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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.1, Offense: 4.0, Defense: 0.1, SoS: -1.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tom Landry
Offensive Coordinator: Jim Myers
Training Camp: California Lutheran College (Thousand Oaks, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Roger Staubach* | 33 | 6 | 13 | 198 for 348, 2,666 yards, 17 td, 16 int, & 55 rushes for 316 yards and 4 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 16th / 122nd pick / 1964 Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 129th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Preston Pearson | 30 | 8 | 10 | 16 kick returns for a 24.4 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967 |
| FB | Robert Newhouse | 25 | 3 | 0 | 209 rushes for 930 yards, 2 td, & 34 catches for 275 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 35th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Drew Pearson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 46 catches for 822 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for 11 yards and 0 td | |
| PR | Golden Richards | 25 | 2 | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 10.3 average and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Jean Fugett | 24 | 3 | 9 | 38 catches for 488 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Ralph Neely | 32 | 10 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Burton Lawless | 22 | Rook | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 44th pick / 1975 | |
| C | John Fitzgerald | 27 | 4 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1970 | |
| RG | Blaine Nye | 29 | 7 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1968 | |
| RT | Rayfield Wright* | 30 | 8 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Too Tall Jones | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| LDT | Jethro Pugh | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Larry Cole | 29 | 7 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968 | |
| RDE | Harvey Martin | 25 | 2 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1973 | |
| LLB | Dave Edwards | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Lee Roy Jordan | 34 | 12 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | D.D. Lewis | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 159th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Mark Washington | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 335th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Mel Renfro | 34 | 11 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964 |
| SS | Charlie Waters | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 66th pick / 1970 |
| FS | Cliff Harris* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Toni Fritsch | 30 | 4 | 0 | 22 of 35 field goals & 38 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Mitch Hoopes | 22 | Rook | 0 | 68 punts for a 39.4 average, 1 blocked | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 200th pick / 1975 |
| PR | Golden Richards | 25 | 2 | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 10.3 average and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1973 |
| KR | Preston Pearson | 30 | 8 | 10 | 16 kick returns for a 24.4 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Benny Barnes | 24 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 3/3/1951 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 53 | Bob Breunig | 22 | 10 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 7/4/1953 | Rook | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1975 | |
| 59 | Warren Capone | 24 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/14/1951 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 63 | Larry Cole | 29 | RDT | 13 | 8 | 252 | 6-5 | Air Force,Houston,Hawaii | 11/15/1946 | 7 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968 |
| 57 | Kyle Davis | 23 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/1/1952 | Rook | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1975 | |
| 21 | Doug Dennison | 24 | rb | 13 | 3 | 202 | 6-1 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 12/18/1951 | 1 | 3 | |
| 67 | Pat Donovan | 22 | t | 13 | 1 | 253 | 6-5 | Stanford | 7/1/1953 | Rook | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 90th pick / 1975 |
| 89 | Billy Joe DuPree | 25 | te | 14 | 5 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 3/7/1950 | 2 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1973 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | 36 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/14/1939 | 12 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| 62 | John Fitzgerald | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 4/16/1948 | 4 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1970 |
| 15 | Toni Fritsch | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-7 | none | 7/10/1945 | 4 | 0 | |
| 84 | Jean Fugett | 24 | TE | 14 | 9 | 225 | 6-3 | Amherst | 12/16/1951 | 3 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972 |
| 77 | Bill Gregory | 26 | rdt | 14 | 6 | 255 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 12/14/1949 | 4 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1971 |
| 43 | Cliff Harris* | 27 | FS | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Ouachita Baptist | 11/12/1948 | 5 | 11 | |
| 56 | Thomas Henderson | 22 | 13 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Langston | 3/1/1953 | Rook | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 18th pick / 1975 | |
| 9 | Mitch Hoopes | 22 | P | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Arizona | 7/8/1953 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 200th pick / 1975 |
| 81 | Percy Howard | 23 | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Austin Peay St. | 1/21/1952 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 87 | Ron Howard | 24 | 10 | 0 | 229 | 6-4 | Seattle | 3/3/1951 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 42 | Randy Hughes | 22 | 14 | 0 | 209 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 4/3/1953 | Rook | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1975 | |
| 72 | Too Tall Jones | 24 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 271 | 6-9 | Tennessee St. | 2/23/1951 | 1 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| 55 | Lee Roy Jordan | 34 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Alabama | 4/27/1941 | 12 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963 |
| 35 | Scott Laidlaw | 22 | 8 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Stanford | 2/17/1953 | Rook | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 356th pick / 1975 | |
| 66 | Burton Lawless | 22 | LG | 14 | 10 | 253 | 6-4 | Florida | 11/1/1953 | Rook | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 44th pick / 1975 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | 30 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 10/16/1945 | 7 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 159th pick / 1968 |
| 19 | Clint Longley | 23 | qb | 4 | 1 | 193 | 6-1 | Abilene Christian | 7/28/1952 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 Supp |
| 79 | Harvey Martin | 25 | RDE | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/16/1950 | 2 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1973 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | 32 | LT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 9/12/1943 | 10 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965 |
| 44 | Robert Newhouse | 25 | FB | 14 | 0 | 209 | 5-10 | Houston | 1/9/1950 | 3 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 35th pick / 1972 |
| 61 | Blaine Nye | 29 | RG | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 3/29/1946 | 7 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1968 |
| 88 | Drew Pearson | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 1/12/1951 | 2 | 10 | |
| 26 | Preston Pearson | 30 | KR | 14 | 10 | 205 | 6-1 | Illinois | 1/17/1945 | 8 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967 |
| 58 | Cal Peterson | 23 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/16/1952 | 1 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1974 | |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | 31 | LDT | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Elizabeth City St. | 7/3/1944 | 10 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 |
| 20 | Mel Renfro | 34 | RCB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 11 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964 |
| 83 | Golden Richards | 25 | PR | 14 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Hawaii,BYU | 12/31/1950 | 2 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1973 |
| 68 | Herbert Scott | 22 | g | 14 | 4 | 254 | 6-2 | Virginia Union | 1/18/1953 | Rook | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 330th pick / 1975 |
| 12 | Roger Staubach* | 33 | QB | 13 | 13 | 197 | 6-3 | New Mex. Mil. Inst.,Navy | 2/5/1942 | 6 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 16th / 122nd pick / 1964 Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 129th pick / 1964 |
| 78 | Bruce Walton | 24 | 13 | 0 | 251 | 6-6 | UCLA | 6/14/1951 | 2 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 126th pick / 1973 | |
| 46 | Mark Washington | 28 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Morgan St. | 12/28/1947 | 5 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 335th pick / 1970 |
| 41 | Charlie Waters | 27 | SS | 14 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Clemson | 9/10/1948 | 5 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 66th pick / 1970 |
| 54 | Randy White | 22 | dt | 14 | 1 | 257 | 6-4 | Maryland | 1/15/1953 | Rook | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| 45 | Rolly Woolsey | 22 | 14 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Boise St. | 8/11/1953 | Rook | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 148th pick / 1975 | |
| 70 | Rayfield Wright* | 30 | RT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Fort Valley St. | 8/23/1945 | 8 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967 |
| 30 | Charley Young | 23 | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 10/13/1952 | 1 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 22nd pick / 1974 | |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 222.8 | 6-2.5 | 3.4 |
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