| San Diego Chargers at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1980 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 60639 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 63 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 45 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 4 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Jefferson 58 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Woodrow Lowe 16 interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Butch Johnson 17 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jay Saldi 12 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 35 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 9 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 42 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Kellen Winslow 3 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 31 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 60 | ROT | Dan Audick |
| 80 | TE | Kellen Winslow |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 46 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| 25 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 79 | RDT | Gary Johnson |
| 71 | RDE | Fred Dean |
| 51 | LB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 52 | LB | Ray Preston |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 44 | SS | Pete Shaw |
| 42 | FS | Mike Fuller |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| 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 |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| 20 | FB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 63 | LDT | Larry Cole |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 68 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 45 | LCB | Steve Wilson |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 32 | FS | Dennis Thurman |
| 34 | RCB | Aaron Mitchell |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Chuck Muncie | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Springs | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Danny White | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| James Jones | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 4 | 371 | 8.4 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 61.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 1 | 260 | 7.6 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 105.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| John Jefferson | 8 | 160 | 20.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Kellen Winslow | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 65 | 2 |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Jay Saldi | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Chuck Muncie | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 43 | 0 | |
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 38 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Leroy Jones | 2.0 |
| Gary Johnson | 1.0 |
| Fred Dean | 1.0 |
| Wilbur Young | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 |
| Bruce Thornton | 1.0 |
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