# 1967 Dallas Cowboys season

The 1967 Dallas Cowboys season was their eighth in the league. The team posted a 9–5 record and won the new four-team Capitol Division. The Cowboys hosted the Century Division winner Cleveland Browns at the Cotton Bowl and won 52–14 for the Eastern Conference title. This gained a rematch the following week for the NFL title with the two-time defending champion Green Bay Packers. Played in frigid sub-zero and windy conditions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on December 31, the Packers scored a late touchdown to win by four points for their third consecutive NFL title. Green Bay easily won Super Bowl II two weeks later over the Oakland Raiders.

## NFL Draft

1967 Dallas Cowboys draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 3 | 76 | Phil Clark | DB | Northwestern | |
| 4 | 103 | Curtis Marker | OG | Northern Michigan | |
| 6 | 157 | Sims Stokes | WR | Northern Arizona | |
| 7 | 182 | Rayfield Wright * $^†$ | OT | Fort Valley State | |
| 8 | 208 | Steve Laub | QB | Illinois Wesleyan | |
| 9 | 234 | Byron Morgan | DB | Findlay | |
| 10 | 260 | Eugene Bowen | RB | Tennessee State | |
| 11 | 285 | Pat Riley | WR | Kentucky | Signed with the NBA |
| 12 | 312 | Harold Deters | K | NC State | |
| 13 | 338 | Al Kerkian | DE | Akron | |
| 14 | 364 | Tommy Boyd | OG | Tarleton State | |
| 15 | 390 | Leavie David | DB | Edward Waters | |
| 14 | 206 | Lewis Turner | RB | Norfolk State | |
| 16 | 416 | Paul Brothers | QB | Oregon State | Signed with the CFL |
| 17 | 442 | George Adams | LB | Morehead State | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 17 | at Cleveland Browns | W 21–14 | 1–0 | Cleveland Stadium | 81,039 | Recap |
| 2 | September 24 | New York Giants | W 38–24 | 2–0 | Cotton Bowl | 66,209 | Recap |
| 3 | October 1 | Los Angeles Rams | L 13–35 | 2–1 | Cotton Bowl | 75,229 | Recap |
| 4 | October 8 | at Washington Redskins | W 17–14 | 3–1 | D.C. Stadium | 50,566 | Recap |
| 5 | October 15 | New Orleans Saints | W 14–10 | 4–1 | Cotton Bowl | 64,128 | Recap |
| 6 | October 22 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–21 | 5–1 | Pitt Stadium | 39,641 | Recap |
| 7 | October 29 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–21 | 5–2 | Franklin Field | 60,740 | Recap |
| 8 | November 5 | Atlanta Falcons | W 37–7 | 6–2 | Cotton Bowl | 54,751 | Recap |
| 9 | November 12 | at New Orleans Saints | W 27–10 | 7–2 | Tulane Stadium | 83,437 | Recap |
| 10 | November 19 | Washington Redskins | L 20–27 | 7–3 | Cotton Bowl | 75,538 | Recap |
| 11 | November 23 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 46–21 | 8–3 | Cotton Bowl | 68,787 | Recap |
| 12 | December 3 | at Baltimore Colts | L 17–23 | 8–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | Recap |
| 13 | December 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–17 | 9–4 | Cotton Bowl | 55,834 | Recap |
| 14 | December 16 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 16–24 | 9–5 | Kezar Stadium | 27,182 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Week 14

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| • 49ers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |

## Standings

NFL Capitol :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 4–2 | 8–2 | 342 | 268 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | 351 | 409 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 6 | 3 | .455 | 2–3–1 | 4–5–1 | 347 | 353 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–4 | 2–8 | 233 | 379 | W1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Game Site | Attendance | Recap |
| Eastern Conference | December 24, 1967 | Cleveland Browns | W 52–14 | Cotton Bowl | 70,786 | Recap |
| NFL Championship | December 31, 1967 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–21 | Lambeau Field | 50,861 | Recap |