1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/30/1978 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 27-20 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60338 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/7/1979 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 28-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 67470 | |
| Super Bowl XIII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/21/1979 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31-35 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 79484 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Bethea | 76 | DL | 6-5 | 251 | 22 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 |
| Alois Blackwell | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 195 | 24 | Houston | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 25 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Brinson | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 214 | 24 | Florida | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Brown | 59 | LB | 6-4 | 223 | 23 | Houston | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | LDT | 6-4 | 245 | 32 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | OG | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Temple | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Donovan | 87 | LOT | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 28 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 |
| John Fitzgerald | 62 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 30 | Boston College | 3 | 3 |
| Andy Frederick | 71 | OT | 6-6 | 265 | 24 | New Mexico | 3 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 43 | FS | 6-0 | 188 | 30 | Ouachita Baptist | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Hegman | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 25 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 3 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 56 | LLB | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | Langston | 3 | 3 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 22 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Randy Hughes | 42 | DB | 6-4 | 207 | 25 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce Huther | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | New Hampshire | 3 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 24 | UC Riverside | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 27 | Tennessee State | 3 | 3 |
| Aaron Kyle | 25 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 205 | 25 | Stanford | 3 | 2 |
| Burton Lawless | 66 | OG | 6-4 | 255 | 25 | Florida | 3 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 33 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 28 | East Texas A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | FB | 5-10 | 219 | 28 | Houston | 2 | 1 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 27 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 33 | Illinois | 3 | 0 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | DT | 6-6 | 258 | 34 | Elizabeth City State | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 262 | 24 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
| Tom Randall | 60 | OG | 6-5 | 245 | 22 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 |
| Herbert Scott | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 25 | Virginia Union | 3 | 3 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 25 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 38 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Stalls | 65 | DL | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | Northern Colorado | 3 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 36 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 3 | 3 |
| Robert Steele | 82 | WR | 6-4 | 196 | 22 | North Alabama | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 32 | DB | 5-11 | 178 | 22 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 46 | CB | 5-11 | 187 | 31 | Morgan State | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 41 | SS | 6-2 | 200 | 30 | Clemson | 3 | 3 |
| Danny White | 11 | P-QB | 6-3 | 195 | 26 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Maryland | 3 | 3 |
| Rayfield Wright | 70 | ROT | 6-7 | 242 | 33 | Fort Valley State | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 86 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 55 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:24 | 62 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 17/41 41.5% | 1/1 100.0% | 7 | 65 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:36 | 50 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 19/44 43.2% | 0/0 % | 17 | 144 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Hegman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 11 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 86 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 55 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 47 | 262 | 5.6 | 53 | 1 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 30 | 98 | 3.3 | 21 | 2 |
| Roger Staubach | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Danny White | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 102 | 428 | 4.2 | 53 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 91 | 311 | 3.4 | 22t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 72 | 37 | 51.4 | 32 | 459 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 39t | 5 | 6.9 | 3 | 4.2 | 8 | 69 | 390 | 77.3 |
| Danny White | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 9 | 127 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 24 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 11 | 116 | 66.0 |
| Team Totals | 92 | 47 | 51.1 | 41 | 586 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 39t | 6 | 6.5 | 4 | 4.3 | 9 | 80 | 506 | 74.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 88 | 39 | 44.3 | 40 | 619 | 7.0 | 15.9 | 75t | 5 | 5.7 | 9 | 10.2 | 12 | 80 | 539 | 47.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Pearson | 10 | 167 | 16.7 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Tony Dorsett | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Tony Hill | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 39t | 1 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Scott Laidlaw | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 47 | 586 | 12.5 | 39t | 6 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 619 | 15.9 | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Randy Hughes | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68t | 1 |
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Aaron Kyle | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 68t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 16 | 586 | 36.6 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 477 | 29.8 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 586 | 36.6 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 477 | 29.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 549 | 39.2 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 424 | 30.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Johnson | 10 | 1 | 105 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 10 | 1 | 105 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 1 | 49 | 8.2 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Johnson | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 23 | 0 | |
| Larry Brinson | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Randy White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Henderson | 0 | 11 | 11L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 11 | 189 | 17.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 275 | 21.2 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Henderson | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| Ed Jones | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| Larry Cole | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Mike Hegman | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Dave Stalls | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Randy White | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Charlie Waters | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 12.0 | 80.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9.0 | 80.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Donovan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Bruce Huther | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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