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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.

Simple Rating System: Total 4.5, Offense: 0.5, Defense: 4.0, SoS: -2.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Tom Landry

 Offensive Coordinator: Jim Myers

Training Camp: California Lutheran College (Thousand Oaks, California)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 4.1 246 187 391 1909 12 16 4.4 111 484 1821 12 3.8 113 28 12 22
Lg Rank Offense 10 4 7 8 6 9 5 5 12 12 9 17 4 10
Lg Rank Defense 5 7 13 22 7 8 16 4 7 6 8 6 20 24

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 boxscore W 1-0 Philadelphia Eagles 27 7 24 445 265 180 3 18 280 144 136 5
2 Sun September 19 boxscore W 2-0 @ New Orleans Saints 24 6 22 423 225 198 4 11 163 94 69 1
3 Sun September 26 boxscore W 3-0 Baltimore Colts 30 27 21 457 365 92 3 25 400 216 184 1
4 Sun October 3 boxscore W 4-0 @ Seattle Seahawks 28 13 25 411 200 211 1 19 243 140 103 1
5 Sun October 10 boxscore W 5-0 @ New York Giants 24 14 18 331 168 163 18 291 153 138 1
6 Sun October 17 boxscore L 5-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 17 21 23 380 229 151 1 26 436 346 90 4
7 Sun October 24 boxscore W 6-1 Chicago Bears 31 21 29 529 288 241 3 8 110 17 93
8 Sun October 31 boxscore W 7-1 @ Washington Redskins 20 7 18 253 118 135 10 146 58 88 3
9 Sun November 7 boxscore W 8-1 New York Giants 9 3 12 257 161 96 1 18 269 83 186 3
10 Mon November 15 boxscore W 9-1 Buffalo Bills 17 10 14 228 165 63 1 19 250 103 147 1
11 Sun November 21 boxscore L 9-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 10 17 15 307 125 182 4 13 230 89 141 2
12 Thu November 25 boxscore W 10-2 St. Louis Cardinals 19 14 16 295 126 169 3 24 377 249 128 2
13 Sun December 5 boxscore W 11-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 26 7 22 365 248 117 1 13 176 42 134
14 Sun December 12 boxscore L 11-3 Washington Redskins 14 27 10 203 54 149 4 24 359 175 184 4
Playoffs
Division Sun December 19 boxscore L 11-4 Los Angeles Rams 12 14 14 211 126 85 4 17 250 130 120 3

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
12 Roger Staubach* 34 QB 14 14 11-3-0 208 369 56.4 2715 14 3.8 11 3.0 53 7.4 6.8 13.1 193.9 79.9 29 215 6.28 5.74 7.3 1 2
11 Danny White 24 P 14 0 13 20 65.0 213 2 10.0 2 10.0 56 10.7 8.2 16.4 15.2 94.4 1 15 9.43 7.05 4.8
88 Drew Pearson*+ 25 WR 14 0 1 1 100.0 39 1 100.0 0 0.0 39 39.0 59.0 39.0 2.8 158.3 0 0 39.00 59.00 0.0
Team Total 26.1 14 11-3-0 222 390 56.9 2967 17 4.4 13 3.3 56 7.6 7.0 13.4 211.9 81.9 30 230 6.52 5.93 7.1 1 2
Opp Total 14 187 391 47.8 2236 12 3.1 16 4.1 5.7 4.49 12.0 159.7 58.9 44 327 4.4 3.3 10.1

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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
21 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
44 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
35 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
26 Preston Pearson 31 rb 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
30 Charley Young 24 rb 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
12 Roger Staubach* 34 QB 14 14 43 184 3 18 4.3 13.1 3.1 184 3 4
89 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
11 Danny White 24 P 14 0 6 17 0 14 2.8 1.2 0.4 17 0 0
88 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
87 Jay Saldi 22 te 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
83 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
86 Butch Johnson 22 KR/PR 14 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 84 16.8 2 43 0.4 6.0 84 2 5
31 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
82 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

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
86 Butch Johnson 22 KR/PR 14 2 45 489 0 55 10.9 28 693 0 74 24.8 1266
37 Jim D. Jensen 23 14 0 13 313 0 35 24.1 313
87 Jay Saldi 22 te 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

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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
11 Danny White 24 P 14 0 70 2690 54 2 38.4
1 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

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
86 Butch Johnson 22 KR/PR 14 2 0 5 2 0 0
41 Charlie Waters* 28 SS 14 14 3 6 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 0
35 Scott Laidlaw 23 FB 13 7 0 5 0 0 0
12 Roger Staubach* 34 QB 14 14 0 4 1 0 0
21 Doug Dennison 25 RB 14 10 0 3 1 0 0
46 Mark Washington 29 rcb 13 5 4 49 0 22 0
53 Bob Breunig 23 LLB 14 14 0 0 3 0 0
43 Cliff Harris*+ 28 FS 14 12 3 32 0 29 0
42 Randy Hughes 23 db 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
88 Drew Pearson*+ 25 WR 14 0 0 1 2 0 1
20 Mel Renfro 35 RCB 9 9 3 23 0 23 0
89 Billy Joe DuPree* 26 TE 14 14 0 2 0 0 0
44 Robert Newhouse 26 fb 14 7 0 2 0 0 0
26 Preston Pearson 31 rb 10 2 0 1 1 0 0
30 Charley Young 24 rb 11 2 0 1 1 0 0
31 Benny Barnes 25 LCB 14 14 1 23 0 23 0
63 Larry Cole 30 RDT 14 8 0 0 1 0 0
62 John Fitzgerald 28 C 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
58 Mike Hegman 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
72 Too Tall Jones 25 LDE 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
55 Lee Roy Jordan 35 MLB 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
50 D.D. Lewis 31 RLB 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
79 Harvey Martin* 26 RDE 14 14 1 0 0 0 0
82 Beasley Reece 22 10 0 0 1 0 0 0
54 Randy White 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.1 14 16 133 0 29 0 0 26 22 0 1 2
Opp Total 14 30 32 20

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Efren Herrera 25 K 14 0 34 18 88
88 Drew Pearson*+ 25 WR 14 0 6 1 7 42
21 Doug Dennison 25 RB 14 10 6 6 36
35 Scott Laidlaw 23 FB 13 7 3 1 4 24
44 Robert Newhouse 26 fb 14 7 3 3 18
26 Preston Pearson 31 rb 10 2 1 2 3 18
83 Golden Richards 26 WR 11 9 3 3 18
12 Roger Staubach* 34 QB 14 14 3 3 18
89 Billy Joe DuPree* 26 TE 14 14 2 2 12
86 Butch Johnson 22 KR/PR 14 2 2 2 12
30 Charley Young 24 rb 11 2 1 1 6
56 Thomas Henderson 23 14 0 1 2
25 Aaron Kyle 22 db 14 1 1 2
Team Total 26.1 14 16 17 1 34 34 18 2 296
Opp Total 14 12 12 23 7 194