1963 Dallas Cowboys

1963 Sports Illustrated

1963 Sports Illustrated got it WRONG!

The Cowboys took a step back in 1963.  Don Meredith became the Cowboys starting QB and despite his performance, the Cowboys lost their first 4 games of the 1963 season.  Instead of improving on the previous year the Cowboys actually posted a worse record by winning only 4 games and loosing 10. The Cowboys were having success on offense but the defense was costing them most every game. Don Perkins continued to be the Cowboys lone offensive star and Bob Lilly started to make a lot of noise on Defense. The Cowboys selected Lee Roy Jordan with their first pick in the 1963 NFL draft and he turned out to be a great player for the Cowboys over the next 15 years but the other picks provided little help for the young Dallas Cowboys.

1963 Dallas Cowboys draft picks

Rnd Pos College/Univ
1 Lee Roy Jordan LB Alabama
3 Jim Price LB Auburn
4 Whaley Hall T Mississippi
7 Marv Clothier G Kansas
10 Rod Scheyer T Washington
11 Ray Schoenke G SMU
12 Bill Perkins HB Iowa
13 Paul Wicker T Fresno St.
14 Lou Cioci LB Boston Col.
15 Jerry Overton DB Utah
16 Dennis Golden T Holy Cross
17 Ernie Parks G McMurry
18 Bill Frank T Colorado
19 Jim Stiger HB Washington
20 Tommy Lucas E Texas
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1963 Dallas Cowboys Schedule and Results

Score
Week Date Opp Tm Opp
1 September 14 L St. Louis Cardinals 7 34
2 September 22 L Cleveland Browns 24 41
3 September 29 L Washington Redskins 17 21
4 October 6 L Philadelphia Eagles 21 24
5 October 13 W Detroit Lions 17 14
6 October 20 L New York Giants 21 37
7 October 27 L Pittsburgh Steelers 21 27
8 November 3 W Washington Redskins 35 20
9 November 10 L San Francisco 49ers 24 31
10 November 17 W Philadelphia Eagles 27 20
11 November 24 L Cleveland Browns 17 27
12 December 1 L New York Giants 27 34
13 December 8 L Pittsburgh Steelers 19 24
14 December 15 W St. Louis Cardinals 28 24
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1963 Dallas Cowboys Roster

1963 Dallas Cowboys

No. Pos G GS College/Univ
66 George Andrie DE 12 10 Marquette
38 Sam Baker* K-FB 14 0 Oregon St.
80 Gary Barnes WR 12 3 Clemson
44 Don Bishop B 13 0 Los Angeles CC
77 Clyde Brock T 4 0 Utah St.
22 Amos Bullocks HB 14 3 Southern Illinois
82 Frank Clarke E 14 0 Colorado
53 Mike Connelly C-G-T 14 0 Washington St.,Utah St.
52 Dave Edwards LB 14 6 Auburn
83 Lee Folkins* TE-DE 13 0 Washington
75 Bob Fry T-G 14 14 Kentucky
27 Mike Gaechter DB 14 10 Oregon
34 Cornell Green DB 14 0 Utah St.
33 Wendell Hayes RB 1 0 Humboldt St.
56 Harold Hays LB 14 0 Southern Miss
54 Chuck Howley LB 14 0 West Virginia
81 Billy Howton E 11 6 Rice
51 Lynn Hoyem G-T 14 6 Long Beach St.
60 Joe Bob Isbell G 8 0 Houston
55 Lee Roy Jordan LB 7 7 Alabama
14 Eddie LeBaron QB 13 1 Pacific
74 Bob Lilly DT-DE 14 14 TCU
72 Tony Liscio T-G 7 5 Tulsa
41 Warren Livingston DB 14 0 Arizona
31 Amos Marsh HB-FB 14 9 Oregon St.
70 Dale Memmelaar G-T 14 0 Wyoming
17 Don Meredith QB 14 13 SMU
78 John Meyers DT 14 7 Washington
84 Pettis Norman TE-SE 14 5 Johnson C. Smith
76 Ed Nutting T 14 7 Georgia Tech
20 Jerry Overton DB 10 0 Utah
43 Don Perkins* FB-HB 11 10 New Mexico
62 Lance Poimbeouf G 1 0 La-Lafayette
68 Guy Reese DT 14 14 SMU
42 Jimmy Ridlon DB 7 4 Syracuse
65 Ray Schoenke G-T 9 0 SMU
64 Jim Ray Smith G-T-DE 8 7 Baylor
79 Larry Stephens DE-DT 14 10 Texas
40 Jim Stiger HB 14 0 Washington
50 Jerry Tubbs LB-C 14 0 Oklahoma
Team Total 14
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