| Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 2, 1980 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 50701 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 62 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 4 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 28 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Neil O'Donoghue 42 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Pat Tilley 42 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 32 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dennis Thurman 78 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 34 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 28 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 27 | 24 |
| 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 |
| 71 | ROT | Andy Frederick |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| 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 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 66 | LOT | George Collins |
| 60 | LOG | Barney Cotton |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 87 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | FB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 69 | NT | Rush Brown |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 53 | LOLB | Steve Neils |
| 56 | LILB | Tim Kearney |
| 55 | RILB | Eric Williams |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 38 | SS | Lee Nelson |
| 23 | FS | Ken Stone |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 31:27 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4/13 | / | 5 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| STL | 28:33 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5/15 | / | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 16 | 43 | 2.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 58 | 2.4 | 15 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 22 | 92 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 24 | 1 |
| Willard Harrell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theotis Brown | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 143 | 4.0 | 24 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 1 | 258 | 6.8 | 28t | 1 | 1 | 6 | 78.6 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 1 | 258 | 6.8 | 28t | 1 | 1 | 6 | 78.6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 2 | 258 | 10.8 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 81.6 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 2 | 258 | 10.8 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 81.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 28t | 1 |
| Jay Saldi | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 258 | 11.2 | 28t | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 5 | 145 | 29.0 | 46 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 34t | 1 |
| Theotis Brown | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Stief | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 258 | 21.5 | 46 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 78t | 1 |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 78t | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Eric Williams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Larry Swider | 8 | 351 | 43.9 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 351 | 43.9 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 7 | 0 | 48 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 48 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Mark Bell | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roy Green | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Willard Harrell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ken Stone | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 3.0 |
| Larry Cole | 2.0 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Gerard Williams | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |