1968 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Capitol Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (12-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1968 Dallas Cowboys RosterTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Capitol Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (12-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1968 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Capitol Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
On offense, the Cowboys scored 431 points, best in the league. Meanwhile, the rigid defensive squad yielded 186 points. Don Meredith tossed for 2,500 yards. Lance Rentzel paced all receivers, hauling in 54 passes for 1,009 yards. Bob Hayes contributed to the receiving game as well.
Don Perkins ran for a team-best 836 yards.
Chuck Howley picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1968 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Don Meredith | 309 | 171 | 55.3 | 2500 | 8.1 | 21 | 6.8 | 12 | 3.9 | 65 | 88.4 | Craig Morton | 85 | 44 | 51.8 | 752 | 8.8 | 4 | 4.7 | 6 | 7.1 | 53 | 68.4 | Dan Reeves | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 88.5 | Craig Baynham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 399 | 217 | 54.4 | 3295 | 8.3 | 25 | 6.3 | 18 | 4.5 | 65 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Don Perkins | 191 | 836 | 4.4 | 28 | 4 | Craig Baynham | 103 | 438 | 4.3 | 22 | 5 | Walt Garrison | 45 | 271 | 6.0 | 22 | 5 | Les Shy | 64 | 179 | 2.8 | 17 | 1 | Dan Reeves | 40 | 178 | 4.4 | 25 | 4 | Don Meredith | 22 | 123 | 5.6 | 16 | 1 | Pettis Norman | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 26 | 0 | Craig Morton | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 2 | Bob Hayes | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | Pete Gent | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | Rayfield Wright | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 480 | 2091 | 4.4 | 28 | 22 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lance Rentzel | 54 | 1009 | 18.7 | 65 | 6 | Bob Hayes | 53 | 909 | 17.2 | 54 | 10 | Craig Baynham | 29 | 380 | 13.1 | 40 | 3 | Pettis Norman | 18 | 204 | 11.3 | 34 | 1 | Don Perkins | 17 | 180 | 10.6 | 24 | 2 | Pete Gent | 16 | 194 | 12.1 | 22 | 0 | Les Shy | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 41 | 0 | Walt Garrison | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 53 | 0 | Dan Reeves | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 21 | 1 | Dennis Homan | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 36 | 1 | Rayfield Wright | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 1 | Sonny Randle | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
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| Totals | 217 | 3295 | 15.2 | 65 | 25 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bob Hayes | 15 | 312 | 20.8 | 90 | 2 | Lance Rentzel | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 | Dennis Homan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 30 | 405 | 13.5 | 90 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Craig Baynham | 23 | 590 | 25.7 | 40 | 0 | Dick Daniels | 9 | 193 | 21.4 | 32 | 0 | Dennis Homan | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | Bob Hayes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Ralph Neely | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 | Pettis Norman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 841 | 21.6 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Chuck Howley | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 58 | 1 | Cornell Green | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 55 | 1 | Mike Gaechter | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 | Lee Roy Jordan | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | Mel Renfro | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | Mike Johnson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | Dick Daniels | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 | Dave Simmons | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Larry Cole | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
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| Totals | 26 | 275 | 10.6 | 58 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Larry Cole | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | Lee Roy Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Craig Baynham | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron East | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pettis Norman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Wilbur | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Phil Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Willie Townes | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Daniels | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | John Niland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Walt Garrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Malcolm Walker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mel Renfro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Bob Lilly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Liscio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Andrie | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Don Meredith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Perkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Craig Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lance Rentzel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Gaechter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 63 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Mike Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 54 | 0 | 105 | Bob Hayes | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | Craig Baynham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Don Perkins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Lance Rentzel | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Walt Garrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Dan Reeves | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Craig Morton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Larry Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Rayfield Wright | 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 | Pettis Norman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dennis Homan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Don Meredith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Willie Townes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Cornell Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jethro Pugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 22 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 431 |
