| Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 2, 1978 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 55031 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 63 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 52 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 42 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 19 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 27 FG | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Safety, Joe Theismann tackled in end zone by Charlie Waters | 5 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 87 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 71 | ROT | Andy Frederick |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 56 | LLB | Thomas Henderson |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Mark Washington |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 86 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 21 | 61 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 19 | 96 | 5.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 1 | 212 | 7.1 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 53.8 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 156 | 7.1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 54.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ricky Thompson | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Aaron Kyle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ken Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Ed Jones | 2.0 |
| Charlie Waters | 0.5 |
| Randy White | 0.5 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dave Butz | 1.0 |
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