| NFC Championship |
| Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 7, 1979 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 67470 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 61 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 5 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Scott Laidlaw 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 11 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Thomas Henderson 68 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe Dupree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 35 | FB | Scott Laidlaw |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 63 | LDT | Larry Cole |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 56 | LLB | Thomas Henderson |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 79 | RDT | Mike Fanning |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 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 | 28:49 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3/11 | / | 10 | 85 | 2 | 1 |
| LARM | 31:11 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5/15 | / | 5 | 40 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 53 | 1 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 126 | 3.8 | 53 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Cullen Bryant | 20 | 52 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 81 | 2.6 | 18 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 126 | 5.0 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 59.8 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 126 | 5.0 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 59.8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 3 | 76 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.9 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 2 | 130 | 8.1 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 32.8 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 14 | 40.0 | 5 | 206 | 5.9 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 126 | 9.7 | 23 | 2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 65 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 65 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Randy Hughes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 68t | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 8 | 280 | 35.0 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 280 | 35.0 | 48 | 1 | 3 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
| Glen Walker | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jim Jodat | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Dave Stalls | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Charlie Waters | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Mike Fanning | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Cody Jones | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 17.0 |