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1969 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamDallas Cowboys
year1969
record11–2–1
division_place1st NFL Capitol
coachTom Landry
ownerClint Murchison, Jr.
stadiumCotton Bowl
playoffsLost Eastern Conference Championship Game
(vs. Browns) 14–38
Lost NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. Rams) 0–31
shortnavlinkCowboys seasons

(vs. Browns) 14–38 Lost NFL Playoff Bowl (vs. Rams) 0–31 The ** Dallas Cowboys season** was their tenth in the National Football League (NFL). The team nearly equalled their previous output of 12–2, winning eleven games with one tie, and qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

The Cowboys were second in the NFL in scoring (369 points), and led the league in rushing yards (2,276) and total yards (5,122). The Cowboys' defense also allowed the fewest rushing yards in the NFL (1,050) and the fewest rushing touchdowns (3).

Until 2025, Dallas' tie against the San Francisco 49ers was their most recent in franchise history. On September 28, 2025, The Cowboys tied the Green Bay Packers 40–40, their first tie in 56 seasons and their first tie in the overtime era.

Dallas' regular season finale vs. the archrival Washington Redskins was the last game for legendary coach Vince Lombardi. Lombardi, who led Washington to a 7–5–2 record in his first, and what turned out to be only, season with the Redskins, died of colorectal cancer 17 days before the start of the 1970 season. Lombardi's Green Bay Packers handed the Cowboys painful losses in the 1966 and 1967 NFL championship games.

NFL draft

Main article: 1969 NFL draft

Schedule

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September 21St. Louis CardinalsW 24–31–0Cotton Bowl62,134Recap
September 28at New Orleans SaintsW 21–172–0Tulane Stadium79,567Recap
October 5at Philadelphia EaglesW 38–73–0Franklin Field60,658Recap
October 12at Atlanta FalconsW 24–174–0Atlanta Stadium54,833Recap
October 19Philadelphia EaglesW 49–145–0Cotton Bowl71,509Recap
New York GiantsW 25–36–0Cotton Bowl58,964Recap
November 2at Cleveland BrownsL 10–426–1Cleveland Stadium84,850Recap
November 9New Orleans SaintsW 33–177–1Cotton Bowl68,282Recap
November 16at Washington RedskinsW 41–288–1RFK Stadium50,474Recap
November 23at Los Angeles RamsL 23–248–2L.A. Coliseum79,105Recap
November 27San Francisco 49ersT 24–248–2–1Cotton Bowl62,348Recap
December 7at Pittsburgh SteelersW 10–79–2–1Pitt Stadium24,990Recap
Baltimore ColtsW 27–1010–2–1Cotton Bowl63,191Recap
December 21Washington RedskinsW 20–1011–2–1Cotton Bowl56,924Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 9 at Redskins

First quarter

  • DAL – Mike Clark 36-yard field goal. Cowboys 3–0.

  • WSH – Jerry Smith 27-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick). Redskins 7–3.

  • DAL – Lance Rentzel 65-yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick). Cowboys 10–7.

  • DAL – Larry Cole 41-yard interception return (Mike Clark kick). Cowboys 17–7. Second quarter

  • DAL – Calvin Hill 3-yard run (Mike Clark kick). Cowboys 24–7.

  • WSH – Charley Taylor 68-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick). Cowboys 24–14.

  • DAL – Mike Clark 14-yard field goal. Cowboys 27–14.

  • WSH – Jerry Smith 11-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick). Cowboys 27–21. Third quarter

  • DAL – Calvin Hill 7-yard run (Mike Clark kick). Cowboys 34–21.

  • WSH – Jerry Smith 20-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick). Cowboys 34–28. Fourth quarter

  • DAL – Dan Reeves 4-yard run (Mike Clark kick). Cowboys 41–28. ;Top passers

  • DAL – Craig Morton – 8/17, 156 yards, TD, INT

  • WSH – Sonny Jurgensen – 24/35, 338 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT ;Top rushers

  • DAL – Calvin Hill – 27 rushes, 150 yards, 2 TD

  • WSH – Larry Brown – 11 rushes, 38 yards ;Top receivers

  • DAL – Lance Rentzel – 2 receptions, 84 yards, TD

  • WSH – Charley Taylor – 6 receptions, 155 yards, TD

  • President Richard Nixon was in attendance.

Playoffs

Main article: 1969 NFL playoffs

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December 28Cleveland BrownsL 14–38Cotton Bowl69,321Recap
vs Los Angeles RamsL 0–31Orange Bowl31,151

Standings

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1969 roster
Quarterbacks

References

References

  1. "1969 Dallas Cowboys". Pro-Football Reference.
  2. "1969 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics". Pro-Football Reference.
  3. (September 29, 2025). "Micah Parsons' hyped return to Dallas ends with Cowboys and Packers in 40-40 tie".
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