| NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: January 4, 1976 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 84483 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 61 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Preston Pearson 18 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Golden Richards 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Preston Pearson 15 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Preston Pearson 19 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 40 FG | 31 | 0 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 26 FG | 34 | 0 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | John Cappelletti 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 34 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 26 FG | 37 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 66 | LOG | Burton Lawless |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 65 | RDT | Larry Cole |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Mark Washington |
| 41 | LS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 12 | QB | James Harris |
| 32 | RB | Cullen Bryant |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 76 | RDT | Cody Jones |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 36 | LLB | Ken Geddes |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 41 | LCB | Eddie McMillan |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | RS | Bill Simpson |
| 28 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Robert Newhouse | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Charley Young | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jaworski | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 1 | 220 | 8.5 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 112.2 |
| Clint Longley | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 2 | 147 | 6.7 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 33.7 |
| James Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 27 | 3 |
| Drew Pearson | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 42 | 1 |
| Jean Fugett | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Charley Young | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| D.D. Lewis | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Duane Carrell | 7 | 248 | 35.4 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Golden Richards | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Rob Scribner | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Doug Dennison | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Willie McGee | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Jethro Pugh | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Randy White | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Bill Gregory | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
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