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