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History

1966 DALLAS COWBOYS

 MILESTONES
  • Playoff Bowl - After defeating New York, 38-20, in the season finale (and winning five of their last seven games) to get into the Playoff Bowl at Miami, the Cowboys fall to Baltimore, 35-3 (Jan. 15)
  • Merger - Peace comes to pro football with Cowboys General Manager Tex Schramm completing two months of negotiations with AFL's Lamar Hunt, merging the two leagues under the NFL banner (June 8).
  • Schramm Elevated - Texas E. Schramm, Vice-President and General Manager of the Cowboys from the beginning, was named President of the club by Owner Clint Murchison,Jr., who retained the title of Chairman of the Board.
  • Neely Case Solved - Dallas and Houston reached agreement in the Ralph Neely case. Neely remained with Dallas with Houston receiving the Cowboys Nos. 1,2 and two fifth round picks in the 1967 draft (Nov 17.)
  • The Championship - The Cowboys won their first championship, capturing the Eastern Conference title with a 10-3-1 record, but lost the NFL Championship Game to Green Bay, 34-27

 SCHEDULE

Record: 10-3-1Coach: Tom Landry
DATEW/LSCOREOPPONENTATT
9/18 W 52-7 New York 60,010
9/25 W 28-17 Minnesota 64,116
10/2 W 47-14 @ Atlanta 56,990
10/9 W 56-7 Philadelphia 69,372
10/16 T 10-10 @ St. Louis 50,673
10/23 L 21-30 @ Cleveland 84,721
10/30 W 52-21 Pittsburgh 58,453
11/6 L 23-24 @ Philadelphia 60,658
11/13 W 31-30 @ Washington 50,927
11/20 W 20-7 @ Pittsburgh 42,185
11/24 W 26-14 Cleveland 80,259
12/4 W 31-17 St. Louis 76,965
12/11 L 31-34 Washington 64,198
12/18 W 17-7 @ New York 62,735
 
Championship Game
1/1/67 L 27-34 Green Bay 75,504

 ROSTER/STARTERS

OFFENSE
WR Bob Hayes
LT

Jim Boeke (10)
  Tony Liscio (4)
LG Tony Liscio (10)
  John Niland (4)
C Dave Manders
RG Leon Donohue
RT Ralph Neely
TE Pettis Norman
WR Pete Gent (10)
  Buddy Dial (3)
QB Don Meredith
RB Dan Reeves
FB Don Perkins
DEFENSE
LE Willie Townes (8)
  Larry Stephens (6)
LT Jim Colvin
RT Bob Lilly
RE George Andrie
LLB Chuck Howley
MLB Lee Roy Jordan
RLB Dave Edwards
LCB Cornell Green
RCB Warren Livingston
SS Mike Gaechter
FS Mel Renfro (8)
  Obert Logan (6)

 STATISTICS