Sunday October 12, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/12/1975:



The Cowboys, unable to generate any sustained attack, took advantage of three of the Giants' five turnovers to score a pair of Toni Fritsch field goals -- 24 yards after D. D. Lewis recovered a fumble and 22 yards after Bill Gregory fell on another loose ball. Still trailing 7-6 entering the final period, Dallas cornerback Mark Washington intercepted a Craig Morton pass and the Cowboys moved 17 yards in four plays, with Roger Staubach hitting Jean Fugett for the winning touchdown that kept the Cowboys undefeated.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Dallas CowboysOFFENSE150.3  (9)206.0  (5)356.3  (5)5
DEFENSE143.0  (15)120.3  (7)263.3  (9)10
New York GiantsOFFENSE106.0  (21)147.7  (15)253.7  (19)5
DEFENSE173.7  (22)212.7  (24)386.3  (25)7

Line: Cowboys by 8

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (4-0-0)303713
New York Giants (1-3-0)00707

( 3- 0) DAL Toni Fritsch 24 yard field goal
( 3- 7) NYG Doug Kotar 5 yard rush (George Hunt kick)
( 6- 7) DAL Toni Fritsch 22 yard field goal
(13- 7) DAL Jean Fugett 4 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
                     DAL             NYG
First Downs:         14              10
Rushes-yards:        49-196          29-96
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-22-87-0       8-23-99-3
Sacked-yards:        3-21            3-22
Net pass yards:      66              77
Net yards/pass:      2.6             3.0
Total net yards:     262             173
Total plays:         74 (66% run)    55 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             3.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-2
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     6-45            4-45

Attendance: 56,511
Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 8 of 22 for 87 yards and 1 TD
NYG: Craig Morton, 8 of 23 for 99 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Charley Young, 27 for 93 yards; Robert Newhouse, 14 for 64 yards; Roger Staubach, 3 for 25 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 2 for 10 yards; Preston Pearson, 2 for 1 yard; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 3 yards
NYG: Larry Watkins, 11 for 41 yards; Doug Kotar, 11 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Craig Morton, 3 for 10 yards; Joe Dawkins, 2 for 16 yards; Ron Johnson, 1 for 3 yards; Ray Rhodes, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Jean Fugett, 3 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 2 for 13 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 29 yards; Charley Young, 1 for 8 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 1 for 8 yards
NYG: Ron Johnson, 3 for 23 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 41 yards; Joe Dawkins, 2 for 26 yards; Ray Rhodes, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Preston Pearson, 1 for 18 yards; Bob Breunig, 1 for 6 yards
NYG: Danny Buggs, 2 for 38 yards; Steve Crosby, 1 for 14 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Golden Richards, 1 for 27 yards
NYG: Danny Buggs, 2 for 38 yards; Rondy Colbert, 1 for 10 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Mark Washington, 1 for 23 yards; Mel Renfro, 1 for 15 yards; Bill Gregory, 1 for 3 yards

Punting:
DAL: Mitch Hoopes, 8 for 303 yards
NYG: Dave Jennings, 6 for 236 yards; George Hunt, 1 for 6 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 2/3




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