1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Tom Landry |
Ermal Allen | Special Assistant-Research and Development |
Neill Armstrong | Research and Development |
Al Lavan | Running Backs |
Alan Lowry | Special Teams |
Jim Myers | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line |
Dick Nolan | Receivers |
Jim Shofner | Quarterbacks |
Gene Stallings | Defensive Backs |
Ernie Stautner | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
Jerry Tubbs | Linebackers |
Bob Ward | Conditioning |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/6/1983 | H | Miami Dolphins | 20-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 46826 | |
Mon | 8/15/1983 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 30-7 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 54268 | |
Sat | 8/20/1983 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62164 | |
Sat | 8/27/1983 | H | Houston Oilers | 34-31 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54363 | |
Mon | 9/5/1983 | A | Washington Redskins | 31-30 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55045 | |
Sun | 9/11/1983 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 34-17 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 48532 | |
Sun | 9/18/1983 | H | New York Giants | 28-13 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62347 | |
Sun | 9/25/1983 | H | New Orleans Saints | 21-20 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62136 | |
Sun | 10/2/1983 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 37-24 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 60774 | |
Sun | 10/9/1983 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27-24 | W | OT | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63308 |
Sun | 10/16/1983 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 37-7 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63070 | |
Sun | 10/23/1983 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 38-40 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64991 | |
Sun | 10/30/1983 | A | New York Giants | 38-20 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 76142 | |
Sun | 11/6/1983 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-20 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 71236 | |
Sun | 11/13/1983 | A | San Diego Chargers | 23-24 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 46192 | |
Sun | 11/20/1983 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 41-21 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64103 | |
Thu | 11/24/1983 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 35-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60974 | |
Sun | 12/4/1983 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 35-10 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 63532 | |
Sun | 12/11/1983 | H | Washington Redskins | 10-31 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65074 | |
Mon | 12/19/1983 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-42 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 59957 | |
NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
Mon | 12/26/1983 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 17-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 43521 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Gary Allen | 31 | RB | 5-10 | 179 | 23 | Hawaii | 6 | 0 |
Brian Baldinger | 62 | C-OG | 6-4 | 275 | 23 | Nassau CC; Duke | 16 | 0 |
Bill Bates | 40 | SS | 6-1 | 207 | 22 | Tennessee | 16 | 1 |
Larry Bethea | 76 | DT | 6-5 | 251 | 27 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 30 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
Glenn Carano | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 201 | 28 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 16 | 0 |
Dextor Clinkscale | 47 | SS | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | South Carolina State | 15 | 15 |
Jim Cooper | 61 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 28 | Temple | 16 | 15 |
Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 27 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 16 | 16 |
Anthony Dickerson | 51 | RLB | 6-2 | 222 | 26 | Trinity Valley CC; Southern Methodist | 16 | 15 |
Doug Donley | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Ohio State | 11 | 1 |
Pat Donovan | 67 | LOT | 6-5 | 260 | 30 | Stanford | 15 | 15 |
Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
Michael Downs | 26 | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | Rice | 16 | 16 |
Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 33 | Michigan State | 16 | 5 |
John Dutton | 78 | LDT | 6-7 | 261 | 32 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
Ron Fellows | 27 | CB | 6-0 | 173 | 25 | Butler CC; Missouri | 16 | 0 |
Mike Hegman | 50 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 30 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 16 | 15 |
Rod Hill | 25 | CB | 6-0 | 184 | 24 | Kentucky State | 14 | 0 |
Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Stanford | 12 | 10 |
Gary Hogeboom | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 208 | 25 | Central Michigan | 6 | 0 |
Bruce Huther | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | New Hampshire | 11 | 1 |
Jim Jeffcoat | 77 | DE | 6-5 | 277 | 22 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
Butch Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 29 | UC Riverside | 16 | 5 |
Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 32 | Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
Angelo King | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 25 | South Carolina State | 16 | 1 |
Harvey Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 33 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 16 | 16 |
Scott McLean | 52 | LB | 6-4 | 233 | 23 | Florida State | 4 | 0 |
Chuck McSwain | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 191 | 22 | Clemson | 1 | 0 |
Jim Miller | 3 | P | 5-11 | 184 | 26 | Mississippi | 2 | 0 |
Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 33 | Houston | 16 | 0 |
Timmy Newsome | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 236 | 25 | Winston-Salem State | 16 | 0 |
Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 32 | Tulsa | 14 | 13 |
Kurt Petersen | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
Phil Pozderac | 75 | LOT-ROT | 6-9 | 283 | 24 | Notre Dame | 16 | 2 |
Tom Rafferty | 64 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 29 | Penn State | 16 | 15 |
Howard Richards | 70 | ROG | 6-6 | 265 | 24 | Missouri | 16 | 2 |
Jeff Rohrer | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 25 | Yale | 16 | 1 |
Chris Schultz | 66 | OT | 6-8 | 280 | 23 | Arizona | 5 | 0 |
Herbert Scott | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 30 | Virginia Union | 16 | 16 |
Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 30 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 16 | 0 |
Cleo Simmons | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Jackson State | 11 | 0 |
Don Smerek | 60 | DT | 6-7 | 256 | 26 | Nevada-Reno | 15 | 0 |
Ron Springs | 20 | RB | 6-1 | 224 | 27 | Coffeyville CC; Ohio State | 16 | 14 |
Dennis Thurman | 32 | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 15 |
Glen Titensor | 63 | C | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | UCLA; Brigham Young | 15 | 1 |
Mark Tuinei | 71 | DT | 6-5 | 299 | 23 | UCLA; Hawaii | 10 | 0 |
Everson Walls | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 193 | 24 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
Mike Walter | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Oregon | 15 | 0 |
John Warren | 5 | P | 6-0 | 207 | 23 | Tennessee | 9 | 0 |
Danny White | 11 | QB-P | 6-3 | 195 | 31 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 30 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 23 | Jim Jeffcoat | DE | Arizona State |
2 | 50 | Mike Walter | DE | Oregon |
3 | 77 | Bryan Caldwell | DE | Arizona State |
4 | 108 | Chris Faulkner | TE | Florida |
5 | 135 | Chuck McSwain | RB | Clemson |
6 | 162 | Reggie Collier | QB | Southern Mississippi |
7 | 189 | Chris Schultz | T | Arizona |
8 | 220 | Lawrence Ricks | RB | Michigan |
9 | 246 | Al Gross | DB | Arizona |
10 | 273 | Eric Moran | T | Washington |
11 | 300 | Dan Taylor | T | Idaho State |
12 | 331 | Lorenzo Bouier | RB | Maine |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 75 | 154 | 79 | 168 | 3 | 479 |
Opponents Totals | 120 | 84 | 70 | 86 | 0 | 360 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 33:08 | 342 | 109 | 205 | 28 | 98/228 43.0% | 4/9 44.4% | 99 | 847 |
Opponents Totals | 26:52 | 286 | 82 | 181 | 23 | 79/224 35.3% | 9/17 52.9% | 100 | 873 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Septien | 0 | 57 | 59 | 96.6 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 0 | 123 |
Tony Dorsett | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Ron Springs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Tony Hill | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Doug Cosbie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Timmy Newsome | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Drew Pearson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Danny White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Butch Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Doug Donley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Ron Fellows | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Gary Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Dextor Clinkscale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Michael Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Hegman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Anthony Dickerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 59 | 57 | 59 | 96.6 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 1 | 479 |
Opponents Totals | 42 | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 0 | 360 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Septien | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 0 | 47 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 8/8 | 9/12 | 0/2 |
Team Totals | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 0 | 47 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 8/8 | 9/12 | 0/2 |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 2/2 | 8/8 | 7/8 | 4/8 | 1/4 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Dorsett | 289 | 1321 | 4.6 | 77 | 8 |
Ron Springs | 149 | 541 | 3.6 | 19t | 7 |
Timmy Newsome | 44 | 185 | 4.2 | 20 | 2 |
Robert Newhouse | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 |
Danny White | 18 | 31 | 1.7 | 7 | 4 |
Drew Pearson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
Tony Hill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Butch Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Hogeboom | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | -1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 519 | 2117 | 4.1 | 77 | 21 |
Opponents Totals | 410 | 1499 | 3.7 | 32 | 12 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny White | 533 | 334 | 62.7 | 176 | 3980 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 80t | 29 | 5.4 | 23 | 4.3 | 37 | 314 | 3666 | 85.6 |
Gary Hogeboom | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 5 | 161 | 9.5 | 14.6 | 24 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 90.6 |
Ron Springs | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 15 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 114.6 |
Tony Dorsett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Drew Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Team Totals | 554 | 346 | 62.5 | 183 | 4156 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 80t | 31 | 5.6 | 25 | 4.5 | 37 | 314 | 3842 | 85.2 |
Opponents Totals | 558 | 299 | 53.6 | 232 | 4365 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 83t | 27 | 4.8 | 27 | 4.8 | 57 | 437 | 3928 | 75.3 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Springs | 73 | 589 | 8.1 | 80t | 1 |
Tony Hill | 49 | 801 | 16.3 | 75t | 7 |
Drew Pearson | 47 | 545 | 11.6 | 32 | 5 |
Doug Cosbie | 46 | 588 | 12.8 | 61t | 6 |
Butch Johnson | 41 | 561 | 13.7 | 46 | 3 |
Tony Dorsett | 40 | 287 | 7.2 | 24 | 1 |
Doug Donley | 18 | 370 | 20.6 | 47 | 2 |
Timmy Newsome | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 52t | 4 |
Billy Joe Dupree | 12 | 142 | 11.8 | 28 | 1 |
Danny White | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
Tom Rafferty | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Team Totals | 346 | 4156 | 12.0 | 80t | 31 |
Opponents Totals | 299 | 4365 | 14.6 | 83t | 27 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis Thurman | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 34 | 0 |
Ron Fellows | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 58t | 1 |
Michael Downs | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 |
Everson Walls | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 37 | 0 |
Dextor Clinkscale | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 68t | 1 |
Rod Hill | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
Bill Bates | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
Ed Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Anthony Dickerson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Bob Breunig | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 27 | 467 | 17.3 | 68t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 25 | 358 | 14.3 | 48t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Warren | 39 | 1551 | 39.8 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 283 | 1248 | 32.0 |
Danny White | 38 | 1543 | 40.6 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 233 | 1250 | 32.1 |
Jim Miller | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 106 | 21.2 |
Team Totals | 83 | 3272 | 39.4 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 588 | 2604 | 31.4 |
Opponents Totals | 84 | 3515 | 41.8 | 59 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 461 | 2854 | 34.0 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rod Hill | 30 | 2 | 232 | 7.7 | 37 | 0 |
Ron Fellows | 10 | 3 | 75 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
Gary Allen | 9 | 1 | 153 | 17.0 | 68t | 1 |
Doug Donley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Robert Newhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 51 | 6 | 461 | 9.0 | 68t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 53 | 9 | 588 | 11.1 | 56t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Fellows | 43 | 0 | 855 | 19.9 | 53 | 0 |
Rod Hill | 14 | 0 | 243 | 17.4 | 40 | 0 |
Gary Allen | 8 | 0 | 178 | 22.3 | 31 | 0 |
Doug Cosbie | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
Timmy Newsome | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
Chuck McSwain | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Bruce Huther | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Bates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 71 | 1 | 1351 | 19.0 | 53 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 78 | 1806 | 23.2 | 66 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Randy White | 12.5 | |
Anthony Dickerson | 10.5 | |
Ed Jones | 7.0 | |
Don Smerek | 6.0 | |
John Dutton | 4.5 | |
Bill Bates | 4.0 | |
Larry Bethea | 3.0 | |
Harvey Martin | 2.0 | |
Jim Jeffcoat | 2.0 | |
Dextor Clinkscale | 2.0 | |
Michael Downs | 1.5 | |
Dennis Thurman | 1.0 | |
Mike Hegman | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 57.0 | 437.0 |
Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 314.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Bates | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Bethea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Breunig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dextor Clinkscale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Dickerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Dorsett | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Michael Downs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
John Dutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Fellows | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Hegman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Rod Hill | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Newhouse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Drew Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Herbert Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Springs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Dennis Thurman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Danny White | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Randy White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 30 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 3 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 |
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