1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1985 | H | Green Bay Packers | 27-3 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 41847 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1985 | A | San Diego Chargers | 27-24 | W | OT | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 48596 |
| Mon | 8/26/1985 | H | Chicago Bears | 15-13 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 49540 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1985 | H | Houston Oilers | 20-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 53812 | |
| Mon | 9/9/1985 | H | Washington Redskins | 44-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62292 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1985 | A | Detroit Lions | 21-26 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 72985 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1985 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-7 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61456 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1985 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-10 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 49686 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1985 | A | New York Giants | 30-29 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74981 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1985 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-13 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62932 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1985 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-16 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 70114 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 24-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57941 | |
| Mon | 11/4/1985 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 10-21 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 49347 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1985 | A | Washington Redskins | 13-7 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55750 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1985 | H | Chicago Bears | 0-44 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63855 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1985 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 34-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54047 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1985 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 35-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54125 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1985 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-50 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56936 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1985 | H | New York Giants | 28-21 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62310 | |
| Sun | 12/22/1985 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 16-31 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60114 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/4/1986 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 0-20 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 66351 | |
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 |
| Vince Albritton | 36 | S | 6-2 | 212 | 23 | Washington | 7 | 1 |
| Gordon Banks | 87 | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 27 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 40 | S | 6-1 | 207 | 24 | Tennessee | 16 | 2 |
| Kevin Brooks | 99 | DE | 6-6 | 273 | 22 | Michigan | 11 | 0 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 47 | SS | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 30 | Temple | 15 | 15 |
| Fred Cornwell | 85 | TE | 6-6 | 233 | 24 | Southern California | 16 | 1 |
| Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 29 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 16 | 16 |
| Steve DeOssie | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 249 | 23 | Boston College | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 31 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Michael Downs | 26 | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | Rice | 16 | 16 |
| Kenny Duckett | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 26 | Wake Forest | 3 | 0 |
| John Dutton | 78 | LDT | 6-7 | 261 | 34 | Nebraska | 16 | 15 |
| Ricky Easmon | 42 | CB | 5-10 | 160 | 22 | Florida | 8 | 1 |
| Ron Fellows | 27 | RCB | 6-0 | 173 | 27 | Butler CC; Missouri | 13 | 11 |
| Todd Fowler | 46 | FB | 6-3 | 221 | 23 | Trinity Valley CC; Stephen F. Austin State | 8 | 1 |
| Leon Gonzalez | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 162 | 22 | Bethune-Cookman | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 58 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 32 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 16 | 15 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 29 | Stanford | 15 | 14 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 208 | 27 | Central Michigan | 16 | 2 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 277 | 24 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 34 | Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| James Jones | 23 | FB | 5-10 | 203 | 27 | Mississippi State | 16 | 2 |
| Crawford Ker | 68 | OG | 6-3 | 285 | 23 | Arizona Western JC; Florida | 5 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 29 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 0 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 56 | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 24 | Houston | 16 | 15 |
| Timmy Newsome | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 236 | 27 | Winston-Salem State | 14 | 13 |
| Steve Pelluer | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 23 | Washington | 2 | 0 |
| Jesse Penn | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 218 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Kurt Petersen | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 270 | 28 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| Dave Ponder | 97 | DT | 6-2 | 267 | 23 | Florida State | 4 | 0 |
| Karl Powe | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 178 | 23 | Alabama State | 15 | 1 |
| Phil Pozderac | 75 | LOT-ROT | 6-9 | 283 | 26 | Notre Dame | 14 | 9 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 31 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Renfro | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 30 | Texas Christian | 16 | 16 |
| Howard Richards | 70 | OT | 6-6 | 265 | 26 | Missouri | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 50 | RLB | 6-3 | 227 | 27 | Yale | 16 | 13 |
| Brian Salonen | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 229 | 24 | Montana | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Saxon | 4 | P | 6-3 | 193 | 23 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Schultz | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 280 | 25 | Arizona | 16 | 8 |
| Victor Scott | 22 | RCB | 6-0 | 203 | 23 | Colorado | 16 | 3 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 32 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 16 | 0 |
| Don Smerek | 60 | LDT | 6-7 | 256 | 28 | Nevada-Reno | 10 | 1 |
| Broderick Thompson | 67 | OG | 6-5 | 293 | 25 | Cerritos JC; Kansas | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 32 | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 29 | Southern California | 16 | 3 |
| Glen Titensor | 63 | LOG | 6-4 | 270 | 27 | UCLA; Brigham Young | 16 | 16 |
| Mark Tuinei | 71 | DT | 6-5 | 299 | 25 | UCLA; Hawaii | 16 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 193 | 26 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
| Danny White | 11 | QB-P | 6-3 | 195 | 33 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 32 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
| John Williams | 48 | RB | 5-11 | 212 | 25 | Wisconsin | 8 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 17 | Kevin Brooks | DE | Michigan |
| 2 | 44 | Jesse Penn | LB | Virginia Tech |
| 3 | 76 | Crawford Ker | G | Florida |
| 4 | 103 | Robert Lavette | RB | Georgia Tech |
| 5 | 114 | Herschel Walker | RB | Georgia |
| 5 | 119 | Matt Darwin | C | Texas A&M |
| 6 | 144 | Kurt Ploeger | DE | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 6 | 157 | Matt Moran | G | Stanford |
| 7 | 178 | Karl Powe | WR | Alabama State |
| 7 | 184 | Jim Herrmann | DE | Brigham Young |
| 8 | 216 | Leon Gonzalez | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
| 9 | 243 | Scott Strasburger | LB | Nebraska |
| 10 | 270 | Joe Jones | TE | Virginia Tech |
| 11 | 297 | Neal Dellocono | LB | UCLA |
| 12 | 324 | Karl Jordan | LB | Vanderbilt |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 55 | 122 | 78 | 102 | 357 |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 73 | 98 | 96 | 333 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:34 | 336 | 95 | 208 | 33 | 96/227 42.3% | 5/9 55.6% | 100 | 759 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:26 | 312 | 98 | 193 | 21 | 87/228 38.2% | 7/17 41.2% | 108 | 990 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 42 | 43 | 97.7 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 99 |
| Tony Dorsett | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Mike Renfro | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Tony Hill | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Doug Cosbie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Danny White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Fred Cornwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gary Hogeboom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eugene Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jesse Penn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Victor Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 42 | 43 | 97.7 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 357 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 37 | 40 | 92.5 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 1 | 333 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 53 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8/11 | 4/9 | 1/2 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 53 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8/11 | 4/9 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 10/11 | 5/11 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 305 | 1307 | 4.3 | 60t | 7 |
| Timmy Newsome | 88 | 252 | 2.9 | 15 | 2 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Danny White | 22 | 44 | 2.0 | 21 | 1 |
| John Williams | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 462 | 1741 | 3.8 | 60t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 465 | 1853 | 4.0 | 74t | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 450 | 267 | 59.3 | 166 | 3157 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 56t | 21 | 4.7 | 17 | 3.8 | 30 | 257 | 2900 | 80.6 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 126 | 70 | 55.6 | 49 | 978 | 7.8 | 14.0 | 58t | 5 | 4.0 | 7 | 5.6 | 14 | 118 | 860 | 70.8 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 118.8 |
| Steve Pelluer | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 3 | 47 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 78.6 |
| James Jones | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 68.8 |
| Team Totals | 587 | 344 | 58.6 | 218 | 4236 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 58t | 27 | 4.6 | 25 | 4.3 | 44 | 375 | 3861 | 78.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 549 | 279 | 50.8 | 237 | 4214 | 7.7 | 15.1 | 70t | 20 | 3.6 | 33 | 6.0 | 62 | 459 | 3755 | 63.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hill | 74 | 1113 | 15.0 | 53t | 7 |
| Doug Cosbie | 64 | 793 | 12.4 | 42 | 6 |
| Mike Renfro | 60 | 955 | 15.9 | 58t | 8 |
| Tony Dorsett | 46 | 449 | 9.8 | 56t | 3 |
| Timmy Newsome | 46 | 361 | 7.8 | 24 | 1 |
| James Jones | 24 | 179 | 7.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Karl Powe | 14 | 237 | 16.9 | 34 | 0 |
| Fred Cornwell | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Todd Fowler | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Leon Gonzalez | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 344 | 4236 | 12.3 | 58t | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 279 | 4214 | 15.1 | 70t | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everson Walls | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 21t | 1 |
| Ron Fellows | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Downs | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Victor Scott | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Mike Hegman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 263 | 8.0 | 65t | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 319 | 12.8 | 47 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Saxon | 81 | 3396 | 41.9 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 286 | 2910 | 35.5 |
| Danny White | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 3439 | 41.4 | 57 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 286 | 2933 | 35.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 3218 | 41.3 | 60 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 237 | 2861 | 36.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bates | 22 | 6 | 152 | 6.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Leon Gonzalez | 15 | 5 | 58 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 14 | 237 | 5.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 10 | 286 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lavette | 34 | 0 | 682 | 20.1 | 34 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 9 | 0 | 173 | 19.2 | 25 | 0 |
| James Jones | 9 | 0 | 161 | 17.9 | 26 | 0 |
| John Williams | 6 | 0 | 129 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 3 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Karl Powe | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 0 | 1210 | 19.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 0 | 1310 | 19.3 | 43 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Jones | 13.0 | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 12.0 | |
| Randy White | 10.5 | |
| Mike Hegman | 5.5 | |
| John Dutton | 4.0 | |
| Eugene Lockhart | 3.5 | |
| Victor Scott | 3.0 | |
| Don Smerek | 2.0 | |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 2.0 | |
| Kevin Brooks | 2.0 | |
| Jeff Rohrer | 1.5 | |
| Dennis Thurman | 1.0 | |
| Bill Bates | 1.0 | |
| Dave Ponder | 0.5 | |
| Michael Downs | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 62.0 | 459.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44.0 | 375.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dextor Clinkscale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Downs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Dutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Hegman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Penn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Petersen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Powe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Victor Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Everson Walls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Danny White | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | |
| John Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
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