1969 Dallas Cowboys season

1969 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	11–2–1
Division place	1st NFL Capitol
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Championship

The 1969 Dallas Cowboys season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 12–2, winning only eleven games.^[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

The Cowboys were second in the NFL in scoring (369 points), and led the league in rushing yards (2,276) and total yards (5,122). The Cowboys' defense also allowed the fewest rushing yards in the NFL (1,050) and the fewest rushing touchdowns (3).^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1969	St. Louis Cardinals	W, 24–3	62,134
2	September 28, 1969	at New Orleans Saints	W, 21–17	79,567
3	October 5, 1969	at Philadelphia Eagles	W, 38–7	60,658
4	October 12, 1969	at Atlanta Falcons	W, 24–17	54,833
5	October 19, 1969	Philadelphia Eagles	W, 49–14	71,509
6	October 27, 1969	New York Giants	W, 25–3	58,964
7	November 2, 1969	at Cleveland Browns	L, 10–42	84,850
8	November 9, 1969	New Orleans Saints	W, 33–17	68,282
9	November 16, 1969	at Washington Redskins	W, 41–28	50,474
10	November 23, 1969	at Los Angeles Rams	L, 23–24	79,105
11	November 27, 1969	San Francisco 49ers	T, 24–24	62,348
12	December 7, 1969	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W, 10–7	24,990
13	December 13, 1969	Baltimore Colts	W, 27–10	63,191
14	December 21, 1969	Washington Redskins	W, 20–10	56,924

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
Eastern Conference	December 28, 1969	Cleveland Browns	Cotton Bowl	L, 14–38	69,321
Playoff Bowl	January 3, 1970	Los Angeles Rams	Orange Bowl	L, 0–31	31,151

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	2	1	.846	6–0	9–1	369	223	W3
Washington Redskins	7	5	2	.583	3–2–1	6–3–1	307	319	L1
New Orleans Saints	5	9	0	.357	1–5	4–6	311	393	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	9	1	.308	1–4–1	4–5–1	279	377	L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1969 roster
Quarterbacks 11 Bob Belden 14 Craig Morton 12 Roger Staubach Running Backs 46 Craig Baynham 32 Walt Garrison FB 35 Calvin Hill 30 Dan Reeves 25 Les Shy 42 Claxton Welch Wide Receivers 40 Bobby Joe Conrad 22 Bob Hayes PR 24 Dennis Homan 19 Lance Rentzel 88 Reggie Rucker Tight Ends 89 Mike Ditka 84 Pettis Norman		Offensive Linemen 64 Halvor Hagen G 72 Tony Liscio T 51 Dave Manders C 73 Ralph Neely T 76 John Niland G 61 Blaine Nye G 57 Malcolm Walker C 65 John Wilbur G 70 Rayfield Wright T Defensive Linemen 66 George Andrie DE 63 Larry Cole DE 77 Ron East DT 74 Bob Lilly DT 75 Jethro Pugh DT		Linebackers 60 Jackie Burkett OLB 52 Dave Edwards OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 56 Tom Stincic MLB 53 Fred Whittingham OLB Defensive Backs 31 Otto Brown CB 37 Phil Clark CB 45 Richmond Flowers FS/KR 27 Mike Gaechter SS/CB 34 Cornell Green CB 23 Mike Johnson CB 20 Mel Renfro FS/CB Special Teams 83 Mike Clark K 10 Ron Widby P		Reserve Lists 71 Willie Townes DE (IR) Rookies in italics 45 Active, 0 Inactive

References

1. 1969 Dallas Cowboys
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1969 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics