1965 Dallas Cowboys season

1965 Dallas Cowboys season
Head Coach	Tom Landry
Home Field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1964	1966

The 1965 Dallas Cowboys season was their sixth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 19, 1965	New York Giants	W 31–2
2	September 26, 1965	Washington Redskins	W 27–7
3	October 4, 1965	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–13
4	October 10, 1965	Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–24
5	October 17, 1965	at Cleveland Browns	L 23–17
6	October 24, 1965	at Green Bay Packers	L 13–3
7	October 31, 1965	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22–13
8	November 7, 1965	San Francisco 49ers	W 39–31
9	November 14, 1965	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–17
10	November 21, 1965	Cleveland Browns	L 24–17
11	November 28, 1965	at Washington Redskins	L 34–31
12	December 5, 1965	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–19
13	December 11, 1965	St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–13
14	December 19, 1965	at New York Giants	W 38–20

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	3	0	.786	363	325	W-1
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	0	.500	325	280	W-3
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	270	338	L-1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	257	301	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	9	0	.357	363	359	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	5	9	0	.357	296	309	L-6
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	12	0	.143	202	397	L-7

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1965 roster
Quarterbacks 17 Don Meredith 14 Craig Morton 13 Jerry Rhome Running Backs 37 Perry Lee Dunn 43 Don Perkins FB 30 Dan Reeves 24 J. D. Smith Wide Receivers 26 Buddy Dial 35 Pete Gent 22 Bob Hayes Tight Ends 82 Frank Clarke WR 84 Pettis Norman		Offensive Linemen 68 Jim Boeke T 53 Mike Connelly C/G 62 Leon Donohue G 64 Mitch Johnson G/T 67 Jake Kupp G 72 Tony Liscio T/G 51 Dave Manders C/G 73 Ralph Neely T 71 Don Talbert T Defensive Linemen 66 George Andrie DE 77 Jim Colvin DT 74 Bob Lilly DT/DE 75 Jethro Pugh DT 79 Larry Stephens DE 78 Maury Youmans DE/DT		Linebackers 52 Dave Edwards OLB 56 Harold Hays OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB 33 Russell Wayt OLB Defensive Backs 44 Don Bishop CB 27 Mike Gaechter SS/CB 34 Cornell Green CB 41 Warren Livingston CB/FS 25 Obert Logan SS 20 Mel Renfro FS/CB/RS Special Teams 11 Danny Villanueva K/P		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics 40 Active, 0 Inactive