1966 Dallas Cowboys season
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| 1966 Dallas Cowboys season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Tom Landry | ||||||
| Home field | Cotton Bowl | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 10–3–1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st NFL Eastern | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1966 Dallas Cowboys season was the seventh for the franchise in the National Football League. It involved the 10–3–1 Cowboys qualifying for the NFL post-season for the second time in franchise history, by winning the NFL Eastern Conference title, before losing the NFL Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | Bye | |||
| 2 | September 18, 1966 | New York Giants | W 52–7 |
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| 3 | September 25, 1966 | Minnesota Vikings | W 28–17 |
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| 4 | October 2, 1966 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 47–14 |
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| 5 | October 9, 1966 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 56–7 |
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| 6 | October 16, 1966 | at St. Louis Cardinals | T 10–10 |
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| 7 | October 23, 1966 | at Cleveland Browns | L 30–21 |
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| 8 | October 30, 1966 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 52–21 |
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| 9 | November 6, 1966 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–23 |
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| 10 | November 13, 1966 | at Washington Redskins | W 31–30 |
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| 11 | November 20, 1966 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–7 |
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| 12 | November 24, 1966 | Cleveland Browns | W 26–14 |
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| 13 | December 4, 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 31–17 |
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| 14 | December 11, 1966 | Washington Redskins | L 34–31 |
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| 15 | December 18, 1966 | at New York Giants | W 17–7 |
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Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| NFL Championship | January 1, 1967 | Green Bay Packers | L 34–27 |
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Standings
| NFL Eastern | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 445 | 239 | W-1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 403 | 259 | W-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 326 | 340 | W-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 264 | 265 | L-3 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 351 | 355 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 316 | 347 | W-2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 204 | 437 | L-1 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 263 | 501 | L-8 |
Roster
| Dallas Cowboys 1966 roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Currently vacant Rookies in italics |
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Awards and honors
- Don Meredith, Bert Bell Award[1]
References
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Atlanta | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago |
| Dallas | Detroit |
| NY Giants | Green Bay |
| Philadelphia | Los Angeles |
| Pittsburgh | Minnesota |
| St. Louis | San Francisco |
| Washington | |
| 1966 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl I Related: 1966 AFL Season |
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