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1980 Dallas Cowboys

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

Scored 454 points (28.4/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 311 points (19.4/g), 13th.
 Differential of 143 points (8.9/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 6th.

Coached by Tom Landry (12-4-0)

1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Danny White 28 4 16 260 for 436, 3,287 yards, 28 td, 25 int, & 27 rushes for 114 yards and 1 td

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974

RB Tony Dorsett 26 3 15 278 rushes for 1,185 yards, 11 td, & 34 catches for 263 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977

FB Robert Newhouse 30 8 10 118 rushes for 451 yards, 6 td, & 8 catches for 75 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 35th pick / 1972

FB Ron Springs 24 1 6 89 rushes for 326 yards, 6 td, & 15 catches for 212 yards and 1 td

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 136th pick / 1979

WR Tony Hill 24 3 13 60 catches for 1,055 yards, 8 td, & 4 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1977

WR Drew Pearson 29 7 15 43 catches for 568 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td
TE Billy Joe DuPree 30 7 16 29 catches for 312 yards, 7 td, & 4 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1973

LT Pat Donovan* 27 5 16 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 90th pick / 1975

LG Herbert Scott*+ 27 5 16

Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 330th pick / 1975

C John Fitzgerald 32 9 14

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1970

RG Tom Rafferty 26 4 16 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976

RT Jim Cooper 25 3 15 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 164th pick / 1977

 Defensive Starters
LDE Too Tall Jones 29 6 16 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974

LDT Larry Cole 34 12 16 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968

RDT Randy White* 27 5 16

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975

RDE Harvey Martin 30 7 16

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1973

LLB Mike Hegman 27 4 16 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975

MLB Bob Breunig* 27 5 16 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1975

RLB D.D. Lewis 35 12 16 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 159th pick / 1968

LCB Steve Wilson 23 1 11 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
LCB Benny Barnes 29 8 6 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Aaron Mitchell 24 1 15 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 55th pick / 1979

SS Charlie Waters 32 10 16 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 66th pick / 1970

FS Dennis Thurman 24 2 16 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 306th pick / 1978

 Special Teams Starters
K Rafael Septien 27 3 0 11 of 17 field goals & 59 of 60 extra points

New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977

P Danny White 28 4 16 71 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974

PR James Jones 22 Rook 0 54 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 80th pick / 1980

KR James Jones 22 Rook 0 32 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 80th pick / 1980

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
31 Benny Barnes 29 DB 11 6 190 6-1 Stanford 3/3/1951 8
76 Larry Bethea 24 DT-DE 11 0 251 6-2 Michigan State 7/21/1956 2

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 28th pick / 1978

53 Bob Breunig* 27 LB 16 16 226 6-7 Arizona State 7/4/1953 5

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1975

59 Guy Brown 25 LB 16 0 223 6-4 Houston 6/1/1955 3

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 108th pick / 1977

18 Glenn Carano 25 QB 3 0 201 6-3 UNLV 11/18/1955 2

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1977

47 Dextor Clinkscale 22 DB 16 0 192 5-11 South Carolina State 4/13/1958 Rook
63 Larry Cole 34 DE-DT 16 16 252 6-5 Air Force,Hawaii,Houston 11/15/1946 12

Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968

61 Jim Cooper 25 T-C-G 15 15 262 6-5 Temple 9/28/1955 3

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 164th pick / 1977

84 Doug Cosbie 24 TE 16 0 236 6-6 Holy Cross,Santa Clara 3/27/1956 1

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979

51 Anthony Dickerson 23 LB 16 0 220 6-2 SMU 6/9/1957 Rook
67 Pat Donovan* 27 T 16 16 253 6-5 Stanford 7/1/1953 5

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 90th pick / 1975

33 Tony Dorsett 26 RB 15 15 192 5-11 Pittsburgh 4/7/1954 3

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977

89 Billy Joe DuPree 30 TE 16 16 225 6-4 Michigan State 3/7/1950 7

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1973

78 John Dutton 29 DT-DE 16 0 266 6-6 Nebraska 2/6/1951 6

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974

62 John Fitzgerald 32 C-G 14 14 255 6-5 Boston College 4/16/1948 9

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1970

71 Andy Frederick 26 T 16 1 257 6-6 New Mexico 7/25/1954 3

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1977

58 Mike Hegman 27 LB 16 16 227 6-1 Alabama A&M,Tennessee State 1/17/1953 4

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975

80 Tony Hill 24 WR 16 13 199 6-2 Stanford 6/23/1956 3

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1977

14 Gary Hogeboom 22 QB 2 0 205 6-4 Central Michigan 8/21/1958 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 133rd pick / 1980

42 Randy Hughes 27 DB 5 0 209 6-4 Oklahoma 4/3/1953 5

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1975

40 Eric Hurt 23 DB 4 0 171 5-11 San Jose State 6/11/1957 Rook
57 Bruce Huther 26 LB 15 0 221 6-1 New Hampshire 7/23/1954 3
86 Butch Johnson 26 WR 16 1 187 6-1 California-Riverside 5/28/1954 4

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 87th pick / 1976

23 James Jones 22 RB 16 0 200 5-10 Mississippi State 12/6/1958 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 80th pick / 1980

72 Too Tall Jones 29 DE 16 16 271 6-9 Tennessee State 2/23/1951 6

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974

50 D.D. Lewis 35 LB 16 16 225 6-1 Mississippi State 10/16/1945 12

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 159th pick / 1968

79 Harvey Martin 30 DE-DT 16 16 260 6-5 Texas A&M-Commerce 11/16/1950 7

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1973

34 Aaron Mitchell 24 DB 15 15 196 6-1 Morris Brown,UNLV 12/15/1956 1

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 55th pick / 1979

44 Robert Newhouse 30 RB 16 10 209 5-10 Houston 1/9/1950 8

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 35th pick / 1972

30 Timmy Newsome 22 RB 16 1 232 6-1 Winston-Salem State 5/17/1958 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980

88 Drew Pearson 29 WR 16 15 184 6-0 Tulsa 1/12/1951 7
26 Preston Pearson 35 RB 11 0 205 6-1 Illinois 1/17/1945 13

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967

65 Kurt Petersen 23 G 16 0 264 6-4 Missouri 6/17/1957 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 105th pick / 1980

64 Tom Rafferty 26 C-G 16 16 256 6-3 Penn State 8/2/1954 4

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976

56 Bill Roe 22 LB 16 0 233 6-3 Colorado 2/6/1958 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 78th pick / 1980

87 Jay Saldi 26 TE-WR 16 3 225 6-3 South Carolina 10/8/1954 4
68 Herbert Scott*+ 27 G-T 16 16 254 6-2 Virginia Union 1/18/1953 5

Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 330th pick / 1975

1 Rafael Septien 27 K 16 0 176 5-10 La-Lafayette 12/12/1953 3

New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977

52 Robert Shaw 24 C-G 14 2 245 6-4 Tennessee 10/15/1956 1

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 27th pick / 1979

46 Roland Solomon 24 DB 10 0 193 6-0 Utah 2/6/1956 Rook
20 Ron Springs 24 RB 15 6 213 6-0 Ohio State 11/4/1956 1

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 136th pick / 1979

77 Bruce Thornton 22 DE-DT 13 0 263 6-5 Illinois 2/14/1958 1

Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 219th pick / 1979

32 Dennis Thurman 24 DB 16 16 176 5-11 USC 4/13/1956 2

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 306th pick / 1978

41 Charlie Waters 32 DB 16 16 193 6-1 Clemson 9/10/1948 10

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 66th pick / 1970

66 Norm Wells 23 DT 3 0 261 6-5 Northwestern 9/8/1957 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 330th pick / 1980

11 Danny White 28 QB-P 16 16 193 6-2 Arizona State 2/9/1952 4

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974

54 Randy White* 27 DT-LB-DE 16 16 257 6-4 Maryland 1/15/1953 5

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975

45 Steve Wilson 23 DB-WR 16 11 195 5-10 Howard 8/24/1957 1
Team Total 26.3 16 222.9 6-2.4 3.8