James JonesJones, James, Jr.Height: 5-10 Weight: 203 Born: December 6, 1958 Starkville, MS High School: Vicksburg (MS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| 1977 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| 1978 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| 1979 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (80th overall) 1980 Dallas Cowboys |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 23 | RB | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 23 | FB | 16 | 2 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 62 | 2 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/1980 | 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 8/30/1983 | 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 7/19/1984 | 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1984 | 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL |
| Retired | 7/9/1986 | 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 41 | 135 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 34 | 183 | 5.4 | 59t | 1 | ||||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 84 | 331 | 3.9 | 59t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 24 | 179 | 7.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 42 | 312 | 7.4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 54 | 4 | 548 | 10.1 | 52 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 33 | 2 | 188 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 87 | 6 | 736 | 8.5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 32 | 720 | 22.5 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 27 | 0 | 517 | 19.1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 9 | 0 | 161 | 17.9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 70 | 0 | 1444 | 20.6 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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