Week 9, 1975

played in Portland (OR), OR

44 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	10	0	3	-	13
Portland (OR) Shockers	7	6	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:02 POR - Ron Johnson 2 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 13:38 POR - Willie Baxter 46 field goal
2Q: 09:37 DAL - Garo Yepremian 36 field goal
2Q: 03:20 DAL - Dennis Franklin 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 00:12 POR - Willie Baxter 27 field goal
3Q: 06:42 POR - John McMakin 11 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
4Q: 11:13 DAL - Garo Yepremian 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:02 POR - Ron Johnson 2 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 13:38 POR - Willie Baxter 46 field goal
2Q: 09:37 DAL - Garo Yepremian 36 field goal
2Q: 03:20 DAL - Dennis Franklin 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 00:12 POR - Willie Baxter 27 field goal
3Q: 06:42 POR - John McMakin 11 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
4Q: 11:13 DAL - Garo Yepremian 25 field goal

Team Statistics DAL POR
Record 6-2 8-0
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 266 282
- Offensive Plays 51 66
- Yards per Play 5.22 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 76 131
- Rushing Attempts 21 40
- Yards per Rush 3.62 3.28
Net Passing Yards 190 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 2 23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 5.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/40 8/56
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:21 36:39

Team Statistics	DAL	POR
Record	6-2	8-0
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	266	282
- Offensive Plays	51	66
- Yards per Play	5.22	4.27
Net Rushing Yards	76	131
- Rushing Attempts	21	40
- Yards per Rush	3.62	3.28
Net Passing Yards	190	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 2	23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	5.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/40	8/56
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:21	36:39

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:52	2:27	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	13:30	4:00	OWN 35	6	46	Field Goal
2	8:20	5:07	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
2	0:59	0:32	OWN 27	3	6	Interception
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	6:36	3:17	OWN 37	5	15	Punt
4	14:19	3:13	OWN 35	8	57	Field Goal
4	6:16	1:02	OWN 16	3	-7	Punt
4	4:06	1:00	OWN 20	4	33	Interception
4	1:52	1:22	OWN 47	7	39	Downs

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:08	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
1	4:25	5:55	OWN 15	11	56	Field Goal
2	9:30	1:10	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	3:13	2:14	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
2	0:27	0:22	OPP 27	2	17	Field Goal
3	13:05	6:29	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
3	3:19	4:00	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
4	11:06	4:50	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
4	5:14	1:08	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
4	3:06	1:14	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 14	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Mike Phipps, Portland (OR) Shockers

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Pete Van Valkenberg	17	62	3.65	13	2
Art Malone	2	2	1.00	2	0
Roger Staubach	2	12	6.00	6	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Duane Thomas	19	53	2.79	8	0	0
Ron Johnson	13	55	4.23	15	1	1
Mike Phipps	8	23	2.88	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	29	18	196	1/6	1	35	2	64.7

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	23	16	169	3/18	1	22	0	105.1

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Franklin	4	7	48	12.00	1	18	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	5	44	14.67	11	17	0
WR Bob Hayes	3	6	39	13.00	3	21	0
WR Tony Rogers	3	3	46	15.33	10	35	0
RB Art Malone	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
TE Rich McGeorge	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bob Tucker	5	5	64	12.80	21	22	0
WR Gary Garrison	2	2	32	16.00	12	17	0
WR John Gilliam	2	4	20	10.00	1	12	0
RB Ron Johnson	2	3	20	10.00	23	11	0
TE John McMakin	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	1
WR Jon Staggers	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Mike Goff	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Fran Lynch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Duane Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Doug Swift	1	12	12.00	0
CB Dave Brown	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Brooks	0	0	1	0

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ron Johnson	1	0	0	0
Jon Staggers	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	4	199	49.8	38.3	60	1

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Garrison	6	222	37.0	32.7	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Stuckey	1	6	6.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dick Anderson	1	17	17.0	0
Larry Marshall	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	3	82	27.3	0
Dave Hampton	1	20	20.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	7	3	2.0	38	25
CB Willie Alexander	6	0	0.0	26	16
ILB Dick Ambrose	6	0	0.0	36	24
CB Cliff Harris	5	2	0.0	38	26
S Phil Wise	5	2	0.0	37	21
DT Larry Brooks	4	0	0.5	39	24
DT Bob Maddox	4	1	0.0	30	19
CB Henry Stuckey	4	1	0.0	37	25
OLB Ken Avery	3	2	0.0	39	26
OLB Billy Andrews	3	1	0.0	20	10
S C.L. Whittington	3	0	0.0	28	23
DE Larry Cole	2	1	0.5	37	25
ILB Gerald Irons	2	1	0.0	4	2
WR Bob Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0.0	14	4
QB Roger Staubach	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Doug Adams	0	1	0.0	5	4
S Nate Wright	0	1	0.0	4	6

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dick Anderson	8	0	1.0	21	30
OLB Doug Swift	7	0	0.0	20	30
ILB Bob Matheson	5	1	0.0	20	30
S John Charles	4	2	0.0	15	28
CB Walt Sumner	4	1	0.0	20	29
CB Dave Brown	3	0	0.0	21	29
CB Larry Marshall	2	1	0.0	9	26
DE Pat Toomay	1	3	0.0	21	30
OLB Ted Choma	1	2	0.0	11	2
DT Bill Brundige	1	1	0.0	21	30
DT Diron Talbert	1	1	0.0	15	13
DT Ron East	1	0	0.0	4	2
S William Semple	1	0	0.0	3	16
DE Pete Duranko	0	1	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	2.0	0	0	25
DE Larry Cole	0.5	1	0	25
DT Larry Brooks	0.5	0	2	24

Portland (OR)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Dick Anderson	1.0	0	0	30
DE Pete Duranko	0.0	2	0	28
DE Pat Toomay	0.0	1	1	30
CB Walt Sumner	0.0	1	0	29
DT Diron Talbert	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cliff Harris	3	1	26
CB Willie Alexander	3	0	16
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	0	24
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	10
OLB Ken Avery	1	0	26
ILB Gerald Irons	1	0	2
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	19
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	25
CB Henry Stuckey	1	0	25
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	23
S Phil Wise	1	0	21

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Doug Swift	4	0	1	30
CB Dave Brown	3	0	1	29
CB Walt Sumner	2	2	0	29
ILB Bob Matheson	2	1	0	30
S Dick Anderson	2	0	0	30
S John Charles	2	0	0	28
CB Larry Marshall	2	0	0	26
S William Semple	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Miller	1	4	17	0	24
Dick Stevens	1	2	18	0	21
Larry Watkins	1	1	11	0	11
Blaine Nye	0	7	20	0	27
Don Kanell	0	2	3	0	4
Rayfield Wright	0	1	18	1	26
Forrest Blue	0	1	21	0	25
Chris Daniels	0	1	4	0	11

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Burgess Robinson	4	12	1	36	0	21
Doug Wilkerson	2	3	1	36	2	25
Bob Asher	2	3	0	34	0	21
Tom Mack	1	4	0	39	1	24
Ken Mendenhall	1	3	0	4	0	5
Wayne Moore	0	5	0	35	0	24
Fran Lynch	0	1	0	20	0	11
John McMakin	0	1	0	12	0	8
Bob Tucker	0	1	0	29	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Ashton	1	15
Ben Unverzagt	1	9

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Morris Owens	2	12
Ron Johnson	1	21
John McMakin	1	17
Mike Goff	1	10

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Harris	---	---	38	26	11	75
Henry Stuckey	---	---	37	25	8	70
Phil Wise	---	---	37	21	12	70
Ken Avery	---	---	39	26	2	67
Larry Brooks	---	---	39	24	2	65
Ken Sanders	---	---	38	25	2	65
Larry Cole	---	---	37	25	2	64
Dick Ambrose	---	---	36	24	2	62
C.L. Whittington	---	---	28	23	2	53
Willie Alexander	---	---	26	16	10	52
Forrest Blue	21	25	---	---	6	52
Bob Maddox	---	---	30	19	2	51
Roger Staubach	21	30	---	---	---	51
Bob Hayes	20	29	---	---	---	49
Blaine Nye	20	27	---	---	---	47
Pete Van Valkenberg	18	28	---	---	---	46
Fred Biletnikoff	14	16	---	---	15	45
Jim Miller	17	24	---	---	4	45
Rayfield Wright	18	26	---	---	---	44
Dick Stevens	18	21	---	---	---	39
Dennis Franklin	13	25	---	---	1	39
Billy Andrews	---	---	20	10	6	36
Larry Watkins	11	11	---	---	14	36
Billy Joe Dupree	8	10	---	---	13	31
Rich McGeorge	10	12	---	---	8	30
Tony Rogers	5	11	---	---	11	27
Nate Wright	---	---	4	6	12	22
Ernie Holmes	---	---	14	4	1	19
Doug Adams	---	---	5	4	9	18
Dave Guyton	3	9	---	---	6	18
Chris Daniels	4	11	---	---	2	17
Mario Johnson	---	---	6	4	6	16
Josh Ashton	0	0	---	---	15	15
Dave Hampton	1	2	---	---	11	14
Jim O'Malley	---	---	1	0	12	13
Don Kanell	3	4	---	---	6	13
Drew Lincoln	2	4	---	---	7	13
Randy Beisler	1	3	---	---	6	10
Doug Sutherland	---	---	1	2	6	9
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	0	0	9	9
Gerald Irons	---	---	4	2	---	6
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	6	6
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Art Malone	3	2	---	---	---	5
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wilkerson	36	25	---	---	7	68
Mike Phipps	40	26	---	---	---	66
Burgess Robinson	36	21	---	---	8	65
Tom Mack	39	24	---	---	1	64
Wayne Moore	35	24	---	---	---	59
Bob Asher	34	21	---	---	3	58
Dick Anderson	---	---	21	30	5	56
Bob Matheson	---	---	20	30	4	54
Bill Brundige	---	---	21	30	2	53
Ron Johnson	16	16	---	---	21	53
Pat Toomay	---	---	21	30	2	53
Doug Swift	---	---	20	30	2	52
Dave Brown	---	---	21	29	2	52
Walt Sumner	---	---	20	29	2	51
Pete Duranko	---	---	18	28	2	48
Jon Staggers	28	16	---	---	4	48
Bob Tucker	29	15	---	---	4	48
John Gilliam	28	15	---	---	4	47
Larry Marshall	---	---	9	26	12	47
Mike Goff	19	17	---	---	10	46
John Charles	---	---	15	28	2	45
Gary Garrison	12	14	---	---	13	39
John McMakin	12	8	---	---	17	37
Fran Lynch	20	11	---	---	3	34
Duane Thomas	23	10	---	---	---	33
Diron Talbert	---	---	15	13	3	31
Francis Hartings	10	6	---	---	14	30
William Semple	---	---	3	16	11	30
Montique Anderson	11	8	---	---	8	27
Ted Choma	---	---	11	2	4	17
Morris Owens	3	2	---	---	12	17
Mark Lomas	---	---	8	3	5	16
George Buehler	5	2	---	---	8	15
John Folkins	---	---	1	1	13	15
Ken Mendenhall	4	5	---	---	5	14
Richard Wood	---	---	1	0	11	12
Ron East	---	---	4	2	3	9
Harold McLinton	---	---	1	0	8	9
Corey Mamula	---	---	1	3	3	7
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lincoln Garrison	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Kinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Plummer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	11	26	2.4
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	26	90	3.5
Right	3	17	5.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	29	18	2	1	0	3	5	1	2

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	23	16	1	3	2	1	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	45	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	107	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	35	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	61	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	88	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Franklin	7	4	48	0	25
WR Bob Hayes	6	3	39	1	29
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	3	44	0	16
WR Tony Rogers	3	3	46	1	11
TE Rich McGeorge	2	1	6	0	12
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	2	1	8	0	28
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0	0	10
RB Art Malone	1	1	6	0	2
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	-1	0	11
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	0	4

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bob Tucker	5	5	0	64	1	15
WR John Gilliam	4	2	0	20	0	15
RB Ron Johnson	3	2	1	20	0	16
WR Gary Garrison	2	2	0	32	0	14
TE John McMakin	2	2	0	15	0	8
WR Jon Staggers	2	1	1	10	0	16
WR Mike Goff	2	1	0	4	0	17
FB Fran Lynch	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Duane Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	0	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Van Valkenberg	2	7	3.50	3.65
Roger Staubach	1	6	6.00	6.00

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	4	5	1.25	2.79
Ron Johnson	1	2	2.00	4.23
Mike Phipps	1	4	4.00	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	6	2	4	0.67	6.76

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	2	2	28	14.00	7.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	0	0.00	8.80
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bob Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
TE Rich McGeorge	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dennis Franklin	1	1	4	4.00	6.86

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Garrison	1	1	17	17.00	16.00
TE John McMakin	1	1	11	11.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Van Valkenberg	2	1
Roger Staubach	1	0

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Johnson	3	1
Mike Phipps	2	0
Duane Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	7	4	2

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Hayes	2	1	0
WR Tony Rogers	2	2	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ron Johnson	2	1	1
TE Bob Tucker	2	2	1
WR John Gilliam	1	1	1
TE John McMakin	1	1	1
WR Jon Staggers	1	1	1
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)