Team season

1961 Dallas Cowboys

NFC East · 14 indexed games

4–9–1

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

236–380

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1961

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

WSH

WSH vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1961

Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1961

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1961

WSH

Dallas Cowboys vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1961

Arizona Cardinals vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1961

Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1961

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1961

Dallas Cowboys vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1961

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1961

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1961

Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1961

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1961

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