1966 Dallas Cowboys season | |
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Head Coach | Tom Landry |
Home Field | Cotton Bowl |
Results | |
Record | 10–3–1 |
Place | 1st NFL Eastern |
Playoff Finish | Lost NFL Championship |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
1965 | 1967 |
The 1966 Dallas Cowboys season was the seventh for the franchise in the National Football League. It involved the 10–3–1 Cowboys qualifying for the NFL post-season for the first time in franchise history, by winning the NFL Eastern Conference title, before losing the NFL Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | Bye | ||
2 | September 18, 1966 | New York Giants | W 52–7 |
3 | September 25, 1966 | Minnesota Vikings | W 28–17 |
4 | October 2, 1966 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 47–14 |
5 | October 9, 1966 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 56–7 |
6 | October 16, 1966 | at St. Louis Cardinals | T 10–10 |
7 | October 23, 1966 | at Cleveland Browns | L 30–21 |
8 | October 30, 1966 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 52–21 |
9 | November 6, 1966 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–23 |
10 | November 13, 1966 | at Washington Redskins | W 31–30 |
11 | November 20, 1966 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–7 |
12 | November 24, 1966 | Cleveland Browns | W 26–14 |
13 | December 4, 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 31–17 |
14 | December 11, 1966 | Washington Redskins | L 34–31 |
15 | December 18, 1966 | at New York Giants | W 17–7 |
Playoffs[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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NFL Championship | January 1, 1967 | Green Bay Packers | L 34–27 |
Standings[]
NFL Eastern | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 445 | 239 | W-1 |
Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 403 | 259 | W-1 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 326 | 340 | W-1 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 264 | 265 | L-3 |
Washington Redskins | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 351 | 355 | L-1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 316 | 347 | W-2 |
Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 204 | 437 | L-1 |
New York Giants | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 263 | 501 | L-8 |
Roster[]
Dallas Cowboys 1966 roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Currently vacant Rookies in italics |
Awards and honors[]
- Don Meredith, Bert Bell Award[1]
References[]
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Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
Atlanta | Baltimore |
Cleveland | Chicago |
Dallas | Detroit |
NY Giants | Green Bay |
Philadelphia | Los Angeles |
Pittsburgh | Minnesota |
St. Louis | San Francisco |
Washington | |
1966 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl I Related: 1966 AFL Season |
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