1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • 6-3-0 .667 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1983 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30-17 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65042 | |
| Second Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/16/1983 | H | Green Bay Packers | 37-26 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63972 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/22/1983 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-31 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55045 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Brian Baldinger | 62 | OG | 6-4 | 275 | 22 | Nassau CC; Duke | 3 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | SS | 6-1 | 190 | 31 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Bethea | 76 | DT | 6-5 | 251 | 26 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Breunig | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 29 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 |
| Guy Brown | 59 | RLB | 6-4 | 223 | 27 | Houston | 3 | 3 |
| Glenn Carano | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 201 | 27 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 | 0 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 47 | DB | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | South Carolina State | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Cooper | 61 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 27 | Temple | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Cosbie | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 26 | Holy Cross; DeAnza JC; Santa Clara | 3 | 3 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 25 | Trinity Valley CC; Southern Methodist | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Donovan | 67 | LOT | 6-5 | 260 | 29 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Downs | 26 | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | Rice | 3 | 3 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 32 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 |
| John Dutton | 78 | LDT | 6-7 | 261 | 31 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Fellows | 27 | DB | 6-0 | 173 | 24 | Butler CC; Missouri | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 58 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 29 | Alabama A&M; Tennessee State | 3 | 3 |
| Rod Hill | 25 | DB | 6-0 | 184 | 23 | Kentucky State | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Stanford | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 208 | 24 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Monty Hunter | 34 | DB | 6-0 | 202 | 23 | Salem | 3 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 28 | UC Riverside | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-9 | 277 | 31 | Tennessee State | 3 | 3 |
| Angelo King | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 24 | South Carolina State | 3 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 32 | East Texas A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 32 | Houston | 3 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 236 | 24 | Winston-Salem State | 3 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 31 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 |
| George Peoples | 22 | RB | 6-0 | 213 | 22 | Auburn | 3 | 0 |
| Kurt Petersen | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Missouri | 3 | 3 |
| Phil Pozderac | 75 | OT | 6-9 | 283 | 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Rafferty | 64 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 28 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
| Howard Richards | 70 | LOG | 6-6 | 265 | 23 | Missouri | 3 | 1 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 24 | Yale | 3 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 227 | 28 | South Carolina | 3 | 0 |
| Herbert Scott | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 29 | Virginia Union | 3 | 2 |
| Rafael Septien | 1 | K | 5-9 | 171 | 29 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 0 |
| Don Smerek | 60 | LDT | 6-7 | 256 | 25 | Nevada-Reno | 3 | 2 |
| Danny Spradlin | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 238 | 23 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 20 | RB | 6-1 | 224 | 26 | Coffeyville CC; Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Thurman | 32 | RCB | 5-11 | 178 | 26 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Everson Walls | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 193 | 23 | Grambling State | 3 | 3 |
| Danny White | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 195 | 30 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 |
| Randy White | 54 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 29 | Maryland | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Wright | 73 | OG | 6-6 | 273 | 23 | Northern Iowa | 3 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 15 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 84 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 74 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35:29 | 74 | 21 | 51 | 2 | 28/51 54.9% | 0/1 0.0% | 6 | 45 |
| Opponents Totals | 34:31 | 47 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 12/36 33.3% | 1/2 50.0% | 10 | 101 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 0 | 30 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Monty Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 0 | 84 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 74 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| OWN | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| OPP | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 68 | 266 | 3.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Doug Donley | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Danny White | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 102 | 353 | 3.5 | 25 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 400 | 5.1 | 71t | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 96 | 59 | 61.5 | 34 | 650 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 35 | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 7 | 55 | 595 | 78.9 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 13 | 162 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 23 | 2 | 6.9 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 59.8 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 126 | 74 | 58.7 | 47 | 861 | 6.8 | 11.6 | 49 | 5 | 4.0 | 5 | 4.0 | 6 | 43 | 818 | 76.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 84 | 39 | 46.4 | 39 | 595 | 7.1 | 15.3 | 50 | 3 | 3.6 | 6 | 7.1 | 7 | 51 | 544 | 52.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hill | 16 | 246 | 15.4 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Drew Pearson | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Timmy Newsome | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Doug Cosbie | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Tony Dorsett | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Ron Springs | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 74 | 861 | 11.6 | 49 | 5 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 595 | 15.3 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Thurman | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Monty Hunter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 39t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 50 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 10 | 344 | 34.4 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 294 | 29.4 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 354 | 35.4 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 304 | 30.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 630 | 42.0 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 520 | 34.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Fellows | 6 | 1 | 62 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Rod Hill | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 0 | 90 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Fellows | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 29 | 0 | |
| Rod Hill | 5 | 163 | 32.6 | 89 | 0 | |
| Doug Donley | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 338 | 22.5 | 89 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 386 | 24.1 | 76 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Randy White | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| Mike Hegman | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Don Smerek | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 7.0 | 51.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 43.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Cosbie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hegman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 1 |
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