Exhibition Week 2, 1974

played in San Diego, CA

62 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	10	3	0	3	-	16
San Diego Chargers	0	0	10	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 DAL - Garo Yepremian 46 field goal
1Q: 00:37 DAL - Larry Watkins 1 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 03:26 DAL - Garo Yepremian 24 field goal
3Q: 06:53 SDO - Chester Marcol 48 field goal
3Q: 05:25 SDO - Charles Davis recovered blocked punt in end zone (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 07:25 SDO - Ernie Jackson 36 fumble return (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:27 DAL - Garo Yepremian 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 DAL - Garo Yepremian 46 field goal
1Q: 00:37 DAL - Larry Watkins 1 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 03:26 DAL - Garo Yepremian 24 field goal
3Q: 06:53 SDO - Chester Marcol 48 field goal
3Q: 05:25 SDO - Charles Davis recovered blocked punt in end zone (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 07:25 SDO - Ernie Jackson 36 fumble return (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:27 DAL - Garo Yepremian 54 field goal

Team Statistics DAL SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 25 12
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 12 4
- by Penalty 4 3
Total Net Yards 345 149
- Offensive Plays 80 58
- Yards per Play 4.31 2.57
Net Rushing Yards 154 81
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards per Rush 4.81 3.38
Net Passing Yards 191 68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 27 - 0 31 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 204 86
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.98 2.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/83 12/105
Punt Returns/Yards 5/44 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:49 24:12

Team Statistics	DAL	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	25	12
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	12	4
- by Penalty	4	3
Total Net Yards	345	149
- Offensive Plays	80	58
- Yards per Play	4.31	2.57
Net Rushing Yards	154	81
- Rushing Attempts	32	24
- Yards per Rush	4.81	3.38
Net Passing Yards	191	68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 27 - 0	31 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	204	86
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.98	2.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/83	12/105
Punt Returns/Yards	5/44	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:49	24:12

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:50	OWN 20	9	51	Field Goal
1	6:58	6:31	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	14:53	5:40	OWN 20	10	37	Punt
2	6:46	1:31	OWN 20	4	34	Punt
2	5:03	1:42	OPP 45	7	38	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 11	2	20	Half
3	6:48	1:36	OWN 20	5	-1	Punt
3	5:12	2:43	OWN 36	4	11	Punt
3	1:04	1:13	OWN 37	3	-4	Punt
4	13:38	2:49	OWN 5	6	18	Punt
4	9:28	2:09	OWN 20	5	16	Fumble
4	7:19	4:00	OWN 34	7	29	Field Goal
4	2:00	0:46	OWN 26	7	11	Downs
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	2	12	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:10	1:20	OWN 10	3	-1	Punt
1	8:50	1:52	OPP 43	3	-1	Punt
1	0:27	0:34	OWN 20	5	36	Punt
2	9:13	2:27	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
2	5:15	0:12	OWN 10	1	0	Interception
2	3:21	2:41	OWN 20	10	21	Punt
3	15:00	8:12	OWN 20	16	49	Field Goal
3	2:29	1:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	14:51	1:13	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
4	10:49	1:21	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	3:19	1:19	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	1:14	1:12	OPP 37	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Mike Bragg, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Don Calhoun	18	86	4.78	12	3
Art Malone	11	49	4.45	14	2
Unknown	3	19	6.33	8	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Monroe Eley	12	50	4.17	12	2
Walt Garrison	11	32	2.91	8	0
Dean Carlson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Unknown	32	15	117	2/13	0	28	0	56.3
Roger Staubach	14	12	87	0/0	1	14	0	116.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	19	6	66	3/18	0	21	1	20.9
Dean Carlson	12	2	20	0/0	0	12	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rich McGeorge	7	10	63	9.00	22	28	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	6	10	70	11.67	18	20	0
WR Marlin Briscoe	3	9	13	4.33	0	6	0
WR Tony Rogers	3	4	17	5.67	0	6	0
RB Josh Ashton	2	2	6	3.00	5	3	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
FB Larry Watkins	2	2	12	6.00	10	11	1
WR Randy Grossman	1	3	16	16.00	2	16	0
RB Art Malone	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Don Calhoun	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Siani	2	6	14	7.00	4	9
TE Jerry Smith	2	4	21	10.50	8	14
WR Ken Burrough	1	8	12	12.00	0	12
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	10	10.00	3	10
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	9	21	21.00	0	21
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	3	8	8.00	3	8

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charlie Waters	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0	0
Cliff Harris	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Recov	Force	TD
Ernie Jackson	1	0	1
Bo Matthews	1	0	0
Charlie Babb	0	1	0
Nathan Conrady	0	1	0
Charles Davis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	6	233	38.8	29.7	55	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	10	496	49.6	39.2	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	3/3	2/2	1/1	54	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	3	28	9.3	0
Cliff Harris	2	16	8.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	1	9	9.0	0
Broderick Van Pelt	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	2	53	26.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cliff Harris	6	2	1.0	19	30
S Charlie Waters	5	2	0.0	23	34
ILB Gerald Irons	5	1	0.0	23	30
DE Ken Sanders	4	2	1.5	22	32
OLB Ken Avery	3	2	0.0	22	33
DT Ernie Holmes	3	1	0.0	17	22
CB Willie Alexander	2	1	0.0	18	29
DT Larry Brooks	2	1	0.0	22	31
DT Bob Maddox	1	1	0.0	5	4
S Steve Preece	1	0	0.0	7	12
S Rich Sowells	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Larry Cole	0	3	0.5	21	30
OLB Billy Andrews	0	1	0.0	4	4

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	9	1	0.0	21	23
DT Bob Lurtsema	6	1	0.5	26	28
OLB Charles Anthony	6	1	0.0	28	44
S Charlie Babb	5	2	0.0	12	23
CB Bobby Brooks	5	0	0.0	21	38
DE Ron Carpenter	4	1	0.0	27	42
CB Levi Johnson	4	0	0.0	8	12
CB Nathan Conrady	4	0	0.0	24	37
DE Mel Lunsford	3	5	0.5	28	45
OLB Ray May	3	0	0.0	16	27
CB Ernie Jackson	2	1	0.0	27	42
S Dick Conn	2	0	0.0	26	46
OLB Don Goode	1	0	1.0	11	13
DE Mike Barnes	1	1	0.0	27	43
WR Ken Burrough	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jack LeVeck	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Sam Williams	1	0	0.0	25	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	1.5	0	2	32
CB Cliff Harris	1.0	0	0	30
DE Larry Cole	0.5	1	1	30
OLB Ken Avery	0.0	1	0	33
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	0	2	31
OLB Doug Adams	0.0	0	1	3
ILB Gerald Irons	0.0	0	1	30

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Don Goode	1.0	0	0	13
DE Mel Lunsford	0.5	0	2	45
DT Bob Lurtsema	0.5	0	1	28
DE Ron Carpenter	0.0	1	1	42
DE Mike Barnes	0.0	0	1	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Alexander	2	1	0	29
OLB Ken Avery	2	1	0	33
S Phil Wise	1	2	0	30
CB Cliff Harris	1	1	0	30
ILB Gerald Irons	1	0	0	30
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0	32
S Charlie Waters	0	1	1	34
S Nate Wright	0	1	0	32

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	6	0	23
CB Bobby Brooks	3	0	38
DE Ron Carpenter	3	0	42
CB Levi Johnson	3	0	12
CB Nathan Conrady	3	0	37
OLB Charles Anthony	2	1	44
S Dick Conn	2	0	46
CB Ernie Jackson	1	1	42
OLB Ray May	1	1	27
S Charlie Babb	1	0	23
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	13
S Sam Williams	1	0	38
OLB Don Goode	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Kanell	3	7	0	19	0	25
Jim Miller	3	4	0	19	0	32
Blaine Nye	2	6	1	21	1	23
Chris Daniels	2	3	0	27	1	34
Zach Waite	2	3	0	16	0	26
Randy Beisler	1	3	0	11	0	26
Rayfield Wright	1	1	0	14	0	24
Forrest Blue	0	1	0	16	0	24
Rich McGeorge	0	1	0	18	0	20
Larry Watkins	0	1	0	9	0	13

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carl Mauck	2	5	14	0	15
Solomon Freelon	2	3	16	1	22
Gerald Taylor	1	3	15	0	25
Russ Washington	1	2	15	0	26
Chester Brennan	1	1	10	0	19
Bo Matthews	0	4	13	0	15
Joe Brunson	0	2	14	1	17
Seth Hallen	0	2	18	0	17
Tom Condon	0	1	18	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Ashton	1	27
Billy Joe Dupree	1	16
Larry Watkins	1	16

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Don Goode	3	15
Charlie Babb	2	21
Bo Matthews	2	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fred Biletnikoff	19	31	---	---	18	68
Charlie Waters	---	---	23	34	11	68
Chris Daniels	27	34	---	---	7	68
Tony Rogers	19	31	---	---	15	65
Jim Miller	19	32	---	---	9	60
Cliff Harris	---	---	19	30	10	59
Marlin Briscoe	24	33	---	---	1	58
Willie Alexander	---	---	18	29	10	57
Ken Avery	---	---	22	33	1	56
Ken Sanders	---	---	22	32	2	56
Nate Wright	---	---	23	32	1	56
Phil Wise	---	---	24	30	1	55
Larry Brooks	---	---	22	31	1	54
Gerald Irons	---	---	23	30	1	54
Larry Cole	---	---	21	30	2	53
Dave Guyton	17	26	---	---	9	52
Unknown	18	34	---	---	---	52
Don Calhoun	20	28	---	---	3	51
Zach Waite	16	26	---	---	9	51
Josh Ashton	8	15	---	---	27	50
Billy Joe Dupree	8	26	---	---	16	50
Rich McGeorge	18	20	---	---	12	50
Randy Grossman	21	20	---	---	7	48
Blaine Nye	21	23	---	---	4	48
Forrest Blue	16	24	---	---	4	44
Don Kanell	19	25	---	---	---	44
Ernie Holmes	---	---	17	22	4	43
Randy Beisler	11	26	---	---	3	40
Art Malone	14	23	---	---	1	38
Larry Watkins	9	13	---	---	16	38
Rayfield Wright	14	24	---	---	---	38
Steve Preece	---	---	7	12	10	29
Roger Staubach	14	14	---	---	---	28
Henry Stuckey	---	---	0	4	17	21
Russell Salo	---	---	2	1	18	21
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	1	4	14	19
Byron Alexander	---	---	2	2	15	19
Doug Adams	---	---	3	3	9	15
Doug Sutherland	---	---	2	3	9	14
Billy Andrews	---	---	4	4	5	13
Bob Maddox	---	---	5	4	---	9
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	8	8
Stan Hindman	---	---	3	4	---	7
Rich Sowells	---	---	1	0	---	1
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Anthony	---	---	28	44	3	75
Dick Conn	---	---	26	46	3	75
Mel Lunsford	---	---	28	45	2	75
Sam Williams	---	---	25	38	12	75
Mike Barnes	---	---	27	43	3	73
Ron Carpenter	---	---	27	42	3	72
Bobby Brooks	---	---	21	38	12	71
Ernie Jackson	---	---	27	42	2	71
Nathan Conrady	---	---	24	37	3	64
Bob Pifferini	---	---	21	23	18	62
Charlie Babb	---	---	12	23	21	56
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	26	28	2	56
Tom Condon	18	29	---	---	7	54
Mike Siani	15	24	---	---	14	53
Walt Garrison	12	16	---	---	24	52
Johnny Rodgers	13	26	---	---	10	49
Gerald Taylor	15	25	---	---	9	49
Jerry Smith	20	20	---	---	7	47
Ray May	---	---	16	27	2	45
Joe Brunson	14	17	---	---	11	42
Bo Matthews	13	15	---	---	13	41
Russ Washington	15	26	---	---	---	41
Don Goode	---	---	11	13	15	39
Ken Burrough	11	22	---	---	5	38
Solomon Freelon	16	22	---	---	---	38
Seth Hallen	18	17	---	---	---	35
Chester Brennan	10	19	---	---	6	35
Monroe Eley	12	18	---	---	2	32
Dan Fouts	10	22	---	---	---	32
Levi Johnson	---	---	8	12	12	32
Mike Hawkins	3	10	---	---	17	30
Carl Mauck	14	15	---	---	---	29
Dean Carlson	14	12	---	---	1	27
Broderick Van Pelt	12	13	---	---	2	27
Ron Fernandes	---	---	12	13	1	26
Claude Dawson	1	0	---	---	20	21
Jack LeVeck	---	---	4	4	9	17
Ed Benson	---	---	5	6	5	16
Jim Beirne	2	2	---	---	10	14
Dave Lapham	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	10	10
Les Strayhorn	6	4	---	---	---	10
Bruce Mangum	---	---	4	3	1	8
Charles Davis	---	---	0	1	6	7
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	17	98	5.8
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	5	19	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Unknown	32	15	2	7	2	4	3	0	0
Roger Staubach	14	12	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	19	6	1	2	1	3	4	0	1
Dean Carlson	12	2	0	1	2	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	21	149	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	51	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	53	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	1	12	1.1
Long (19+ Yds)	13	1	21	1.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Biletnikoff	10	6	0	70	1	31
TE Rich McGeorge	10	7	0	63	1	20
WR Marlin Briscoe	9	3	0	13	0	33
WR Tony Rogers	4	3	1	17	0	31
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	2	0	3	0	26
WR Randy Grossman	3	1	0	16	0	20
RB Josh Ashton	2	2	0	6	0	15
RB Don Calhoun	2	0	1	0	0	28
FB Larry Watkins	2	2	0	12	0	13
RB Art Malone	1	1	0	4	0	23

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Rodgers	9	1	0	21	1	26
WR Ken Burrough	8	1	1	12	0	22
WR Mike Siani	6	2	1	14	0	24
TE Jerry Smith	4	2	0	21	0	20
WR Broderick Van Pelt	3	1	1	8	0	13
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	0	10	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	3	6	2.00	4.45
Don Calhoun	1	9	9.00	4.78

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	1	1	1	1.00	6.21
Unknown	1	0	0	0.00	3.66

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dean Carlson	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marlin Briscoe	1	0	0	0.00	1.44
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Don Calhoun	2	1
Unknown	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Walt Garrison	2	1
Dean Carlson	1	0
Monroe Eley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Unknown	8	2	1
Roger Staubach	4	3	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	7	1	1
Dean Carlson	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Biletnikoff	4	1	1
WR Marlin Briscoe	4	0	0
WR Tony Rogers	2	2	2
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	0
WR Randy Grossman	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Siani	5	1	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	4	0	0
WR Broderick Van Pelt	2	1	1
WR Ken Burrough	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)