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1973 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 382 points (27.3/g), 2nd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 203 points (14.5/g), 7th.
 Differential of 179 points (12.8/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 11.4-2.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 3rd.

Coached by Tom Landry (10-4-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box W 1-0 @ Chicago Bears 20 17 17 272 84 188 3 12 202 30 172 6
2 Mon September 24 box W 2-0 New Orleans Saints 40 3 24 355 186 169 1 17 236 98 138 2
3 Sun September 30 box W 3-0 St. Louis Cardinals 45 10 31 578 328 250 2 17 290 246 44 4
4 Mon October 8 box L 3-1 @ Washington Redskins 7 14 20 269 87 182 1 13 174 103 71 1
5 Sun October 14 box L 3-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 31 37 17 264 150 114 5 16 383 279 104 3
6 Sun October 21 box W 4-2 New York Giants 45 28 22 360 126 234 1 21 335 219 116 2
7 Sun October 28 box L 4-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 16 30 27 362 232 130 4 19 272 203 69
8 Sun November 4 box W 5-3 Cincinnati Bengals 38 10 17 300 181 119 1 16 271 146 125 4
9 Sun November 11 box W 6-3 @ New York Giants 23 10 14 195 54 141 2 18 267 186 81 6
10 Sun November 18 box W 7-3 Philadelphia Eagles 31 10 16 393 107 286 3 12 251 133 118 2
11 Thu November 22 box L 7-4 Miami Dolphins 7 14 16 267 136 131 1 16 260 103 157 1
12 Sun December 2 box W 8-4 @ Denver Broncos 22 10 14 263 189 74 12 229 147 82 3
13 Sun December 9 box W 9-4 Washington Redskins 27 7 22 414 221 193 3 9 155 96 59 3
14 Sun December 16 box W 10-4 @ St. Louis Cardinals 30 3 24 459 252 207 1 10 141 6 135 4
Playoffs
Division Sun December 23 box W 11-4 Los Angeles Rams 27 16 15 298 136 162 4 11 192 99 93 3
ConfChamp Sun December 30 box L 11-5 Minnesota Vikings 10 27 9 153 63 90 6 20 306 103 203 4

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 382 4751 906 5.2 281 192 321 2333 26 16 6.4 127 542 2418 17 4.5 139 28 12 15
Team Defense 203 3466 827 4.2 208 187 352 1995 15 18 5.1 106 435 1471 5 3.4 83 41 23 19
Lg Rank Offense 2 4 3 15 7 1 11 2 5 5 4 4 5 4
Lg Rank Defense 7 5 5 17 16 13 11 13 2 3 1 3 3 1

Passing

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No. Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
12 Roger Staubach 31 QB 14 14 10-4-0 179 286 62.6 2428 23 8.0 15 5.2 53 8.5 7.7 13.6 173.4 94.6 43 269 6.6 5.9 13.1
14 Craig Morton 30 14 0 13 32 40.6 174 3 9.4 1 3.1 53 5.4 5.9 13.4 12.4 76.8 0 0 5.4 5.9 0.0
32 Walt Garrison 29 FB 13 8 0 1 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
35 Calvin Hill* 26 RB 14 0 0 1 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
23 Mike Montgomery 24 9 0 0 1 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 26.9 14 10-4-0 192 321 59.8 2602 26 8.1 16 5.0 53 8.1 7.5 13.6 185.9 91.9 43 269 6.4 5.9 11.8
Opp Total 14 187 352 53.1 2301 15 4.3 18 5.1 6.5 5.1 12.3 164.4 66.5 40 306 5.1 3.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
35 Calvin Hill* 26 RB 14 0 273 1142 6 21 4.2 81.6 19.5 32 290 9.1 0 29 2.3 20.7 1432 6 7
32 Walt Garrison 29 FB 13 8 105 440 6 33 4.2 33.8 8.1 26 273 10.5 2 53 2.0 21.0 713 8 3
44 Robert Newhouse 23 rb 14 6 84 436 1 54 5.2 31.1 6.0 9 87 9.7 1 38 0.6 6.2 523 2 3
12 Roger Staubach 31 QB 14 14 46 250 3 18 5.4 17.9 3.3 250 3 5
33 Cyril Pinder 27 5 0 12 15 0 5 1.3 3.0 2.4 15 0 0
40 Les Strayhorn 22 11 0 11 62 1 24 5.6 5.6 1.0 62 1 2
82 Otto Stowe 24 WR 7 7 3 28 0 14 9.3 4.0 0.4 23 389 16.9 6 45 3.3 55.6 417 6 0
89 Billy Joe DuPree 23 TE 14 0 2 2 0 6 1.0 0.1 0.1 29 392 13.5 5 40 2.1 28.0 394 5 0
45 Larry Robinson 22 4 0 2 17 0 11 8.5 4.3 0.5 17 0 1
23 Mike Montgomery 24 9 0 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -1.1 0.1 14 164 11.7 3 32 1.6 18.2 154 3 0
84 Jean Fugett 22 12 0 1 34 0 34 34.0 2.8 0.1 9 168 18.7 3 48 0.8 14.0 202 3 0
83 Golden Richards 23 RET 12 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 6 91 15.2 1 53 0.5 7.6 93 1 1
14 Craig Morton 30 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
22 Bob Hayes 31 WR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 360 16.4 3 47 1.7 27.7 360 3 0
88 Drew Pearson 22 wr 14 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 388 17.6 2 40 1.6 27.7 388 2 1
Team Total 26.9 14 542 2418 17 54 4.5 172.7 38.7 192 2602 13.6 26 53 13.7 185.9 5020 43 25
Opp Total 14 435 1471 5 3.4 105.1 31.1 187 1995 10.7 15 13.4 142.5 3466 20 44

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
83 Golden Richards 23 RET 12 0 21 139 0 46 6.6 3 44 0 20 14.7 276
43 Cliff Harris 25 FS 14 0 3 20 0 12 6.7 6 148 0 33 24.7 168
88 Drew Pearson 22 wr 14 6 2 13 0 13 6.5 7 155 0 26 22.1 556
23 Mike Montgomery 24 9 0 2 2 0 3 1.0 6 175 0 63 29.2 331
45 Larry Robinson 22 4 0 4 86 0 28 21.5 103
44 Robert Newhouse 23 rb 14 6 3 62 0 26 20.7 585
40 Les Strayhorn 22 11 0 2 44 0 25 22.0 106
78 Bruce Walton 22 7 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
46 Mark Washington 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.9 14 28 174 0 46 6.2 33 725 0 63 22.0 5919
Opp Total 14 29 1 53 1320 0 24.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
15 Toni Fritsch 28 K 13 0 10 10 7 6 6 2 3 2 28 18 64.3% 43 43 100.0%
81 Marv Bateman 23 P 13 0 1 1 100.0% 55 2290 62 2 41.6
17 Mike Clark 33 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 50.0% 2 1 50.0%
23 Mike Montgomery 24 9 0 4 158 48 0 39.5
Team Total 26.9 14 10 10 8 6 7 3 3 2 30 19 63.3% 46 45 97.8% 59 2448 62 2 41.5
Opp Total 14 30 14 46.7% 23 23 100.0% 70 2758 39.4

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
64 Jim Arneson 22 12 0 0 1 0 0
31 Benny Barnes 22 14 0 1 1 0 1 2
56 Rodrigo Barnes 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
63 Larry Cole 27 LDE 14 0 0 3 8 0
89 Billy Joe DuPree 23 TE 14 0 0 1 0 0
52 Dave Edwards 34 LLB 14 0 0 2 0 0
62 John Fitzgerald 25 C 14 0 0 2 0 0
84 Jean Fugett 22 12 0 0 1 0 0
32 Walt Garrison 29 FB 13 8 3 1 0 0
34 Cornell Green 33 SS 14 0 0 1 0 0
43 Cliff Harris 25 FS 14 0 2 9 0 5
35 Calvin Hill* 26 RB 14 0 7 3 0 0
55 Lee Roy Jordan* 32 MLB 14 0 6 78 1 31 1 0 0 0
50 D.D. Lewis 28 RLB 14 0 0 2 4 0
74 Bob Lilly* 34 RDT 14 0 0 2 6 0
79 Harvey Martin 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
14 Craig Morton 30 14 0 1 1 -12 0
73 Ralph Neely 30 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
44 Robert Newhouse 23 rb 14 6 3 1 0 0
61 Blaine Nye 27 RG 14 0 0 1 0 0
88 Drew Pearson 22 wr 14 6 1 1 28 0
75 Jethro Pugh 29 LDT 13 0 0 4 35 0
20 Mel Renfro* 32 RCB 14 0 2 65 1 35 0 2 0 0
83 Golden Richards 23 RET 12 0 1 0 0 0
45 Larry Robinson 22 4 0 1 1 0 0
12 Roger Staubach 31 QB 14 14 5 1 0 0
40 Les Strayhorn 22 11 0 2 0 0 0
67 Pat Toomay 28 RDE 14 0 1 35 0 35 0 1 0 0
46 Mark Washington 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
41 Charlie Waters 25 LCB 14 0 5 112 0 44 0 1 15 0
Team Total 26.9 14 18 300 2 44 25 37 84 0 2
Opp Total 14 43 44 21

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
15 Toni Fritsch 28 K 13 0 43 18 97
32 Walt Garrison 29 FB 13 8 6 2 8 48
35 Calvin Hill* 26 RB 14 0 6 6 36
82 Otto Stowe 24 WR 7 7 6 6 36
89 Billy Joe DuPree 23 TE 14 0 5 5 30
84 Jean Fugett 22 12 0 3 3 18
22 Bob Hayes 31 WR 13 0 3 3 18
23 Mike Montgomery 24 9 0 3 3 18
12 Roger Staubach 31 QB 14 14 3 3 18
44 Robert Newhouse 23 rb 14 6 1 1 2 12
88 Drew Pearson 22 wr 14 6 2 2 12
55 Lee Roy Jordan* 32 MLB 14 0 1 1 6
50 D.D. Lewis 28 RLB 14 0 1 1 6
20 Mel Renfro* 32 RCB 14 0 1 1 6
83 Golden Richards 23 RET 12 0 1 1 6
40 Les Strayhorn 22 11 0 1 1 6
31 Benny Barnes 22 14 0 2 4
17 Mike Clark 33 4 0 1 1 4
81 Marv Bateman 23 P 13 0 1 1
Team Total 26.9 14 17 26 2 1 46 45 19 2 382
Opp Total 14 5 15 1 23 14 203