Dallas Cowboys
Vs.
Houston Oilers
August 31, 1968
Oilers Defeated By Cowboys, 33-19
Baynham Scores 3 Times Before 52,280 in Dome
HOUSTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) Craig Baynham, a third-string running back, scored three times on two long passes and a short run to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 33-19 victory over the previously unbeaten Houston Oilers in an exhibition game tonight.
Baynham caught touchdown passes of 40 and 36 yards and bulled over from a yard out to give the Cowboys the victory before 52,280 fans, a record indoor football crowd and the third largest in Oiler history.
A fullback, Don Perkins, and a running back, Les Shy, scored the other two Dallas touchdowns on 1-yard plunges. Baynham, Pettis Norman and Rayfield Wright caught passes for extra points.
The Oilers scored on a pair of 8-yard passes-Pete Beathard to Jim Beirne in the first half and Bob Davis to Lionel Taylor in the second half-and on field goals of 26 and 43 yards by John Wittenborn.
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
|
|
Cowboys |
6 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
33 |
|
Oilers |
3 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
19 |
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
HOU- FG Wittenborn 26
DAL- Shy 1 run (run failed)
Second Quarter
HOU- FG Wittenborn 43
HOU- Bierne 8 yard pass from Beathard (pass failed)
DAL- Baynham 40 yard pass from Meridith (Norman pass from Meridith)
Third Quarter
DAL-Baynham 1 run (Wright pass from Morton)
Fourth Quarter
DAL- Perkins 1 run (Baynham pass from Morton)
HOU- Taylor 8 yard pass from Davis (Haik pass from Davis)
DAL- Baynham 36 yard pass from Morton (pass failed)
Att-52,289
