| Baltimore Colts at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 26, 1976 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63725 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 95 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Roosevelt Leaks 3 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Golden Richards 39 pass from Drew Pearson (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Jones 6 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 37 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 30 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Golden Richards 31 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 18 FG | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 2 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 38 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 24 FG | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 32 FG | 27 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 64 | LOT | David Taylor |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 66 | ROG | Elmer Collett |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 87 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 48 | RB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 76 | RDT | Joe Ehrmann |
| 78 | RDE | John Dutton |
| 58 | LLB | Derrel Luce |
| 59 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 42 | LCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 40 | LS | Bruce Laird |
| 20 | RS | Jackie Wallace |
| 31 | RCB | Nelson Munsey |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 21 | RB | Doug Dennison |
| 35 | RB | Scott Laidlaw |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 63 | RDT | Larry Cole |
| 69 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 53 | LLB | Bob Breunig |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | LS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 7/16 | / | 7 | 55 | 2 | 1 | |
| DAL | 21 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 6/13 | / | 8 | 65 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 27 | 115 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Don McCauley | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 184 | 4.7 | 3 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Doug Dennison | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Charley Young | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 92 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 0 | 237 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 68.9 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 0 | 237 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 68.9 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 28 | 22 | 78.6 | 0 | 339 | 12.1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 140.9 | |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 23 | 79.3 | 0 | 378 | 13.0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 153.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don McCauley | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Roger Carr | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | |
| Glenn Doughty | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 237 | 18.2 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 1 | |
| Golden Richards | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 2 | |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Charley Young | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 378 | 16.4 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||
| David Lee | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 49 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 26 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bruce Laird | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ron Lee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Ken Novak | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Ken Huff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 122 | 17.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jim Jensen | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Joe Ehrmann | 1.0+ |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Thomas Henderson | 1.0 |
| Ed Jones | 0.5 |
| Harvey Martin | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |