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

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Cleveland Baltimore
Dallas Chicago
NY Giants Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
St. Louis Minnesota
Washington San Francisco
1963 NFL DraftNFL ChampionshipPro Bowl
Related: 1963 AFL Season