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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

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* 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

RB Preston Pearson 30 8 10 133 rushes for 509 yards, 2 td, & 27 catches for 351 yards and 2 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
WR Golden Richards 25 2 0 21 catches for 451 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 18 yards and 0 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

TE Billy Joe DuPree 25 2 5 9 catches for 138 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1973

LT Ralph Neely 32 10 0

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

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

RDT Bill Gregory 26 4 6 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1971

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Benny Barnes 24 DB 14 0 190 6-1 Stanford 3/3/1951 3
Bob Breunig 22 LB 10 0 226 6-7 Arizona State 7/4/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1975

Warren Capone 24 LB 5 0 218 6-1 LSU 8/14/1951 Rook
Larry Cole 29 DE-DT 13 8 252 6-5 Air Force,Hawaii,Houston 11/15/1946 7

Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968

Kyle Davis 23 C 14 0 240 6-3 Oklahoma 10/1/1952 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1975

Doug Dennison 24 RB 13 3 202 6-1 Kutztown Pennsylvania 12/18/1951 1
Pat Donovan 22 T 13 1 253 6-5 Stanford 7/1/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 90th pick / 1975

Billy Joe DuPree 25 TE 14 5 225 6-4 Michigan State 3/7/1950 2

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1973

Dave Edwards 36 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Auburn 12/14/1939 12

Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962

John Fitzgerald 27 C-G 14 0 255 6-5 Boston College 4/16/1948 4

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1970

Toni Fritsch 30 K 14 0 190 5-7 none 7/10/1945 4
Jean Fugett 24 TE 14 9 225 6-3 Amherst 12/16/1951 3

Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 338th pick / 1972

Bill Gregory 26 DE-DT 14 6 255 6-5 Wisconsin 12/14/1949 4

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1971

Cliff Harris* 27 DB 14 0 188 6-0 Ouachita Baptist 11/12/1948 5
Thomas Henderson 22 LB 13 0 221 6-2 Langston 3/1/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 18th pick / 1975

Mitch Hoopes 22 P 14 0 207 6-1 Arizona 7/8/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 200th pick / 1975

Percy Howard 23 WR 8 0 210 6-4 Austin Peay State 1/21/1952 Rook
Ron Howard 24 TE 10 0 229 6-4 Seattle 3/3/1951 1
Randy Hughes 22 DB 14 0 209 6-4 Oklahoma 4/3/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1975

Too Tall Jones 24 DE 14 14 271 6-9 Tennessee State 2/23/1951 1

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974

Lee Roy Jordan 34 LB 14 0 221 6-1 Alabama 4/27/1941 12

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

Scott Laidlaw 22 RB 8 0 206 6-0 Stanford 2/17/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 356th pick / 1975

Burton Lawless 22 G 14 10 253 6-4 Florida 11/1/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 44th pick / 1975

D.D. Lewis 30 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Mississippi State 10/16/1945 7

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 159th pick / 1968

Clint Longley 23 QB 4 1 193 6-1 Abilene Christian 7/28/1952 1

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

Harvey Martin 25 DE-DT 13 0 260 6-5 Texas A&M-Commerce 11/16/1950 2

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1973

Ralph Neely 32 T-G 14 0 265 6-6 Oklahoma 9/12/1943 10

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

Robert Newhouse 25 RB 14 0 209 5-10 Houston 1/9/1950 3

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 35th pick / 1972

Blaine Nye 29 G 14 0 251 6-4 Stanford 3/29/1946 7

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1968

Drew Pearson 24 WR 14 0 184 6-0 Tulsa 1/12/1951 2
Preston Pearson 30 RB 14 10 205 6-1 Illinois 1/17/1945 8

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967

Cal Peterson 23 LB 14 0 220 6-3 UCLA 10/16/1952 1

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1974

Jethro Pugh 31 DT-DE 13 0 260 6-6 Elizabeth City State 7/3/1944 10

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965

Mel Renfro 34 DB-RB 11 0 190 6-0 Oregon 12/30/1941 11

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

Golden Richards 25 WR 14 0 181 6-1 BYU,Hawaii 12/31/1950 2

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1973

Herbert Scott 22 G-T 14 4 254 6-2 Virginia Union 1/18/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 330th pick / 1975

Roger Staubach* 33 QB 13 13 197 6-3 Navy,New Mexico Military Inst. 2/5/1942 6

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

Bruce Walton 24 T-G-C 13 0 251 6-6 UCLA 6/14/1951 2

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 126th pick / 1973

Mark Washington 28 DB 14 0 188 5-10 Morgan State 12/28/1947 5

Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 335th pick / 1970

Charlie Waters 27 DB 14 0 193 6-1 Clemson 9/10/1948 5

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 66th pick / 1970

Randy White 22 DT-LB-DE 14 1 257 6-4 Maryland 1/15/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975

Rolly Woolsey 22 DB 14 0 182 6-1 Boise State 8/11/1953 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 148th pick / 1975

Rayfield Wright* 30 T-TE 13 0 255 6-6 Fort Valley State 8/23/1945 8

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967

Charley Young 23 RB 12 0 213 6-1 North Carolina State 10/13/1952 1

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 22nd pick / 1974

Team Total 25.9 14 222.8 6-2.6 3.4