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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys - December 30th, 1979
Los Angeles Rams 21 at Dallas Cowboys 19
Sunday, December 30, 1979
Los Angeles Rams 21, Dallas Cowboys 19| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams (10-7-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Dallas Cowboys (11-6-0) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
Scoring
| RAM | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DAL | Safety, R. White tackled Ferragamo in end zone | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | RAM | Wendell Tyler 32 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Frank Corral kick) | 7 | 2 |
| DAL | Rafael Septien 33 yard field goal | 7 | 5 | |
| RAM | Ron B. Smith 43 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Frank Corral kick) | 14 | 5 | |
| 3rd | DAL | Ron Springs 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 12 |
| 4th | DAL | Jay Saldi 2 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 19 |
| RAM | Billy Waddy 50 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Frank Corral kick) | 21 | 19 |
Team Stats
| RAM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-159-0 | 34-156-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-21-210-3-2 | 13-29-150-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-8 | 1-0 |
| Net pass yards | 202 | 150 |
| Total yards | 361 | 306 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-44 | 7-55 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Wendell Tyler | RAM | 19 | 82 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 32 | ||||||
| Vince Ferragamo | RAM | 9 | 21 | 210 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Waddy | RAM | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 1 | 50 | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | RAM | 17 | 67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Ron B. Smith | RAM | 2 | 55 | 1 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Preston Dennard | RAM | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Nolan Cromwell | RAM | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 19 | 87 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 12 | 28 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 3 | 61 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 7 | 21 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 2 | 17 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Eddie Brown | RAM | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Eddie Hill | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||
| Jim Jodat | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jack Youngblood | RAM | 1.0 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Cliff Harris | DAL | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Wade Manning | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Dennis Thurman | DAL | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Randy White | DAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Wilson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Los Angeles Rams Starting Lineup
| Vince Ferragamo | QB |
| Wendell Tyler | RB |
| Cullen Bryant | FB |
| Preston Dennard | WR |
| Billy Waddy | WR |
| Terry Nelson | TE |
| Doug France | LT |
| Kent Hill | LG |
| Rich Saul | C |
| Dennis Harrah | RG |
| Jackie Slater | RT |
| Jack Youngblood | LDE |
| Mike Fanning | LDT |
| Larry Brooks | RDT |
| Fred Dryer | RDE |
| Jim Youngblood | LLB |
| Jack Reynolds | MLB |
| Bob Brudzinski | RLB |
| Dwayne O'Steen | LCB |
| Rod Perry | RCB |
| Dave Elmendorf | SS |
| Nolan Cromwell | FS |
Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup
| Roger Staubach | QB |
| Tony Dorsett | RB |
| Drew Pearson | WR |
| Tony Hill | WR |
| Doug Cosbie | TE |
| Billy Joe DuPree | TE |
| Pat Donovan | LT |
| Herbert Scott | LG |
| John Fitzgerald | C |
| Tom Rafferty | RG |
| Rayfield Wright | RT |
| Larry Cole | LDE |
| John Dutton | LDT |
| Randy White | RDT |
| Harvey Martin | RDE |
| Mike Hegman | LLB |
| Bob Breunig | MLB |
| D.D. Lewis | RLB |
| Benny Barnes | LCB |
| Aaron Kyle | RCB |
| Randy Hughes | SS |
| Cliff Harris | FS |