| Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1965 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 32034 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 65 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 4 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Bill Triplett 10 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mel Renfro 90 interception return (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 37 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 28 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 19 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 28 FG | 13 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 68 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 67 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 62 | ROG | Leon Donohue |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 82 | TE | Frank Clarke |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 37 | HB | Perry Lee Dunn |
| 26 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 43 | FB | Don Perkins |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Maury Youmans |
| 77 | LDT | Jim Colvin |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 52 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 20 | LS | Mel Renfro |
| 27 | RS | Mike Gaechter |
| 41 | RCB | Warren Livingston |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 71 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 75 | LOG | Ed Cook |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 38 | HB | Bill Triplett |
| 40 | FL | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 33 | FB | Willis Crenshaw |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 72 | LDT | Sam Silas |
| 78 | RDT | Luke Owens |
| 86 | RDE | Don Brumm |
| 60 | LLB | Dave Meggyesy |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 21 | LS | Jerry Stovall |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 49 | RCB | Jimmy Burson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Bill Triplett | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Prentice Gautt | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Thornton | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 2 | 108 | 4.3 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 2 | 156 | 6.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Stiger | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Sonny Randle | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Jackie Smith | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Prentice Gautt | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90t | 1 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jimmy Burson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 52 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jackie Smith | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Carl Silvestri | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mel Renfro | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jerry Stovall | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Mal Hammack | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
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