| Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1978 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 65749 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 69 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | John Cappelletti 1 run (Frank Corral kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 14 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ron Jessie 21 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 18 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Willie Miller 43 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick failed) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Rod Perry 43 interception return (Frank Corral kick) | 14 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 87 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 71 | ROT | Andy Frederick |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 82 | WR | Willie Miller |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 32 | RB | Cullen Bryant |
| 22 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 32:37 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 10/19 | / | 6 | 34 | 3 | 1 |
| LARM | 27:23 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5/13 | / | 9 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 19 | 38 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 96 | 3.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Cullen Bryant | 20 | 61 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 98 | 2.7 | 9 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 46 | 22 | 47.8 | 4 | 246 | 5.3 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 42.5 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 22 | 47.8 | 4 | 246 | 5.3 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 42.5 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 2 | 227 | 9.1 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 79.9 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 2 | 227 | 9.1 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 79.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18t | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 246 | 11.2 | 23 | 2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 45 | 1 |
| Willie Miller | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 43t | 1 |
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 227 | 16.2 | 45 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Rod Perry | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 43 | 1 |
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 43 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Glen Walker | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 45 | 0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Mike Hegman | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Cody Jones | 1.0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1.0 |
| Mike Fanning | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |