| Dallas Cowboys at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1985 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 49686 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 7 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 35 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 57 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 33 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Fred Cornwell 1 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 66 | LOT | Chris Schultz |
| 63 | LOG | Glen Titensor |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 30 | FB | Timmy Newsome |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 50 | RLB | Jeff Rohrer |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 47 | SS | Dextor Clinkscale |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Fellows |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 73 | LOT | Harvey Salem |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 55 | C | Jim Romano |
| 62 | ROG | John Schuhmacher |
| 74 | ROT | Bruce Matthews |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 40 | HB | Butch Woolfolk |
| 30 | FB | Larry Moriarty |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 76 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 53 | LILB | Avon Riley |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 21 | FS | Bo Eason |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 28:38 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1/14 | 0/0 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| HOU | 31:22 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6/17 | 0/1 | 6 | 65 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 23 | 159 | 6.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 156 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Larry Moriarty | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 81 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 199 | 6.2 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 90.5 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 199 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 90.5 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 4 | 215 | 8.3 | 57t | 1 | 12 | 82 | 45.0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 4 | 215 | 8.3 | 1 | 12 | 82 | 45.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Doug Cosbie | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 49 | 0 |
| James Jones | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Fred Cornwell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7t | 1 |
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 199 | 12.4 | 2 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 57t | 1 |
| Tim Smith | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Akiu | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 215 | 19.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Fellows | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Mike Saxon | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Lee Johnson | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 1 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Leon Gonzalez | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 3 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Steve Tasker | 3 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| John Dutton | 2.0 |
| Ed Jones | 2.0 |
| Randy White | 2.0 |
| Kevin Brooks | 1.0 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 1.0 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 1.0 |
| Mike Hegman | 0.5 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 12.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Keith Bostic | 1.0 |
| Jesse Baker | 0.5 |
| Ray Childress | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |