| St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 11, 1965 Location: Dallas, TX |
| Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 38499 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 76 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 18 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 31 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 7 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 46 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 41 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 14 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dan Reeves 23 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Pettis Norman 3 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 13 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 55 | LOT | Irv Goode |
| 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 |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 20 | LS | Monk Bailey |
| 45 | RS | Carl Silvestri |
| 49 | RCB | Jimmy Burson |
| 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 |
| 30 | HB | Dan Reeves |
| 35 | FL | Pete Gent |
| 24 | FB | J.D. Smith |
| 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 |
| 25 | RS | Obert Logan |
| 41 | RCB | Warren Livingston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Willis Crenshaw | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Bakken | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 17 | 23 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| J.D. Smith | 22 | 48 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Buddy Humphrey | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 149 | 8.8 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 87.6 |
| Charley Johnson | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 0 | 109 | 7.8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 0 | 326 | 10.9 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 125.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 8 | 126 | 15.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Sonny Randle | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dan Reeves | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 45 | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 47 | 1 |
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Buddy Dial | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Bakken | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Billy Gambrell | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
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