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1972 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 319 points (22.8/g), 10th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 240 points (17.1/g), 6th.
 Differential of 79 points (5.6/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 9.3-4.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 18th.

Coached by Tom Landry (10-4-0)

1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box W 1-0 Philadelphia Eagles 28 6 22 389 235 154 3 17 315 245 70 4
2 Sun September 24 box W 2-0 @ New York Giants 23 14 18 297 158 139 14 355 271 84 2
3 Sun October 1 box L 2-1 @ Green Bay Packers 13 16 16 269 131 138 5 11 168 44 124
4 Sun October 8 box W 3-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 13 21 367 176 191 4 14 272 142 130 2
5 Sun October 15 box W 4-1 @ Baltimore Colts 21 0 21 390 265 125 2 14 175 70 105 3
6 Sun October 22 box L 4-2 @ Washington Redskins 20 24 18 276 160 116 2 17 305 172 133 1
7 Mon October 30 box W 5-2 Detroit Lions 28 24 19 365 206 159 2 14 283 224 59
8 Sun November 5 box W 6-2 @ San Diego Chargers 34 28 17 269 169 100 2 17 346 202 144 4
9 Sun November 12 box W 7-2 St. Louis Cardinals 33 24 23 427 197 230 1 16 328 274 54 3
10 Sun November 19 box W 8-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 28 7 20 321 158 163 3 12 126 6 120 3
11 Thu November 23 box L 8-3 San Francisco 49ers 10 31 19 308 201 107 4 17 280 157 123 1
12 Sun December 3 box W 9-3 @ St. Louis Cardinals 27 6 18 349 140 209 5 10 141 89 52 5
13 Sat December 9 box W 10-3 Washington Redskins 34 24 14 307 61 246 1 19 312 169 143 4
14 Sun December 17 box L 10-4 New York Giants 3 23 10 132 85 47 4 25 349 175 174 1
Playoffs
Division Sat December 23 box W 11-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 30 28
ConfChamp Sun December 31 box L 11-5 @ Washington Redskins 3 26

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 319 4466 897 5.0 256 196 367 2342 16 23 5.9 126 499 2124 17 4.3 118 38 15 12
Team Defense 240 3755 842 4.5 353 187 382 2240 18 16 5.4 113 428 1515 7 3.5 217 33 17 23
Lg Rank Offense 10 6 5 14 8 12 19 10 10 8 6 9 21 14
Lg Rank Defense 6 6 12 24 19 16 18 12 5 1 2 2 12 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Craig Morton 29 QB 14 14 185 339 54.6 2396 15 4.4 21 6.2 46 7.1 4.7 13.0 171.1 65.9 23 179 6.1 3.9 6.4
Roger Staubach 30 4 0 9 20 45.0 98 0 0.0 2 10.0 21 4.9 0.4 10.9 24.5 20.4 8 59 1.4 -1.8 28.6
Calvin Hill* 25 RB 14 0 1 3 33.3 55 1 33.3 0 0.0 55 18.3 21.7 55.0 3.9 121.5 0 0 18.3 21.7 0.0
Mike Montgomery 23 12 0 1 3 33.3 31 0 0.0 0 0.0 31 10.3 10.3 31.0 2.6 72.9 0 0 10.3 10.3 0.0
Dan Reeves 28 14 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.0 14 196 367 53.4 2580 16 4.4 23 6.3 55 7.0 4.6 13.2 184.3 64.3 31 238 5.9 3.7 7.8
Opp Total 14 187 382 49.0 2240 18 4.7 16 4.2 5.9 4.5 12.0 160.0 65.6 32 268 5.4 3.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Calvin Hill* 25 RB 14 0 245 1036 6 26 4.2 74.0 17.5 43 364 8.5 3 33 3.1 26.0 1400 9 7
Walt Garrison* 28 FB 14 0 167 784 7 41 4.7 56.0 11.9 37 390 10.5 3 26 2.6 27.9 1174 10 6
Mike Montgomery 23 12 0 35 81 1 10 2.3 6.8 2.9 8 131 16.4 1 46 0.7 10.9 212 2 1
Robert Newhouse 22 14 0 28 116 1 19 4.1 8.3 2.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.6 124 1 1
Craig Morton 29 QB 14 14 8 26 2 12 3.3 1.9 0.6 26 2 4
Roger Staubach 30 4 0 6 45 0 20 7.5 11.3 1.5 45 0 1
Jean Fugett 21 14 0 3 2 0 9 0.7 0.1 0.2 7 94 13.4 0 29 0.5 6.7 96 0 0
Dan Reeves 28 14 0 3 14 0 14 4.7 1.0 0.2 14 0 0
Bob Hayes 30 wr 12 6 2 8 0 7 4.0 0.7 0.2 15 200 13.3 0 29 1.3 16.7 208 0 1
Lance Alworth 32 WR 14 7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 15 195 13.0 2 30 1.1 13.9 197 2 0
Ralph Neely 29 LT 13 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 0.8 0.1 10 0 0
Ron Sellers 25 WR 14 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 653 21.1 5 55 2.2 46.6 653 5 1
Billy Parks 24 wr 12 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 298 16.6 1 38 1.5 24.8 298 1 0
Mike Ditka 33 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 198 11.6 1 26 1.2 14.1 198 1 0
Billy Truax 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 49 12.3 0 18 0.7 8.2 49 0 0
Team Total 27.0 14 499 2124 17 41 4.3 151.7 35.6 196 2580 13.2 16 55 14.0 184.3 4704 33 27
Opp Total 14 428 1515 7 3.5 108.2 30.6 187 2240 12.0 18 13.4 160.0 3755 25 40

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Cliff Harris 24 FS 14 0 19 78 0 21 4.1 26 615 0 44 23.7 693
Robert Newhouse 22 14 0 18 382 0 30 21.2 506
Charlie Waters 24 14 0 9 56 0 17 6.2 2 18 0 18 9.0 74
Bill Thomas 23 7 0 2 50 0 30 25.0 50
Jean Fugett 21 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 96
Mike Montgomery 23 12 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 227
Team Total 27.0 14 28 134 0 21 4.8 50 1080 0 44 21.6 5918
Opp Total 14 15 0 52 1272 0 24.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Toni Fritsch 27 K 14 0 6 6 5 5 6 3 13 5 6 2 36 21 58.3% 36 36 100.0%
Marv Bateman 22 P 14 0 51 1949 61 0 38.2
Team Total 27.0 14 6 6 5 5 6 3 13 5 6 2 36 21 58.3% 36 36 100.0% 51 1949 61 0 38.2
Opp Total 14 34 15 44.1% 28 27 96.4% 65 2639 40.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Herb Adderley 33 LCB 13 0 0 1 5 0
John Babinecz 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Cole 26 LDE 9 7 0 1 0 0
Dave Edwards 33 LLB 14 0 0 1 10 0
Jean Fugett 21 14 0 0 2 0 0
Walt Garrison* 28 FB 14 0 6 2 0 0
Cornell Green* 32 SS 14 0 2 1 0 1
Cliff Harris 24 FS 14 0 3 40 0 23 4 3 13 0
Bob Hayes 30 wr 12 6 1 0 0 0
Calvin Hill* 25 RB 14 0 7 0 0 0
Chuck Howley 36 RLB 13 0 1 7 0 7 0 2 0 0
Lee Roy Jordan 31 MLB 14 0 2 18 0 12 0 1 0 0
D.D. Lewis 27 12 0 1 15 0 15 1 0 0 0
Bob Lilly* 33 RDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Dave Manders 31 C 14 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Montgomery 23 12 0 1 1 54 1
Craig Morton 29 QB 14 14 4 1 0 0
Ralph Neely 29 LT 13 0 0 2 0 0
Robert Newhouse 22 14 0 1 0 0 0
John Niland*+ 28 LG 14 0 0 2 1 1
Jethro Pugh 28 LDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Mel Renfro* 31 RCB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Ron Sellers 25 WR 14 8 1 0 0 0
Roger Staubach 30 4 0 1 0 0 0
Pat Toomay 27 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Mark Washington 25 10 0 0 2 0 0 1
Charlie Waters 24 14 0 6 132 1 56
Team Total 27.0 14 16 213 1 56 27 27 86 2 1
Opp Total 14 31 40 23

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Toni Fritsch 27 K 14 0 36 21 99
Walt Garrison* 28 FB 14 0 7 3 60
Calvin Hill* 25 RB 14 0 6 3 54
Ron Sellers 25 WR 14 8 5 30
Mike Montgomery 23 12 0 1 1 1 18
Lance Alworth 32 WR 14 7 2 12
Craig Morton 29 QB 14 14 2 12
Mike Ditka 33 TE 14 0 1 6
Robert Newhouse 22 14 0 1 6
John Niland*+ 28 LG 14 0 1 6
Billy Parks 24 wr 12 7 1 6
Charlie Waters 24 14 0 1 6
Mark Washington 25 10 0 1 2
Team Total 27.0 14 17 16 2 1 36 21 1 317
Opp Total 14 7 18 27 15 240