1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 12-2-0 .857 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Ermal Allen | Special Assistant-Research and Development |
| Mike Ditka | Special Teams/Receivers |
| Jim Myers | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line |
| Dan Reeves | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backfield |
| Gene Stallings | Defensive Backs |
| Ernie Stautner | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
| Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
| Bob Ward | Conditioning |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1977 | H | San Diego Chargers | 34-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 59504 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 17-23 | L | OT | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 58789 |
| Sat | 8/20/1977 | H | Miami Dolphins | 14-20 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 58620 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1977 | H | Baltimore Colts | 23-21 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54835 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1977 | A | Houston Oilers | 14-23 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49777 | |
| Thu | 9/8/1977 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30-0 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 49824 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 16-10 | W | OT | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47678 |
| Sun | 9/25/1977 | H | New York Giants | 41-21 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64215 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-7 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 55316 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 30-24 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50129 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | H | Washington Redskins | 34-16 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62115 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 16-10 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65507 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | H | Detroit Lions | 37-0 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63160 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | A | New York Giants | 24-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74532 | |
| Mon | 11/14/1977 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64038 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-28 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49761 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-7 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55031 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60289 | |
| Mon | 12/12/1977 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 42-35 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 55851 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1977 | H | Denver Broncos | 14-6 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63752 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Mon | 12/26/1977 | H | Chicago Bears | 37-7 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62920 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/1/1978 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 23-6 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61698 | |
| Super Bowl XII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/15/1978 | A | Denver Broncos | 27-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 75583 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 24 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Brinson | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 214 | 23 | Florida | 14 | 0 |
| Guy Brown | 59 | LLB-RLB | 6-4 | 223 | 22 | Houston | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | RDT-RDE-LDE-LDT | 6-4 | 245 | 31 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | LOG-C-LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 22 | Temple | 14 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 21 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 26 | Kutztown | 8 | 0 |
| Pat Donovan | 67 | ROT | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | HB | 5-11 | 189 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 4 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 27 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| John Fitzgerald | 62 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 29 | Boston College | 12 | 12 |
| Andy Frederick | 71 | LOT-ROT | 6-6 | 265 | 23 | New Mexico | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Gregory | 77 | LDT-RDT | 6-5 | 257 | 28 | Wisconsin | 13 | 2 |
| Cliff Harris | 43 | FS | 6-0 | 188 | 29 | Ouachita Baptist | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Hegman | 58 | RLB-LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 24 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 14 | 2 |
| Thomas Henderson | 56 | LLB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Langston | 14 | 14 |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | K | 5-9 | 190 | 26 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 21 | Stanford | 14 | 0 |
| Randy Hughes | 42 | SS-FS | 6-4 | 207 | 24 | Oklahoma | 13 | 0 |
| Bruce Huther | 57 | MLB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | New Hampshire | 14 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 23 | UC Riverside | 14 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 26 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| Aaron Kyle | 25 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Wyoming | 14 | 10 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Stanford | 14 | 0 |
| Burton Lawless | 66 | LOG-ROG | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | Florida | 14 | 6 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 32 | Mississippi State | 14 | 12 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 14 |
| Ralph Neely | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 34 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 27 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 26 | Tulsa | 14 | 14 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 32 | Illinois | 14 | 10 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 33 | Elizabeth City State | 12 | 12 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 262 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Mel Renfro | 20 | LCB-RCB | 6-0 | 191 | 36 | Oregon | 11 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 181 | 27 | Brigham Young; Hawaii | 14 | 13 |
| Jay Saldi | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 227 | 23 | South Carolina | 14 | 1 |
| Herbert Scott | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 24 | Virginia Union | 11 | 10 |
| Dave Stalls | 65 | LDE-RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 22 | Northern Colorado | 11 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 35 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 14 | 14 |
| Mark Washington | 46 | RCB-LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 30 | Morgan State | 13 | 4 |
| Charlie Waters | 41 | SS | 6-2 | 200 | 29 | Clemson | 14 | 14 |
| Danny White | 11 | P-QB | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | Arizona State | 14 | 0 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Maryland | 14 | 14 |
| Rayfield Wright | 70 | OT | 6-7 | 242 | 32 | Fort Valley State | 2 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Tony Dorsett | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 54 | Glenn Carano | QB | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 3 | 62 | Tony Hill | WR | Stanford |
| 3 | 81 | Val Belcher | G | Houston |
| 4 | 108 | Guy Brown | LB | Houston |
| 5 | 137 | Andy Frederick | DT | New Mexico |
| 6 | 164 | Jim Cooper | T | Temple |
| 7 | 191 | Dave Stalls | DE | Northern Colorado |
| 8 | 208 | Al Cleveland | DE | Pacific |
| 8 | 221 | Fred Williams | RB | Arizona State |
| 9 | 248 | Mark Cantrell | C | North Carolina |
| 10 | 275 | Steve DeBerg | QB | San Jose State |
| 11 | 305 | Don Wardlow | TE | Washington |
| 12 | 332 | Greg Peters | G | California |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 64 | 129 | 53 | 93 | 6 | 345 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 73 | 69 | 37 | 0 | 212 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 272 | 118 | 136 | 18 | 90/213 42.3% | 3/5 60.0% | 106 | 865 | |
| Opponents Totals | 205 | 88 | 94 | 23 | 69/209 33.0% | 10/16 62.5% | 78 | 731 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 0 | 39 | 41 | 95.1 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 0 | 93 |
| Tony Dorsett | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Golden Richards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jay Saldi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Brinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 39 | 41 | 95.1 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 0 | 345 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 212 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 2 | 52 | 2/2 | 5/7 | 4/8 | 6/11 | 1/1 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 2 | 52 | 2/2 | 5/7 | 4/8 | 6/11 | 1/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 4/5 | 1/4 | 2/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 208 | 1007 | 4.8 | 84t | 12 |
| Robert Newhouse | 180 | 721 | 4.0 | 29 | 3 |
| Preston Pearson | 89 | 341 | 3.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 51 | 171 | 3.4 | 33 | 3 |
| Doug Dennison | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Larry Brinson | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 20t | 1 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 564 | 2369 | 4.2 | 84t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 457 | 1651 | 3.6 | 62t | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 361 | 210 | 58.2 | 142 | 2620 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 67 | 18 | 5.0 | 9 | 2.5 | 30 | 219 | 2401 | 87.0 |
| Danny White | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 5 | 35 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 10.4 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 118.8 |
| Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -12 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 372 | 215 | 57.8 | 147 | 2689 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 67 | 18 | 4.8 | 10 | 2.7 | 33 | 246 | 2443 | 85.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 370 | 154 | 41.6 | 195 | 1991 | 5.4 | 12.9 | 60t | 14 | 3.8 | 21 | 5.7 | 53 | 429 | 1562 | 48.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Pearson | 48 | 870 | 18.1 | 67 | 2 |
| Preston Pearson | 46 | 535 | 11.6 | 36t | 4 |
| Tony Dorsett | 29 | 273 | 9.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 28 | 347 | 12.4 | 23 | 3 |
| Golden Richards | 17 | 225 | 13.2 | 50t | 3 |
| Robert Newhouse | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 41 | 1 |
| Butch Johnson | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 22t | 1 |
| Jay Saldi | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 23 | 2 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 215 | 2689 | 12.5 | 67 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 154 | 1991 | 12.9 | 60t | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Harris | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 79t | 1 |
| Charlie Waters | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Randy Hughes | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Aaron Kyle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 229 | 10.9 | 79t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 184 | 18.4 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 80 | 3171 | 39.6 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 280 | 2691 | 33.2 |
| Efren Herrera | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 3215 | 38.7 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 280 | 2735 | 33.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 103 | 3825 | 37.1 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 545 | 3200 | 31.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Johnson | 50 | 15 | 423 | 8.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 10 | 1 | 124 | 12.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 16 | 545 | 8.9 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 8 | 280 | 7.8 | 68t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Johnson | 22 | 536 | 24.4 | 64 | 0 | |
| Larry Brinson | 17 | 409 | 24.1 | 41 | 0 | |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 0 | 24 | 24L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 1071 | 24.3 | 64 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 1614 | 22.7 | 48 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Martin | 20.5 | |
| Randy White | 12.8 | |
| Ed Jones | 5.5 | |
| Larry Cole | 3.5 | |
| Randy Hughes | 2.5 | |
| Bill Gregory | 2.0 | |
| Thomas Henderson | 1.5 | |
| Jethro Pugh | 1.3 | |
| Aaron Kyle | 1.3 | |
| D.D. Lewis | 1.0 | |
| Benny Barnes | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 53.0 | 429.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33.0 | 246.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Barnes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.D. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| Drew Pearson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Rafferty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Golden Richards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 2 |
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