1968 Dallas Cowboys season

1968 Dallas Cowboys season
Head Coach	Tom Landry
Home Field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	12–2
Place	1st NFL Capitol
Playoff Finish	Lost Conference Championship
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1967	1969

The 1968 Dallas Cowboys season was their ninth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 9–5, winning twelve games. They qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1968	Detroit Lions	W 59–13	61,382
2	September 22, 1968	Cleveland Browns	W 28–7	68,733
3	September 29, 1968	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 45–13	60,858
4	October 6, 1968	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–10	48,296
5	October 13, 1968	Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–14	72,083
6	October 20, 1968	at Minnesota Vikings	W 20–7	47,644
7	October 28, 1968	Green Bay Packers	L 28–17	74,604
8	November 3, 1968	at New Orleans Saints	W 17–3	84,728
9	November 10, 1968	New York Giants	L 27–21	72,163
10	November 17, 1968	at Washington Redskins	W 44–24	50,816
11	November 24, 1968	at Chicago Bears	W 34–3	46,667
12	November 28, 1968	Washington Redskins	W 29–20	66,076
13	December 8, 1968	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28–7	55,069
14	December 15, 1968	at New York Giants	W 28–10	62,617

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Eastern Conference	December 21, 1968	at Cleveland Browns	L 31–20	81,497

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	12	2	0	.857	431	186	W-5
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	294	325	L-4
Washington Redskins	5	9	0	.357	249	358	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	2	12	0	.143	202	351	L-1

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1968 roster
Quarterbacks 17 Don Meredith 14 Craig Morton 13 Jerry Rhome Running Backs 46 Craig Baynham KR 32 Walt Garrison FB 43 Don Perkins FB 30 Dan Reeves 25 Les Shy Wide Receivers 22 Bob Hayes PR 24 Dennis Homan 80 Dave McDaniels 88 Sonny Randle 19 Lance Rentzel Tight Ends 35 Pete Gent WR 84 Pettis Norman		Offensive Linemen 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 67 Rayfield Wright T/TE Defensive Linemen 66 George Andrie DE 63 Larry Cole DE 77 Ron East DT 74 Bob Lilly DT 75 Jethro Pugh DT 87 Andy Stynchula DE/DT 71 Willie Townes DE		Linebackers 60 Jackie Burkett OLB 52 Dave Edwards OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 D. D. Lewis OLB 53 Dave Simmons MLB Defensive Backs 37 Phil Clark CB 21 Dick Daniels FS/SS 27 Mike Gaechter SS/CB 34 Cornell Green CB 23 Mike Johnson CB 20 Mel Renfro FS/CB Special Teams 83 Mike Clark K 12 Ron Widby P		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics 44 Active, 0 Inactive