1968N Dallas Cowboys Season Summary - Thru Week 4 Injuries
Record (4-0)
Wk Result Opponent
1 W 52-0 Detroit
2 W 24-14 Cleveland
3 W 27-22 at Philadelphia
4 W 38-20 at St Louis
5 Philadelphia
6 at Minnesota
7 Green Bay
8 at New Orleans
9 NY Giants
10 at Washington
11 at Chicago
12 Washington
13 Pittsburgh
14 at NY Giants
Team Statistics
Cowboys Opp.
Total First Downs 70 69
Rushing 26 18
Passing 43 45
Penalty 1 6
Third Down: Made/Att 29-63 22-50
Third Down Pct. 46.0 44.0
Fourth Down: Made/Att 3-4 2-3
Fourth Down Pct. 75.0 66.7
Rez Zone: Made/Att 15-20 8-11
Red Zone Pct. 75.0 72.7
Total Net Yards 1369 1133
Avg.Per Game 342.2 283.2
Total Plays 255 254
Avg.Per Play 5.4 4.5
Net Yards Rushing 491 408
Avg.Per Game 122.8 102.0
Total Rushes 138 118
Net Yards Passing 878 725
Avg.Per Game 219.5 181.2
Sacked-Yds Lost 9-86 15-97
Gross Yards 1455 1230
Att-Completions 108-59 121-64
Completion Pct. 54.6 52.9
Had Intercepted 2 12
Punts-Avg. 18-42.9 20-40.3
Net Punting Avg. 36.7 30.6
Penalties-Yards Lost 18-209 19-185
Fumbles-Ball Lost 3-2 8-7
Touchdowns 18 7
Rushing 3 0
Passing 13 7
Returns 2 0
Total Pts. 141 56
Avg. Time of Poss. 28:47 31:13
PASSING Att Cmp Pct Yds Lng TD Int Sk SkY Rate
D.Meredith 108 59 54.6 964 67 13 2 9 86 116.7
Cowboys 108 59 54.6 964 67 13 2 9 86 116.7
Opponents 121 64 52.9 822 42 7 12 15 97 54.2
SCORING R P Ret PAT FG Saf Pts
L.Rentzel 0 6 0 0/0 0/0 0 36
B.Hayes 0 5 1 0/0 0/0 0 36
M.V.Clark 0 0 0 18/18 5/9 0 33
C.Baynham 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 12
D.Meredith 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6
D.Perkins 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6
P.Gent 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6
L.Jordan 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6
Cowboys 3 13 2 18/18 5/9 0 141
Opponents 0 7 0 5/7 3/4 0 56
FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50
M.V.Clark 2/2 1/2 2/3 0/2 0/0
Cowboys 2/2 1/2 2/3 0/2 0/0
Opponents 2/2 0/0 0/1 1/1 0/0
RUSHING Att Yards Avg Long TD
D.Perkins 51 200 3.9 20 1
C.Baynham 33 115 3.5 17 1
W.Garrison 19 100 5.3 23 0
L.Shy 22 47 2.1 15 0
D.Meredith 6 18 3.0 8 1
C.Morton 1 17 17.0 17 0
P.Norman 3 8 2.7 6 0
P.Gent 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
B.Hayes 2 -12 -6.0 2 0
Cowboys 138 491 3.6 23 3
Opponents 118 408 3.5 24 0
RECEIVING Rec Yards Avg Long TD
L.Rentzel 17 329 19.4 67 6
B.Hayes 17 301 17.7 56 5
C.Baynham 11 210 19.1 47 1
D.Perkins 5 64 12.8 25 0
W.Garrison 3 29 9.7 17 0
P.Norman 3 9 3.0 6 0
P.Gent 3 22 7.3 12 1
Cowboys 59 964 16.3 67 13
Opponents 64 822 12.8 42 7
PUNT RETURNS No FC Yds Avg Lng TD
B.Hayes 6 1 139 23.2 75 1
L.Rentzel 7 1 56 8.0 12 0
Cowboys 13 2 195 15.0 75 1
Opponents 10 1 53 5.3 11 0
KO RETURNS No Yds Avg Long TD
C.Baynham 9 227 25.2 32 0
D.Daniels 1 20 20.0 20 0
Cowboys 10 247 24.7 32 0
Opponents 17 400 23.5 44 0
PUNTING Att Yds GAvg In20 Long
R.Widby 18 773 42.9 5 59
Cowboys 18 773 42.9 5 59
Opponents 20 806 40.3 2 64
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg Long TD
C.Howley 4 66 16.5 22 0
M.Gaechter 2 10 5.0 8 0
D.Daniels 1 -7 -7.0 0 0
L.Cole 1 0 0.0 0 0
D.Simmons 1 0 0.0 0 0
L.Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0
M.A.Johnson 1 7 7.0 7 0
C.Green 1 29 29.0 29 0
Cowboys 12 105 8.8 29 0
Opponents 2 46 23.0 46 0
SACKS No Yds Avg SAF
L.Cole 3 25 8.3 0
B.Lilly 3 20 6.7 0
C.Howley 3 19 6.3 0
J.Pugh 2 12 6.0 0
L.Jordan 2 11 5.5 0
G.Andrie 1 9 9.0 0
D.Edwards 1 1 1.0 0
Cowboys 15 97 6.5 0
Opponents 9 86 9.6 0