1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/23/1972 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 30-28 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 61214 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1972 | A | Washington Redskins | 3-26 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53129 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lance Alworth | 19 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 32 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 |
| George Andrie | 66 | LB | 6-7 | 252 | 32 | Marquette | 2 | 0 |
| John Babinecz | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 22 | Villanova | 2 | 0 |
| Marv Bateman | 81 | P | 6-4 | 213 | 22 | Utah | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 2 | 2 |
| Ralph Coleman | 86 | LB | 6-4 | 216 | 22 | North Carolina A&T State | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 33 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Edwards | 52 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 33 | Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| John Fitzgerald | 62 | OL | 6-5 | 255 | 24 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
| Toni Fritsch | 15 | K | 5-7 | 188 | 27 | none | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 219 | 21 | Amherst | 2 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | LS | 6-4 | 211 | 32 | Utah State | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Gregory | 77 | DL | 6-5 | 257 | 23 | Wisconsin | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 43 | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 24 | Ouachita Baptist | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Hayes | 22 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 30 | Florida A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 35 | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 25 | Yale | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 31 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 27 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 33 | Texas Christian | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Manders | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 31 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Montgomery | 23 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 29 | California | 2 | 1 |
| Ralph Neely | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 29 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 22 | Houston | 2 | 0 |
| John Niland | 76 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 28 | Iowa | 2 | 2 |
| Blaine Nye | 61 | ROG | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Parks | 21 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Santa Monica JC; Long Beach State | 2 | 0 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 28 | Elizabeth City State | 2 | 2 |
| Mel Renfro | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 191 | 31 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Sellers | 88 | WR | 6-4 | 195 | 25 | Florida State | 2 | 2 |
| Tody Smith | 85 | DL | 6-5 | 248 | 24 | Michigan State; Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 30 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Toomay | 67 | RDE | 6-6 | 244 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Truax | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 238 | 29 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Rod Wallace | 71 | OL | 6-5 | 255 | 23 | New Mexico | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 46 | LB | 5-11 | 187 | 25 | Morgan State | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 41 | LCB | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| Rayfield Wright | 70 | ROT | 6-7 | 242 | 27 | Fort Valley State | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 33 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 54 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 4/16 25.0% | 0/0 % | 3 | 35 | |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2/13 15.4% | / % | 11 | 94 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Parks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Sellers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 54 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Hill | 27 | 147 | 5.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 16 | 30 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 261 | 5.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 227 | 2.8 | 22 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 19 | 272 | 6.8 | 13.0 | 27 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 56 | 216 | 90.8 |
| Craig Morton | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 11 | 96 | 4.6 | 12.0 | 28 | 1 | 4.8 | 2 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 29.2 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 62 | 29 | 46.8 | 31 | 368 | 5.9 | 12.7 | 28 | 3 | 4.8 | 2 | 3.2 | 8 | 58 | 310 | 68.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 26 | 65.0 | 12 | 344 | 8.6 | 13.2 | 52 | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 87.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Parks | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Walt Garrison | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Ron Sellers | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Lance Alworth | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 28t | 1 | ||
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mike Montgomery | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ditka | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Billy Truax | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 368 | 12.7 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 344 | 13.2 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Bateman | 12 | 515 | 42.9 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 470 | 39.2 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 553 | 42.5 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 508 | 39.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 368 | 36.8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 371 | 37.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Waters | 4 | 0 | -3 | -0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 5 | -3 | -0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Harris | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 33 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 137 | 22.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 97t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8.0 | 58.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Truax | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -14 | 0 |
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