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1978 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

1978 NFC Champions

Scored 384 points (24.0/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 208 points (13.0/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 176 points (11.0/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 13.0-3.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 11th.

Coached by Tom Landry (12-4-0)

1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 28 DAL Larry Bethea DT 6 1978 1983 0 0 0 81 Michigan State
2 56 DAL Todd Christensen TE 10 1979 1988 2 5 6 137 1 -6 0 461 5872 41 BYU
3 84 DAL Dave Hudgens DT 0 0 0 Oklahoma
4 110 DAL Alois Blackwell RB 2 1978 1979 0 0 0 19 9 37 0 Houston
5 138 DAL Rich Rosen G 0 0 0 Syracuse
6 166 DAL Harold Randolph LB 0 0 0 East Carolina
7 194 DAL Tom Randall G 2 1978 1979 0 0 0 24 Iowa State
8 222 DAL Homer Butler WR 0 0 0 UCLA
9 250 DAL Russ Williams DB 0 0 0 Tennessee
10 278 DAL Barry Tomasetti G 0 0 0 Iowa
11 306 DAL Dennis Thurman DB 9 1978 1986 0 0 4 137 USC
12 334 DAL Lee Washburn G 0 0 0 Montana State