1966 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (10-3-1)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1966 Dallas Cowboys Roster
1966 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Cowboys piled up points with 445 points, and the defense gave up 239. Don Meredith passed for 2,805 yards. Bob Hayes hauled in 64 passes for 1,232 yards.

Dan Reeves ran for a team-best 757 yards for Dallas, and Don Perkins also aided the ground game.

Cornell Green intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1966 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Don Meredith	344	177	51.5	2805	8.2	24	7.0	12	3.5	95	87.7
Jerry Rhome	36	21	58.3	253	7.0	0	0.0	1	2.8	47	68.4
Craig Morton	27	13	48.1	225	8.3	3	11.1	1	3.7	41	98.5
Dan Reeves	6	3	50.0	48	8.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	29	77.1
Totals	413	214	51.8	3331	8.1	27	6.5	14	3.4	95

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dan Reeves	175	757	4.3	67	8
Don Perkins	186	726	3.9	24	8
Don Meredith	38	242	6.4	22	5
Les Shy	17	118	6.9	68	1
Walt Garrison	16	62	3.9	13	1
Mel Renfro	8	52	6.5	27	0
Craig Morton	7	50	7.1	12	0
Frank Clarke	8	49	6.1	26	0
Jerry Rhome	7	37	5.3	11	0
Danny Villanueva	1	23	23.0	23	0
J.D. Smith	7	7	1.0	2	1
Bob Hayes	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	471	2122	4.5	68	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Hayes	64	1232	19.2	95	13
Dan Reeves	41	557	13.6	51	8
Pete Gent	27	474	17.6	84	1
Frank Clarke	26	355	13.7	33	4
Don Perkins	23	231	10.0	39	0
Buddy Dial	14	252	18.0	39	1
Pettis Norman	12	144	12.0	31	0
Mel Renfro	4	65	16.2	42	0
Walt Garrison	2	18	9.0	17	0
J.D. Smith	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	214	3331	15.6	95	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Danny Villanueva	56	56	100.0	31	17	54.8	107
Totals	56	56	100.0	31	17	54.8	107

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Danny Villanueva	65	2551	39.2	58
Totals	65	2551	39.2	58

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mel Renfro	21	123	5.9	38
Bob Hayes	17	106	6.2	18
Chuck Howley	1	30	30.0	30
Dan Reeves	2	-1	-0.5	14
Totals	41	258	6.3	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mel Renfro	19	487	25.6	87	1
Walt Garrison	20	445	22.2	35	0
Dan Reeves	3	56	18.7	21	0
Ralph Neely	2	18	9.0	13	0
Totals	44	1006	22.9	87	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cornell Green	4	88	22.0	41	1
Mike Gaechter	3	28	9.3	23	0
Mel Renfro	2	57	28.5	33	0
Obert Logan	2	44	22.0	22	0
Warren Livingston	2	13	6.5	13	0
Lee Roy Jordan	1	49	49.0	49	1
Dave Edwards	1	12	12.0	12	0
George Andrie	1	6	6.0	6	1
Jerry Tubbs	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	17	303	17.8	49	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Don Meredith			8	4	-3	0
Willie Townes			0	2	0	0
Dave Edwards		0	0	2	23	0
Jim Colvin			0	2	0	0
Mike Connelly			0	1	0	0
Dan Reeves			6	1	0	0
Pettis Norman			0	1	0	0
Jethro Pugh			0	1	0	0
Don Perkins			1	1	0	0
J.D. Smith			0	1	0	0
Chuck Howley			0	1	97	1
Mike Johnson			0	1	0	0
Bob Lilly			0	1	0	0
Leon Donohue			0	1	0	0
George Andrie		0	0	1	0	0
Lee Roy Jordan		0	0	1	28	0
Bob Hayes			3	1	0	0
Mike Gaechter		0	0	1	0	0
Jerry Rhome			1	1	0	0
Cornell Green		0	0	1	0	0
Ralph Neely			1	1	0	0
Mel Renfro		0	2	0	0	0
Les Shy			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	23	27	145	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Danny Villanueva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	56	0			107
Dan Reeves	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			96
Bob Hayes	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			78
Don Perkins	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Don Meredith	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Frank Clarke	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
J.D. Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Chuck Howley	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Buddy Dial	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Les Shy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Walt Garrison	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Lee Roy Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
George Andrie	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Cornell Green	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mel Renfro	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Pete Gent	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Willie Townes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	24	27	0	1	0	3	1	0	17	56	0	0	1	445