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1983 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 479 points (29.9/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 360 points (22.5/g), 20th.
 Differential of 119 points (7.4/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 10.6-5.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 7th.

Coached by Tom Landry (12-4-0)

1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 5 box W 1-0 @ Washington Redskins 31 30 16 356 173 183 26 447 299 148 1
2 Sun September 11 box W 2-0 @ St. Louis Cardinals 34 17 19 329 214 115 2 16 313 260 53 6
3 Sun September 18 box W 3-0 New York Giants 28 13 18 309 220 89 3 16 334 203 131 4
4 Sun September 25 box W 4-0 New Orleans Saints 21 20 16 272 99 173 6 17 298 183 115 3
5 Sun October 2 box W 5-0 @ Minnesota Vikings 37 24 28 400 200 200 3 14 316 272 44 3
6 Sun October 9 box W 6-0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 24 25 444 340 104 3 13 335 248 87 2
7 Sun October 16 box W 7-0 Philadelphia Eagles 37 7 32 522 310 212 1 9 209 165 44 2
8 Sun October 23 box L 7-1 Los Angeles Raiders 38 40 17 319 238 81 3 31 519 300 219 6
9 Sun October 30 box W 8-1 @ New York Giants 38 20 27 485 288 197 3 17 390 296 94 6
10 Sun November 6 box W 9-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 27 20 22 363 249 114 2 16 353 223 130 2
11 Sun November 13 box L 9-2 @ San Diego Chargers 23 24 25 389 291 98 21 355 332 23 1
12 Sun November 20 box W 10-2 Kansas City Chiefs 41 21 18 421 229 192 2 29 434 391 43 3
13 Thu November 24 box W 11-2 St. Louis Cardinals 35 17 17 362 230 132 14 278 189 89 3
14 Sun December 4 box W 12-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 35 10 25 418 286 132 2 14 216 188 28 4
15 Sun December 11 box L 12-3 Washington Redskins 10 31 13 205 172 33 4 20 336 170 166 1
16 Mon December 19 box L 12-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 42 24 365 303 62 5 13 294 209 85 1
Playoffs
WildCard Mon December 26 box L 12-5 Los Angeles Rams 17 24

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 479 5959 1110 5.4 342 346 554 3842 31 25 6.5 205 519 2117 21 4.1 109 39 14 28
Team Defense 360 5427 1025 5.3 490 299 558 3928 27 27 6.4 181 410 1499 12 3.7 286 48 21 23
Lg Rank Offense 2 5 5 8 4 2 20 6 12 15 3 17 15 7
Lg Rank Defense 20 17 13 27 27 23 5 18 2 2 8 6 4 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
Danny White 31 QB 16 16 334 533 62.7 3980 29 5.4 23 4.3 80 7.5 6.1 11.9 248.8 85.6 37 314 6.4 5.1 6.5
Gary Hogeboom 25 6 0 11 17 64.7 161 1 5.9 1 5.9 24 9.5 7.4 14.6 26.8 90.6 0 0 9.5 7.4 0.0
Ron Springs 27 FB 16 14 1 2 50.0 15 1 50.0 0 0.0 15 7.5 12.5 15.0 0.9 114.6 0 0 7.5 12.5 0.0
Tony Dorsett* 29 RB 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Drew Pearson 32 WR 14 13 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Team Total 26.7 16 346 554 62.5 4156 31 5.6 25 4.5 80 7.5 6.0 12.0 259.8 85.2 37 314 6.5 5.1 6.3
Opp Total 16 299 558 53.6 3928 27 4.8 27 4.8 7.0 5.3 13.1 245.5 72.0 57 437 6.4 4.1

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
Tony Dorsett* 29 RB 16 16 289 1321 8 77 4.6 82.6 18.1 40 287 7.2 1 24 2.5 17.9 1608 9 5
Ron Springs 27 FB 16 14 149 541 7 19 3.6 33.8 9.3 73 589 8.1 1 80 4.6 36.8 1130 8 3
Timmy Newsome 25 16 0 44 185 2 20 4.2 11.6 2.8 18 250 13.9 4 52 1.1 15.6 435 6 0
Danny White 31 QB 16 16 18 31 4 22 1.7 1.9 1.1 1 15 15.0 1 15 0.1 0.9 46 5 10
Robert Newhouse 33 16 0 9 34 0 8 3.8 2.1 0.6 34 0 3
Gary Hogeboom 25 6 0 6 -10 0 -1 -1.7 -1.7 1.0 -10 0 0
Drew Pearson 32 WR 14 13 2 13 0 10 6.5 0.9 0.1 47 545 11.6 5 32 3.4 38.9 558 5 1
Tony Hill 27 WR 12 10 1 2 0 3 2.0 0.2 0.1 49 801 16.3 7 75 4.1 66.8 803 7 1
Butch Johnson 29 wr 16 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 41 561 13.7 3 46 2.6 35.1 561 3 0
Doug Cosbie* 27 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 46 588 12.8 6 61 2.9 36.8 588 6 0
Doug Donley 24 11 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 370 20.6 2 47 1.6 33.6 370 2 0
Billy Joe DuPree 33 te 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 142 11.8 1 28 0.8 8.9 142 1 0
Tom Rafferty 29 C 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.5 8 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 519 2117 21 77 4.1 132.3 32.4 346 4156 12.0 31 80 21.6 259.8 6273 52 30
Opp Total 16 410 1499 12 3.7 93.7 25.6 299 3928 13.1 27 18.7 245.5 5427 39 31

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
Ron Fellows 25 RET 16 0 10 75 0 14 7.5 43 855 0 53 19.9 930
Rod Hill 24 RET 14 0 30 232 0 37 7.7 14 243 0 40 17.4 475
Gary Allen 23 6 0 9 153 1 68 17.0 8 178 0 31 22.3 331
Doug Cosbie* 27 TE 16 16 2 17 0 10 8.5 605
Doug Donley 24 11 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 371
Bruce Huther 29 11 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Chuck McSwain 22 1 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
Robert Newhouse 33 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 34
Timmy Newsome 25 16 0 1 28 0 28 28.0 463
Ron Springs 27 FB 16 14 1 13 0 13 13.0 1143
Team Total 26.7 16 51 461 1 68 9.0 71 1351 0 53 19.0 8085
Opp Total 16 53 1 78 1806 0 23.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Rafael Septien 30 K 16 0 5 5 8 8 12 9 2 27 22 81.5% 59 57 96.6%
John Warren 23 P 9 0 39 1551 54 0 39.8
Danny White 31 QB 16 16 38 1543 50 1 40.6
Jim Miller 26 2 0 5 178 43 0 35.6
Team Total 26.7 16 5 5 8 8 12 9 2 27 22 81.5% 59 57 96.6% 82 3272 54 1 39.9
Opp Total 16 30 22 73.3% 42 42 100.0% 84 3511 41.8

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
Anthony Dickerson 26 RLB 16 15 10.5 1 8 0 8 0 3 0 0 1
Danny White 31 QB 16 16 10 4 0 0
Randy White*+ 30 RDT 16 16 12.5 0 1 0 0
Ron Fellows 25 RET 16 0 5 139 1 58 4 3 0 0
Too Tall Jones* 32 LDE 16 16 7.0 1 12 0 12 0 2 0 0
Dennis Thurman 27 RCB 16 15 1.0 6 49 0 34 0 2 0 1
Bill Bates 22 16 1 4.0 1 29 0 29 0 1 2 0 0 84
Dextor Clinkscale 25 SS 15 15 2.0 2 68 1 68 0 4 0 0
Michael Downs 24 FS 16 16 1.5 4 80 0 28 0 2 10 1
Tony Dorsett* 29 RB 16 16 5 1 0 0
Rod Hill 24 RET 14 0 2 12 0 12 2 2 0 0
Don Smerek 26 15 0 6.0
Ron Springs 27 FB 16 14 3 3 0 0
John Dutton 32 LDT 16 16 4.5 0 1 0 0
Larry Bethea 27 14 0 3.0 0 1 0 0
Robert Newhouse 33 16 0 3 1 0 0
Everson Walls*+ 24 LCB 16 16 4 70 0 37
Bob Breunig 30 MLB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Hegman 30 LLB 16 15 1.0 0 1 9 1
Jim Jeffcoat 22 16 0 2.0 3
Harvey Martin 33 RDE 16 16 2.0
Tony Hill 27 WR 12 10 1 0 0 0
Drew Pearson 32 WR 14 13 1 0 0 0
Herbert Scott 30 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 57.0 27 467 2 68 0 30 35 19 3 87 1
Opp Total 16 37 31 10

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Rafael Septien 30 K 16 0 57 22 123
Tony Dorsett* 29 RB 16 16 8 1 54
Ron Springs 27 FB 16 14 7 1 48
Tony Hill 27 WR 12 10 7 42
Doug Cosbie* 27 TE 16 16 6 36
Timmy Newsome 25 16 0 2 4 36
Drew Pearson 32 WR 14 13 5 30
Danny White 31 QB 16 16 4 1 30
Butch Johnson 29 wr 16 5 3 18
Doug Donley 24 11 1 2 12
Ron Fellows 25 RET 16 0 1 1 12
Gary Allen 23 6 0 1 6
Dextor Clinkscale 25 SS 15 15 1 6
Michael Downs 24 FS 16 16 1 6
Billy Joe DuPree 33 te 16 5 1 6
Mike Hegman 30 LLB 16 15 1 6
Dennis Thurman 27 RCB 16 15 1 6
Anthony Dickerson 26 RLB 16 15 1 2
Team Total 26.7 16 21 31 1 3 2 1 57 22 1 479
Opp Total 16 12 27 1 42 22 360