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1965 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season


NFL team season

FieldValue
teamDallas Cowboys
year1965
record7–7
division_place2nd NFL Eastern (tie)
coachTom Landry
ownerClint Murchison, Jr.
stadiumCotton Bowl
playoffsLost NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. [Colts](1965-baltimore-colts-season)) 3–35
shortnavlinkCowboys seasons

(vs. Colts) 3–35 The ** Dallas Cowboys season** was their sixth in the National Football League and their best record to date, at 7–7. After five consecutive losses, Dallas was 2–5 halfway through the season. They won five of the final seven games and finished in a tie for second place in the Eastern Conference, with the New York Giants, four games behind the defending NFL champion Cleveland Browns (11–3).

The Cowboys defeated the Giants twice and earned the berth in the third place Playoff Bowl in Miami, held three weeks after the regular season, but lost 35–3 to the Baltimore Colts, runners-up of the Western Conference.

Schedule

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September 19**[New York Giants](1965-new-york-giants-season)****W** 31–21–0Cotton Bowl59,366[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196509190dal.htm)
September 26**[Washington Redskins](1965-washington-redskins-season)****W** 27–72–0Cotton Bowl61,577[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196509260dal.htm)
at **[St. Louis Cardinals](1965-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)****L** 13–202–1Busch Stadium32,034[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510040crd.htm)
October 10**[Philadelphia Eagles](1965-philadelphia-eagles-season)****L** 24–352–2Cotton Bowl56,249[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510100dal.htm)
October 17at **[Cleveland Browns](1965-cleveland-browns-season)****L** 17–232–3Cleveland Stadium80,451[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510170cle.htm)
October 24at [Green Bay Packers](1965-green-bay-packers-season)**L** 3–132–4Milwaukee County Stadium48,311[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510240gnb.htm)
October 31at **[Pittsburgh Steelers](1965-pittsburgh-steelers-season)****L** 13–222–5Pitt Stadium37,804[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510310pit.htm)
November 7[San Francisco 49ers](1965-san-francisco-49ers-season)**W** 39–313–5Cotton Bowl39,677[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196511070dal.htm)
November 14**[Pittsburgh Steelers](1965-pittsburgh-steelers-season)****W** 24–174–5Cotton Bowl57,293[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196511140dal.htm)
November 21**[Cleveland Browns](1965-cleveland-browns-season)****L** 17–244–6Cotton Bowl76,251[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196511210dal.htm)
November 28at **[Washington Redskins](1965-washington-redskins-season)****L** 31–344–7D.C. Stadium50,205[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196511280was.htm)
December 5at **[Philadelphia Eagles](1965-philadelphia-eagles-season)****W** 21–195–7Franklin Field54,714[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196512050phi.htm)
**[St. Louis Cardinals](1965-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)****W** 27–136–7Cotton Bowl38,499[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196512110dal.htm)
December 19at **[New York Giants](1965-new-york-giants-season)****W** 38–207–7Yankee Stadium62,871[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196512190nyg.htm)

Conference opponents are in bold text

Postseason

Main article: Playoff Bowl

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January 9, 1966vs [Baltimore Colts](1965-baltimore-colts-season)**L** 3–35Orange Bowl65,569

Standings

NFL draft

Main article: 1965 NFL draft

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1965 roster
**Quarterbacks**

References

References

  1. "It Was 1965 . . .".
  2. "1965 Dallas Cowboys".
  3. (December 20, 1965). "Dallas clips Giants, lands Playoff Bowl". Victoria Advocate.
  4. (December 20, 1965). "Cowboys jar Giants for ticket to Playoff Bowl". Schenectady Gazette.
  5. (January 10, 1966). "'Instant quarterback' Matte leads 35-3 rout of Dallas". Spokesman-Review.
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