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1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)

1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-5-0 .688
Regular Season Scores, Rosters and Statistics
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
NFC Divisional Playoff
Sun12/30/1979HLos Angeles Rams19-21LIrving, TXTexas Stadium64792
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Benny Barnes31LCB6-119028Contra Costa JC; Stanford11
Larry Bethea76DT6-525123Michigan State10
Bob Breunig53MLB6-223626Arizona State11
Larry Brinson36RB6-021425Florida10
Guy Brown59LB6-422324Houston10
Larry Cole63LDT6-424533Air Force; Houston; Hawaii11
Jim Cooper61OT6-526524Temple10
Doug Cosbie84TE6-623823Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara11
Pat Donovan67LOT6-526026Stanford11
Tony Dorsett33RB5-1118925Pittsburgh11
Billy Joe DuPree89TE6-422529Michigan State11
John Dutton78LDE6-726128Nebraska11
John Fitzgerald62C6-525531Boston College11
Andy Frederick71OT6-626525New Mexico10
Cliff Harris43FS6-018831Ouachita Baptist11
Mike Hegman58LLB6-122726Alabama A&M; Tennessee State11
Tony Hill80WR6-220523Stanford11
Randy Hughes42SS6-420726Oklahoma11
Bruce Huther57LB6-122025New Hampshire10
Butch Johnson86WR6-118725UC Riverside10
Aaron Kyle25RCB5-1118525Wyoming11
Burton Lawless66OG6-425526Florida10
D.D. Lewis50RLB6-221834Mississippi State11
Wade Manning22CB5-1119024Ohio State10
Harvey Martin79RDE6-526029East Texas A&M11
Aaron Mitchell34CB6-119623Morris Brown; Canyons JC; Nevada-Las Vegas10
Robert Newhouse44RB5-1021929Houston10
Drew Pearson88WR6-018228Tulsa11
Preston Pearson26RB6-119034Illinois10
Tom Rafferty64ROG6-326225Penn State11
Jay Saldi87TE6-322725South Carolina10
Herbert Scott68LOG6-226026Virginia Union11
Rafael Septien1K5-917126Louisiana-Lafayette10
Robert Shaw52C6-426123Tennessee10
Ron Springs20RB6-122423Coffeyville CC; Ohio State10
Dave Stalls65DL6-424524Northern Colorado10
Roger Staubach12QB6-219837New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy11
Bruce Thornton77DT6-526521Illinois10
Dennis Thurman32CB5-1117823Southern California10
Danny White11QB-P6-319527Arizona State10
Randy White54RDT6-426026Maryland11
Steve Wilson81WR5-1019522Howard10
Rayfield Wright70ROT6-724234Fort Valley State11
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals237719
Opponents Totals0140721
TEAM STATSTOP1ST DOWNSFDRFDPFDX3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY4TH DOWN EFFICIENCYPENPENY
Team Totals31:18167725/16 31.3%/ %655
Opponents Totals28:42166915/14 35.7%/ %644
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Jay Saldi1000006
Ron Springs1000006
Rafael Septien022100.011100.005
Randy White0000012
Team Totals222100.011100.0119
Opponents Totals333100.0010.0021
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCT1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Rafael Septien11100.00/00/01/10/00/0
OWN11100.00/00/01/10/00/0
OPP010.00/00/00/00/10/0
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Tony Dorsett19874.6260
Billy Joe DuPree12727.0270
Robert Newhouse7213.060
Ron Springs5204.0151
Roger Staubach133.030
Preston Pearson1-2-2.0-20
Team Totals341564.6271
Opponents Totals391594.1350
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Roger Staubach281242.9151244.410.32913.613.61012453.3
Ron Springs100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Team Totals291344.8151505.211.52913.413.41015058.1
Opponents Totals21942.91021010.023.350t314.329.51820279.5
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Drew Pearson36120.3290
Billy Joe DuPree22613.0170
Jay Saldi2178.515t1
Preston Pearson2157.5100
Butch Johnson133.030
Ron Springs122.020
Tony Hill100.000
Team Totals1315011.5291
Opponents Totals921023.33
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Cliff Harris12222.0220
Dennis Thurman11818.0180
Team Totals24020.0220
Opponents Totals12121.0210
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Danny White829536.9440131725832.3
Team Totals829536.9440131725832.3
Opponents Totals520741.4440101017735.4
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Steve Wilson1288.080
Wade Manning1022.020
Team Totals20105.00
Opponents Totals30175.70
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Ron Springs36120.3300
Steve Wilson11818.0180
Team Totals47919.8300
Opponents Totals47619.0230
SACKSNOYDS
Randy White1.08.0
Team Totals1.08.0
Opponents Totals1.00.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Team Totals0000000
Opponents Totals0000000
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