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Houston Oilers 30 at Dallas Cowboys 24
Thursday, November 22, 1979
Stadium: Texas Stadium, Start Time: 3:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 46 degrees, relative humidity 44%, wind 16 mph
Weather: 46 degrees, relative humidity 44%, wind 16 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (10-3-0) | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Dallas Cowboys (8-5-0) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Scoring
| HOU | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cowboys | Drew Pearson 56 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Oilers | Earl Campbell 61 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| Cowboys | Robert Newhouse 21 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd | Oilers | Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal | 10 | 14 |
| Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 21 | |
| Oilers | Earl Campbell 27 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 21 | |
| 3rd | Oilers | Mike Renfro 47 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (kick failed) | 23 | 21 |
| 4th | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 44 yard field goal | 23 | 24 |
| Oilers | Ken Burrough 32 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 30 | 24 |
Team Stats
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-224-2 | 30-92-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-17-163-2-0 | 21-30-287-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-9 | 1-8 |
| Net pass yards | 154 | 279 |
| Total yards | 378 | 371 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-45 | 7-42 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 33 | 195 | 2 | 61 | ||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 9 | 17 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 3 | 55 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Mike Renfro | HOU | 2 | 53 | 1 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Rob Carpenter | HOU | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 4 | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 21 | 30 | 287 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 118 | 1 | 56 | ||||||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 12 | 54 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 12 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 2 | 29 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Doug Cosbie | DAL | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Scott Laidlaw | DAL | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rich Ellender | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Carter Hartwig | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Vernon Perry | HOU | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| J.C. Wilson | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Larry Brinson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Wilson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Toni Fritsch | HOU | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Parsley | HOU | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rafael Septien | DAL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | DAL | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 0 | ||||