Sunday November 30, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/30/1975:



Roger Staubach tossed a 54-yard touchdown pass to Jean Fugett and followed with a 62-yard completion to Golden Richards to set up Doug Dennison's one-yard score in the first period, and the Cowboys' defense stifled the Giants attack throughout the game to lift Dallas into a tie with St. Louis for first place in the NFC East.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE116.1  (21)161.3  (16)277.4  (19)28
DEFENSE173.6  (22)183.6  (21)357.2  (22)18
OFFENSE168.3  (6)190.8  (6)359.1  (3)26
DEFENSE125.4  (3)161.7  (11)287.1  (8)34

Line: Cowboys by 12

Team1234F
New York Giants (3-8-0)30003
Dallas Cowboys (8-3-0)1400014

( 0- 7) DAL Jean Fugett 54 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 3- 7) NYG George Hunt 35 yard field goal ( 3-14) DAL Doug Dennison 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
                     NYG             DAL
First Downs:         11              19
Rushes-yards:        28-74           44-181
Yards/rush:          2.6             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-24-102-3      13-23-213-2
Sacked-yards:        4-18            2-5
Net pass yards:      84              208
Net yards/pass:      3.0             8.3
Total net yards:     158             389
Total plays:         56 (50% run)    69 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          2.8             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     3-34            5-38

Attendance: 53,329

Passing:
NYG: Craig Morton, 8 of 24 for 102 yards (3 int) DAL: Roger Staubach, 13 of 22 for 213 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Mitch Hoopes, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NYG: Doug Kotar, 23 for 62 yards; Joe Dawkins, 4 for 11 yards; Craig Morton, 1 for 1 yard DAL: Preston Pearson, 12 for 65 yards; Robert Newhouse, 12 for 62 yards; Doug Dennison, 12 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 8 for 14 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Walker Gillette, 2 for 40 yards; Ray Rhodes, 2 for 39 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 11 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 5 yards; Larry Watkins, 1 for 5 yards; Ron Johnson, 1 for 2 yards DAL: Golden Richards, 3 for 82 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 10 yards; Jean Fugett, 2 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 2 for 22 yards; Charley Young, 2 for 17 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Danny Buggs, 1 for 43 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 32 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 11 yards DAL: Charley Young, 1 for 25 yards; Doug Dennison, 1 for 11 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Danny Buggs, 1 for 2 yards DAL: Golden Richards, 2 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Jim Stienke, 2 for 41 yards DAL: Cal Peterson, 1 for 19 yards; Lee Roy Jordan, 1 for 17 yards; Too Tall Jones, 1 for 2 yards
Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 6 for 319 yards; George Hunt, 1 for 24 yards DAL: Mitch Hoopes, 4 for 158 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: George Hunt, 1/1 DAL: Toni Fritsch, 0/1


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