The Dallas Cowboys season was their tenth in the National Football League (NFL). The team nearly equalled their previous output of 12–2, winning eleven games with one tie, and qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
The Cowboys were second in the NFL in scoring (369 points), and led the league in rushing yards (2,276) and total yards (5,122). The Cowboys' defense also allowed the fewest rushing yards in the NFL (1,050) and the fewest rushing touchdowns (3).
Until 2025, Dallas' tie against the San Francisco 49ers was their most recent in franchise history. On September 28, 2025, The Cowboys tied the Green Bay Packers 40–40, their first tie in 56 seasons and their first tie in the overtime era.
Dallas' regular season finale vs. the archrival Washington Redskins was the last game for legendary coach Vince Lombardi. Lombardi, who led Washington to a 7–5–2 record in his first, and what turned out to be only, season with the Redskins, died of colorectal cancer 17 days before the start of the 1970 season. Lombardi's Green Bay Packers handed the Cowboys painful losses in the 1966 and 1967 NFL championship games.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1969 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeCarson BrookslinebackerIllinoisFrank SpazianiQuarterbackPenn State
Roster
Dallas Cowboys 1969 roster Quarterbacks Craig Morton Roger Staubach
Running backs Walt Garrison Calvin Hill Dan Reeves Les Shy Claxton Welch
Wide receivers Bobby Joe Conrad Bob Hayes Dennis Homan Lance Rentzel
Tight ends Mike Ditka Pettis Norman Offensive linemen Tony Liscio T Dave Manders C Ralph Neely T John Niland G Blaine Nye G Malcolm Walker C John Wilbur G Rayfield Wright T
Defensive linemen George Andrie DE Larry Cole DE Ron East DT Halvor Hagen DE Bob Lilly DT Jethro Pugh DTLinebackers Jackie Burkett OLB Dave Edwards OLB Chuck Howley OLB Lee Roy Jordan MLB Tom Stincic OLB Fred Whittingham MLB
Defensive backs Otto Brown SS Phil Clark CB Richmond Flowers FS Mike Gaechter SS Cornell Green CB Mike Johnson CB Mel Renfro FS
Special teams Mike Clark K Ron Widby PReserve lists Craig Baynham RB (IR) John Douglas LB (Military) D. D. Lewis LB (Military) Willie Townes DE (IR)
Taxi squad Bob Belden QB Reggie Rucker WR Clarence Williams DE
Rookies in italics
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap 1 September 21 St. Louis Cardinals W 24–3 1–0 Cotton Bowl 62,134 Recap 2 September 28 at New Orleans Saints W 21–17 2–0 Tulane Stadium 79,567 Recap 3 October 5 at Philadelphia Eagles W 38–7 3–0 Franklin Field 60,658 Recap 4 October 12 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–17 4–0 Atlanta Stadium 54,833 Recap 5 October 19 Philadelphia Eagles W 49–14 5–0 Cotton Bowl 71,509 Recap 6 New York Giants W 25–3 6–0 Cotton Bowl 58,964 Recap 7 November 2 at Cleveland Browns L 10–42 6–1 Cleveland Stadium 84,850 Recap 8 November 9 New Orleans Saints W 33–17 7–1 Cotton Bowl 68,282 Recap 9 November 16 at Washington Redskins W 41–28 8–1 RFK Stadium 50,474 Recap 10 November 23 at Los Angeles Rams L 23–24 8–2 L.A. Coliseum 79,105 Recap 11 November 27 San Francisco 49ers T 24–24 8–2–1 Cotton Bowl 62,348 Recap 12 December 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–7 9–2–1 Pitt Stadium 24,990 Recap 13 Baltimore Colts W 27–10 10–2–1 Cotton Bowl 63,191 Recap 14 December 21 Washington Redskins W 20–10 11–2–1 Cotton Bowl 56,924 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary Week 9 at Redskins
President Richard Nixon was in attendance.
Playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Game Site Attendance Recap Eastern Conference December 28 Cleveland Browns L 14–38 Cotton Bowl 69,321 Recap Playoff Bowl vs Los Angeles Rams L 0–31 Orange Bowl 31,151
Standings
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