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1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)

2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 12-4-0 .750
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1983 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Ermal AllenSpecial Assistant-Research and Development
Neill ArmstrongResearch and Development
Al LavanRunning Backs
Alan LowrySpecial Teams
Jim MyersAssistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Dick NolanReceivers
Jim ShofnerQuarterbacks
Gene StallingsDefensive Backs
Ernie StautnerDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
Jerry TubbsLinebackers
Bob WardConditioning
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/6/1983HMiami Dolphins20-17WIrving, TXTexas Stadium46826
Mon8/15/1983ALos Angeles Rams30-7WAnaheim, CAAnaheim Stadium54268
Sat8/20/1983HPittsburgh Steelers7-24LIrving, TXTexas Stadium62164
Sat8/27/1983HHouston Oilers34-31WIrving, TXTexas Stadium54363
Mon9/5/1983AWashington Redskins31-30WWashington, DCRFK Stadium55045
Sun9/11/1983ASt. Louis Cardinals34-17WSt. Louis, MOBusch Stadium48532
Sun9/18/1983HNew York Giants28-13WIrving, TXTexas Stadium62347
Sun9/25/1983HNew Orleans Saints21-20WIrving, TXTexas Stadium62136
Sun10/2/1983AMinnesota Vikings37-24WMinneapolis, MNMetrodome60774
Sun10/9/1983HTampa Bay Buccaneers27-24WOTIrving, TXTexas Stadium63308
Sun10/16/1983HPhiladelphia Eagles37-7WIrving, TXTexas Stadium63070
Sun10/23/1983HLos Angeles Raiders38-40LIrving, TXTexas Stadium64991
Sun10/30/1983ANew York Giants38-20WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium76142
Sun11/6/1983APhiladelphia Eagles27-20WPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium71236
Sun11/13/1983ASan Diego Chargers23-24LSan Diego, CAJack Murphy Stadium46192
Sun11/20/1983HKansas City Chiefs41-21WIrving, TXTexas Stadium64103
Thu11/24/1983HSt. Louis Cardinals35-17WIrving, TXTexas Stadium60974
Sun12/4/1983ASeattle Seahawks35-10WSeattle, WAKingdome63532
Sun12/11/1983HWashington Redskins10-31LIrving, TXTexas Stadium65074
Mon12/19/1983ASan Francisco 49ers17-42LSan Francisco, CACandlestick Park59957
NFC Wild Card Playoff
Mon12/26/1983HLos Angeles Rams17-24LIrving, TXTexas Stadium43521

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
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Gary Allen31RB5-1017923Hawaii60
Brian Baldinger62C-OG6-427523Nassau CC; Duke160
Bill Bates40SS6-120722Tennessee161
Larry Bethea76DT6-525127Michigan State140
Bob Breunig53MLB6-223630Arizona State1616
Glenn Carano18QB6-320128Nevada-Las Vegas160
Dextor Clinkscale47SS5-1119525South Carolina State1515
Jim Cooper61ROT6-526528Temple1615
Doug Cosbie84TE6-623827Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara1616
Anthony Dickerson51RLB6-222226Trinity Valley CC; Southern Methodist1615
Doug Donley83WR6-018024Ohio State111
Pat Donovan67LOT6-526030Stanford1515
Tony Dorsett33RB5-1118929Pittsburgh1616
Michael Downs26FS6-320024Rice1616
Billy Joe DuPree89TE6-422533Michigan State165
John Dutton78LDT6-726132Nebraska1616
Ron Fellows27CB6-017325Butler CC; Missouri160
Mike Hegman50LLB6-122730Alabama A&M; Tennessee State1615
Rod Hill25CB6-018424Kentucky State140
Tony Hill80WR6-220527Stanford1210
Gary Hogeboom14QB6-420825Central Michigan60
Bruce Huther55LB6-122029New Hampshire111
Jim Jeffcoat77DE6-527722Arizona State160
Butch Johnson86WR6-118729UC Riverside165
Ed Jones72LDE6-927732Tennessee State1616
Angelo King57LB6-122225South Carolina State161
Harvey Martin79RDE6-526033Texas A&M-Commerce1616
Scott McLean52LB6-423323Florida State40
Chuck McSwain35RB6-019122Clemson10
Jim Miller3P5-1118426Mississippi20
Robert Newhouse44RB5-1021933Houston160
Timmy Newsome30RB6-123625Winston-Salem State160
Drew Pearson88WR6-018232Tulsa1413
Kurt Petersen65ROG6-427026Missouri1414
Phil Pozderac75LOT-ROT6-928324Notre Dame162
Tom Rafferty64C6-326229Penn State1615
Howard Richards70ROG6-626524Missouri162
Jeff Rohrer50LB6-322725Yale161
Chris Schultz66OT6-828023Arizona50
Herbert Scott68LOG6-226030Virginia Union1616
Rafael Septien1K5-917130Louisiana-Lafayette160
Cleo Simmons82TE6-222523Jackson State110
Don Smerek60DT6-725626Nevada-Reno150
Ron Springs20RB6-122427Coffeyville CC; Ohio State1614
Dennis Thurman32RCB5-1117827Southern California1615
Glen Titensor63C6-427025UCLA; Brigham Young151
Mark Tuinei71DT6-529923UCLA; Hawaii100
Everson Walls24LCB6-119324Grambling State1616
Mike Walter59LB6-324023Oregon150
John Warren5P6-020723Tennessee90
Danny White11QB-P6-319531Arizona State1616
Randy White54RDT6-426030Maryland1616
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
123Jim JeffcoatDEArizona State
250Mike WalterDEOregon
377Bryan CaldwellDEArizona State
4108Chris FaulknerTEFlorida
5135Chuck McSwainRBClemson
6162Reggie CollierQBSouthern Mississippi
7189Chris SchultzTArizona
8220Lawrence RicksRBMichigan
9246Al GrossDBArizona
10273Eric MoranTWashington
11300Dan TaylorTIdaho State
12331Lorenzo BouierRBMaine
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals75154791683479
Opponents Totals1208470860360
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals33:083421092052898/228 43.0%4/9 44.4%99847
Opponents Totals26:52286821812379/224 35.3%9/17 52.9%100873
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Rafael Septien0575996.6222781.50123
Tony Dorsett90000054
Ron Springs80000048
Tony Hill70000042
Doug Cosbie60000036
Timmy Newsome60000036
Drew Pearson50000030
Danny White50000030
Butch Johnson30000018
Doug Donley20000012
Ron Fellows20000012
Gary Allen1000006
Dextor Clinkscale1000006
Michael Downs1000006
Billy Joe DuPree1000006
Mike Hegman1000006
Dennis Thurman1000006
Anthony Dickerson0000012
Team Totals59575996.6222781.51479
Opponents Totals424242100.0223073.30360
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Rafael Septien222781.50470/05/58/89/120/2
Team Totals222781.50470/05/58/89/120/2
Opponents Totals223073.32/28/87/84/81/4
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Tony Dorsett28913214.6778
Ron Springs1495413.619t7
Timmy Newsome441854.2202
Robert Newhouse9343.8220
Danny White18311.774
Drew Pearson2136.5100
Tony Hill122.020
Butch Johnson100.000
Gary Hogeboom6-10-1.7-10
Team Totals51921174.17721
Opponents Totals41014993.73212
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Danny White53333462.717639807.511.980t295.4234.337314366685.6
Gary Hogeboom171164.751619.514.62415.915.90016190.6
Ron Springs2150.01157.515.015t150.000.00015114.6
Tony Dorsett100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Drew Pearson100.0000.000.01100.00000.0
Team Totals55434662.518341567.512.080t315.6254.537314384285.2
Opponents Totals55829953.623243657.814.683t274.8274.857437392875.3
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Ron Springs735898.180t1
Tony Hill4980116.375t7
Drew Pearson4754511.6325
Doug Cosbie4658812.861t6
Butch Johnson4156113.7463
Tony Dorsett402877.2241
Doug Donley1837020.6472
Timmy Newsome1825013.952t4
Billy Joe Dupree1214211.8281
Danny White11515.015t1
Tom Rafferty188.080
Team Totals346415612.080t31
Opponents Totals299436514.683t27
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Dennis Thurman6498.2340
Ron Fellows513927.858t1
Michael Downs48020.0280
Everson Walls47017.5370
Dextor Clinkscale26834.068t1
Rod Hill2126.0120
Bill Bates12929.0290
Ed Jones11212.0120
Anthony Dickerson188.080
Bob Breunig100.000
Team Totals2746717.368t2
Opponents Totals2535814.348t1
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
John Warren39155139.854017283124832.0
Danny White38154340.650136233125032.1
Jim Miller517835.6430017210621.2
Team Totals83327239.4541414588260431.4
Opponents Totals84351541.85901023461285434.0
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Rod Hill3022327.7370
Ron Fellows103757.5140
Gary Allen9115317.068t1
Doug Donley1011.010
Robert Newhouse1000.000
Team Totals5164619.068t1
Opponents Totals53958811.156t1
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Ron Fellows43085519.9530
Rod Hill14024317.4400
Gary Allen8017822.3310
Doug Cosbie20178.5100
Timmy Newsome102828.0280
Chuck McSwain101717.0170
Ron Springs101313.0130
Bruce Huther1000.000
Bill Bates0100
Team Totals711135119.0530
Opponents Totals78180623.2660
SACKSNOYDS
Randy White12.5
Anthony Dickerson10.5
Ed Jones7.0
Don Smerek6.0
John Dutton4.5
Bill Bates4.0
Larry Bethea3.0
Harvey Martin2.0
Jim Jeffcoat2.0
Dextor Clinkscale2.0
Michael Downs1.5
Dennis Thurman1.0
Mike Hegman1.0
Team Totals57.0437.0
Opponents Totals37.0314.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Bill Bates102200
Larry Bethea0001100
Bob Breunig0001100
Dextor Clinkscale0004400
Anthony Dickerson0003300
Tony Dorsett510100
Michael Downs00022101
John Dutton0001100
Ron Fellows421300
Mike Hegman0001191
Rod Hill211200
Tony Hill100000
Ed Jones0002200
Robert Newhouse310100
Drew Pearson100000
Herbert Scott0010100
Ron Springs330300
Dennis Thurman0011201
Danny White1040400
Randy White0001100
Team Totals3016142135193
Opponents Totals31211014240
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