| Houston Oilers at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 22, 1979 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63897 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 52 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 56 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 61 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Robert Newhouse 21 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 27 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 27 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Renfro 47 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick failed) | 23 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 44 FG | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 32 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 30 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | RB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 50 | RILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 52 | C | Robert Shaw |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Dutton |
| 63 | LDT | Larry Cole |
| 76 | RDT | Larry Bethea |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 42 | SS | Randy Hughes |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 33 | 195 | 5.9 | 61t | 2 |
| Tim Wilson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 163 | 9.6 | 47t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 125.4 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 2 | 287 | 9.6 | 56t | 2 | 1 | 8 | 94.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | |
| Mike Renfro | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 1 | |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 1 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| Tony Hill | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Jay Saldi | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Vernon Perry | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| J.C. Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Carter Hartwig | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Rich Ellender | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Springs | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Larry Brinson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Elvin Bethea | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Larry Bethea | 1.0 |
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