1963 Dallas Cowboys season

1963 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner(s)	{{{owner}}}
Head Coach	Tom Landry
Home Field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Place	5th NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1962	1964

The 1963 Dallas Cowboys season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning only four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 14, 1963	St. Louis Cardinals	L 34–7	36,432
2	September 22, 1963	Cleveland Browns	L 41–24	28,710
3	September 29, 1963	at Washington Redskins	L 21–17	40,101
4	October 6, 1963	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–21	60,671
5	October 13, 1963	Detroit Lions	W 17–14	27,264
6	October 20, 1963	at New York Giants	L 37–21	62,889
7	October 27, 1963	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–21	19,047
8	November 3, 1963	Washington Redskins	W 35–20	18,838
9	November 10, 1963	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–24	29,563
10	November 17, 1963	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–20	23,694
11	November 24, 1963	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–17	55,096
12	December 1, 1963	New York Giants	L 34–27	29,653
13	December 8, 1963	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–19	24,136
14	December 15, 1963	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–24	12,695

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	11	3	0	.786	448	280	W-3
Cleveland Browns	10	4	0	.714	343	262	W-1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	5	0	.643	341	283	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	4	3	.636	321	295	L-1
Dallas Cowboys	4	10	0	.286	305	378	W-1
Washington Redskins	3	11	0	.214	279	398	L-3
Philadelphia Eagles	2	10	2	.167	242	381	L-2

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1963 roster
Quarterbacks 11 Sonny Gibbs 14 Eddie LeBaron 17 Don Meredith Running Backs 22 Amos Bullocks FB/KR 33 Wendell Hayes 31 Amos Marsh 43 Don Perkins FB 40 Jim Stiger PR Wide Receivers 80 Gary Barnes 82 Frank Clarke 81 Billy Howton Tight Ends 83 Lee Folkins 84 Pettis Norman WR		Offensive Linemen 53 Mike Connelly C/G 75 Bob Fry T 51 Lynn Hoyem G/C 60 Joe Bob Isbell G 72 Tony Liscio T 70 Dale Memmelaar G 76 Ed Nutting T 62 Lance Poimbeouf C/G 65 Ray Schoenke T/G 64 Jim Ray Smith G Defensive Linemen 66 George Andrie DE 74 Bob Lilly DT/DE 78 John Meyers DT 68 Guy Reese DT 79 Larry Stephens DE		Linebackers 52 Dave Edwards OLB 56 Harold Hays MLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan OLB 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB Defensive Backs 44 Don Bishop CB 27 Mike Gaechter SS/CB 34 Cornell Green CB 21 Glynn Gregory CB/FS/WR 41 Warren Livingston FS/CB 20 Jerry Overton FS 42 Jim Ridlon SS Special Teams 38 Sam Baker K/P		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics 41 Active, 0 Inactive