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1976 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 296 points (21.1/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 194 points (13.9/g), 5th.
 Differential of 102 points (7.3/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 10.2-3.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 16th.

Coached by Tom Landry (11-3-0)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box W 1-0 Philadelphia Eagles 27 7 24 445 265 180 3 18 280 144 136 5
2 Sun September 19 box W 2-0 @ New Orleans Saints 24 6 22 423 225 198 4 11 163 94 69 1
3 Sun September 26 box W 3-0 Baltimore Colts 30 27 21 457 365 92 3 25 400 216 184 1
4 Sun October 3 box W 4-0 @ Seattle Seahawks 28 13 25 411 200 211 1 19 243 140 103 1
5 Sun October 10 box W 5-0 @ New York Giants 24 14 18 331 168 163 18 291 153 138 1
6 Sun October 17 box L 5-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 17 21 23 380 229 151 1 26 436 346 90 4
7 Sun October 24 box W 6-1 Chicago Bears 31 21 29 529 288 241 3 8 110 17 93
8 Sun October 31 box W 7-1 @ Washington Redskins 20 7 18 253 118 135 10 146 58 88 3
9 Sun November 7 box W 8-1 New York Giants 9 3 12 257 161 96 1 18 269 83 186 3
10 Mon November 15 box W 9-1 Buffalo Bills 17 10 14 228 165 63 1 19 250 103 147 1
11 Sun November 21 box L 9-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 10 17 15 307 125 182 4 13 230 89 141 2
12 Thu November 25 box W 10-2 St. Louis Cardinals 19 14 16 295 126 169 3 24 377 249 128 2
13 Sun December 5 box W 11-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 26 7 22 365 248 117 1 13 176 42 134
14 Sun December 12 box L 11-3 Washington Redskins 14 27 10 203 54 149 4 24 359 175 184 4
Playoffs
Division Sun December 19 box L 11-4 Los Angeles Rams 12 14

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 296 4884 958 5.1 269 222 390 2737 17 13 6.5 140 538 2147 16 4.0 111 29 16 18
Team Defense 194 3730 919 4.1 379 187 391 1909 12 16 4.4 111 484 1821 12 3.8 246 28 12 22
Lg Rank Offense 10 4 7 8 6 9 5 4 12 12 9 17 4 10
Lg Rank Defense 5 7 13 22 7 8 16 5 7 6 8 6 20 24

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Roger Staubach* 34 QB 14 14 11-3-0 208 369 56.4 2715 14 3.8 11 3.0 53 7.4 6.4 13.1 193.9 79.9 29 215 6.3 5.4 7.3
Danny White 24 P 14 0 13 20 65.0 213 2 10.0 2 10.0 56 10.7 7.2 16.4 15.2 94.4 1 15 9.4 6.1 4.8
Drew Pearson*+ 25 WR 14 0 1 1 100.0 39 1 100.0 0 0.0 39 39.0 49.0 39.0 2.8 158.3 0 0 39.0 49.0 0.0
Team Total 26.1 14 11-3-0 222 390 56.9 2967 17 4.4 13 3.3 56 7.6 6.5 13.4 211.9 81.9 30 230 6.5 5.5 7.1
Opp Total 14 187 391 47.8 1909 12 3.1 16 4.1 4.9 3.3 10.2 136.4 55.5 44 327 4.4 2.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Doug Dennison 25 RB 14 10 153 542 6 14 3.5 38.7 10.9 8 67 8.4 0 33 0.6 4.8 609 6 3
Robert Newhouse 26 fb 14 7 116 450 3 24 3.9 32.1 8.3 15 86 5.7 0 16 1.1 6.1 536 3 2
Scott Laidlaw 23 FB 13 7 94 424 3 28 4.5 32.6 7.2 38 325 8.6 1 26 2.9 25.0 749 4 5
Preston Pearson 31 10 2 68 233 1 21 3.4 23.3 6.8 23 316 13.7 2 30 2.3 31.6 549 3 1
Charley Young 24 11 2 48 208 0 24 4.3 18.9 4.4 11 134 12.2 1 25 1.0 12.2 342 1 1
Roger Staubach* 34 QB 14 14 43 184 3 18 4.3 13.1 3.1 184 3 4
Billy Joe DuPree* 26 TE 14 14 7 50 0 13 7.1 3.6 0.5 42 680 16.2 2 38 3.0 48.6 730 2 2
Danny White 24 P 14 0 6 17 0 14 2.8 1.2 0.4 17 0 0
Drew Pearson*+ 25 WR 14 0 2 20 0 11 10.0 1.4 0.1 58 806 13.9 6 40 4.1 57.6 826 6 1
Jay Saldi 22 13 3 1 19 0 19 19.0 1.5 0.1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.5 25 0 0
Golden Richards 26 WR 11 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 414 21.8 3 56 1.7 37.6 414 3 0
Butch Johnson 22 RET 14 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 84 16.8 2 43 0.4 6.0 84 2 5
Benny Barnes 25 LCB 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 43 43.0 0 43 0.1 3.1 43 0 0
Beasley Reece 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.6 6 0 1
Team Total 26.1 14 538 2147 16 28 4.0 153.4 38.4 222 2967 13.4 17 56 15.9 211.9 5114 33 26
Opp Total 14 484 1821 12 3.8 130.1 34.6 187 1909 10.2 12 13.4 136.4 3730 24 32

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Butch Johnson 22 RET 14 2 45 489 0 55 10.9 28 693 0 74 24.8 1266
Jim D. Jensen 23 14 0 13 313 0 35 24.1 313
Jay Saldi 22 13 3 1 9 0 9 9.0 34
Team Total 26.1 14 45 489 0 55 10.9 42 1027 0 74 24.5 6630
Opp Total 14 28 0 62 1275 0 20.6

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Danny White 24 P 14 0 70 2690 54 2 38.4
Efren Herrera 25 K 14 0 1 1 8 8 8 6 5 3 1 23 18 78.3% 34 34 100.0% 2 49 27 0 24.5
Team Total 26.1 14 1 1 8 8 8 6 5 3 1 23 18 78.3% 34 34 100.0% 72 2739 54 2 38.0
Opp Total 14 12 7 58.3% 25 23 92.0% 95 3677 38.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Benny Barnes 25 LCB 14 14 1 23 0 23
Bob Breunig 23 LLB 14 14 0 3 0 0
Larry Cole 30 RDT 14 8 0 1 0 0
Doug Dennison 25 RB 14 10 3 1 0 0
Billy Joe DuPree* 26 TE 14 14 2 0 0 0
John Fitzgerald 28 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
Cliff Harris*+ 28 FS 14 12 3 32 0 29
Mike Hegman 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Randy Hughes 23 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Butch Johnson 22 RET 14 2 5 2 0 0
Too Tall Jones 25 LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Lee Roy Jordan 35 MLB 14 14 0 1 0 0
Scott Laidlaw 23 FB 13 7 5 0 0 0
D.D. Lewis 31 RLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
Harvey Martin* 26 RDE 14 14 1 0 0 0
Robert Newhouse 26 fb 14 7 2 0 0 0
Drew Pearson*+ 25 WR 14 0 1 2 0 1
Preston Pearson 31 10 2 1 1 0 0
Beasley Reece 22 10 0 1 0 0 0
Mel Renfro 35 RCB 9 9 3 23 0 23
Roger Staubach* 34 QB 14 14 4 1 0 0
Mark Washington 29 rcb 13 5 4 49 0 22
Charlie Waters* 28 SS 14 14 3 6 0 5 1 2 0 0
Randy White 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Charley Young 24 11 2 1 1 0 0
Team Total 26.1 14 16 133 0 29 26 22 0 1 2
Opp Total 14 30 32 20

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Efren Herrera 25 K 14 0 34 18 88
Drew Pearson*+ 25 WR 14 0 6 1 42
Doug Dennison 25 RB 14 10 6 36
Scott Laidlaw 23 FB 13 7 3 1 24
Robert Newhouse 26 fb 14 7 3 18
Preston Pearson 31 10 2 1 2 18
Golden Richards 26 WR 11 9 3 18
Roger Staubach* 34 QB 14 14 3 18
Billy Joe DuPree* 26 TE 14 14 2 12
Butch Johnson 22 RET 14 2 2 12
Charley Young 24 11 2 1 6
Thomas Henderson 23 14 0 1 2
Aaron Kyle 22 14 1 1 2
Team Total 26.1 14 16 17 1 34 18 2 296
Opp Total 14 12 12 23 7 194