotton Bowl
    • Game attendance: 23,694
    • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); wind 18 mph
    Scoring summary
    Q1DALNorman 1 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)DAL 7–0
    Q1PHIMcDonald 26 yard pass from Hill (kick failed)DAL 7–6
    Q2DALPerkins 2 yard run (Baker kick)DAL 14–6
    Q2DALBaker 33 yard field goalDAL 17–6
    Q3DALClarke 14 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)DAL 24–6
    Q3PHIBrown 24 yard pass from Hill (Clark kick)DAL 24–13
    Q4DALBaker 27 yard field goalDAL 27–13
    Q4PHIRetzlaff 16 yard pass from Hill (Clark kick)DAL 27–20

    [4]

    Week 14

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    1 234Total
    • Cowboys 0 14014 28
    Cardinals 0 14100 24
    • Date: December 15
    • Location: Busch Stadium
    • Game weather: 6 °F (−14 °C); wind 11 mph
    Scoring summary
    Q2DALMeredith 1 yard run (Baker kick)DAL 7–0
    Q2STLRandle 62 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)Tie 7–7
    Q2STLTriplett 16 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 14–7
    Q2DALLilly 42 yard fumble return (Baker kick)Tie 14–14
    Q3STLWilson 35 yard run (Bakken kick)STL 21–14
    Q3STLBakken 11 yard field goalSTL 24–14
    Q4DALNorman 12 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)STL 24–21
    Q4DALClarke 25 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)DAL 28–24

    [5]

    Standings

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    NFL Eastern Conference
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    		•  W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
    New York Giants 11 3 0 .786 9–3 448 280 W3
    Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 .714 9–3 343 262 W1
    St. Louis Cardinals 9 5 0 .643 8–4 341 283 L1
    Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 3 .636 7–3–2 321 295 L1
    Dallas Cowboys 4 10 0 .286 3–9 305 378 W1
    Washington Redskins 3 11 0 .214 2–10 279 398 L3
    Philadelphia Eagles 2 10 2 .167 2–8–2 242 381 L2
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

    Season recap

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    The Cowboys were expecting to turn their fortunes around and have a good year, but won only three of their first ten games.

    The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, stands out as an infamous moment in the season: not only was the nation's psyche impacted by this event, but the image of the city of Dallas was seriously tarnished. On November 24 - just two days after this historic event - the NFL decided to play its normal schedule of games, with the Cowboys traveling to face the Cleveland Browns.

    On game day, when the team was introduced, the public address announcer referred to the team as simply the Cowboys, while the crowd also vented their frustration and pain at Cowboys players and officials during the game. The Cowboys lost 17–27, and would go on to have only one more win in the remaining three games.

    On September 29, 1963, Billy Howton became the NFL's all-time receiving leader, breaking Don Hutson's record for career receptions and receiving yards. He retired at the end of the year, after playing in 12 seasons with 503 catches, 8,459 yards and 61 touchdowns.

    NFL Draft

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    Main article: 1963 NFL draft
    1963 Dallas Cowboys draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    1 6 Lee Roy Jordan *  LB Alabama
    3 34 Jim Price  LB Louisville
    4 48 Whaley Hall  OT Mississippi
    7 90 Marv Clothier  OG Kansas
    10 132 Rod Scheyer  OT Washington
    11 146 Ray Schoenke  OG SMU
    12 160 Bill Perkins  RB Iowa
    13 174 Paul Wicker  OT Fresno State
    14 188 Lou Cioci  LB Boston College
    15 202 Jerry Overton  S Utah
    16 216 Dennis Golden  OT Holy Cross
    17 230 Ernie Parks  OG McMurry
    18 244 Bill Frank  OT Colorado Played in the CFL in 1963
    19 258 Jim Stiger  RB Washington
    20 272 Tommy Lucas  E Texas
          Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

    Roster

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    Dallas Cowboys 1963 roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    		Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    		Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    		Reserve lists

    Rookies in italics
    40 active, 1 inactive

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "1963 Dallas Cowboys". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  • ^ "Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys - October 13th, 1963". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  • ^ "Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys - November 3rd, 1963". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  • ^ "Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys - November 17th, 1963". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  • ^ "Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals - December 15th, 1963". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

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