1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 7-9-0 .438 |
| Head Coach: Jimmy Johnson |
| Hubbard Alexander | Wide Receivers |
| Joe Avezzano | Special Teams |
| Joe Brodsky | Running Backs |
| Dave Campo | Defensive Assistant |
| Butch Davis | Defensive Line |
| Steve Hoffman | Kickers/Research and Development |
| Alan Lowry | Tight Ends |
| Dick Nolan | Defensive Backs |
| Dave Shula | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Dave Wannstedt | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Tony Wise | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/11/1990 | A | San Diego Chargers | 16-28 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 42221 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1990 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 14-16 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 28273 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1990 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20-9 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 47723 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1990 | H | Houston Oilers | 6-27 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 55499 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1990 | H | San Diego Chargers | 17-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 48063 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1990 | H | New York Giants | 7-28 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 61090 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1990 | A | Washington Redskins | 15-19 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53804 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1990 | A | New York Giants | 17-31 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 75923 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1990 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60076 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1990 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 3-20 | L | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 45235 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1990 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-13 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 68315 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1990 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-21 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62605 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1990 | A | New York Jets | 9-24 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 68086 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1990 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 6-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62966 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1990 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 24-21 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 58589 | |
| Thu | 11/22/1990 | H | Washington Redskins | 27-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60355 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1990 | H | New Orleans Saints | 17-13 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60087 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1990 | H | Phoenix Cardinals | 41-10 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60190 | |
| Sun | 12/23/1990 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-17 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 63895 | |
| Sun | 12/30/1990 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 7-26 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 50097 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tommie Agee | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 222 | 26 | Auburn | 16 | 11 |
| Troy Aikman | 8 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 24 | Oklahoma; UCLA | 15 | 15 |
| Vince Albritton | 36 | SS | 6-2 | 212 | 28 | Washington | 8 | 8 |
| Rob Awalt | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 243 | 26 | Nevada-Reno; Sacramento CC; San Diego State | 13 | 1 |
| Bill Bates | 40 | S | 6-1 | 207 | 29 | Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
| Lester Brinkley | 63 | DE | 6-6 | 270 | 25 | Mississippi | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Brooks | 44 | CB | 6-0 | 192 | 23 | North Carolina State | 3 | 0 |
| Willie Broughton | 79 | DT | 6-5 | 285 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 0 |
| Louis Cheek | 72 | OT | 6-6 | 295 | 26 | Texas A&M | 4 | 0 |
| Willis Crockett | 90 | LB | 6-3 | 234 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Del Rio | 55 | SLB | 6-4 | 242 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| James Dixon | 86/21 | WR | 5-8 | 181 | 23 | Cisco JC; Houston | 15 | 1 |
| Steve Folsom | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 233 | 32 | Long Beach State; Utah | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Francis | 38 | CB | 5-9 | 201 | 26 | Baylor | 15 | 0 |
| Kenneth Gant | 29 | CB | 5-11 | 215 | 23 | Albany State | 12 | 0 |
| John Gesek | 67 | ROG-LOG | 6-5 | 277 | 27 | Diablo Valley JC; Sacramento State | 15 | 12 |
| Kevin Gogan | 66 | LOT-ROG | 6-7 | 326 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 4 |
| Dean Hamel | 78 | LDT | 6-3 | 285 | 29 | Coffeyville CC; Tulsa | 12 | 11 |
| David Harper | 50 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Weber State; Cal Poly (Humboldt) | 6 | 0 |
| Rod Harris | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 24 | Texas A&M | 7 | 0 |
| Dale Hellestrae | 62 | OG-C | 6-5 | 288 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 0 |
| Manny Hendrix | 45 | RCB-LCB | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | Utah | 16 | 11 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 234 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 5 |
| Issiac Holt | 30 | LCB | 6-1 | 199 | 28 | Alcorn State | 15 | 15 |
| Ray Horton | 20 | FS | 5-11 | 190 | 30 | Washington | 14 | 14 |
| David Howard | 99 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 29 | Oregon State; Long Beach State | 16 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 7 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 277 | 29 | Arizona State | 16 | 13 |
| Daryl Johnston | 48 | RB | 6-2 | 241 | 24 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
| Jimmie Jones | 97 | LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 282 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 6 |
| Crawford Ker | 68 | LOG | 6-3 | 285 | 28 | Arizona Western JC; Florida | 15 | 15 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 31 | Stanford; Los Angeles Pierce JC; Indiana | 4 | 1 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 56 | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 29 | Houston | 16 | 16 |
| Kelvin Martin | 83 | WR | 5-9 | 162 | 25 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 182 | 29 | Florida State | 9 | 7 |
| Nate Newton | 61 | ROT | 6-2 | 325 | 29 | Florida A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Danny Noonan | 73 | RDT | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | 15 |
| Ken Norton | 51 | WLB | 6-2 | 248 | 24 | UCLA | 15 | 15 |
| Jay Novacek | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 228 | 28 | Wyoming | 16 | 15 |
| Mike Saxon | 4 | P | 6-3 | 193 | 28 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Shannon | 94 | LB | 6-1 | 224 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| Derrick Shepard | 87 | WR | 5-10 | 184 | 26 | Oklahoma | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Slaton | 65 | ROG | 6-3 | 272 | 29 | Southern California | 6 | 4 |
| Stan Smagala | 42 | CB-S | 5-10 | 182 | 22 | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | RB | 5-9 | 212 | 21 | Florida | 16 | 15 |
| Timmy Smith | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 216 | 26 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Vinson Smith | 57 | WLB | 6-2 | 243 | 25 | East Carolina | 16 | 1 |
| Jesse Solomon | 54 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 27 | North Florida JC; Florida State | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Stepnoski | 53 | C | 6-2 | 266 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Danny Stubbs | 96 | LDE | 6-4 | 266 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 15 |
| Tony Tolbert | 92 | RDE-LDE | 6-6 | 264 | 23 | Texas-El Paso | 16 | 4 |
| Mark Tuinei | 71 | LOT | 6-5 | 299 | 30 | UCLA; Hawaii | 13 | 13 |
| Steve Walsh | 3 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| James Washington | 37 | SS-FS | 6-1 | 196 | 25 | UCLA | 15 | 10 |
| Robert Williams | 23 | RCB | 5-10 | 192 | 28 | Baylor | 16 | 6 |
| Ken Willis | 1 | K | 5-11 | 189 | 24 | Centre; Kentucky | 16 | 0 |
| Mitch Willis | 98 | DT | 6-8 | 278 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 4 | 0 |
| Alexander Wright | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Auburn | 15 | 1 |
| Jeff Zimmerman | 76 | OG | 6-3 | 313 | 25 | Florida | 6 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 17 | Emmitt Smith | RB | Florida |
| 2 | 26 | Alexander Wright | WR | Auburn |
| 3 | 64 | Jimmie Jones | DT | Miami (Florida) |
| 5 | 123 | Stan Smagala | DB | Notre Dame |
| 9 | 221 | Kenneth Gant | DB | Albany State |
| 11 | 277 | David Harper | LB | Humboldt State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 50 | 46 | 40 | 108 | 244 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 102 | 52 | 100 | 308 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:44 | 250 | 88 | 135 | 27 | 67/198 33.8% | 5/10 50.0% | 98 | 729 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:16 | 280 | 109 | 153 | 18 | 86/208 41.3% | 8/16 50.0% | 104 | 911 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Willis | 0 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0 | 80 |
| Emmitt Smith | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Michael Irvin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jay Novacek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tommie Agee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Issiac Holt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alexander Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 1 | 244 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 1 | 308 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Willis | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 7/9 | 7/8 | 0/4 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 7/9 | 7/8 | 0/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 5/8 | 2/6 | 2/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 241 | 937 | 3.9 | 48t | 11 |
| Tommie Agee | 53 | 213 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 40 | 172 | 4.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 19 | 48 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| James Dixon | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Alexander Wright | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Saxon | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Timmy Smith | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 393 | 1500 | 3.8 | 48t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 492 | 1976 | 4.0 | 67 | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 399 | 226 | 56.6 | 155 | 2579 | 6.5 | 11.4 | 61t | 11 | 2.8 | 18 | 4.5 | 39 | 288 | 2291 | 66.6 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 67 | 24 | 35.8 | 37 | 279 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 27t | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 9.0 | 4 | 29 | 250 | 16.9 |
| Steve Walsh | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 5 | 40 | 4.4 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 57.6 |
| Team Totals | 475 | 254 | 53.5 | 197 | 2898 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 61t | 12 | 2.5 | 24 | 5.1 | 43 | 317 | 2581 | 59.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 470 | 271 | 57.7 | 188 | 2931 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 58t | 12 | 2.6 | 11 | 2.3 | 36 | 292 | 2639 | 74.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Martin | 64 | 732 | 11.4 | 45 | 0 |
| Jay Novacek | 59 | 657 | 11.1 | 41 | 4 |
| Tommie Agee | 30 | 272 | 9.1 | 30 | 1 |
| Emmitt Smith | 24 | 228 | 9.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 20 | 413 | 20.7 | 61t | 5 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 14 | 172 | 12.3 | 28t | 1 |
| Daryl Johnston | 14 | 148 | 10.6 | 26 | 1 |
| Rob Awalt | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Alexander Wright | 11 | 104 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| James Dixon | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 254 | 2898 | 11.4 | 61t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 271 | 2931 | 10.8 | 58t | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issiac Holt | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 64t | 1 |
| James Washington | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Kenneth Gant | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Manny Hendrix | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 64t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 353 | 14.7 | 61t | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Saxon | 79 | 3413 | 43.2 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 438 | 2815 | 35.6 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 3413 | 43.2 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 438 | 2815 | 35.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 2866 | 40.9 | 62 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 250 | 2536 | 36.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Shepard | 20 | 1 | 121 | 6.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Rod Harris | 12 | 6 | 63 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 5 | 3 | 46 | 9.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 11 | 250 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 8 | 438 | 10.2 | 98t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Dixon | 36 | 0 | 736 | 20.4 | 47 | 0 |
| Alexander Wright | 12 | 0 | 276 | 23.0 | 90t | 1 |
| Derrick Shepard | 4 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Mark Stepnoski | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rod Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 54 | 0 | 1102 | 20.4 | 90t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 1136 | 20.7 | 76t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmie Jones | 7.5 | |
| Danny Stubbs | 7.5 | |
| Tony Tolbert | 6.0 | |
| Danny Noonan | 4.5 | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 3.5 | |
| Ken Norton | 2.5 | |
| Jack Del Rio | 1.5 | |
| Dean Hamel | 1.0 | |
| Eugene Lockhart | 1.0 | |
| Jesse Solomon | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 36.0 | 292.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43.0 | 317.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vince Albritton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Awalt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gesek | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Gogan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Hendrix | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Crawford Ker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eugene Lockhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nate Newton | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Norton, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Novacek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Shepard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emmitt Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vinson Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
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