| Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1979 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64462 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 71 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 6 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 18 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 3 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 42 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 41 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jay Saldi 23 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 32 FG | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 6 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 80 | WR | Billy Waddy |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 75 | LOG | John Williams |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 54 | ROG | Dan Ryczek |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 33 | RCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Elvis Peacock | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 24 | 103 | 4.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Springs | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 1 | 122 | 4.7 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 34.5 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 14 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2.1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 0 | 176 | 9.8 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 142.6 |
| Danny White | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 109.7 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Preston Dennard | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Smith | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Jay Saldi | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| Tony Hill | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ken Clark | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 57 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 5 | 250 | 50.0 | 73 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 5 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Drew Hill | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 39 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Mike Fanning | 1.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 2.0 |
| Larry Bethea | 1.0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1.0 |
| Dave Stalls | 1.0 |
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