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1975 Dallas Cowboys

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

1975 NFC Champions

Scored 350 points (25.0/g), 8th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 268 points (19.1/g), 9th.
 Differential of 82 points (5.9/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 9.1-4.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 6th.

Coached by Tom Landry (10-4-0)

1975 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 21 box W 1-0 Los Angeles Rams 18 7 18 277 80 197 1 11 148 20 128 4
2 Sun September 28 box W 2-0 St. Louis Cardinals 37 31 28 448 288 160 2 19 432 314 118 3
3 Mon October 6 box W 3-0 @ Detroit Lions 36 10 14 344 250 94 2 16 210 27 183 3
4 Sun October 12 box W 4-0 @ New York Giants 13 7 14 262 66 196 1 10 173 77 96 5
5 Sun October 19 box L 4-1 Green Bay Packers 17 19 20 374 168 206 5 14 291 149 142 3
6 Sun October 26 box W 5-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 20 17 21 378 300 78 1 13 267 156 111 1
7 Sun November 2 box L 5-2 @ Washington Redskins 24 30 22 385 213 172 3 29 403 301 102 6
8 Mon November 10 box L 5-3 Kansas City Chiefs 31 34 26 436 232 204 7 21 296 132 164 3
9 Sun November 16 box W 6-3 @ New England Patriots 34 31 16 336 165 171 2 20 324 225 99 4
10 Sun November 23 box W 7-3 Philadelphia Eagles 27 17 22 351 146 205 2 23 327 216 111 2
11 Sun November 30 box W 8-3 New York Giants 14 3 19 389 208 181 2 11 158 84 74 3
12 Sun December 7 box L 8-4 @ St. Louis Cardinals 17 31 28 373 255 118 3 22 368 199 169 1
13 Sat December 13 box W 9-4 Washington Redskins 31 10 19 343 136 207 2 12 222 141 81 4
14 Sun December 21 box W 10-4 @ New York Jets 31 21 21 329 86 243 2 13 120 -1 121 2
Playoffs
Division Sun December 28 box W 11-4 @ Minnesota Vikings 17 14 19 356 225 131 1 12 215 100 115 1
ConfChamp Sun January 4 box W 12-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 37 7 24 441 246 195 1 9 118 96 22 3
SuperBowl Sun January 18 box L 12-5 N Pittsburgh Steelers 17 21 14 270 162 108 3 13 339 190 149

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 350 5025 986 5.1 288 207 376 2593 19 17 6.2 142 571 2432 17 4.3 132 35 18 14
Team Defense 268 3739 888 4.2 234 162 373 2040 19 25 4.9 113 474 1699 13 3.6 100 44 19 21
Lg Rank Offense 8 3 5 15 4 7 7 6 6 5 10 4 12 16
Lg Rank Defense 9 5 5 11 8 20 6 8 7 4 6 3 2 6

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* 33 QB 13 13 9-4-0 198 348 56.9 2666 17 4.9 16 4.6 62 7.7 6.6 13.5 205.1 78.5 36 213 6.4 5.4 9.4
19 Clint Longley 23 4 1 1-0-0 7 23 30.4 102 1 4.3 1 4.3 23 4.4 3.3 14.6 25.5 42.3 3 29 2.8 1.8 11.5
9 Mitch Hoopes 22 P 14 0 1 3 33.3 21 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 7.0 7.0 21.0 1.5 59.0 0 0 7.0 7.0 0.0
44 Robert Newhouse 25 FB 14 0 1 2 50.0 46 1 50.0 0 0.0 46 23.0 33.0 46.0 3.3 135.4 0 0 23.0 33.0 0.0
Team Total 25.9 14 10-4-0 207 376 55.1 2835 19 5.1 17 4.5 62 7.5 6.5 13.7 202.5 77.4 39 242 6.2 5.3 9.4
Opp Total 14 162 373 43.4 2328 19 5.1 25 6.7 6.2 4.2 14.4 166.3 53.3 41 288 4.9 3.1

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
44 Robert Newhouse 25 FB 14 0 209 930 2 29 4.4 66.4 14.9 34 275 8.1 0 23 2.4 19.6 1205 2 5
26 Preston Pearson 30 RB 14 10 133 509 2 32 3.8 36.4 9.5 27 351 13.0 2 49 1.9 25.1 860 4 1
21 Doug Dennison 24 13 3 111 383 7 27 3.5 29.5 8.5 2 5 2.5 0 4 0.2 0.4 388 7 1
12 Roger Staubach* 33 QB 13 13 55 316 4 17 5.7 24.3 4.2 316 4 5
30 Charley Young 23 12 0 50 225 2 29 4.5 18.8 4.2 18 184 10.2 1 42 1.5 15.3 409 3 1
83 Golden Richards 25 WR 14 0 3 18 0 11 6.0 1.3 0.2 21 451 21.5 4 62 1.5 32.2 469 4 3
35 Scott Laidlaw 22 8 0 3 10 0 10 3.3 1.3 0.4 11 100 9.1 0 25 1.4 12.5 110 0 1
19 Clint Longley 23 4 1 3 12 0 7 4.0 3.0 0.8 12 0 0
88 Drew Pearson 24 WR 14 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 0.8 0.1 46 822 17.9 8 46 3.3 58.7 833 8 1
84 Jean Fugett 24 TE 14 9 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 38 488 12.8 3 54 2.7 34.9 490 3 0
89 Billy Joe DuPree 25 te 14 5 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 9 138 15.3 1 28 0.6 9.9 141 1 0
9 Mitch Hoopes 22 P 14 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.9 0.1 13 0 0
53 Bob Breunig 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 21 21.0 0 21 0.1 2.1 21 0 0
Team Total 25.9 14 571 2432 17 32 4.3 173.7 40.8 207 2835 13.7 19 62 14.8 202.5 5267 36 25
Opp Total 14 474 1699 13 3.6 121.4 33.9 162 2040 12.6 19 11.6 145.7 3739 32 43

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 25 WR 14 0 28 288 1 43 10.3 757
26 Preston Pearson 30 RB 14 10 16 391 0 42 24.4 1251
45 Rolly Woolsey 22 14 0 4 25 0 15 6.3 12 247 0 29 20.6 272
21 Doug Dennison 24 13 3 13 262 0 27 20.2 650
56 Thomas Henderson 22 13 0 4 130 1 97 32.5 130
30 Charley Young 23 12 0 3 54 0 29 18.0 463
53 Bob Breunig 22 10 0 2 13 0 7 6.5 34
81 Percy Howard 23 8 0 2 51 0 31 25.5 51
58 Cal Peterson 23 14 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
41 Charlie Waters 27 SS 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.9 14 32 313 1 43 9.8 54 1158 1 97 21.4 6738
Opp Total 14 37 0 66 1578 0 23.9

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 30 K 14 0 2 2 14 13 9 4 9 3 1 35 22 62.9% 40 38 95.0%
9 Mitch Hoopes 22 P 14 0 68 2676 55 1 39.4
Team Total 25.9 14 2 2 14 13 9 4 9 3 1 35 22 62.9% 40 38 95.0% 68 2676 55 1 39.4
Opp Total 14 18 13 72.2% 32 31 96.9% 82 3247 39.6

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
53 Bob Breunig 22 10 0 0 1 0 0
57 Kyle Davis 23 14 0 1 0 -13 0
21 Doug Dennison 24 13 3 1 0 0 0
67 Pat Donovan 22 13 1 0 1 0 0
52 Dave Edwards 36 LLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
77 Bill Gregory 26 rdt 14 6 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0
43 Cliff Harris* 27 FS 14 0 3 58 1 27 0 3 0 0
56 Thomas Henderson 22 13 0 1 1 0 0
9 Mitch Hoopes 22 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
42 Randy Hughes 22 14 0 2 33 1 33 0 2 0 0
72 Too Tall Jones 24 LDE 14 14 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
55 Lee Roy Jordan 34 MLB 14 0 6 80 0 38 1 2 0 0
35 Scott Laidlaw 22 8 0 1 1 10 0
50 D.D. Lewis 30 RLB 14 0 0 2 38 0
44 Robert Newhouse 25 FB 14 0 5 0 0 0
88 Drew Pearson 24 WR 14 0 1 0 0 0
26 Preston Pearson 30 RB 14 10 1 0 0 0
58 Cal Peterson 23 14 0 1 19 0 19
75 Jethro Pugh 31 LDT 13 0 0 1 0 0
20 Mel Renfro 34 RCB 11 0 4 70 0 22
83 Golden Richards 25 WR 14 0 3 1 0 0
12 Roger Staubach* 33 QB 13 13 5 1 -2 0
46 Mark Washington 28 LCB 14 0 4 26 0 23 0 2 0 0
41 Charlie Waters 27 SS 14 0 3 55 1 35
54 Randy White 22 14 1 0 2 0 0
45 Rolly Woolsey 22 14 0 4 1 0 0
30 Charley Young 23 12 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 25.9 14 25 346 3 38 25 25 33 0
Opp Total 14 39 43 24

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 30 K 14 0 38 22 104
88 Drew Pearson 24 WR 14 0 8 8 48
21 Doug Dennison 24 13 3 7 7 42
83 Golden Richards 25 WR 14 0 4 1 5 30
26 Preston Pearson 30 RB 14 10 2 2 4 24
12 Roger Staubach* 33 QB 13 13 4 4 24
84 Jean Fugett 24 TE 14 9 3 3 18
30 Charley Young 23 12 0 2 1 3 18
44 Robert Newhouse 25 FB 14 0 2 2 12
89 Billy Joe DuPree 25 te 14 5 1 1 6
43 Cliff Harris* 27 FS 14 0 1 1 6
56 Thomas Henderson 22 13 0 1 1 6
42 Randy Hughes 22 14 0 1 1 6
41 Charlie Waters 27 SS 14 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.9 14 17 19 1 1 3 41 38 22 350
Opp Total 14 13 19 31 13 268