1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Bobby Franklin | Defensive Backs |
| Jim Myers | Offensive Line |
| Dan Reeves | Offensive Backs |
| Ray Renfro | Receivers/Passing Offense |
| Gene Stallings | Defensive Backs |
| Ernie Stautner | Defensive Line |
| Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 7/28/1972 | A | College All-Stars | 20-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 54162 | |
| Sat | 8/5/1972 | H | Houston Oilers | 26-24 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65405 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1972 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 27-13 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 66051 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1972 | A | New Orleans Saints | 30-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 81070 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1972 | H | New York Jets | 34-27 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65386 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1972 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-20 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 79592 | |
| Sat | 9/9/1972 | H | Oakland Raiders | 16-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62607 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1972 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 28-6 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 55850 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1972 | A | New York Giants | 23-14 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62725 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1972 | A | Green Bay Packers | 13-16 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 47103 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1972 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-13 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65682 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1972 | A | Baltimore Colts | 21-0 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 58992 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1972 | A | Washington Redskins | 20-24 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
| Mon | 10/30/1972 | H | Detroit Lions | 28-24 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65378 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1972 | A | San Diego Chargers | 34-28 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 54476 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1972 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 33-24 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65218 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1972 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 28-7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65720 | |
| Thu | 11/23/1972 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 10-31 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65124 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1972 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 27-6 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49787 | |
| Sat | 12/9/1972 | H | Washington Redskins | 34-24 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65136 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1972 | H | New York Giants | 3-23 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64602 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/23/1972 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 30-28 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 61214 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1972 | A | Washington Redskins | 3-26 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53129 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Herb Adderley | 26 | LCB | 6-0 | 200 | 33 | Michigan State | 13 | 7 |
| Lance Alworth | 19 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 32 | Arkansas | 14 | 7 |
| George Andrie | 66 | RDE | 6-7 | 252 | 32 | Marquette | 3 | 0 |
| John Babinecz | 53 | RLB | 6-1 | 222 | 22 | Villanova | 14 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 21 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 4 | 0 |
| Marv Bateman | 81 | P-K | 6-4 | 213 | 22 | Utah | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 9 | 7 |
| Ralph Coleman | 86 | RLB | 6-4 | 216 | 22 | North Carolina A&T State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 33 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Edwards | 52 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 33 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| John Fitzgerald | 62 | C-LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 24 | Boston College | 14 | 0 |
| Toni Fritsch | 15 | K | 5-7 | 188 | 27 | none | 14 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 219 | 21 | Amherst | 14 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | SS | 6-4 | 211 | 32 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Gregory | 77 | LDE-LDT-RDT | 6-5 | 257 | 23 | Wisconsin | 13 | 1 |
| Cliff Harris | 43 | FS | 6-0 | 188 | 24 | Ouachita Baptist | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Hayes | 22 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 30 | Florida A&M | 12 | 5 |
| Calvin Hill | 35 | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 25 | Yale | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Howley | 54 | RLB | 6-3 | 228 | 36 | West Virginia | 13 | 13 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 31 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Keller | 57 | LLB | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Michigan | 5 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB-MLB | 6-2 | 218 | 27 | Mississippi State | 12 | 1 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 33 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Manders | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 31 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Montgomery | 23 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Kansas State | 12 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 29 | California | 14 | 14 |
| Ralph Neely | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 29 | Oklahoma | 13 | 13 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 22 | Houston | 14 | 0 |
| John Niland | 76 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 28 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Blaine Nye | 61 | ROG | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Parks | 21 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Santa Monica JC; Long Beach State | 12 | 7 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 28 | Elizabeth City State | 14 | 14 |
| Dan Reeves | 30 | QB-RB | 6-1 | 201 | 28 | South Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 191 | 31 | Oregon | 14 | 13 |
| Ron Sellers | 88 | WR | 6-4 | 195 | 25 | Florida State | 14 | 9 |
| Tody Smith | 85 | LDE-RDE | 6-5 | 248 | 24 | Michigan State; Southern California | 10 | 6 |
| Roger Staubach | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 30 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Thomas | 27 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Boston College | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Toomay | 67 | RDE | 6-6 | 244 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Truax | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 238 | 29 | Louisiana State | 6 | 0 |
| Rod Wallace | 71 | LOT-ROG-ROT | 6-5 | 255 | 23 | New Mexico | 14 | 1 |
| Mark Washington | 46 | RCB | 5-11 | 187 | 25 | Morgan State | 10 | 1 |
| Charlie Waters | 41 | LCB-RCB-SS-FS | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Clemson | 14 | 7 |
| Rayfield Wright | 70 | ROT | 6-7 | 242 | 27 | Fort Valley State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 26 | Bill Thomas | RB | Boston College |
| 2 | 35 | Robert Newhouse | RB | Houston |
| 2 | 39 | John Babinecz | LB | Villanova |
| 2 | 52 | Charlie McKee | WR | Arizona |
| 3 | 64 | Mike Keller | LB | Michigan |
| 3 | 78 | Marv Bateman | K | Utah |
| 4 | 83 | Tim Kearney | LB | Northern Michigan |
| 4 | 90 | Robert West | WR | San Diego State |
| 4 | 93 | Chuck Zapiec | LB | Penn State |
| 6 | 156 | Charles Bolden | DB | Iowa |
| 8 | 208 | Ralph Coleman | LB | North Carolina A&T State |
| 9 | 234 | Roy Bell | RB | Oklahoma |
| 10 | 260 | Dick Amman | DE | Florida State |
| 11 | 286 | Lonnie Leonard | DE | North Carolina A&T State |
| 12 | 312 | Jimmy Harris | WR | Ohio State |
| 13 | 338 | Jean Fugett | TE | Amherst |
| 14 | 363 | Alan Thompson | RB | Wisconsin |
| 15 | 390 | Carlos Alvarez | WR | Florida |
| 16 | 416 | Gordon Longmire | QB | Utah |
| 17 | 442 | Alphonso Cain | DT | Bethune-Cookman |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 83 | 101 | 76 | 59 | 319 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 86 | 50 | 79 | 240 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 256 | 118 | 126 | 12 | 91/204 44.6% | 5/11 45.5% | 90 | 841 | |
| Opponents Totals | 217 | 81 | 113 | 23 | 80/205 39.0% | 7/15 46.7% | 59 | 586 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 0 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 0 | 99 |
| Walt Garrison | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Calvin Hill | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Ron Sellers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Mike Montgomery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lance Alworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Craig Morton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Niland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Parks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mark Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 2 | 319 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 27 | 28 | 96.4 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 0 | 240 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 0 | 54 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 3/6 | 5/13 | 2/6 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 0 | 54 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 3/6 | 5/13 | 2/6 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 3/4 | 4/7 | 4/5 | 4/15 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Hill | 245 | 1036 | 4.2 | 26 | 6 |
| Walt Garrison | 167 | 784 | 4.7 | 41 | 7 |
| Robert Newhouse | 28 | 116 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 |
| Mike Montgomery | 35 | 81 | 2.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 12t | 2 |
| Dan Reeves | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Ralph Neely | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 499 | 2124 | 4.3 | 41 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 428 | 1515 | 3.5 | 34t | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 339 | 185 | 54.6 | 133 | 2396 | 7.1 | 13.0 | 46 | 15 | 4.4 | 21 | 6.2 | 23 | 179 | 2217 | 65.9 |
| Roger Staubach | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 9 | 98 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 8 | 59 | 39 | 20.4 |
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 55 | 18.3 | 55.0 | 55t | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 121.5 |
| Mike Montgomery | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 31 | 10.3 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 72.9 |
| Dan Reeves | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 367 | 196 | 53.4 | 148 | 2580 | 7.0 | 13.2 | 55t | 16 | 4.4 | 23 | 6.3 | 31 | 238 | 2342 | 64.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 382 | 187 | 49.0 | 179 | 2508 | 6.6 | 13.4 | 94t | 18 | 4.7 | 16 | 4.2 | 32 | 268 | 2240 | 68.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Hill | 43 | 364 | 8.5 | 33t | 3 |
| Walt Garrison | 37 | 390 | 10.5 | 26t | 3 |
| Ron Sellers | 31 | 653 | 21.1 | 55t | 5 |
| Billy Parks | 18 | 298 | 16.6 | 38t | 1 |
| Mike Ditka | 17 | 198 | 11.6 | 26 | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | 15 | 200 | 13.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 15 | 195 | 13.0 | 30 | 2 |
| Mike Montgomery | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 46 | 1 |
| Jean Fugett | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Billy Truax | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 196 | 2580 | 13.2 | 55t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 187 | 2508 | 13.4 | 94t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Waters | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 56 | 1 |
| Cliff Harris | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cornell Green | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 213 | 13.3 | 56 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 302 | 13.1 | 45 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Bateman | 51 | 1949 | 38.2 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 1848 | 36.2 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 1949 | 38.2 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 1848 | 36.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 2636 | 40.6 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 134 | 2362 | 36.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Harris | 19 | 16 | 78 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 9 | 7 | 56 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 23 | 134 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 26 | 41 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Harris | 26 | 615 | 23.7 | 44 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 18 | 382 | 21.2 | 30 | 0 | |
| Bill Thomas | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 50 | 1080 | 21.6 | 44 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 1272 | 24.5 | 55 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jethro Pugh | 8.5 | |
| Pat Toomay | 6.5 | |
| Larry Cole | 4.0 | |
| Bill Gregory | 2.5 | |
| Bob Lilly | 2.5 | |
| Chuck Howley | 2.0 | |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1.5 | |
| Dave Edwards | 1.0 | |
| Cornell Green | 0.5 | |
| (Team) | 3.0 | |
| Team Totals | 32.0 | 268.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 238.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Adderley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| John Babinecz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Harris | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvin Hill | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Lilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Manders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 | |
| Craig Morton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Neely | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Niland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jethro Pugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Sellers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Toomay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 86 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 2 |
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