1964 Dallas Cowboys season

1964 Dallas Cowboys season
Head Coach	Tom Landry
Home Field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	5–8–1
Place	5th NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1963	1965

The 1964 Dallas Cowboys season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–10, winning five games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 12, 1964	St. Louis Cardinals	L 16–6
2	September 20, 1964	Washington Redskins	W 24–18
3	September 27, 1964	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–17
4	October 4, 1964	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–6
5	October 11, 1964	New York Giants	T 13–13
6	October 18, 1964	Cleveland Browns	L 20–16
7	October 25, 1964	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–13
8	November 1, 1964	at Chicago Bears	W 24–10
9	November 8, 1964	at New York Giants	W 31–21
10	November 15, 1964	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–14
11	November 22, 1964	at Washington Redskins	L 28–16
12	November 29, 1964	Green Bay Packers	L 45–21
13	December 6, 1964	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–14
14	December 13, 1964	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–14

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.769	415	293	W-1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	3	2	.750	357	331	W-4
Philadelphia Eagles	6	8	0	.429	312	313	L-1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	307	305	L-2
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	250	289	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	253	315	L-1
New York Giants	2	10	2	.167	241	399	L-4

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1964 roster
Quarterbacks 17 Don Meredith 12 John Roach Running Backs 22 Amos Bullocks 37 Perry Lee Dunn 31 Amos Marsh 43 Don Perkins FB 40 Jim Stiger Wide Receivers 82 Frank Clarke 26 Buddy Dial 35 Pete Gent 25 Tommy McDonald Tight Ends 80 Lee Folkins 84 Pettis Norman		Offensive Linemen 68 Jim Boeke T 53 Mike Connelly C/G 76 Bill Frank G/T 75 Bob Fry T 60 Joe Bob Isbell G 67 Jake Kupp G 72 Tony Liscio T 51 Dave Manders C/G 65 Ray Schoenke T/G 64 Jim Ray Smith G Defensive Linemen 66 George Andrie DE 77 Jim Colvin DT 74 Bob Lilly DT/DE 79 Larry Stephens DE 78 Maury Youmans DE/DT		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 41 Warren Livingston CB/FS 20 Mel Renfro FS/CB/RS 42 Jim Ridlon SS Special Teams 18 Billy Lothridge P/QB 30 Dick Van Raaphorst K		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics 41 Active, 0 Inactive