1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 7-9-0 .438 |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Neill Armstrong | Research and Development |
| Paul Hackett | Pass Offense Coordinator |
| Al Lavan | Running Backs |
| Alan Lowry | Special Teams |
| Jim Myers | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line |
| Dick Nolan | Defensive Backs |
| Jim Shofner | Offensive Coordinator |
| Ernie Stautner | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
| Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
| Bob Ward | Conditioning |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/3/1986 | N | Chicago Bears | 6-17 | L | London, England | Wembley Stadium | 82699 | |
| Sat | 8/9/1986 | A | San Diego Chargers | 0-20 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 47744 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1986 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 19-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 52153 | |
| Fri | 8/22/1986 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28-41 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54299 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1986 | H | Houston Oilers | 14-17 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62239 | |
| Mon | 9/8/1986 | H | New York Giants | 31-28 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 59804 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1986 | A | Detroit Lions | 31-7 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 73812 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1986 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 35-37 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62880 | |
| Mon | 9/29/1986 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 31-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 49077 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1986 | A | Denver Broncos | 14-29 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 76082 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1986 | H | Washington Redskins | 30-6 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63264 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1986 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-14 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 68572 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1986 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 37-6 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60756 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1986 | A | New York Giants | 14-17 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74871 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1986 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 13-17 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61706 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1986 | A | San Diego Chargers | 24-21 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 55622 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1986 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-41 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55642 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1986 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 14-31 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 58023 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1986 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-29 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 67839 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1986 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-23 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 46117 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1986 | H | Chicago Bears | 10-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57256 | |
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 | SS | 6-2 | 212 | 24 | Washington | 16 | 1 |
| Jesse Baker | 66 | DE | 6-5 | 271 | 29 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Baldinger | 62 | OG | 6-4 | 275 | 26 | Nassau CC; Duke | 16 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 87 | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 28 | Stanford | 16 | 5 |
| Bill Bates | 40 | SS | 6-1 | 207 | 25 | Tennessee | 15 | 15 |
| Kevin Brooks | 99 | DE | 6-6 | 273 | 23 | Michigan | 9 | 0 |
| Thornton Chandler | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 242 | 23 | Florida A&M; Alabama | 15 | 1 |
| Darryl Clack | 42 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 23 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Collier | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 207 | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 31 | Temple | 12 | 9 |
| Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 30 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 16 | 15 |
| Steve DeOssie | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 249 | 24 | Boston College | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 32 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 12 |
| Michael Downs | 26 | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 27 | Rice | 16 | 16 |
| John Dutton | 78 | LDT | 6-7 | 261 | 35 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Fellows | 27 | RCB | 6-0 | 173 | 28 | Butler CC; Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| Todd Fowler | 46 | RB | 6-3 | 221 | 24 | Trinity Valley CC; Stephen F. Austin State | 16 | 0 |
| Cornell Gowdy | 44 | CB-S | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Morgan State | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 58 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 33 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| Manny Hendrix | 45 | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 22 | Utah | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 30 | Stanford | 16 | 16 |
| Johnny Holloway | 23 | CB | 5-11 | 182 | 23 | Northwestern; Butler CC; Kansas | 16 | 0 |
| Garth Jax | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 23 | Florida State | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 277 | 25 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 35 | Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| Crawford Ker | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 285 | 24 | Arizona Western JC; Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Robert Lavette | 29 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 56 | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 25 | Houston | 16 | 16 |
| Paul McDonald | 14 | QB | 6-2 | 185 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 236 | 28 | Winston-Salem State | 16 | 12 |
| Nate Newton | 67 | OG | 6-2 | 325 | 25 | Florida A&M | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Otto | 76 | DT-DE | 6-6 | 251 | 24 | Idaho State | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Washington | 16 | 9 |
| Jesse Penn | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 218 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 15 | 0 |
| Kurt Ploeger | 73 | DE | 6-5 | 259 | 24 | Gustavus Adolphus | 3 | 0 |
| Karl Powe | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 178 | 24 | Alabama State | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Pozderac | 75 | ROT-LOT | 6-9 | 283 | 27 | Notre Dame | 16 | 10 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 32 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Renfro | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 31 | Texas Christian | 12 | 6 |
| Howard Richards | 70 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 27 | Missouri | 9 | 2 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 50 | RLB | 6-3 | 227 | 28 | Yale | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Saxon | 4 | P | 6-3 | 193 | 24 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
| Victor Scott | 22 | CB-S | 6-0 | 203 | 24 | Colorado | 5 | 0 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 33 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Sherrard | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 187 | 23 | UCLA | 16 | 4 |
| Don Smerek | 60 | DT | 6-7 | 256 | 29 | Nevada-Reno | 11 | 0 |
| Glen Titensor | 63 | LOG | 6-4 | 270 | 28 | UCLA; Brigham Young | 16 | 16 |
| Mark Tuinei | 71 | LOT | 6-5 | 299 | 26 | UCLA; Hawaii | 16 | 11 |
| Herschel Walker | 34 | RB-FB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Georgia | 16 | 9 |
| Everson Walls | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 193 | 27 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
| Danny White | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 195 | 34 | Arizona State | 7 | 6 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 33 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 18 | Mike Sherrard | WR | UCLA |
| 2 | 33 | Darryl Clack | RB | Arizona State |
| 3 | 74 | Mark Walen | DT | UCLA |
| 4 | 100 | Max Zendejas | K | Arizona |
| 6 | 140 | Thornton Chandler | TE | Alabama |
| 6 | 150 | Stan Gelbaugh | QB | Maryland |
| 6 | 158 | Lloyd Yancey | G | Temple |
| 7 | 185 | Johnny Holloway | WR | Kansas |
| 8 | 212 | Topper Clemons | RB | Wake Forest |
| 9 | 242 | John Ionata | G | Florida State |
| 10 | 269 | Bryan Chester | G | Texas |
| 11 | 296 | Garth Jax | LB | Florida State |
| 12 | 307 | Chris Duliban | LB | Texas |
| 12 | 322 | Tony Flack | DB | Georgia |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 61 | 105 | 62 | 118 | 346 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 136 | 74 | 83 | 337 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:14 | 325 | 98 | 199 | 28 | 80/213 37.6% | 6/14 42.9% | 112 | 936 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:46 | 286 | 118 | 148 | 20 | 89/226 39.4% | 4/7 57.1% | 91 | 822 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 0 | 88 |
| Herschel Walker | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Timmy Newsome | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Mike Sherrard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tony Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Thornton Chandler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Fellows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Pelluer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 0 | 346 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 39 | 41 | 95.1 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 2 | 337 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 0 | 50 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 6/7 | 4/7 | 1/2 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 0 | 50 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 6/7 | 4/7 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 1/9 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 184 | 748 | 4.1 | 33 | 5 |
| Herschel Walker | 151 | 737 | 4.9 | 84t | 12 |
| Steve Pelluer | 41 | 255 | 6.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 34 | 110 | 3.2 | 13 | 2 |
| Reggie Collier | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Danny White | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Mike Sherrard | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 447 | 1969 | 4.4 | 84t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 500 | 2200 | 4.4 | 50 | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Pelluer | 378 | 215 | 56.9 | 146 | 2727 | 7.2 | 12.7 | 84t | 8 | 2.1 | 17 | 4.5 | 47 | 362 | 2365 | 67.9 |
| Danny White | 153 | 95 | 62.1 | 53 | 1157 | 7.6 | 12.2 | 63 | 12 | 7.8 | 5 | 3.3 | 10 | 98 | 1059 | 97.9 |
| Reggie Collier | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 5 | 96 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 27 | 1 | 6.7 | 2 | 13.3 | 3 | 38 | 58 | 55.8 |
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 547 | 319 | 58.3 | 204 | 4003 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 84t | 21 | 3.8 | 24 | 4.4 | 60 | 498 | 3505 | 75.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 464 | 226 | 48.7 | 221 | 3149 | 6.8 | 13.9 | 71t | 21 | 4.5 | 17 | 3.7 | 53 | 364 | 2785 | 70.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Walker | 76 | 837 | 11.0 | 84t | 2 |
| Tony Hill | 49 | 770 | 15.7 | 63 | 3 |
| Timmy Newsome | 48 | 421 | 8.8 | 30 | 3 |
| Mike Sherrard | 41 | 744 | 18.1 | 68t | 5 |
| Doug Cosbie | 28 | 312 | 11.1 | 22t | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 25 | 267 | 10.7 | 36t | 1 |
| Mike Renfro | 22 | 325 | 14.8 | 30t | 3 |
| Gordon Banks | 17 | 202 | 11.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Thornton Chandler | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 15 | 2 |
| Robert Lavette | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Todd Fowler | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 319 | 4003 | 12.5 | 84t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 226 | 3149 | 13.9 | 71t | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Downs | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ron Fellows | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 34t | 1 |
| Everson Walls | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Victor Scott | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Holloway | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 183 | 10.8 | 34t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 331 | 13.8 | 56 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Saxon | 86 | 3498 | 40.7 | 58 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 301 | 2997 | 34.4 |
| Team Totals | 87 | 3498 | 40.2 | 58 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 301 | 2997 | 34.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 87 | 3620 | 41.6 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 252 | 3188 | 36.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Banks | 27 | 14 | 160 | 5.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 18 | 3 | 92 | 5.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Johnny Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 17 | 252 | 5.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 15 | 301 | 7.3 | 26 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lavette | 36 | 0 | 699 | 19.4 | 37 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 19 | 0 | 421 | 22.2 | 51 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Mark Tuinei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 0 | 1208 | 20.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 0 | 1358 | 20.6 | 38 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Jeffcoat | 14.0 | |
| Randy White | 6.5 | |
| Ed Jones | 5.5 | |
| John Dutton | 5.0 | |
| Eugene Lockhart | 5.0 | |
| Don Smerek | 4.5 | |
| Bill Bates | 2.5 | |
| Kevin Brooks | 2.5 | |
| Jesse Penn | 2.5 | |
| Jeff Rohrer | 2.0 | |
| Jesse Baker | 1.0 | |
| Michael Downs | 1.0 | |
| Mike Hegman | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 53.0 | 364.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 60.0 | 498.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Albritton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thornton Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Clack | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Collier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Downs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Fellows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Hendrix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eugene Lockhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Pelluer | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Penn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Richards | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Titensor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Tuinei | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Randy White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 37 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 1 |
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