1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
4th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
Head Coach: Tom Landry |
Neill Armstrong | Research and Development |
Al Lavan | Running Backs |
Alan Lowry | Special Teams |
Jim Myers | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line |
Dick Nolan | Receivers |
Jim Shofner | Quarterbacks |
Gene Stallings | Defensive Backs |
Ernie Stautner | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
Bob Ward | Conditioning |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/4/1984 | H | Green Bay Packers | 31-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 43371 | |
Sat | 8/11/1984 | A | San Diego Chargers | 24-13 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 50740 | |
Thu | 8/16/1984 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-20 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 55658 | |
Sat | 8/25/1984 | H | Houston Oilers | 31-24 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 53877 | |
Mon | 9/3/1984 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 20-13 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 65403 | |
Sun | 9/9/1984 | A | New York Giants | 7-28 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 75921 | |
Sun | 9/16/1984 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64521 | |
Sun | 9/23/1984 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-6 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64222 | |
Sun | 9/30/1984 | A | Chicago Bears | 23-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 63623 | |
Sun | 10/7/1984 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-31 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61438 | |
Sun | 10/14/1984 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-34 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55431 | |
Sun | 10/21/1984 | H | New Orleans Saints | 30-27 | W | OT | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 50966 |
Sun | 10/28/1984 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 22-3 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 58724 | |
Sun | 11/4/1984 | H | New York Giants | 7-19 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60235 | |
Sun | 11/11/1984 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-17 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 48721 | |
Sun | 11/18/1984 | A | Buffalo Bills | 3-14 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 74391 | |
Thu | 11/22/1984 | H | New England Patriots | 20-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 55341 | |
Sun | 12/2/1984 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 26-10 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 66322 | |
Sun | 12/9/1984 | H | Washington Redskins | 28-30 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64286 | |
Mon | 12/17/1984 | A | Miami Dolphins | 21-28 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 74139 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Vince Albritton | 36 | S | 6-2 | 212 | 22 | Washington | 16 | 0 |
Gary Allen | 31 | RB | 5-10 | 179 | 24 | Hawaii | 16 | 0 |
Dowe Aughtman | 76 | DT-DE | 6-3 | 260 | 23 | Auburn | 7 | 0 |
Brian Baldinger | 62 | ROG-ROT | 6-4 | 275 | 24 | Nassau CC; Duke | 16 | 4 |
Bill Bates | 40 | SS | 6-1 | 207 | 23 | Tennessee | 12 | 2 |
Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 31 | Arizona State | 8 | 8 |
Billy Cannon | 52 | LB | 6-4 | 231 | 23 | Texas A&M | 8 | 0 |
Harold Carmichael | 17 | WR | 6-7 | 255 | 35 | Southern University | 2 | 0 |
Dextor Clinkscale | 47 | SS | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | South Carolina State | 15 | 15 |
Jim Cooper | 61 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 29 | Temple | 7 | 7 |
Fred Cornwell | 85 | TE | 6-6 | 233 | 23 | Southern California | 14 | 1 |
Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 28 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 16 | 16 |
Steve DeOssie | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 249 | 22 | Boston College | 16 | 0 |
Anthony Dickerson | 51 | RLB | 6-2 | 222 | 27 | Trinity Valley CC; Southern Methodist | 16 | 15 |
Doug Donley | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Ohio State | 15 | 9 |
Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
Michael Downs | 26 | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | Rice | 16 | 16 |
John Dutton | 78 | LDT | 6-7 | 261 | 33 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
Ron Fellows | 27 | RCB | 6-0 | 173 | 26 | Butler CC; Missouri | 16 | 16 |
Norm Granger | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 225 | 23 | Iowa | 15 | 0 |
Duriel Harris | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 30 | New Mexico State | 5 | 0 |
Mike Hegman | 58 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 31 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Stanford | 11 | 11 |
Gary Hogeboom | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 208 | 26 | Central Michigan | 16 | 10 |
Carl Howard | 21 | CB | 6-2 | 189 | 23 | Rutgers | 10 | 0 |
John Hunt | 79 | ROG | 6-4 | 254 | 22 | Florida | 2 | 1 |
Jim Jeffcoat | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 277 | 23 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 33 | Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
James Jones | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 26 | Mississippi State | 9 | 0 |
Syd Kitson | 73 | OG | 6-4 | 262 | 26 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 |
Eugene Lockhart | 56 | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 23 | Houston | 15 | 8 |
Chuck McSwain | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 191 | 23 | Clemson | 15 | 0 |
Jim Miller | 3 | P | 5-11 | 184 | 27 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
Timmy Newsome | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 236 | 26 | Winston-Salem State | 15 | 4 |
Steve Pelluer | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 22 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
Kurt Petersen | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 270 | 27 | Missouri | 13 | 13 |
Kirk Phillips | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Tulsa | 8 | 0 |
Phil Pozderac | 75 | LOT-ROT | 6-9 | 283 | 25 | Notre Dame | 15 | 14 |
Tom Rafferty | 64 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 30 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
Mike Renfro | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 29 | Texas Christian | 16 | 11 |
Howard Richards | 70 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 25 | Missouri | 11 | 4 |
Jeff Rohrer | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 26 | Yale | 16 | 0 |
Brian Salonen | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 229 | 23 | Montana | 16 | 0 |
Herbert Scott | 68 | LOT-LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 31 | Virginia Union | 15 | 9 |
Victor Scott | 22 | CB | 6-0 | 203 | 22 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 31 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 16 | 0 |
Don Smerek | 60 | DT | 6-7 | 256 | 27 | Nevada-Reno | 16 | 0 |
Waddell Smith | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 180 | 29 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; Kansas | 2 | 0 |
Ron Springs | 20 | FB | 6-1 | 224 | 28 | Coffeyville CC; Ohio State | 16 | 12 |
Dennis Thurman | 32 | CB | 5-11 | 178 | 28 | Southern California | 16 | 0 |
Glen Titensor | 653 | LOG | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | UCLA; Brigham Young | 15 | 12 |
Mark Tuinei | 71 | DT | 6-5 | 299 | 24 | UCLA; Hawaii | 16 | 0 |
Jimmie Turner | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | Presbyterian | 5 | 0 |
Everson Walls | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 193 | 25 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
John Warren | 5 | P | 6-0 | 207 | 24 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
Danny White | 11 | QB-P | 6-3 | 195 | 32 | Arizona State | 14 | 6 |
Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 31 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 25 | Billy Cannon | LB | Texas A&M |
2 | 40 | Victor Scott | DB | Colorado |
3 | 81 | Fred Cornwell | TE | Southern California |
4 | 110 | Steve DeOssie | LB | Boston College |
5 | 113 | Steve Pelluer | QB | Washington |
5 | 137 | Norm Granger | RB | Iowa |
6 | 152 | Eugene Lockhart | LB | Houston |
6 | 166 | Joe Levelis | G | Iowa |
7 | 193 | Ed Martin | LB | Indiana State |
8 | 222 | Mike Revell | RB | Bethune-Cookman |
9 | 232 | John Hunt | G | Florida |
9 | 249 | Neil Maune | G | Notre Dame |
10 | 278 | Brian Salonen | TE | Montana |
11 | 304 | Dowe Aughtman | DT | Auburn |
12 | 334 | Carl Lewis | WR | Houston |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 65 | 89 | 56 | 95 | 3 | 308 |
Opponents Totals | 64 | 81 | 91 | 72 | 0 | 308 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 29:00 | 323 | 93 | 202 | 28 | 83/238 34.9% | 3/7 42.9% | 100 | 947 |
Opponents Totals | 31:00 | 283 | 106 | 155 | 22 | 83/247 33.6% | 5/16 31.3% | 95 | 868 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Septien | 0 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 23 | 29 | 79.3 | 0 | 102 |
Tony Dorsett | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Tony Hill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Timmy Newsome | 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 | ||
Doug Donley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Mike Renfro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Fred Cornwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Michael Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jim Jeffcoat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
John Dutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 23 | 29 | 79.3 | 1 | 308 |
Opponents Totals | 36 | 35 | 36 | 97.2 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 308 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Septien | 23 | 29 | 79.3 | 1 | 52 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 9/9 | 4/8 | 2/3 |
Team Totals | 23 | 29 | 79.3 | 1 | 52 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 9/9 | 4/8 | 2/3 |
Opponents Totals | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0/0 | 8/8 | 7/9 | 2/8 | 2/3 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Dorsett | 302 | 1189 | 3.9 | 31t | 6 |
Timmy Newsome | 66 | 268 | 4.1 | 30 | 5 |
Ron Springs | 68 | 197 | 2.9 | 16 | 1 |
Danny White | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
Gary Hogeboom | 15 | 19 | 1.3 | 11 | 0 |
James Jones | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
Tony Hill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Doug Donley | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
Waddell Smith | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 469 | 1714 | 3.7 | 31t | 12 |
Opponents Totals | 510 | 2226 | 4.4 | 85t | 8 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny White | 233 | 126 | 54.1 | 96 | 1580 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 66t | 11 | 4.7 | 11 | 4.7 | 22 | 178 | 1402 | 71.5 |
Gary Hogeboom | 367 | 195 | 53.1 | 158 | 2366 | 6.4 | 12.1 | 68t | 7 | 1.9 | 14 | 3.8 | 26 | 211 | 2155 | 63.7 |
Mike Renfro | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 49 | 24.5 | 49.0 | 49t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 135.4 |
Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Tony Dorsett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Team Totals | 604 | 322 | 53.3 | 256 | 3995 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 68t | 19 | 3.1 | 26 | 4.3 | 48 | 389 | 3606 | 66.6 |
Opponents Totals | 527 | 250 | 47.4 | 249 | 3200 | 6.1 | 12.8 | 80t | 23 | 4.4 | 28 | 5.3 | 57 | 390 | 2810 | 59.3 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Cosbie | 60 | 789 | 13.2 | 36 | 4 |
Tony Hill | 58 | 864 | 14.9 | 66t | 5 |
Tony Dorsett | 51 | 459 | 9.0 | 68t | 1 |
Ron Springs | 46 | 454 | 9.9 | 57t | 3 |
Mike Renfro | 35 | 583 | 16.7 | 60t | 2 |
Doug Donley | 32 | 473 | 14.8 | 49t | 2 |
Timmy Newsome | 26 | 263 | 10.1 | 29 | 0 |
James Jones | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 19 | 1 |
Fred Cornwell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 1 |
Duriel Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Harold Carmichael | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Waddell Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Kirk Phillips | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Phil Pozderac | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 322 | 3995 | 12.4 | 68t | 19 |
Opponents Totals | 250 | 3200 | 12.8 | 80t | 23 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Downs | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 27t | 1 |
Dennis Thurman | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 43 | 1 |
Dextor Clinkscale | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 23 | 0 |
Everson Walls | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
Ron Fellows | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
Mike Hegman | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
Eugene Lockhart | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
Victor Scott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Bill Bates | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Anthony Dickerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 28 | 297 | 10.6 | 43 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 382 | 14.7 | 49 | 4 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny White | 82 | 3151 | 38.4 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 156 | 2835 | 34.6 |
John Warren | 21 | 799 | 38.0 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 692 | 33.0 |
Jim Miller | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 146 | 29.2 |
Team Totals | 108 | 4123 | 38.2 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 230 | 3673 | 34.0 |
Opponents Totals | 99 | 4236 | 42.8 | 59 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 446 | 3590 | 36.3 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Allen | 54 | 15 | 446 | 8.3 | 18 | 0 |
Team Totals | 54 | 15 | 446 | 8.3 | 18 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 55 | 19 | 230 | 4.2 | 19 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Allen | 33 | 0 | 666 | 20.2 | 34 | 0 |
Chuck McSwain | 20 | 0 | 403 | 20.2 | 32 | 0 |
Ron Fellows | 6 | 0 | 94 | 15.7 | 23 | 0 |
Brian Salonen | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
Norm Granger | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 63 | 0 | 1199 | 19.0 | 34 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 65 | 0 | 1310 | 20.2 | 64 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Randy White | 12.5 | |
Jim Jeffcoat | 11.5 | |
Ed Jones | 8.0 | |
Bill Bates | 5.0 | |
Michael Downs | 3.5 | |
Mike Hegman | 3.5 | |
John Dutton | 2.5 | |
Eugene Lockhart | 2.5 | |
Anthony Dickerson | 2.0 | |
Vince Albritton | 1.0 | |
Dextor Clinkscale | 1.0 | |
Don Smerek | 1.0 | |
Dennis Thurman | 1.0 | |
Mark Tuinei | 1.0 | |
(Team) | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 57.0 | 390.0 |
Opponents Totals | 48.0 | 389.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vince Albritton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Allen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Bates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dextor Clinkscale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Anthony Dickerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Dorsett | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -21 | 0 | |
Michael Downs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
Ron Fellows | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
Norm Granger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Hegman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Hogeboom | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | |
Jim Jeffcoat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Eugene Lockhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck McSwain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Timmy Newsome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Howard Richards | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Rohrer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Brian Salonen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Victor Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dennis Thurman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danny White | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 35 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 1 |
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