1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 2nd place National Football Conference Eastern Division 10-4-0 .714 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Ermal Allen | Special Assistant-Research and Development |
| Mike Ditka | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Ed Hughes | Receivers/Passing Game |
| Jim Myers | Offensive Line |
| Dan Reeves | Offensive Backs |
| Alvin Roy | Conditioning |
| Gene Stallings | Defensive Backs |
| Ernie Stautner | Defensive Line |
| Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 7-35 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 62843 | |
| Mon | 8/18/1975 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-26 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 35630 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1975 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 13-16 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 45395 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-14 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 46951 | |
| Fri | 9/5/1975 | H | Oakland Raiders | 20-31 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 39562 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1975 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-16 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 43186 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 18-7 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 49091 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 37-31 | W | OT | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 52417 |
| Mon | 10/6/1975 | A | Detroit Lions | 36-10 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 79384 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | A | New York Giants | 13-7 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 56511 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | Green Bay Packers | 17-19 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64189 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-17 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 64889 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | A | Washington Redskins | 24-30 | L | OT | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55004 |
| Mon | 11/10/1975 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-34 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63539 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | A | New England Patriots | 34-31 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60905 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57893 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1975 | H | New York Giants | 14-3 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 53329 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-31 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49701 | |
| Sat | 12/13/1975 | H | Washington Redskins | 31-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61091 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1975 | A | New York Jets | 31-21 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 37279 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1975 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 17-14 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46425 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/4/1976 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 37-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 84483 | |
| Super Bowl X | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/18/1976 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-21 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80187 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 31 | Benny Barnes | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 14 | 3 |
| 53 | Bob Breunig | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 22 | Arizona State | 10 | 0 |
| 59 | Warren Capone | LB | 6-1 | 218 | 24 | Louisiana State | 5 | 0 |
| 65 | Larry Cole | RDT | 6-4 | 245 | 29 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 13 | 8 |
| 57 | Kyle Davis | C | 6-4 | 240 | 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Doug Dennison | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Kutztown | 13 | 3 |
| 67 | Pat Donovan | ROT | 6-5 | 260 | 22 | Stanford | 13 | 1 |
| 89 | Billy Joe DuPree | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 25 | Michigan State | 14 | 6 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 36 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | John Fitzgerald | C | 6-5 | 255 | 27 | Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Toni Fritsch | K | 5-7 | 188 | 30 | none | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Jean Fugett | TE | 6-3 | 219 | 24 | Amherst | 14 | 9 |
| 77 | Bill Gregory | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 257 | 26 | Wisconsin | 14 | 7 |
| 43 | Cliff Harris | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Ouachita Baptist | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Thomas Henderson | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | Langston | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | Mitch Hoopes | P | 6-1 | 207 | 22 | Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Percy Howard | WR | 6-4 | 210 | 23 | Isothermal JC; Austin Peay State | 8 | 0 |
| 87 | Ron Howard | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Seattle | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Randy Hughes | S | 6-4 | 207 | 22 | Oklahoma | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Ed Jones | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 24 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Lee Roy Jordan | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 34 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Scott Laidlaw | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 22 | Stanford | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Burton Lawless | LOG | 6-4 | 255 | 22 | Florida | 14 | 10 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 30 | Mississippi State | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Clint Longley | QB | 6-1 | 193 | 23 | Abilene Christian | 4 | 1 |
| 79 | Harvey Martin | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 13 | 13 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 32 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Robert Newhouse | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 25 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Blaine Nye | ROG | 6-4 | 255 | 29 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Drew Pearson | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 24 | Tulsa | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Preston Pearson | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Illinois | 14 | 10 |
| 58 | Cal Peterson | LB | 6-3 | 215 | 23 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 31 | Elizabeth City State | 13 | 13 |
| 20 | Mel Renfro | RCB | 6-0 | 191 | 34 | Oregon | 11 | 11 |
| 83 | Golden Richards | WR | 6-0 | 181 | 25 | Brigham Young; Hawaii | 14 | 13 |
| 68 | Herbert Scott | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 22 | Virginia Union | 14 | 4 |
| 12 | Roger Staubach | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 33 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 13 | 13 |
| 78 | Bruce Walton | OT | 6-6 | 252 | 24 | UCLA | 13 | 0 |
| 46 | Mark Washington | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 28 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Charlie Waters | LS | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | Clemson | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Randy White | RDE | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Maryland | 14 | 1 |
| 45 | Rolly Woolsey | CB | 6-1 | 182 | 22 | Boise State | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Rayfield Wright | ROT | 6-7 | 242 | 30 | Fort Valley State | 13 | 13 |
| 30 | Charley Young | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | North Carolina State | 12 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Randy White | LB | Maryland |
| 1 | 18 | Thomas Henderson | LB | Langston |
| 2 | 44 | Burton Lawless | G | Florida |
| 3 | 70 | Bob Breunig | LB | Arizona State |
| 4 | 90 | Pat Donovan | DE | Stanford |
| 4 | 96 | Randy Hughes | DB | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 113 | Kyle Davis | C | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 148 | Rolly Woolsey | DB | Boise State |
| 7 | 173 | Mike Hegman | LB | Tennessee State |
| 8 | 200 | Mitch Hoopes | P | Arizona |
| 9 | 226 | Ed Jones | DB | Rutgers |
| 10 | 252 | Dennis Booker | RB | Millersville |
| 11 | 278 | Greg Krpalek | C | Oregon State |
| 12 | 304 | Chuck Bland | DB | Cincinnati |
| 13 | 330 | Herbert Scott | G | Virginia Union |
| 14 | 356 | Scott Laidlaw | RB | Stanford |
| 15 | 382 | Willie Hamilton | RB | Arizona |
| 16 | 407 | Pete Clark | TE | Colorado State |
| 17 | 434 | Jim Testerman | TE | Dayton |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 36 | 115 | 88 | 105 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 68 | 51 | 86 | 6 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 288 | 132 | 142 | 14 | 97/218 44.5% | 4/10 40.0% | 94 | 715 | |
| Opponents Totals | 234 | 100 | 113 | 21 | 84/209 40.2% | 6/11 54.5% | 63 | 639 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 0 | 38 | 40 | 95.0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 0 | 104 |
| Drew Pearson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Doug Dennison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Golden Richards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Roger Staubach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jean Fugett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Charley Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 41 | 38 | 40 | 95.0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 0 | 350 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 268 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 2 | 43 | 2/2 | 13/14 | 4/9 | 3/9 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 2 | 43 | 2/2 | 13/14 | 4/9 | 3/9 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0/0 | 8/10 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Newhouse | 209 | 930 | 4.4 | 29 | 2 |
| Preston Pearson | 133 | 509 | 3.8 | 32 | 2 |
| Doug Dennison | 111 | 383 | 3.5 | 27 | 7 |
| Roger Staubach | 55 | 316 | 5.7 | 17 | 4 |
| Charley Young | 50 | 225 | 4.5 | 29 | 2 |
| Golden Richards | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mitch Hoopes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Clint Longley | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 571 | 2432 | 4.3 | 32 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 474 | 1699 | 3.6 | 39 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 348 | 198 | 198 | 134 | 2666 | 7.7 | 13.5 | 62 | 17 | 4.9 | 16 | 4.6 | 36 | 213 | 2453 | 78.5 |
| Clint Longley | 23 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 102 | 4.4 | 14.6 | 23 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 4.3 | 3 | 29 | 73 | 42.3 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 23.0 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 135.4 |
| Mitch Hoopes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 59.0 |
| Team Totals | 376 | 207 | 207 | 152 | 2835 | 7.5 | 13.7 | 62 | 19 | 5.1 | 17 | 4.5 | 39 | 242 | 2593 | 77.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 373 | 162 | 162 | 186 | 2328 | 6.2 | 14.4 | 80t | 19 | 5.1 | 25 | 6.7 | 41 | 288 | 2040 | 53.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Pearson | 46 | 822 | 17.9 | 46t | 8 |
| Jean Fugett | 38 | 488 | 12.8 | 54t | 3 |
| Robert Newhouse | 34 | 275 | 8.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 27 | 351 | 13.0 | 49 | 2 |
| Golden Richards | 21 | 451 | 21.5 | 62 | 4 |
| Charley Young | 18 | 184 | 10.2 | 42t | 1 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 28 | 1 |
| Doug Dennison | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 207 | 2835 | 13.7 | 62 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 162 | 2328 | 14.4 | 80t | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Roy Jordan | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 27t | 1 |
| Charlie Waters | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 35 | 1 |
| Randy Hughes | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33t | 1 |
| Cal Peterson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Gregory | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 346 | 13.8 | 38 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 203 | 11.9 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Hoopes | 68 | 2676 | 39.4 | 55 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 261 | 2255 | 33.2 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 2676 | 39.4 | 55 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 261 | 2255 | 33.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 3247 | 39.6 | 64 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 313 | 2794 | 34.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Richards | 28 | 13 | 288 | 10.3 | 43t | 1 |
| Rolly Woolsey | 4 | 2 | 25 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 15 | 313 | 9.8 | 43t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 8 | 261 | 7.1 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Pearson | 16 | 391 | 24.4 | 42 | 0 | |
| Doug Dennison | 13 | 262 | 20.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Rolly Woolsey | 12 | 247 | 20.6 | 29 | 0 | |
| Thomas Henderson | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 97t | 1 | |
| Charley Young | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Percy Howard | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bob Breunig | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Cal Peterson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 54 | 1158 | 21.4 | 97t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 1578 | 23.9 | 73 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Martin | 9.5 | |
| Randy White | 6.0 | |
| Bill Gregory | 5.5 | |
| D.D. Lewis | 5.5 | |
| Jethro Pugh | 5.0 | |
| Ed Jones | 3.5 | |
| Larry Cole | 3.0 | |
| Cliff Harris | 1.0 | |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1.0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 288.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39.0 | 242.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Breunig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 | |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Donovan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mitch Hoopes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| D.D. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jethro Pugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Mark Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolly Woolsey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charley Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 1 |
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