| Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: November 4, 1979 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 76490 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 54 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Johnny Perkins 32 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 37 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Billy Taylor 23 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson 32 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 22 FG | 16 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 59 | LLB | Guy Brown |
| 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 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 74 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | NG | John Mendenhall |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 54 | LILB | Dan Lloyd |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | ROLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 25 | FS | Ray Oldham |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 21 | 68 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Phil Simms | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 0 | 266 | 8.9 | 32t | 1 | 4 | 28 | 105.7 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 1 | 150 | 9.4 | 32t | 2 | 1 | 17 | 106.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 1 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Tony Hill | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gary Shirk | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Johnny Perkins | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | |
| Earnest Gray | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 47 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 72 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 5 | 0 | 38 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Springs | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 3.0 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 1.0 |
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