1981 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 | 1/2/1982 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 38-0 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64848 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/10/1982 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 27-28 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60525 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Bethea | 76 | LDT | 6-5 | 251 | 25 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 28 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Brown | 59 | LB | 6-4 | 223 | 26 | Houston | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Carano | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 201 | 26 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Temple | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 25 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 24 | Trinity Valley CC; Southern Methodist | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Donovan | 67 | LOT | 6-5 | 260 | 28 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Downs | 26 | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | Rice | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 31 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| John Dutton | 78 | LDT | 6-7 | 261 | 30 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Fellows | 27 | DB | 6-0 | 173 | 23 | Butler CC; Missouri | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Frederick | 71 | OT | 6-6 | 265 | 27 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 58 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 28 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 27 | UC Riverside | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 30 | Tennessee State | 2 | 2 |
| James Jones | 23 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 23 | Mississippi State | 2 | 0 |
| Angelo King | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 23 | South Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 36 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 31 | East Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 31 | Houston | 2 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 236 | 23 | Winston-Salem State | 2 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 30 | Tulsa | 2 | 1 |
| Kurt Petersen | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | Missouri | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 27 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Howard Richards | 70 | OT | 6-6 | 265 | 22 | Missouri | 2 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 227 | 27 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| Herbert Scott | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 28 | Virginia Union | 2 | 2 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 28 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Spradlin | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 238 | 22 | Tennessee | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 20 | FB | 6-1 | 224 | 25 | Coffeyville CC; Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Bruce Thornton | 77 | DE | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 32 | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 25 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Glen Titensor | 63 | OG | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | UCLA; Brigham Young | 1 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 193 | 22 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Waters | 41 | SS | 6-2 | 200 | 33 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| Danny White | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 195 | 29 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Maryland | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Wilson | 45 | DB | 5-10 | 195 | 24 | Howard | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Wright | 73 | OT | 6-6 | 273 | 22 | Northern Iowa | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 65 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33:03 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 11/26 42.3% | / % | 8 | 40 |
| Opponents Totals | 26:57 | 38 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 8/22 36.4% | / % | 17 | 211 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tony Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 65 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 38 | 177 | 4.7 | 26 | 2 |
| Ron Springs | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Ed Jones | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 78 | 327 | 4.2 | 26 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 201 | 3.8 | 14 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 18 | 316 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 31 | 3 | 6.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 48 | 268 | 91.8 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 18 | 316 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 31 | 3 | 6.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 48 | 268 | 91.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 32 | 50.0 | 25 | 473 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 75 | 3 | 4.7 | 7 | 10.9 | 7 | 59 | 414 | 50.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe DuPree | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| James Jones | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Tony Hill | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 26t | 2 | ||
| Tony Dorsett | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Ron Springs | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21t | 1 | ||
| Doug Donley | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 316 | 10.2 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 473 | 14.8 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Thurman | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 31 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 10 | 356 | 35.6 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 291 | 29.1 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 356 | 35.6 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 291 | 29.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 233 | 29.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 6 | 0 | 66 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 20 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 254 | 23.1 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Martin | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| Larry Bethea | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Randy White | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Mike Hegman | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| D.D. Lewis | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Team Totals | 7.0 | 59.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 48.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bethea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -15 | 0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl Scores |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: July 18, 2025 |