1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Ermal Allen | Special Assistant-Research and Development |
| Mike Ditka | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Al Lavan | Running Backs |
| Jim Myers | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line |
| Dan Reeves | Offensive Coordinator/Quaterbacks/Wide Receivers |
| 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 | 8/9/1980 | H | Green Bay Packers | 17-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54876 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1980 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 19-16 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 63283 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1980 | H | Houston Oilers | 20-13 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63658 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1980 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-31 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62795 | |
| Mon | 9/8/1980 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-3 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55045 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1980 | A | Denver Broncos | 20-41 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74919 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1980 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62750 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1980 | A | Green Bay Packers | 28-7 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 54776 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1980 | H | New York Giants | 24-3 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 59126 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1980 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 59-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63399 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1980 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-17 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 70696 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1980 | H | San Diego Chargers | 42-31 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60639 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1980 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 27-24 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50701 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1980 | A | New York Giants | 35-38 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 68343 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1980 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 31-21 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 52567 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1980 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 58809 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1980 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 51-7 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57540 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1980 | A | Oakland Raiders | 19-13 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53194 | |
| Mon | 12/15/1980 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-38 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 65154 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1980 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 35-27 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62548 | |
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1980 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 34-13 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64533 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/4/1981 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 30-27 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 60022 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/11/1981 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-20 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 70696 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 11 | 6 |
| Larry Bethea | 76 | DT | 6-5 | 251 | 24 | Michigan State | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 27 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Guy Brown | 59 | LB | 6-4 | 223 | 25 | Houston | 16 | 0 |
| Glenn Carano | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 201 | 25 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 | 0 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 47 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | LDT | 6-4 | 245 | 34 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Temple | 15 | 15 |
| Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 24 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 16 | 0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 23 | Trinity Valley CC; Southern Methodist | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Donovan | 67 | LOT | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | Stanford | 16 | 16 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 15 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 30 | Michigan State | 16 | 16 |
| John Dutton | 78 | DT | 6-7 | 261 | 29 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| John Fitzgerald | 62 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 32 | Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| Andy Frederick | 71 | ROT | 6-6 | 265 | 26 | New Mexico | 16 | 1 |
| Mike Hegman | 68 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 27 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Stanford | 16 | 13 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 208 | 22 | Central Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Hughes | 42 | FS | 6-4 | 207 | 27 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Hurt | 40 | CB | 5-11 | 171 | 23 | San Jose State | 4 | 0 |
| Bruce Huther | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | New Hampshire | 15 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 26 | UC Riverside | 16 | 1 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 29 | Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| James Jones | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 22 | Mississippi State | 16 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 35 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 30 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 16 | 16 |
| Aaron Mitchell | 34 | RCB | 6-1 | 196 | 24 | Morris Brown; Canyons JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 15 | 15 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | FB-RB | 5-10 | 219 | 30 | Houston | 16 | 10 |
| Timmy Newsome | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 236 | 22 | Winston-Salem State | 16 | 1 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 29 | Tulsa | 16 | 15 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 35 | Illinois | 11 | 0 |
| Kurt Petersen | 65 | OG | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | Missouri | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 262 | 26 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Bill Roe | 56 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 22 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 227 | 26 | South Carolina | 16 | 3 |
| Herbert Scott | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 27 | Virginia Union | 16 | 16 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 27 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 16 | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 52 | C | 6-4 | 261 | 24 | Tennessee | 14 | 2 |
| Roland Solomon | 46 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Utah | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 20 | FB | 6-1 | 224 | 24 | Coffeyville CC; Ohio State | 15 | 6 |
| Bruce Thornton | 77 | DE-DT | 6-5 | 265 | 22 | Illinois | 13 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 32 | FS | 5-11 | 178 | 24 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Charlie Waters | 41 | SS | 6-2 | 200 | 32 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
| Norm Wells | 66 | OG | 6-5 | 261 | 23 | Northwestern | 3 | 0 |
| Danny White | 11 | QB-P | 6-3 | 195 | 28 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 27 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Wilson | 45 | LCB-RCB | 5-10 | 195 | 23 | Howard | 16 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 3 | 78 | Bill Roe | LB | Colorado |
| 3 | 80 | James Jones | RB | Mississippi State |
| 4 | 105 | Kurt Petersen | DE | Missouri |
| 5 | 133 | Gary Hogeboom | QB | Central Michigan |
| 6 | 162 | Timmy Newsome | RB | Winston-Salem State |
| 7 | 189 | Lester Brown | RB | Clemson |
| 8 | 216 | Larry Savage | LB | Michigan State |
| 9 | 246 | Jackie Flowers | WR | Florida State |
| 10 | 273 | Matthew Teague | DE | Prairie View A&M |
| 11 | 300 | Gary Padjen | LB | Arizona State |
| 12 | 330 | Norm Wells | DE | Northwestern |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 96 | 153 | 86 | 119 | 454 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 130 | 44 | 78 | 311 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 337 | 143 | 171 | 23 | 120/243 49.4% | 5/11 45.5% | 109 | 908 | |
| Opponents Totals | 286 | 98 | 160 | 28 | 89/222 40.1% | 7/15 46.7% | 106 | 989 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 59 | 60 | 98.3 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 92 |
| Tony Dorsett | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Tony Hill | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Ron Springs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Drew Pearson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Dutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Hegman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 60 | 59 | 60 | 98.3 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 1 | 454 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 0 | 311 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 52 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6/6 | 0/3 | 1/3 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 52 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6/6 | 0/3 | 1/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 1/1 | 5/8 | 3/7 | 4/9 | 2/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 278 | 1185 | 4.3 | 56 | 11 |
| Robert Newhouse | 118 | 451 | 3.8 | 29t | 6 |
| Ron Springs | 89 | 326 | 3.7 | 20t | 6 |
| James Jones | 41 | 135 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Danny White | 27 | 114 | 4.2 | 48 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 25 | 79 | 3.2 | 23 | 2 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Carano | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 595 | 2378 | 4.0 | 56 | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 469 | 2069 | 4.4 | 61 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 436 | 260 | 59.6 | 151 | 3287 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 58t | 28 | 6.4 | 25 | 5.7 | 30 | 252 | 3035 | 80.7 |
| Glenn Carano | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 7 | 69 | 5.8 | 13.8 | 25 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 100.3 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 449 | 265 | 59.0 | 159 | 3356 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 58t | 30 | 6.7 | 25 | 5.6 | 31 | 252 | 3104 | 81.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 484 | 231 | 47.7 | 226 | 3568 | 7.4 | 15.4 | 69t | 21 | 4.3 | 27 | 5.6 | 43 | 358 | 3210 | 63.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hill | 60 | 1055 | 17.6 | 58t | 8 |
| Drew Pearson | 43 | 568 | 13.2 | 30 | 6 |
| Tony Dorsett | 34 | 263 | 7.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 29 | 312 | 10.8 | 39 | 7 |
| Jay Saldi | 25 | 311 | 12.4 | 43 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 20 | 213 | 10.7 | 20 | 2 |
| Butch Johnson | 19 | 263 | 13.8 | 29t | 4 |
| Ron Springs | 15 | 212 | 14.1 | 58t | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 |
| James Jones | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Danny White | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 265 | 3356 | 12.7 | 58t | 30 |
| Opponents Totals | 231 | 3568 | 15.4 | 69t | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Thurman | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 78t | 1 |
| Charlie Waters | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Aaron Mitchell | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 56 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| John Dutton | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Benny Barnes | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 523 | 19.4 | 78t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 179 | 7.2 | 36 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 71 | 2903 | 40.9 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 215 | 2468 | 34.8 |
| Team Totals | 71 | 2903 | 40.9 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 215 | 2468 | 34.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 3303 | 43.5 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 556 | 2627 | 34.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 54 | 4 | 548 | 10.1 | 52 | 0 |
| Roland Solomon | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 55 | 4 | 556 | 10.1 | 52 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 10 | 215 | 6.7 | 53 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 32 | 720 | 22.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Timmy Newsome | 12 | 293 | 24.4 | 36 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 34 | 0 | |
| Eric Hurt | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 58 | 1259 | 21.7 | 41 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 1568 | 21.5 | 53 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Martin | 12.0 | |
| Ed Jones | 7.0 | |
| Randy White | 6.5 | |
| Larry Cole | 4.5 | |
| Bruce Thornton | 3.0 | |
| Mike Hegman | 3.0 | |
| John Dutton | 2.5 | |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 2.0 | |
| Bob Breunig | 1.0 | |
| D.D. Lewis | 1.0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 43.0 | 358.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 252.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dextor Clinkscale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Cooper | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Donovan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Dutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Huther | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.D. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Timmy Newsome | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Petersen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Thurman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 1 |
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