1961 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Tom Landry (4-9-1)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1961 Dallas Cowboys Roster
1961 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.

Dallas labored to change the scoreboard with just 236 points, while the defensive squad allowed 380. Eddie LeBaron tossed for 1,741 yards, and Don Meredith took a significant amount of snaps, too. Billy Howton hauled in 56 passes, while Frank Clarke accumulated 919 receiving yards.

Don Perkins ran for a team-best 815 yards for the Cowboys.

Don Bishop picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.

Tom Landry coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Eddie LeBaron	236	120	50.8	1741	7.4	14	5.9	16	6.8	80	66.7
Don Meredith	182	94	51.6	1161	6.4	9	4.9	11	6.0	56	63.0
Buddy Humphrey	2	1	50.0	16	8.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	77.1
J.W. Lockett	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	422	215	50.9	2918	6.9	23	5.5	27	6.4	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Perkins	200	815	4.1	47	4
Amos Marsh	84	379	4.5	71	1
J.W. Lockett	66	280	4.2	21	0
Don Meredith	22	176	8.0	28	1
Eddie LeBaron	20	72	3.6	21	0
L.G. Dupre	16	60	3.8	12	0
Merrill Douglas	5	24	4.8	6	0
Billy Howton	1	9	9.0	9	0
Don McIlhenny	2	4	2.0	4	0
Totals	416	1819	4.4	71	6

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Howton	56	785	14.0	53	4
Frank Clarke	41	919	22.4	80	9
Don Perkins	32	298	9.3	38	1
Dick Bielski	26	377	14.5	28	3
Amos Marsh	21	189	9.0	46	2
J.W. Lockett	15	114	7.6	26	2
Jim Doran	13	153	11.8	29	2
L.G. Dupre	6	49	8.2	17	0
Glynn Gregory	3	30	10.0	13	0
Don McIlhenny	1	6	6.0	6	0
Merrill Douglas	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	215	2918	13.6	80	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Dick Bielski	10	10	100.0	9	6	66.7	28
Allen Green	19	19	100.0	15	5	33.3	34
Totals	29	29	100.0	24	11	45.8	62

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Allen Green	61	2236	36.7	53
Totals	61	2236	36.7	53

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Amos Marsh	14	71	5.1	19
Warren Livingston	6	20	3.3	12
Don Perkins	1	8	8.0	8
L.G. Dupre	2	4	2.0	4
Totals	23	103	4.5	19

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Amos Marsh	26	667	25.7	79
Don Perkins	22	443	20.1	30
L.G. Dupre	6	110	18.3	24
J.W. Lockett	4	46	11.5	21
Gene Babb	2	34	17.0	19
Mike Dowdle	2	33	16.5	19
Merrill Douglas	1	12	12.0	12
Jim Doran	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	64	1345	21.0	79

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Bishop	8	172	21.5	57
Bob Bercich	3	48	16.0	28
Jerry Tubbs	3	33	11.0	33
Dicky Moegle	2	31	15.5	25
Jimmy Harris	2	13	6.5	12
Tom Franckhauser	1	23	23.0	23
Glynn Gregory	1	21	21.0	21
Mike Dowdle	1	14	14.0	14
Don Healy	1	11	11.0	11
Chuck Howley	1	5	5.0	5
Warren Livingston	1	3	3.0	3
Ken Frost	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	25	374	15.0	57

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Don Healy		0	0	5	0
Don Meredith			9	5	0
Don Perkins			5	4	24
J.W. Lockett			7	3	1
Amos Marsh			12	3	0
Jimmy Harris		0	0	2	0
Mike Dowdle		0	0	2	0
Jerry Tubbs		0	0	2	8
Warren Livingston		0	1	2	0
Eddie LeBaron			7	2	1
L.G. Dupre			2	1	0
John Houser			0	1	0
Frank Clarke			1	1	0
Jim Doran			1	1	10
Ken Frost		0	0	1	0
Billy Howton			1	1	4
Don Bishop		0	0	1	13
Bob Lilly			0	1	0
Gene Babb			0	1	0
Glynn Gregory		0	0	1	0
Dicky Moegle		0	0	1	0
Lee Murchison			0	1	0
Bill Herchman			0	1	0
Totals	0	0	46	43	61

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Frank Clarke	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Dick Bielski	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	0			46
Allen Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	0			34
Don Perkins	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Billy Howton	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Amos Marsh	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jim Doran	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
J.W. Lockett	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Don Meredith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	6	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	29	0	0	0	236