1988 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 5th place National Football Conference Eastern Division 3-13-0 .188 |
| Head Coach: Tom Landry |
| Neill Armstrong | Research and Development |
| Jim Erkenbeck | Offensive Line |
| Paul Hackett | Pass Offense Coordinator |
| Al Lavan | Running Backs |
| Alan Lowry | Receivers |
| Dick Nolan | Defensive Backs |
| Mike Solari | Special Teams |
| Ernie Stautner | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
| Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
| Bob Ward | Conditioning |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1988 | A | San Diego Chargers | 21-24 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 40110 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1988 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 27-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 40774 | |
| Mon | 8/22/1988 | H | Chicago Bears | 17-9 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 47796 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1988 | H | Houston Oilers | 10-54 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 48400 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1988 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-24 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56813 | |
| Mon | 9/12/1988 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 17-14 | W | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 67139 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1988 | H | New York Giants | 10-12 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 55325 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1988 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 26-20 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 39702 | |
| Mon | 10/3/1988 | A | New Orleans Saints | 17-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 68474 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1988 | H | Washington Redskins | 17-35 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63235 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1988 | A | Chicago Bears | 7-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 64759 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1988 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-24 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 66309 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1988 | H | Phoenix Cardinals | 10-16 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 42196 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1988 | A | New York Giants | 21-29 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 75826 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1988 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 3-43 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 57830 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1988 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-38 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 37865 | |
| Thu | 11/24/1988 | H | Houston Oilers | 17-25 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 50845 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1988 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77683 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1988 | A | Washington Redskins | 24-17 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 51526 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1988 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-23 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 46131 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 36 | Vince Albritton | S | 6-2 | 212 | 26 | Washington | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Ray Alexander | WR | 6-4 | 195 | 26 | Florida A&M | 16 | 11 |
| 40 | Bill Bates | SS | 6-1 | 207 | 27 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Kevin Brooks | LDT | 6-6 | 273 | 25 | Michigan | 15 | 14 |
| 62 | Bob Brotzki | OT | 6-5 | 269 | 26 | Syracuse | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | Cornell Burbage | WR | 5-10 | 181 | 23 | Kentucky | 10 | 0 |
| 57 | Ron Burton | LLB | 6-1 | 245 | 24 | North Carolina | 16 | 15 |
| 89 | Thornton Chandler | TE | 6-5 | 242 | 25 | Florida A&M; Alabama | 16 | 12 |
| 42 | Darryl Clack | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 25 | Arizona State | 15 | 0 |
| 59 | Garry Cobb | RLB | 6-2 | 231 | 31 | Southern California | 16 | 14 |
| 84 | Doug Cosbie | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 32 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 11 | 4 |
| 55 | Steve DeOssie | LB | 6-2 | 249 | 26 | Boston College | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | Michael Downs | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 29 | Rice | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Kelvin Edwards | WR | 6-2 | 198 | 24 | Liberty | 8 | 2 |
| 85 | Steve Folsom | TE | 6-4 | 233 | 30 | Long Beach State; Utah | 16 | 4 |
| 46 | Todd Fowler | FB | 6-3 | 221 | 26 | Trinity Valley CC; Stephen F. Austin State | 16 | 6 |
| 38 | Ron Francis | CB | 5-9 | 201 | 24 | Baylor | 13 | 2 |
| 80 | Everett Gay | WR | 6-2 | 209 | 24 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Kevin Gogan | ROT | 6-7 | 326 | 24 | Washington | 15 | 15 |
| 45 | Manny Hendrix | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Utah | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Mark Higgs | RB | 5-7 | 191 | 22 | Kentucky | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Michael Irvin | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 10 |
| 53 | Garth Jax | RLB | 6-2 | 229 | 25 | Florida State | 16 | 2 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | RDE | 6-5 | 277 | 27 | Arizona State | 16 | 15 |
| 72 | Ed Jones | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 37 | Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Crawford Ker | ROG | 6-3 | 285 | 26 | Arizona Western JC; Florida | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Eugene Lockhart | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 27 | Houston | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Kelvin Martin | WR | 5-9 | 162 | 23 | Boston College | 16 | 7 |
| 30 | Timmy Newsome | FB | 6-1 | 236 | 30 | Winston-Salem State | 9 | 8 |
| 61 | Nate Newton | LOG | 6-2 | 325 | 27 | Florida A&M | 15 | 15 |
| 73 | Danny Noonan | RDT | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Ken Norton | LB | 6-2 | 248 | 22 | UCLA | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Paul Oswald | OG | 6-4 | 275 | 24 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Billy Owens | S | 6-1 | 207 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Steve Pelluer | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 14 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | C | 6-3 | 262 | 34 | Penn State | 15 | 13 |
| 9 | Roger Ruzek | K | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Weber State | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Mike Saxon | P | 6-3 | 193 | 26 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Sean Scott | LB | 6-1 | 226 | 22 | Maryland | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Victor Scott | S | 6-0 | 203 | 26 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Daryle Smith | OT | 6-5 | 276 | 24 | Tennessee | 14 | 4 |
| 19 | Kevin Sweeney | QB | 6-0 | 191 | 25 | Fresno State | 3 | 2 |
| 63 | Glen Titensor | OG | 6-4 | 270 | 30 | UCLA; Brigham Young | 10 | 1 |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei | LOT | 6-5 | 299 | 28 | UCLA; Hawaii | 5 | 4 |
| 95 | Mark Walen | DT | 6-5 | 266 | 25 | UCLA | 15 | 2 |
| 34 | Herschel Walker | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Everson Walls | LCB | 6-1 | 193 | 29 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Bob White | C | 6-5 | 271 | 25 | Rhode Island | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Danny White | QB | 6-3 | 195 | 36 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Randy White | DE-DT | 6-4 | 260 | 35 | Maryland | 16 | 1 |
| 78 | Dave Widell | ROT | 6-6 | 308 | 23 | Boston College | 14 | 9 |
| 23 | Robert Williams | RCB | 5-10 | 192 | 26 | Baylor | 16 | 14 |
| 41 | Charlie Wright | CB | 5-9 | 175 | 23 | Highland CC; Fort Scott CC; Tulsa | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Luis Zendejas | K | 5-9 | 180 | 27 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Jeff Zimmerman | OG | 6-3 | 313 | 23 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 11 | Michael Irvin | WR | Miami (Florida) |
| 2 | 41 | Ken Norton | LB | UCLA |
| 3 | 67 | Mark Hutson | G | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 94 | Dave Widell | T | Boston College |
| 6 | 151 | Scott Secules | QB | Virginia |
| 7 | 178 | Owen Hooven | T | Oregon State |
| 8 | 205 | Mark Higgs | RB | Kentucky |
| 9 | 232 | Brian Bedford | WR | California |
| 10 | 263 | Billy Owens | DB | Pittsburgh |
| 11 | 290 | Chad Hennings | DE | Air Force |
| 12 | 317 | Ben Hummel | LB | UCLA |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 71 | 47 | 64 | 83 | |
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 125 | 74 | 102 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:41 | 311 | 112 | 175 | 24 | 84/217 38.7% | 7/16 43.8% | 141 | 1148 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:19 | 297 | 93 | 180 | 24 | 89/226 39.4% | 4/11 36.4% | 92 | 772 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ruzek | 0 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 63 |
| Herschel Walker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Ray Alexander | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Michael Irvin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Kelvin Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Steve Folsom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Steve Pelluer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Danny Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Luis Zendejas | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Thornton Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Darryl Clack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Everett Gay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 1 | 265 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 41 | 44 | 93.2 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 2 | 381 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ruzek | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 1 | 50 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 3/7 | 1/3 |
| Luis Zendejas | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 47 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 1 | 50 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 4/10 | 1/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 8/9 | 6/10 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Walker | 361 | 1514 | 4.2 | 38 | 5 |
| Steve Pelluer | 51 | 314 | 6.2 | 27 | 2 |
| Timmy Newsome | 32 | 75 | 2.3 | 8 | 3 |
| Darryl Clack | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Kevin Sweeney | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 469 | 1995 | 4.3 | 38 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 454 | 1858 | 4.1 | 51t | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Pelluer | 435 | 245 | 56.3 | 171 | 3139 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 61t | 17 | 3.9 | 19 | 4.4 | 21 | 112 | 3027 | 73.9 |
| Danny White | 42 | 29 | 69.0 | 10 | 274 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 24 | 1 | 2.4 | 3 | 7.1 | 5 | 47 | 227 | 65.0 |
| Kevin Sweeney | 78 | 33 | 42.3 | 40 | 314 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 28 | 3 | 3.8 | 5 | 6.4 | 9 | 80 | 234 | 40.2 |
| Team Totals | 555 | 307 | 55.3 | 221 | 3727 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 61t | 21 | 3.8 | 27 | 4.9 | 35 | 239 | 3488 | 68.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 523 | 264 | 50.5 | 249 | 3883 | 7.4 | 14.7 | 73t | 30 | 5.7 | 10 | 1.9 | 46 | 327 | 3556 | 86.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Alexander | 54 | 788 | 14.6 | 50t | 6 |
| Herschel Walker | 53 | 505 | 9.5 | 50 | 2 |
| Kelvin Martin | 49 | 622 | 12.7 | 35t | 3 |
| Michael Irvin | 32 | 654 | 20.4 | 61t | 5 |
| Timmy Newsome | 30 | 236 | 7.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Thornton Chandler | 18 | 186 | 10.3 | 29 | 1 |
| Darryl Clack | 17 | 126 | 7.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Everett Gay | 15 | 205 | 13.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Doug Cosbie | 12 | 112 | 9.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Folsom | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 20 | 2 |
| Kelvin Edwards | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Cornell Burbage | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Nate Newton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 307 | 3727 | 12.1 | 61t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 264 | 3883 | 14.7 | 73t | 30 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Williams | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Downs | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Francis | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Danny Noonan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Hendrix | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 314 | 11.6 | 66 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Saxon | 80 | 3271 | 40.9 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 239 | 2732 | 34.2 |
| Team Totals | 80 | 3271 | 40.9 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 239 | 2732 | 34.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 86 | 3574 | 41.6 | 70 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 360 | 3094 | 36.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Martin | 44 | 15 | 360 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 15 | 360 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 15 | 239 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Burbage | 20 | 0 | 448 | 22.4 | 53 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 32 | 0 | 690 | 21.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 12 | 0 | 210 | 17.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark Higgs | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Daryle Smith | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob White | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 0 | 1410 | 20.4 | 53 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 1060 | 18.9 | 44 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Noonan | 7.5 | |
| Ed Jones | 7.0 | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 6.5 | |
| Kevin Brooks | 5.0 | |
| Mark Walen | 4.0 | |
| Vince Albritton | 2.0 | |
| Ron Burton | 2.0 | |
| Randy White | 1.5 | |
| Everson Walls | 1.0 | |
| Bill Bates | 0.5 | |
| Michael Downs | 0.5 | |
| Garry Cobb | 7.5 | |
| Billy Owens | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 46.0 | 327.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 239.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Burbage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Cobb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Downs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Kelvin Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Everett Gay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garth Jax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Norton, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -18 | 0 | |
| Kevin Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herschel Walker | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Everson Walls | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dave Widell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 1 |
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