| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 2, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 21 | box |
| 2 | Sun | September 9, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 13 | box |
| 3 | Sun | September 16, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | Chicago Bears | 24 | 20 | box | |
| 4 | Mon | September 24, 1979 | L | Dallas Cowboys | @ | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 26 | box |
| 5 | Sun | September 30, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | Cincinnati Bengals | 38 | 13 | box | |
| 6 | Sun | October 7, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 36 | 20 | box |
| 7 | Sun | October 14, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | Los Angeles Rams | 30 | 6 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | October 21, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 13 | box | |
| 9 | Sun | October 28, 1979 | L | Dallas Cowboys | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 14 | box |
| 10 | Sun | November 4, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | @ | New York Giants | 16 | 14 | box |
| 11 | Mon | November 12, 1979 | L | Dallas Cowboys | Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 31 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | November 18, 1979 | L | Dallas Cowboys | @ | Washington Redskins | 20 | 34 | box |
| 13 | Thu | November 22, 1979 | L | Dallas Cowboys | Houston Oilers | 24 | 30 | box | |
| 14 | Sun | December 2, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | New York Giants | 28 | 7 | box | |
| 15 | Sat | December 8, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 17 | box |
| 16 | Sun | December 16, 1979 | W | Dallas Cowboys | Washington Redskins | 35 | 34 | box | |
| 17 | Sun | December 30, 1979 | L | Dallas Cowboys | Los Angeles Rams | 19 | 21 | box |