1963 Dallas Cowboys season

1963 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach Tom Landry
Home field Texas Stadium
Results
Record 4–10
Division Place 5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1962 1964

The 1963 Dallas Cowboys season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning only four games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Contents

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 14, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals L 34–7
36,432
2 September 22, 1963 Cleveland Browns L 41–24
28,710
3 September 29, 1963 at Washington Redskins L 21–17
40,101
4 October 6, 1963 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–21
60,671
5 October 13, 1963 Detroit Lions W 17–14
27,264
6 October 20, 1963 at New York Giants L 37–21
62,889
7 October 27, 1963 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–21
19,047
8 November 3, 1963 Washington Redskins W 35–20
18,838
9 November 10, 1963 at San Francisco 49ers L 31–24
29,563
10 November 17, 1963 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–20
23,694
11 November 24, 1963 at Cleveland Browns L 27–17
55,096
12 December 1, 1963 New York Giants L 34–27
29,653
13 December 8, 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–19
24,136
14 December 15, 1963 at St. Louis Cardinals W 28–24
12,695

Standings

NFL Eastern
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 3 0 .786 448 280 W-3
Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 .714 343 262 W-1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 5 0 .643 341 283 L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 3 .636 321 295 L-1
Dallas Cowboys 4 10 0 .286 305 378 W-1
Washington Redskins 3 11 0 .214 279 398 L-3
Philadelphia Eagles 2 10 2 .167 242 381 L-2

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1963 roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
41 Active, 0 Inactive

References

  1. ^ 1963 Dallas Cowboys
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