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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

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Roger Staubach 32 5 14 190 for 360, 2,552 yards, 11 td, 15 int, & 47 rushes for 320 yards and 3 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 16th / 122nd pick / 1964
Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 129th pick / 1964

RB Calvin Hill* 27 5 0 185 rushes for 844 yards, 7 td, & 12 catches for 134 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969

FB Walt Garrison 30 8 0 113 rushes for 429 yards, 5 td, & 34 catches for 253 yards and 1 td

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966
Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 151st pick / 1966

WR Drew Pearson*+ 23 1 0 62 catches for 1,087 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td
WR Golden Richards 24 1 0 26 catches for 467 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1973

TE Billy Joe DuPree 24 1 0 29 catches for 466 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1973

LT Ralph Neely 31 9 0

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965
Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965

LG John Niland 30 8 0 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966
Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966

C John Fitzgerald 26 3 0

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1970

RG Blaine Nye* 28 6 0

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1968

RT Rayfield Wright* 29 7 0 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967

 Defensive Starters
LDE Larry Cole 28 6 0

Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968

LDT Jethro Pugh 30 9 0

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965

RDT Bob Lilly 35 13 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961

RDE Pat Toomay 29 4 0

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 153rd pick / 1970

LLB Dave Edwards 35 11 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962

MLB Lee Roy Jordan* 33 11 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963
Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963

RLB D.D. Lewis 29 6 0 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 159th pick / 1968

LCB Charlie Waters 26 4 7 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 66th pick / 1970

LCB Mark Washington 27 4 6 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 335th pick / 1970

RCB Mel Renfro 33 10 11 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964
Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964

SS Cornell Green 34 12 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
FS Cliff Harris* 26 4 0 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Efren Herrera 23 Rook 0 8 of 13 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points

Detroit Lions / 7th / 169th pick / 1974

P Duane Carrell 25 Rook 0 40 punts for a 39.8 average, 0 blocked
PR Cliff Harris* 26 4 0 26 punt returns for a 7.4 average and 0 td
KR Dennis Morgan 22 Rook 0 35 kick returns for a 23.5 average and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 255th pick / 1974

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Jim Arneson 23 G-C 14 0 247 6-3 Arizona 1/7/1951 1

Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 307th pick / 1973

Benny Barnes 23 DB 14 3 190 6-1 Stanford 3/3/1951 2
Rodrigo Barnes 24 LB 2 0 215 6-1 Rice 2/10/1950 1

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 176th pick / 1973

Marv Bateman 24 P 7 0 213 6-4 Utah 4/5/1950 2

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 78th pick / 1972

Duane Carrell 25 P 7 0 185 5-10 Florida State 10/3/1949 Rook
Larry Cole 28 DE-DT 14 0 252 6-5 Air Force,Hawaii,Houston 11/15/1946 6

Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968

Doug Dennison 23 RB 12 0 202 6-1 Kutztown Pennsylvania 12/18/1951 Rook
Billy Joe DuPree 24 TE 14 0 225 6-4 Michigan State 3/7/1950 1

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1973

Dave Edwards 35 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Auburn 12/14/1939 11

Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962

John Fitzgerald 26 C-G 12 0 255 6-5 Boston College 4/16/1948 3

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1970

Jean Fugett 23 TE 12 0 225 6-3 Amherst 12/16/1951 2

Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972

Walt Garrison 30 RB 14 0 205 6-0 Oklahoma State 7/23/1944 8

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966
Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 151st pick / 1966

Cornell Green 34 DB 14 0 208 6-3 Utah State 2/10/1940 12
Bill Gregory 25 DE-DT 14 0 255 6-5 Wisconsin 12/14/1949 3

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1971

Cliff Harris* 26 DB 14 0 188 6-0 Ouachita Baptist 11/12/1948 4
Bob Hayes 32 SE-WR 12 0 187 6-0 Florida A&M 12/20/1942 9

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964
Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964

Efren Herrera 23 K 11 0 185 5-9 UCLA 7/30/1951 Rook

Detroit Lions / 7th / 169th pick / 1974

Calvin Hill* 27 RB 12 0 227 6-4 Yale 1/2/1947 5

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969

Bill Houston 23 WR 13 0 208 6-3 Jackson State 8/22/1951 Rook
Ron Howard 23 TE 12 0 229 6-4 Seattle 3/3/1951 Rook
Ken Hutcherson 22 LB 14 0 220 6-1 West Alabama 7/14/1952 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 97th pick / 1974

Too Tall Jones 23 DE 14 0 271 6-9 Tennessee State 2/23/1951 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974

Lee Roy Jordan* 33 LB 14 0 221 6-1 Alabama 4/27/1941 11

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963
Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963

Gene Killian 22 G 7 0 250 6-4 Tennessee 9/22/1952 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 413th pick / 1974

D.D. Lewis 29 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Mississippi State 10/16/1945 6

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 159th pick / 1968

Bob Lilly 35 DT-DE 14 0 260 6-5 TCU 7/26/1939 13

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961

Clint Longley 22 QB 2 0 193 6-1 Abilene Christian 7/28/1952 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 Supp

Dave Manders 33 C 14 0 250 6-2 Michigan State 2/20/1941 10
Harvey Martin 24 DE-DT 14 0 260 6-5 Texas A&M-Commerce 11/16/1950 1

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1973

Dennis Morgan 22 RB 13 0 200 5-11 Western Illinois 6/26/1952 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 255th pick / 1974

Craig Morton 31 QB 2 0 214 6-4 California 2/5/1943 9

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 10th / 75th pick / 1965

Ralph Neely 31 T-G 14 0 265 6-6 Oklahoma 9/12/1943 9

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965
Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965

Robert Newhouse 24 RB 14 0 209 5-10 Houston 1/9/1950 2

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 35th pick / 1972

John Niland 30 G 14 0 245 6-3 Iowa 2/29/1944 8

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966
Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966

Blaine Nye* 28 G 14 0 251 6-4 Stanford 3/29/1946 6

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1968

Drew Pearson*+ 23 WR 14 0 184 6-0 Tulsa 1/12/1951 1
Mac Percival 34 K 3 0 220 6-4 Texas Tech 2/26/1940 7
Cal Peterson 22 LB 14 0 220 6-3 UCLA 10/16/1952 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1974

Jethro Pugh 30 DT-DE 14 0 260 6-6 Elizabeth City State 7/3/1944 9

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965

Mel Renfro 33 DB-RB 11 11 190 6-0 Oregon 12/30/1941 10

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964
Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964

Golden Richards 24 WR 14 0 181 6-1 BYU,Hawaii 12/31/1950 1

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1973

Roger Staubach 32 QB 14 14 197 6-3 Navy,New Mexico Military Inst. 2/5/1942 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 16th / 122nd pick / 1964
Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 129th pick / 1964

Les Strayhorn 23 RB 13 0 205 5-10 East Carolina 9/1/1951 1

Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 438th pick / 1973

Pat Toomay 29 DE 14 0 247 6-5 Vanderbilt 5/17/1945 4

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 153rd pick / 1970

Louie Walker 22 LB 8 0 216 6-1 Colorado State 7/23/1952 Rook
Bruce Walton 23 T-G-C 13 0 251 6-6 UCLA 6/14/1951 1

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 126th pick / 1973

Mark Washington 27 DB 13 6 188 5-10 Morgan State 12/28/1947 4

Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 335th pick / 1970

Charlie Waters 26 DB 14 7 193 6-1 Clemson 9/10/1948 4

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 66th pick / 1970

Rayfield Wright* 29 T-TE 14 0 255 6-6 Fort Valley State 8/23/1945 7

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967

Charley Young 22 RB 14 0 213 6-1 North Carolina State 10/13/1952 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 22nd pick / 1974

Team Total 26.6 14 221.6 6-2.4 4.0