1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/30/1979 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 19-21 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64792 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Bethea | 76 | DT | 6-5 | 251 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 26 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Brinson | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 214 | 25 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Brown | 59 | LB | 6-4 | 223 | 24 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | LDT | 6-4 | 245 | 33 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | OT | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Temple | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 23 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Donovan | 67 | LOT | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 29 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| John Dutton | 78 | LDE | 6-7 | 261 | 28 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| John Fitzgerald | 62 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 31 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Frederick | 71 | OT | 6-6 | 265 | 25 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 43 | FS | 6-0 | 188 | 31 | Ouachita Baptist | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hegman | 58 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 26 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Hughes | 42 | SS | 6-4 | 207 | 26 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Huther | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | New Hampshire | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 25 | UC Riverside | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Kyle | 25 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 |
| Burton Lawless | 66 | OG | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 34 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 |
| Wade Manning | 22 | CB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 29 | East Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Mitchell | 34 | CB | 6-1 | 196 | 23 | Morris Brown; Canyons JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 29 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 28 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 34 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 262 | 25 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Saldi | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 227 | 25 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Herbert Scott | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 26 | Virginia Union | 1 | 1 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 26 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 52 | C | 6-4 | 261 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 20 | RB | 6-1 | 224 | 23 | Coffeyville CC; Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Stalls | 65 | DL | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 37 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Thornton | 77 | DT | 6-5 | 265 | 21 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 32 | CB | 5-11 | 178 | 23 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Danny White | 11 | QB-P | 6-3 | 195 | 27 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Wilson | 81 | WR | 5-10 | 195 | 22 | Howard | 1 | 0 |
| Rayfield Wright | 70 | ROT | 6-7 | 242 | 34 | Fort Valley State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5/16 31.3% | / % | 6 | 55 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:42 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5/14 35.7% | / % | 6 | 44 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Randy White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 156 | 4.6 | 27 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 159 | 4.1 | 35 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 15 | 124 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 29 | 1 | 3.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 53.3 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 15 | 150 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 29 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 58.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 10 | 210 | 10.0 | 23.3 | 50t | 3 | 14.3 | 2 | 9.5 | 1 | 8 | 202 | 79.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Jay Saldi | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15t | 1 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ron Springs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 13 | 150 | 11.5 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 210 | 23.3 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 8 | 295 | 36.9 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 258 | 32.3 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 295 | 36.9 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 258 | 32.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 177 | 35.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wade Manning | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Springs | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Randy White | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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