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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)
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1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Danny White | 31 | 7 | 16 | 334 for 533, 3,980 yards, 29 td, 23 int, & 18 rushes for 31 yards and 4 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974 |
| RB | Tony Dorsett* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 289 rushes for 1,321 yards, 8 td, & 40 catches for 287 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| FB | Ron Springs | 27 | 4 | 14 | 149 rushes for 541 yards, 7 td, & 73 catches for 589 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 136th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Tony Hill | 27 | 6 | 10 | 49 catches for 801 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Drew Pearson | 32 | 10 | 13 | 47 catches for 545 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Butch Johnson | 29 | 7 | 5 | 41 catches for 561 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 87th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Doug Cosbie* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 46 catches for 588 yards, 6 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Billy Joe DuPree | 33 | 10 | 5 | 12 catches for 142 yards, 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1973 |
| LT | Pat Donovan | 30 | 8 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 90th pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Herbert Scott | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 330th pick / 1975 |
| C | Tom Rafferty | 29 | 7 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Kurt Petersen | 26 | 3 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 105th pick / 1980 |
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| RT | Jim Cooper | 28 | 6 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 164th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Too Tall Jones* | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| LDT | John Dutton | 32 | 9 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| RDT | Randy White*+ | 30 | 8 | 16 | 12.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Harvey Martin | 33 | 10 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1973 |
| LLB | Mike Hegman | 30 | 7 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Bob Breunig | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1975 |
| RLB | Anthony Dickerson | 26 | 3 | 15 | 10.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Everson Walls*+ | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dennis Thurman | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 306th pick / 1978 |
| SS | Dextor Clinkscale | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Michael Downs | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rafael Septien | 30 | 6 | 0 | 22 of 27 field goals & 57 of 59 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977 |
| P | John Warren | 23 | Rook | 0 | 39 punts for a 39.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Rod Hill | 24 | 1 | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1982 |
| KR | Ron Fellows | 25 | 2 | 0 | 43 kick returns for a 19.9 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1981 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Gary Allen | 23 | RB | 6 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Hawaii | 4/23/1960 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 148th pick / 1982 |
| Brian Baldinger | 23 | G-T-C | 16 | 0 | 278 | 6-4 | Duke | 1/7/1960 | 1 | |
| Bill Bates | 22 | DB | 16 | 1 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | Rook | |
| Larry Bethea | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 7/21/1956 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 28th pick / 1978 |
| Bob Breunig | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-7 | Arizona State | 7/4/1953 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1975 |
| Glenn Carano | 28 | QB | 16 | 0 | 201 | 6-3 | UNLV | 11/18/1955 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1977 |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 25 | DB | 15 | 15 | 192 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 4/13/1958 | 3 | |
| Jim Cooper | 28 | T-C-G | 16 | 15 | 262 | 6-5 | Temple | 9/28/1955 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 164th pick / 1977 |
| Doug Cosbie* | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-6 | Holy Cross,Santa Clara | 3/27/1956 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 220 | 6-2 | SMU | 6/9/1957 | 3 | |
| Doug Donley | 24 | WR | 11 | 1 | 175 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 2/6/1959 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1981 |
| Pat Donovan | 30 | T | 15 | 15 | 253 | 6-5 | Stanford | 7/1/1953 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 90th pick / 1975 |
| Tony Dorsett* | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 4/7/1954 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| Michael Downs | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Rice | 6/9/1959 | 2 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 33 | TE | 16 | 5 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 3/7/1950 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1973 |
| John Dutton | 32 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 2/6/1951 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| Ron Fellows | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/7/1958 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1981 |
| Mike Hegman | 30 | LB | 16 | 15 | 227 | 6-1 | Alabama A&M,Tennessee State | 1/17/1953 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975 |
| Rod Hill | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Kentucky State | 3/14/1959 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1982 |
| Tony Hill | 27 | WR | 12 | 10 | 199 | 6-2 | Stanford | 6/23/1956 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1977 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 25 | QB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Central Michigan | 8/21/1958 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 133rd pick / 1980 |
| Bruce Huther | 29 | LB | 11 | 1 | 221 | 6-1 | New Hampshire | 7/23/1954 | 6 | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 22 | DE | 16 | 0 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 4/1/1961 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| Butch Johnson | 29 | WR | 16 | 5 | 187 | 6-1 | California-Riverside | 5/28/1954 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 87th pick / 1976 |
| Too Tall Jones* | 32 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-9 | Tennessee State | 2/23/1951 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| Angelo King | 25 | LB | 16 | 1 | 224 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 2/10/1958 | 2 | |
| Harvey Martin | 33 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/16/1950 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1973 |
| Scott McLean | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 231 | 6-4 | Florida State | 12/16/1960 | Rook | |
| Chuck McSwain | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Clemson | 2/21/1961 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 135th pick / 1983 |
| Jim Miller | 26 | P | 2 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 7/5/1957 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1980 |
| Robert Newhouse | 33 | RB | 16 | 0 | 209 | 5-10 | Houston | 1/9/1950 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 35th pick / 1972 |
| Timmy Newsome | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Winston-Salem State | 5/17/1958 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980 |
| Drew Pearson | 32 | WR | 14 | 13 | 184 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 1/12/1951 | 10 | |
| Kurt Petersen | 26 | G | 14 | 14 | 264 | 6-4 | Missouri | 6/17/1957 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 105th pick / 1980 |
| Phil Pozderac | 24 | T | 16 | 2 | 277 | 6-9 | Notre Dame | 12/19/1959 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1982 |
| Tom Rafferty | 29 | C-G | 16 | 15 | 256 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/2/1954 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
| Howard Richards | 24 | G-T | 16 | 2 | 263 | 6-6 | Missouri | 8/7/1959 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 26th pick / 1981 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 25 | LB | 16 | 1 | 228 | 6-3 | Yale | 12/25/1958 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1982 |
| Chris Schultz | 23 | T | 5 | 0 | 277 | 6-8 | Arizona | 2/16/1960 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 189th pick / 1983 |
| Herbert Scott | 30 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-2 | Virginia Union | 1/18/1953 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 330th pick / 1975 |
| Rafael Septien | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette | 12/12/1953 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977 |
| Cleo Simmons | 23 | TE | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 10/21/1960 | Rook | |
| Don Smerek | 26 | DT-DE | 15 | 0 | 255 | 6-7 | Nevada-Reno | 12/20/1957 | 2 | |
| Ron Springs | 27 | RB | 16 | 14 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 11/4/1956 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 136th pick / 1979 |
| Dennis Thurman | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 176 | 5-11 | USC | 4/13/1956 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 306th pick / 1978 |
| Glen Titensor | 25 | G-C | 15 | 1 | 263 | 6-4 | BYU,UCLA | 2/21/1958 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1981 |
| Mark Tuinei | 23 | T-C-DT | 10 | 0 | 302 | 6-5 | Hawaii,UCLA | 3/31/1960 | Rook | |
| Everson Walls*+ | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/28/1959 | 2 | |
| Mike Walter | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Oregon | 11/30/1960 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 50th pick / 1983 |
| John Warren | 23 | P | 9 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/8/1960 | Rook | |
| Danny White | 31 | QB-P | 16 | 16 | 193 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 2/9/1952 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974 |
| Randy White*+ | 30 | DT-LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-4 | Maryland | 1/15/1953 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 226.0 | 6-2.6 | 4.1 |