1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • 6-3-0 .667 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Ermal Allen | Special Assistant-Research and Development |
| Al Lavan | Running Backs |
| Alan Lowry | Special Teams |
| John Mackovic | Quarterbacks |
| Jim Myers | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line |
| Dick Nolan | 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 | 8/14/1982 | H | Buffalo Bills | 10-14 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 48612 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | A | San Diego Chargers | 26-16 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49182 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | H | New England Patriots | 36-21 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 50113 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1982 | H | Houston Oilers | 20-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60150 | |
| Mon | 9/13/1982 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28-36 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63431 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 50705 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | H | New York Giants | - | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | H | Washington Redskins | - | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | - | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | - | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | A | New York Giants | - | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | - | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/14/1982 | A | San Francisco 49ers | - | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14-9 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 49578 | |
| Thu | 11/25/1982 | H | Cleveland Browns | 31-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 46267 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | A | Washington Redskins | 24-10 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54633 | |
| Mon | 12/13/1982 | A | Houston Oilers | 37-7 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51808 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | H | New Orleans Saints | 21-7 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64506 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 46199 | |
| Mon | 1/3/1983 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 27-31 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 60007 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1983 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65042 | |
| Second Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/16/1983 | H | Green Bay Packers | 37-26 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63972 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/22/1983 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-31 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55045 | |
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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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/3/1982 | New York Giants | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Washington Redskins | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | Philadelphia Eagles | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | Cincinnati Bengals | Canceled |
| 10/31/1982 | New York Giants | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | Canceled |
| 11/14/1982 | San Francisco 49ers | Canceled |
| 1/3/1983 | Minnesota Vikings | Postponed from 9/26 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Brian Baldinger | 62 | C | 6-4 | 275 | 22 | Nassau CC; Duke | 4 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | SS | 6-1 | 190 | 31 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 9 | 9 |
| Larry Bethea | 76 | DE | 6-5 | 251 | 26 | Michigan State | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 29 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 |
| Guy Brown | 59 | RLB | 6-4 | 223 | 27 | Houston | 9 | 8 |
| Glenn Carano | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 201 | 27 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 7 | 0 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 47 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | South Carolina State | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 27 | Temple | 9 | 9 |
| Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 26 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 9 | 9 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 25 | Trinity Valley CC; Southern Methodist | 9 | 1 |
| Doug Donley | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Ohio State | 6 | 0 |
| Pat Donovan | 67 | LOT | 6-5 | 260 | 29 | Stanford | 9 | 9 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 9 |
| Michael Downs | 26 | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | Rice | 9 | 9 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 32 | Michigan State | 9 | 1 |
| John Dutton | 78 | LDT | 6-7 | 261 | 31 | Nebraska | 9 | 9 |
| Ron Fellows | 27 | CB | 6-0 | 173 | 24 | Butler CC; Missouri | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 58 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 29 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 9 | 9 |
| Rod Hill | 25 | CB | 6-0 | 184 | 23 | Kentucky State | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Stanford | 9 | 8 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 208 | 24 | Central Michigan | 4 | 0 |
| Monty Hunter | 34 | S | 6-0 | 202 | 23 | Salem | 9 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 28 | UC Riverside | 9 | 1 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 31 | Tennessee State | 9 | 9 |
| James Jones | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 24 | Mississippi State | 5 | 0 |
| Angelo King | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 24 | South Carolina State | 9 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 32 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 9 | 9 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 32 | Houston | 9 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 236 | 24 | Winston-Salem State | 9 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 31 | Tulsa | 9 | 8 |
| George Peoples | 22 | FB | 6-0 | 213 | 22 | Auburn | 8 | 0 |
| Kurt Petersen | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Missouri | 9 | 9 |
| Phil Pozderac | 75 | OT | 6-9 | 283 | 23 | Notre Dame | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 28 | Penn State | 9 | 9 |
| Howard Richards | 70 | LOG | 6-6 | 265 | 23 | Missouri | 8 | 8 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 24 | Yale | 8 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 227 | 28 | South Carolina | 5 | 0 |
| Herbert Scott | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 29 | Virginia Union | 6 | 1 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 29 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 0 |
| Don Smerek | 60 | DT | 6-7 | 256 | 25 | Nevada-Reno | 7 | 0 |
| Danny Spradlin | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 238 | 23 | Tennessee | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 20 | FB | 6-1 | 224 | 26 | Coffeyville CC; Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| Dennis Thurman | 32 | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 26 | Southern California | 9 | 9 |
| Glen Titensor | 63 | OG-C | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | UCLA; Brigham Young | 4 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 193 | 23 | Grambling State | 9 | 9 |
| Danny White | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 195 | 30 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 29 | Maryland | 9 | 9 |
| Steve Wright | 73 | OG | 6-6 | 273 | 23 | Northern Iowa | 9 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 25 | Rod Hill | DB | Kentucky State |
| 2 | 53 | Jeff Rohrer | LB | Yale |
| 3 | 81 | Jim Eliopulos | LB | Wyoming |
| 4 | 101 | Brian Carpenter | DB | Michigan |
| 4 | 109 | Monty Hunter | DB | Salem |
| 5 | 137 | Phil Pozderac | T | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 143 | Ken Hammond | G | Vanderbilt |
| 6 | 165 | Charles Daum | DT | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) |
| 7 | 193 | Bill Purifoy | DE | Tulsa |
| 8 | 216 | George Peoples | RB | Auburn |
| 8 | 221 | Dwight Sullivan | RB | North Carolina State |
| 9 | 249 | Joe Gary | DT | UCLA |
| 10 | 277 | Todd Eckerson | T | North Carolina State |
| 11 | 295 | George Thompson | WR | Albany State |
| 11 | 304 | Mike Whiting | RB | Florida State |
| 12 | 332 | Rich Burtness | G | Montana |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17 | 100 | 51 | 58 | 226 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 145 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:48 | 180 | 70 | 99 | 11 | 44/111 39.6% | 5/11 45.5% | 42 | 304 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:12 | 162 | 56 | 95 | 11 | 42/125 33.6% | 7/15 46.7% | 52 | 431 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 58 |
| Tony Dorsett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Doug Cosbie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ron Springs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Michael Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 28 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 226 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 145 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 53 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 1/2 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 53 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 6/8 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 177 | 745 | 4.2 | 99t | 5 |
| Ron Springs | 59 | 243 | 4.1 | 46t | 2 |
| Timmy Newsome | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Danny White | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 27 | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| George Peoples | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 296 | 1313 | 4.4 | 99t | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 260 | 1011 | 3.9 | 32 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 247 | 156 | 63.2 | 79 | 2079 | 8.4 | 13.3 | 49 | 16 | 6.5 | 12 | 4.9 | 25 | 264 | 1815 | 91.1 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 56.3 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Gary Hogeboom | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 4 | 45 | 5.6 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17.2 |
| Team Totals | 258 | 160 | 62.0 | 84 | 2150 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 49 | 16 | 6.2 | 14 | 5.4 | 25 | 264 | 1886 | 86.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 289 | 152 | 52.6 | 122 | 2002 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 54t | 10 | 3.5 | 15 | 5.2 | 32 | 260 | 1742 | 64.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hill | 35 | 526 | 15.0 | 47 | 1 |
| Doug Cosbie | 30 | 441 | 14.7 | 45 | 4 |
| Drew Pearson | 26 | 382 | 14.7 | 48 | 3 |
| Tony Dorsett | 24 | 179 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 17 | 163 | 9.6 | 34 | 2 |
| Butch Johnson | 12 | 269 | 22.4 | 49 | 3 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 12 | 2 |
| Timmy Newsome | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 46t | 1 |
| Doug Donley | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 160 | 2150 | 13.4 | 49 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 152 | 2002 | 13.2 | 54t | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everson Walls | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 163 | 10.9 | 60t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 125 | 8.9 | 33t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 37 | 1542 | 41.7 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 118 | 1384 | 37.4 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 1542 | 41.7 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 118 | 1384 | 37.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 2083 | 42.5 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 242 | 1721 | 35.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Fellows | 25 | 0 | 189 | 7.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Rod Hill | 4 | 0 | 39 | 9.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 0 | 242 | 8.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 3 | 118 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Fellows | 16 | 0 | 359 | 22.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 8 | 0 | 151 | 18.9 | 33 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 5 | 0 | 74 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 0 | 651 | 19.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 0 | 936 | 22.8 | 40 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Martin | 8.0 | |
| Ed Jones | 6.0 | |
| Anthony Dickerson | 2.5 | |
| Randy White | 2.5 | |
| Larry Bethea | 2.0 | |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 2.0 | |
| John Dutton | 2.0 | |
| Bob Breunig | 1.5 | |
| Mike Hegman | 1.5 | |
| Benny Barnes | 1.0 | |
| Michael Downs | 1.0 | |
| Monty Hunter | 1.0 | |
| Don Smerek | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 32.0 | 260.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25.0 | 264.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Barnes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Cooper | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Downs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 1 |
| Ron Fellows | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Hill | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Hogeboom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monty Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Peoples | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Petersen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Thurman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 87 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1 |
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