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1974 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 297 points (21.2/g), 8th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 235 points (16.8/g), 10th.
 Differential of 62 points (4.4/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 8.9-5.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 19th.

Coached by Tom Landry (8-6-0)

1974 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 15 box W 1-0 @ Atlanta Falcons 24 0 21 411 206 205 2 7 108 44 64 5
2 Mon September 23 box L 1-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 10 13 20 385 217 168 3 5 165 67 98 3
3 Sun September 29 box L 1-2 New York Giants 6 14 18 333 221 112 5 16 307 128 179 1
4 Sun October 6 box L 1-3 Minnesota Vikings 21 23 16 273 129 144 4 18 376 265 111
5 Sun October 13 box L 1-4 @ St. Louis Cardinals 28 31 24 370 224 146 1 17 374 236 138
6 Sun October 20 box W 2-4 Philadelphia Eagles 31 24 29 420 174 246 20 300 250 50 3
7 Sun October 27 box W 3-4 @ New York Giants 21 7 22 344 160 184 3 13 227 165 62 4
8 Sun November 3 box W 4-4 St. Louis Cardinals 17 14 22 278 146 132 19 216 82 134
9 Sun November 10 box W 5-4 San Francisco 49ers 20 14 21 379 158 221 3 20 326 262 64 1
10 Sun November 17 box L 5-5 @ Washington Redskins 21 28 18 296 144 152 1 13 252 152 100 1
11 Sun November 24 box W 6-5 @ Houston Oilers 10 0 15 252 38 214 1 6 81 55 26 1
12 Thu November 28 box W 7-5 Washington Redskins 24 23 23 373 239 134 5 11 207 102 105 1
13 Sat December 7 box W 8-5 Cleveland Browns 41 17 25 469 217 252 1 19 257 170 87 5
14 Sat December 14 box L 8-6 @ Oakland Raiders 23 27 21 400 256 144 2 15 267 141 126 1

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 297 4983 974 5.1 295 206 385 2529 14 15 5.9 129 542 2454 22 4.5 147 31 16 19
Team Defense 235 3463 803 4.3 199 178 349 2119 17 13 5.5 110 417 1344 8 3.2 63 26 13 26
Lg Rank Offense 8 1 1 11 3 12 7 11 6 1 2 1 10 22
Lg Rank Defense 10 4 2 9 14 20 24 17 4 2 5 1 20 14

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 32 QB 14 14 8-6-0 190 360 52.8 2552 11 3.1 15 4.2 58 7.1 5.8 13.4 182.3 68.4 45 309 5.5 4.4 11.1
19 Clint Longley 22 2 0 12 21 57.1 209 2 9.5 0 0.0 50 10.0 11.9 17.4 104.5 122.9 2 18 8.3 10.0 8.7
14 Craig Morton 31 2 0 2 2 100.0 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 91.7 0 0 6.0 6.0 0.0
10 Duane Carrell 25 P 7 0 1 1 100.0 37 0 0.0 0 0.0 37 37.0 37.0 37.0 5.3 118.7 0 0 37.0 37.0 0.0
88 Drew Pearson*+ 23 WR 14 0 1 1 100.0 46 1 100.0 0 0.0 46 46.0 66.0 46.0 3.3 158.3 0 0 46.0 66.0 0.0
Team Total 26.6 14 8-6-0 206 385 53.5 2856 14 3.6 15 3.9 58 7.4 6.4 13.9 204.0 73.5 47 327 5.9 4.9 10.9
Opp Total 14 178 349 51.0 2451 17 4.9 13 3.7 7.0 6.3 13.8 175.1 74.6 37 332 5.5 4.9

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* 27 RB 12 0 185 844 7 27 4.6 70.3 15.4 12 134 11.2 0 39 1.0 11.2 978 7 5
44 Robert Newhouse 24 14 0 124 501 3 23 4.0 35.8 8.9 9 67 7.4 0 21 0.6 4.8 568 3 1
32 Walt Garrison 30 FB 14 0 113 429 5 18 3.8 30.6 8.1 34 253 7.4 1 30 2.4 18.1 682 6 5
12 Roger Staubach 32 QB 14 14 47 320 3 29 6.8 22.9 3.4 1 -13 -13.0 0 -13 0.1 -0.9 307 3 7
30 Charley Young 22 14 0 33 205 0 53 6.2 14.6 2.4 11 73 6.6 0 14 0.8 5.2 278 0 2
21 Doug Dennison 23 12 0 16 52 4 14 3.3 4.3 1.3 2 23 11.5 0 13 0.2 1.9 75 4 1
40 Les Strayhorn 23 13 0 11 66 0 24 6.0 5.1 0.8 2 12 6.0 0 10 0.2 0.9 78 0 2
89 Billy Joe DuPree 24 TE 14 0 4 43 0 20 10.8 3.1 0.3 29 466 16.1 4 42 2.1 33.3 509 4 1
19 Clint Longley 22 2 0 4 -13 0 1 -3.3 -6.5 2.0 -13 0 0
88 Drew Pearson*+ 23 WR 14 0 3 6 0 22 2.0 0.4 0.2 62 1087 17.5 2 50 4.4 77.6 1093 2 1
83 Golden Richards 24 WR 14 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.4 0.1 26 467 18.0 5 58 1.9 33.4 462 5 1
41 Charlie Waters 26 LCB 14 7 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 6 0 1
22 Bob Hayes 32 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 118 16.9 1 35 0.6 9.8 118 1 0
86 Bill Houston 23 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 72 12.0 0 19 0.5 5.5 72 0 0
84 Jean Fugett 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 60 15.0 1 24 0.3 5.0 60 1 0
31 Benny Barnes 23 14 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 37 37.0 0 37 0.1 2.6 37 0 0
Team Total 26.6 14 542 2454 22 53 4.5 175.3 38.7 206 2856 13.9 14 58 14.7 204.0 5310 36 31
Opp Total 14 417 1344 8 3.2 96.0 29.8 178 2119 11.9 17 12.7 151.4 3463 25 31

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
37 Dennis Morgan 22 RET 13 0 19 287 1 98 15.1 35 823 0 43 23.5 1110
43 Cliff Harris* 26 FS 14 0 26 193 0 19 7.4 1 14 0 14 14.0 207
83 Golden Richards 24 WR 14 0 13 74 0 15 5.7 536
30 Charley Young 22 14 0 8 161 0 35 20.1 439
21 Doug Dennison 23 12 0 3 54 0 27 18.0 129
22 Bob Hayes 32 12 0 2 11 0 6 5.5 129
40 Les Strayhorn 23 13 0 2 19 0 18 9.5 97
20 Mel Renfro 33 RCB 11 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
41 Charlie Waters 26 LCB 14 7 1 8 0 8 8.0 14
Team Total 26.6 14 62 573 1 98 9.2 49 1071 0 43 21.9 6954
Opp Total 14 31 1 61 1194 0 19.6

Kicking & Punting

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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
1 Efren Herrera 23 K 11 0 1 1 5 5 4 2 2 1 13 8 61.5% 33 33 100.0%
10 Duane Carrell 25 P 7 0 40 1591 59 0 39.8
81 Marv Bateman 24 7 0 33 1218 55 0 36.9
11 Mac Percival 34 3 0 1 1 4 1 3 8 2 25.0% 5 4 80.0%
Team Total 26.6 14 1 1 6 6 8 3 5 1 21 10 47.6% 38 37 97.4% 73 2809 59 0 38.5
Opp Total 14 21 13 61.9% 28 28 100.0% 93 3711 39.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
31 Benny Barnes 23 14 3 0 1 0 0
21 Doug Dennison 23 12 0 1 0 0 0
89 Billy Joe DuPree 24 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0
52 Dave Edwards 35 LLB 14 0 0 2 0 0
84 Jean Fugett 23 12 0 0 1 0 0
32 Walt Garrison 30 FB 14 0 5 1 0 0
34 Cornell Green 34 SS 14 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
43 Cliff Harris* 26 FS 14 0 3 8 0 8 2 3 36 0
22 Bob Hayes 32 12 0 0 1 0 0
35 Calvin Hill* 27 RB 12 0 5 0 0 0
55 Lee Roy Jordan* 33 MLB 14 0 2 23 0 13 0 1 0 0
50 D.D. Lewis 29 RLB 14 0 2 45 0 27 0 2 0 0
74 Bob Lilly 35 RDT 14 0 0 2 0 0
79 Harvey Martin 24 14 0 0 2 9 0
37 Dennis Morgan 22 RET 13 0 2 2 0 0
44 Robert Newhouse 24 14 0 1 0 0 0
76 John Niland 30 LG 14 0 0 1 0 0
88 Drew Pearson*+ 23 WR 14 0 1 1 0 1
20 Mel Renfro 33 RCB 11 11 1 6 0 6 0 1 6 0
83 Golden Richards 24 WR 14 0 1 1 0 0
12 Roger Staubach 32 QB 14 14 7 2 -4 0
40 Les Strayhorn 23 13 0 2 1 0 0
78 Bruce Walton 23 13 0 0 1 3 0
46 Mark Washington 27 lcb 13 6 1 0 0 0
41 Charlie Waters 26 LCB 14 7 2 26 0 24 1 0 0 0
70 Rayfield Wright* 29 RT 14 0 0 1 0 0
30 Charley Young 22 14 0 2 0 0 0
Team Total 26.6 14 13 110 0 27 31 28 50 1
Opp Total 14 47 31 18

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
1 Efren Herrera 23 K 11 0 33 8 57
35 Calvin Hill* 27 RB 12 0 7 7 42
32 Walt Garrison 30 FB 14 0 5 1 6 36
83 Golden Richards 24 WR 14 0 5 5 30
21 Doug Dennison 23 12 0 4 4 24
89 Billy Joe DuPree 24 TE 14 0 4 4 24
44 Robert Newhouse 24 14 0 3 3 18
88 Drew Pearson*+ 23 WR 14 0 2 1 3 18
12 Roger Staubach 32 QB 14 14 3 3 18
11 Mac Percival 34 3 0 4 2 10
84 Jean Fugett 23 12 0 1 1 6
22 Bob Hayes 32 12 0 1 1 6
37 Dennis Morgan 22 RET 13 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.6 14 22 14 1 1 38 37 10 295
Opp Total 14 8 17 1 28 13 235