1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 8-6-0 .571 |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Ermal Allen | Special Assistant-Research and Development |
| Mike Ditka | Receivers |
| Ed Hughes | Offensive Backs |
| Jim Myers | Offensive Line |
| Dan Reeves | Special Teams |
| Gene Stallings | Defensive Backs |
| Ernie Stautner | Defensive Line |
| Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/3/1974 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7-27 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 41049 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1974 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 13-6 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46468 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1974 | H | Houston Oilers | 19-13 | W | OT | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 53148 |
| Sat | 8/24/1974 | A | New Orleans Saints | 7-16 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 56563 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1974 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 25-16 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 43492 | |
| Thu | 9/5/1974 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15-41 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 43900 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1974 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 24-0 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 52322 | |
| Mon | 9/23/1974 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-13 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 64089 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1974 | H | New York Giants | 6-14 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 45841 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1974 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 21-23 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57847 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1974 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 28-31 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49885 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1974 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 31-24 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 43586 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1974 | A | New York Giants | 21-7 | W | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 57381 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1974 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64146 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1974 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 20-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 50018 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1974 | A | Washington Redskins | 21-28 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54395 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1974 | A | Houston Oilers | 10-0 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49775 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1974 | H | Washington Redskins | 24-23 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63243 | |
| Sat | 12/7/1974 | H | Cleveland Browns | 41-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 48754 | |
| Sat | 12/14/1974 | A | Oakland Raiders | 23-27 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 45840 | |
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 | C-LOG | 6-3 | 236 | 23 | Arizona | 14 | 3 |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | RCB-LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 14 | 4 |
| Rodrigo Barnes | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Rice | 5 | 0 |
| Marv Bateman | 81 | P | 6-4 | 213 | 24 | Utah | 7 | 0 |
| Duane Carrell | 10 | P | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Florida State | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Dennison | 21 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Kutztown | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 24 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Edwards | 52 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 35 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| John Fitzgerald | 62 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Boston College | 12 | 10 |
| Jean Fugett | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 219 | 23 | Amherst | 12 | 2 |
| Walt Garrison | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 30 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | LS | 6-4 | 211 | 34 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Gregory | 77 | DT | 6-5 | 257 | 25 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 43 | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 26 | Ouachita Baptist | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Hayes | 22 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 32 | Florida A&M | 12 | 0 |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | K | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | UCLA | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 35 | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | Yale | 12 | 12 |
| Bill Houston | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 208 | 23 | Northwest Mississippi CC; Jackson State | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Howard | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Seattle | 12 | 0 |
| Ken Hutcherson | 59 | LB | 6-0 | 225 | 22 | West Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | DE | 6-9 | 277 | 23 | Tennessee State | 14 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 33 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| Gene Killian | 60 | OG-OT | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Tennessee | 7 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 29 | Mississippi State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 35 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Clint Longley | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 193 | 22 | Abilene Christian | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Manders | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 33 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | DE | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 0 |
| Dennis Morgan | 37 | RB | 5-11 | 198 | 22 | Western Illinois | 13 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 31 | California | 6 | 0 |
| Ralph Neely | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 31 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 24 | Houston | 14 | 2 |
| John Niland | 76 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 30 | Iowa | 14 | 13 |
| Blaine Nye | 61 | ROG | 6-4 | 255 | 28 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 23 | Tulsa | 14 | 14 |
| Mac Percival | 11 | K | 6-4 | 219 | 34 | Texas Tech | 3 | 0 |
| Cal Peterson | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 215 | 22 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 30 | Elizabeth City State | 14 | 14 |
| Mel Renfro | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 191 | 33 | Oregon | 11 | 11 |
| Golden Richards | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 181 | 24 | Brigham Young; Hawaii | 14 | 13 |
| Roger Staubach | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 32 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 14 | 14 |
| Les Strayhorn | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 23 | East Carolina | 13 | 0 |
| Pat Toomay | 67 | RDE | 6-6 | 244 | 26 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 14 |
| Louie Walker | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 216 | 22 | Colorado State | 8 | 0 |
| Bruce Walton | 78 | ROT | 6-6 | 252 | 23 | UCLA | 13 | 1 |
| Mark Washington | 46 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 27 | Morgan State | 13 | 6 |
| Charlie Waters | 41 | LCB | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Clemson | 14 | 7 |
| Rayfield Wright | 70 | ROT | 6-7 | 242 | 29 | Fort Valley State | 14 | 13 |
| Charley Young | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | North Carolina State | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | Ed Jones | DE | Tennessee State |
| 1 | 22 | Charley Young | RB | North Carolina State |
| 3 | 53 | Danny White | QB | Arizona State |
| 3 | 72 | Cal Peterson | LB | UCLA |
| 4 | 97 | Ken Hutcherson | LB | West Alabama |
| 4 | 101 | Andy Andrade | RB | Northern Michigan |
| 5 | 126 | John Kelsey | T | Missouri |
| 6 | 151 | Jim Bright | DB | UCLA |
| 7 | 176 | Ray Nester | LB | Michigan State |
| 8 | 205 | Mike Holt | DB | Michigan State |
| 9 | 230 | Bill Dulin | T | Johnson C. Smith |
| 10 | 255 | Dennis Morgan | RB | Western Illinois |
| 11 | 280 | Harvey McGee | WR | Southern Mississippi |
| 12 | 309 | Keith Bobo | QB | Southern Methodist |
| 13 | 334 | Fred Lima | K | Colorado |
| 14 | 359 | Doug Richards | DB | Brigham Young |
| 15 | 384 | Bruce Craft | T | Geneva |
| 16 | 413 | Gene Killian | G-T | Tennessee |
| 17 | 438 | Lawrie Skolrood | T | North Dakota |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 64 | 65 | 72 | 96 | 297 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 120 | 63 | 29 | 235 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 295 | 147 | 129 | 19 | 84/205 41.0% | 8/16 50.0% | 86 | 703 | |
| Opponents Totals | 199 | 63 | 110 | 26 | 69/207 33.3% | 3/10 30.0% | 69 | 657 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 0 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 57 |
| Calvin Hill | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Walt Garrison | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Golden Richards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Doug Dennison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mac Percival | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dennis Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 1 | 297 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 235 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 1 | 39 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| Mac Percival | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 1 | 33 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 2 | 39 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 3/8 | 0/5 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 8/11 | 3/4 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Hill | 185 | 844 | 4.6 | 27 | 7 |
| Robert Newhouse | 124 | 501 | 4.0 | 23 | 3 |
| Walt Garrison | 113 | 429 | 3.8 | 18 | 5 |
| Roger Staubach | 47 | 320 | 6.8 | 29 | 3 |
| Charley Young | 33 | 205 | 6.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Les Strayhorn | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 14 | 4 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Clint Longley | 4 | -13 | -3.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 542 | 2454 | 4.5 | 53 | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 417 | 1344 | 3.2 | 22 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 360 | 190 | 52.8 | 155 | 2552 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 58t | 11 | 3.1 | 15 | 4.2 | 45 | 309 | 2243 | 68.4 |
| Clint Longley | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 9 | 209 | 10.0 | 17.4 | 50t | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18 | 191 | 122.9 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 158.3 |
| Duane Carrell | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 118.8 |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 91.7 |
| Team Totals | 385 | 206 | 53.5 | 164 | 2856 | 7.4 | 13.9 | 58t | 14 | 3.6 | 15 | 3.9 | 47 | 327 | 2529 | 73.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 349 | 178 | 51.0 | 158 | 2451 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 81 | 17 | 4.9 | 13 | 3.7 | 37 | 332 | 2119 | 74.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Pearson | 62 | 1087 | 17.5 | 50t | 2 |
| Walt Garrison | 34 | 253 | 7.4 | 30 | 1 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 29 | 466 | 16.1 | 42t | 4 |
| Golden Richards | 26 | 467 | 18.0 | 58t | 5 |
| Calvin Hill | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Charley Young | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 35t | 1 |
| Bill Houston | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Doug Dennison | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Les Strayhorn | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 206 | 2856 | 13.9 | 58t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 178 | 2451 | 13.8 | 81 | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Harris | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Cornell Green | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 110 | 8.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 93 | 6.2 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Carrell | 40 | 1591 | 39.8 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 15 | |||
| Marv Bateman | 33 | 1218 | 36.9 | 55 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 73 | 2809 | 38.5 | 59 | 0 | 343 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 93 | 3713 | 39.9 | 69 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 573 | 2920 | 31.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Morgan | 19 | 0 | 287 | 15.1 | 98t | 1 |
| Cliff Harris | 26 | 2 | 193 | 7.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 13 | 4 | 74 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 7 | 573 | 9.2 | 98t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 10 | 343 | 11.1 | 58t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Morgan | 35 | 823 | 23.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| Charley Young | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 35 | 0 | |
| Doug Dennison | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Les Strayhorn | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1071 | 21.9 | 43 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 1194 | 19.6 | 58 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Martin | 7.5 | |
| Ed Jones | 6.0 | |
| Pat Toomay | 5.5 | |
| Jethro Pugh | 4.0 | |
| Bill Gregory | 3.0 | |
| D.D. Lewis | 3.0 | |
| Rodrigo Barnes | 2.0 | |
| Cornell Green | 1.0 | |
| Ken Hutcherson | 1.0 | |
| Bob Lilly | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 3.0 | |
| Team Totals | 37.0 | 332.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 47.0 | 327.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cornell Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Bob Hayes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lilly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Dennis Morgan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Niland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mel Renfro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
| Les Strayhorn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Walton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rayfield Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 50 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 2 |
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