1973 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Mike Ditka | Receivers |
| Ed Hughes | Offensive Backs |
| Jim Myers | Offensive Line |
| Gene Stallings | Defensive Backs |
| Ernie Stautner | Defensive Line |
| Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/3/1973 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 24-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 75461 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1973 | A | Oakland Raiders | 26-27 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53723 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1973 | H | New Orleans Saints | 24-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61022 | |
| Thu | 8/23/1973 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-27 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 46942 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1973 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 27-16 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57468 | |
| Thu | 9/6/1973 | H | Miami Dolphins | 26-23 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61378 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1973 | A | Chicago Bears | 20-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 49790 | |
| Mon | 9/24/1973 | H | New Orleans Saints | 40-3 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 52715 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 45-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64729 | |
| Mon | 10/8/1973 | A | Washington Redskins | 7-14 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54314 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1973 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 31-37 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 81428 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1973 | H | New York Giants | 45-28 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 58741 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1973 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 16-30 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 63300 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1973 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 38-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54944 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1973 | A | New York Giants | 23-10 | W | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 70128 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1973 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 31-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 59375 | |
| Thu | 11/22/1973 | H | Miami Dolphins | 7-14 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 58089 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1973 | A | Denver Broncos | 22-10 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51508 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1973 | H | Washington Redskins | 27-7 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62195 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1973 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 30-3 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 43946 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1973 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-16 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62081 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/30/1973 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-27 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 59688 | |
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 |
| Jim Arneson | 64 | OG-OT | 6-3 | 236 | 22 | Arizona | 12 | 0 |
| John Babinecz | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 23 | Villanova | 12 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | CB | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 14 | 0 |
| Rodrigo Barnes | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | Rice | 14 | 0 |
| Marv Bateman | 81 | P | 6-4 | 213 | 23 | Utah | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Clark | 17 | K | 6-1 | 203 | 33 | Texas A&M | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Edwards | 52 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 34 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| John Fitzgerald | 82 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| Toni Fritsch | 15 | K | 5-7 | 188 | 28 | none | 13 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 219 | 22 | Amherst | 12 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 29 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 8 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | LS | 6-4 | 211 | 33 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Gregory | 77 | LDT | 6-5 | 257 | 24 | Wisconsin | 14 | 1 |
| Cliff Harris | 43 | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 25 | Ouachita Baptist | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Hayes | 22 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 31 | Florida A&M | 13 | 13 |
| Calvin Hill | 35 | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 26 | Yale | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Howley | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 37 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 32 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 28 | Mississippi State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 34 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Manders | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 32 | Michigan State | 13 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | DT | 6-5 | 260 | 23 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 23 | WR | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Kansas State | 9 | 2 |
| Craig Morton | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 30 | California | 14 | 0 |
| Ralph Neely | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 30 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 23 | Houston | 14 | 6 |
| John Niland | 76 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 29 | Iowa | 13 | 13 |
| Blaine Nye | 61 | ROG | 6-4 | 255 | 27 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 22 | Tulsa | 14 | 4 |
| Cyril Pinder | 33 | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 29 | Elizabeth City State | 13 | 13 |
| Mel Renfro | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 191 | 32 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
| Golden Richards | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 181 | 23 | Brigham Young; Hawaii | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 45 | RB | 6-4 | 210 | 22 | Ferrum JC; Tennessee | 4 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 31 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 14 | 14 |
| Otto Stowe | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 188 | 24 | Iowa State | 7 | 7 |
| Les Strayhorn | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 22 | East Carolina | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Toomay | 67 | RDE | 6-6 | 244 | 25 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Truax | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 238 | 30 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Wallace | 71 | ROT-LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 24 | New Mexico | 12 | 3 |
| Bruce Walton | 78 | OG-OT | 6-6 | 252 | 22 | UCLA | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 46 | CB | 5-11 | 187 | 26 | Morgan State | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 41 | LCB | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Clemson | 14 | 14 |
| Rayfield Wright | 70 | ROT | 6-7 | 242 | 28 | Fort Valley State | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 20 | Billy Joe Dupree | TE | Michigan State |
| 2 | 46 | Golden Richards | WR | Hawaii |
| 3 | 53 | Harvey Martin | DE | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 4 | 98 | Drane Scrivener | DB | Tulsa |
| 5 | 126 | Bruce Walton | T | UCLA |
| 6 | 151 | Bob Leyen | G | Yale |
| 7 | 176 | Rodrigo Barnes | LB | Rice |
| 8 | 204 | Dan Werner | QB | Michigan State |
| 9 | 229 | Mike White | DB | Minnesota |
| 10 | 254 | Carl Johnson | LB | Tennessee |
| 11 | 282 | Gerald Caswell | G | Colorado State |
| 12 | 307 | Jim Arneson | G | Arizona |
| 13 | 332 | John Smith | WR | UCLA* |
| 14 | 360 | Bob Thornton | G | North Carolina |
| 15 | 385 | Walt Baisy | LB | Grambling State |
| 16 | 410 | John Conley | TE | Hawaii |
| 17 | 438 | Les Strayhorn | RB | East Carolina |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 73 | 108 | 79 | 122 | 382 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 64 | 33 | 59 | 203 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 281 | 139 | 127 | 15 | 83/201 41.3% | 9/13 69.2% | 83 | 762 | |
| Opponents Totals | 208 | 83 | 106 | 19 | 68/204 33.3% | 4/9 44.4% | 52 | 516 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 0 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 97 |
| Walt Garrison | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Calvin Hill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Otto Stowe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jean Fugett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Montgomery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Golden Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Les Strayhorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Benny Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Mike Clark | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marv Bateman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 46 | 45 | 46 | 97.8 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 2 | 382 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 0 | 203 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 4 | 37 | 10/10 | 6/7 | 2/6 | 0/3 | 0/2 |
| Mike Clark | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 33 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 5 | 37 | 10/10 | 6/8 | 3/7 | 0/3 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 4/5 | 3/7 | 6/10 | 1/6 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Hill | 273 | 1142 | 4.2 | 21 | 6 |
| Walt Garrison | 105 | 440 | 4.2 | 33 | 6 |
| Robert Newhouse | 84 | 436 | 5.2 | 54 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 46 | 250 | 5.4 | 18 | 3 |
| Les Strayhorn | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Otto Stowe | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Cyril Pinder | 12 | 15 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 542 | 2418 | 4.5 | 54 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 435 | 1471 | 3.4 | 25 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 286 | 179 | 62.6 | 92 | 2428 | 8.5 | 13.6 | 53 | 23 | 8.0 | 15 | 5.2 | 43 | 269 | 2159 | 94.6 |
| Craig Morton | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 18 | 174 | 5.4 | 13.4 | 53t | 3 | 9.4 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 76.8 |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 321 | 192 | 59.8 | 113 | 2602 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 53t | 26 | 8.1 | 16 | 5.0 | 43 | 269 | 2333 | 91.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 352 | 187 | 53.1 | 147 | 2301 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 80t | 15 | 4.3 | 18 | 5.1 | 40 | 306 | 1995 | 66.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Hill | 32 | 290 | 9.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 29 | 392 | 13.5 | 40 | 5 |
| Walt Garrison | 26 | 273 | 10.5 | 53 | 2 |
| Otto Stowe | 23 | 389 | 16.9 | 45 | 6 |
| Drew Pearson | 22 | 388 | 17.6 | 40 | 2 |
| Bob Hayes | 22 | 360 | 16.4 | 47 | 3 |
| Mike Montgomery | 14 | 164 | 11.7 | 32t | 3 |
| Jean Fugett | 9 | 168 | 18.7 | 48t | 3 |
| Robert Newhouse | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 38 | 1 |
| Golden Richards | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 53t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 192 | 2602 | 13.6 | 53t | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 187 | 2301 | 12.3 | 80t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Roy Jordan | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Charlie Waters | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 44 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 35 | 1 |
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pat Toomay | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 300 | 16.7 | 44 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 151 | 9.4 | 29 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Bateman | 55 | 2290 | 41.6 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |||
| Mike Montgomery | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 48 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 59 | 2448 | 41.5 | 62 | 2 | 152 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 2756 | 39.4 | 78 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 174 | 2442 | 35.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Richards | 21 | 18 | 139 | 6.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 21 | 174 | 6.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 7 | 152 | 5.2 | 59t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Pearson | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 26 | 0 | |
| Mike Montgomery | 6 | 175 | 29.2 | 63 | 0 | |
| Cliff Harris | 6 | 148 | 24.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Larry Robinson | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Golden Richards | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Les Strayhorn | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bruce Walton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Mark Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 725 | 22.0 | 63 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 1320 | 24.9 | 53 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Toomay | 10.5 | |
| Harvey Martin | 9.0 | |
| Jethro Pugh | 5.5 | |
| Larry Cole | 4.5 | |
| Bob Lilly | 4.5 | |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 3.0 | |
| Bill Gregory | 1.5 | |
| Cornell Green | 1.0 | |
| Dave Edwards | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 40.0 | 306.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43.0 | 269.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Arneson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodrigo Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cornell Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.D. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Lilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 0 | |
| Ralph Neely | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blaine Nye | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jethro Pugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Strayhorn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Toomay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 84 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 0 |
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