| Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1979 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47572 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 63 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 34 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Tucker 2 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 5 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 3 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Benny Barnes 33 opponents fumble recovery (Rafael Septien kick blocked) | 23 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 37 FG | 23 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 35 FG | 23 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 28 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 23 | 20 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 30 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 30 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Preston Pearson 6 run (Rafael Septien kick blocked) | 36 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Stalls |
| 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 |
| 42 | SS | Randy Hughes |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 34 | HB | Rickey Young |
| 44 | FB | Chuck Foreman |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 72 | RDT | James White |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 22 | FS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 21 | 145 | 6.9 | 30 | 3 |
| Danny White | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Larry Brinson | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rickey Young | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Kramer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 0 | 174 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 88.0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 0 | 206 | 6.1 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 91.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sammy White | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 1 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 43 | 0 | |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Robert Steele | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Dave Stalls | 1.0 |
| Bruce Thornton | 1.0 |
| Larry Bethea | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Mark Mullaney | 1.0 |
| James White | 1.0 |
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