1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Mon | 12/26/1983 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 17-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 43521 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Gary Allen | 31 | RB | 5-10 | 179 | 23 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Baldinger | 62 | OG | 6-4 | 275 | 23 | Nassau CC; Duke | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 40 | SS | 6-1 | 207 | 22 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 30 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Carano | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 201 | 28 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 0 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 47 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | South Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 28 | Temple | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 27 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 51 | RLB | 6-2 | 222 | 26 | Trinity Valley CC; Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Donley | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Donovan | 67 | LOT | 6-5 | 260 | 30 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Downs | 26 | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | Rice | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 33 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| John Dutton | 78 | LDT | 6-7 | 261 | 32 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Fellows | 27 | CB | 6-0 | 173 | 25 | Butler CC; Missouri | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 50 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 30 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Huther | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | New Hampshire | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 77 | DE | 6-5 | 277 | 22 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 29 | UC Riverside | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 32 | Tennessee State | 1 | 1 |
| Angelo King | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 25 | South Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 33 | East Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 33 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 236 | 25 | Winston-Salem State | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 32 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Pozderac | 75 | OT | 6-9 | 283 | 24 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 29 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Howard Richards | 70 | ROG | 6-6 | 265 | 24 | Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 25 | Yale | 1 | 0 |
| Herbert Scott | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 30 | Virginia Union | 1 | 1 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 30 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 |
| Cleo Simmons | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Don Smerek | 60 | DT | 6-7 | 256 | 26 | Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 20 | RB | 6-1 | 224 | 27 | Coffeyville CC; Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Thurman | 32 | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 27 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Titensor | 63 | C | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | UCLA; Brigham Young | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Tuinei | 71 | DT | 6-5 | 299 | 23 | UCLA; Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 193 | 24 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Danny White | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 195 | 31 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 30 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:25 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 7/15 46.7% | 2/2 100.0% | 6 | 40 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4/13 30.8% | 0/1 0.0% | 4 | 18 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 63 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 94 | 3.1 | 20 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 53 | 32 | 60.4 | 18 | 330 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 30 | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 30 | 300 | 67.3 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 32 | 60.4 | 18 | 330 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 30 | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 30 | 300 | 67.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 15 | 163 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 22 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | 149 | 99.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hill | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Ron Springs | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Doug Cosbie | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Tony Dorsett | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 330 | 10.3 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 163 | 10.2 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 94 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 147 | 29.4 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 147 | 29.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 208 | 34.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Allen | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Fellows | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Bates | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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