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1986 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 346 points (21.6/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 337 points (21.1/g), 18th.
 Differential of 9 points (0.6/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 18th.

Coached by Tom Landry (7-9-0)

1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 8 box W 1-0 New York Giants 31 28 22 378 265 113 2 24 377 261 116 2
2 Sun September 14 box W 2-0 @ Detroit Lions 31 7 24 388 191 197 2 12 184 104 80 3
3 Sun September 21 box L 2-1 Atlanta Falcons 35 37 22 415 263 152 4 26 420 233 187 1
4 Mon September 29 box W 3-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 31 7 18 287 180 107 2 13 225 92 133 4
5 Sun October 5 box L 3-2 @ Denver Broncos 14 29 19 266 225 41 3 19 319 198 121 1
6 Sun October 12 box W 4-2 Washington Redskins 30 6 25 424 318 106 2 14 184 113 71 3
7 Sun October 19 box W 5-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 14 17 389 253 136 2 19 317 100 217
8 Sun October 26 box W 6-2 St. Louis Cardinals 37 6 30 445 268 177 1 11 200 152 48 1
9 Sun November 2 box L 6-3 @ New York Giants 14 17 25 408 306 102 3 14 245 46 199 3
10 Sun November 9 box L 6-4 Los Angeles Raiders 13 17 20 313 147 166 6 15 246 116 130 4
11 Sun November 16 box W 7-4 @ San Diego Chargers 24 21 20 254 153 101 1 19 307 242 65 2
12 Sun November 23 box L 7-5 @ Washington Redskins 14 41 16 251 197 54 3 23 483 316 167 1
13 Thu November 27 box L 7-6 Seattle Seahawks 14 31 22 328 201 127 1 24 415 214 201 1
14 Sun December 7 box L 7-7 @ Los Angeles Rams 10 29 14 224 140 84 2 21 418 212 206 1
15 Sun December 14 box L 7-8 Philadelphia Eagles 21 23 15 444 248 196 2 15 323 225 98 2
16 Sun December 21 box L 7-9 Chicago Bears 10 24 16 260 150 110 5 17 322 161 161 6

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 346 5474 1054 5.2 325 319 547 3505 21 24 5.8 199 447 1969 21 4.4 98 41 17 28
Team Defense 337 4985 1017 4.9 286 226 464 2785 21 17 5.4 148 500 2200 17 4.4 118 35 18 20
Lg Rank Offense 14 6 5 9 12 13 20 17 22 11 3 5 20 18
Lg Rank Defense 18 10 9 4 3 11 20 5 19 23 21 25 17 8

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
16 Steve Pelluer 24 QB 16 9 3-6-0 215 378 56.9 2727 8 2.1 17 4.5 84 7.2 5.6 12.7 170.4 67.9 47 362 5.6 4.1 11.1
11 Danny White 34 qb 7 6 4-2-0 95 153 62.1 1157 12 7.8 5 3.3 63 7.6 7.7 12.2 165.3 97.9 10 98 6.5 6.6 6.1
10 Reggie Collier 25 4 1 0-1-0 8 15 53.3 96 1 6.7 2 13.3 27 6.4 1.7 12.0 24.0 55.8 3 38 3.2 -0.7 16.7
82 Mike Renfro 31 WR 12 6 1 1 100.0 23 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 23.0 23.0 23.0 1.9 118.7 0 0 23.0 23.0 0.0
Team Total 26.8 16 7-9-0 319 547 58.3 4003 21 3.8 24 4.4 84 7.3 6.1 12.5 250.2 75.7 60 498 5.8 4.7 9.9
Opp Total 16 226 464 48.7 3149 21 4.5 17 3.7 6.8 6.0 13.9 196.8 70.8 53 364 5.4 4.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
33 Tony Dorsett 32 RB 13 12 184 748 5 33 4.1 57.5 14.2 25 267 10.7 1 36 1.9 20.5 1015 6 5
34 Herschel Walker 24 rb 16 9 151 737 12 84 4.9 46.1 9.4 76 837 11.0 2 84 4.8 52.3 1574 14 5
16 Steve Pelluer 24 QB 16 9 41 255 1 21 6.2 15.9 2.6 255 1 9
30 Timmy Newsome 28 FB 16 12 34 110 2 13 3.2 6.9 2.1 48 421 8.8 3 30 3.0 26.3 531 5 2
29 Robert Lavette 23 RET 16 0 10 6 0 5 0.6 0.4 0.6 5 31 6.2 1 9 0.3 1.9 37 1 3
11 Danny White 34 qb 7 6 8 16 1 10 2.0 2.3 1.1 16 1 6
46 Todd Fowler 24 16 0 6 5 0 2 0.8 0.3 0.4 1 19 19.0 0 19 0.1 1.2 24 0 1
10 Reggie Collier 25 4 1 6 53 0 21 8.8 13.3 1.5 53 0 2
42 Darryl Clack 23 16 0 4 19 0 8 4.8 1.2 0.3 1 18 18.0 0 18 0.1 1.1 37 0 3
86 Mike Sherrard 23 16 4 2 11 0 8 5.5 0.7 0.1 41 744 18.1 5 68 2.6 46.5 755 5 0
84 Doug Cosbie 30 TE 16 15 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.6 0.1 28 312 11.1 1 22 1.8 19.5 321 1 0
80 Tony Hill 30 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 49 770 15.7 3 63 3.1 48.1 770 3 1
82 Mike Renfro 31 WR 12 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 325 14.8 3 30 1.8 27.1 325 3 0
87 Gordon Banks 28 wr 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 202 11.9 0 23 1.1 12.6 202 0 4
85 Thornton Chandler 23 15 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 57 9.5 2 15 0.4 3.8 57 2 1
Team Total 26.8 16 447 1969 21 84 4.4 123.1 27.9 319 4003 12.5 21 84 19.9 250.2 5972 42 44
Opp Total 16 500 2200 17 4.4 137.5 31.3 226 2785 12.3 21 14.1 174.1 4985 38 29

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
29 Robert Lavette 23 RET 16 0 18 92 0 28 5.1 36 699 0 37 19.4 828
87 Gordon Banks 28 wr 16 5 27 160 0 20 5.9 1 56 0 56 56.0 418
42 Darryl Clack 23 16 0 19 421 0 51 22.2 458
30 Timmy Newsome 28 FB 16 12 2 32 0 18 16.0 563
23 Johnny Holloway 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
71 Mark Tuinei 26 LT 16 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.8 16 46 252 0 28 5.5 59 1208 0 56 20.5 7432
Opp Total 16 41 0 66 1358 0 20.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
4 Mike Saxon 24 P 16 0 86 3498 58 1 40.7
1 Rafael Septien 33 K 16 0 5 4 7 6 7 4 2 1 21 15 71.4% 43 43 100.0%
Team Total 26.8 16 5 4 7 6 7 4 2 1 21 15 71.4% 43 43 100.0% 86 3498 58 1 40.7
Opp Total 16 30 16 53.3% 41 39 95.1% 87 3619 41.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
40 Bill Bates 25 SS 15 15 2.5 87
77 Jim Jeffcoat 25 RDE 16 16 14.0 1 0 2 8 0 65
55 Steve DeOssie 24 16 0 7
16 Steve Pelluer 24 QB 16 9 9 3 0 0
72 Too Tall Jones 35 LDE 16 16 5.5 0 3 0 0
54 Randy White 33 RDT 16 16 6.5 0 2 0 0
26 Michael Downs 27 FS 16 16 1.0 6 54 0 31 0 1 17 0
87 Gordon Banks 28 wr 16 5 4 3 0 0
33 Tony Dorsett 32 RB 13 12 5 2 0 0
27 Ron Fellows 28 RCB 16 16 5 46 1 34 0 2 2 0
56 Eugene Lockhart 25 MLB 16 16 5.0 1 5 0 5 0 1 0 0
34 Herschel Walker 24 rb 16 9 5 2 0 0
11 Danny White 34 qb 7 6 6 1 -2 0
29 Robert Lavette 23 RET 16 0 3 3 0 0
59 Jesse Penn 24 15 0 2.5 0 3 12 0
78 John Dutton 35 LDT 16 16 5.0
60 Don Smerek 29 11 0 4.5
71 Mark Tuinei 26 LT 16 11 1 3 0 0
42 Darryl Clack 23 16 0 3 0 0 0
30 Timmy Newsome 28 FB 16 12 2 1 0 0
50 Jeff Rohrer 28 RLB 16 16 2.0 0 1 0 0
24 Everson Walls 27 LCB 16 16 3 46 0 24
99 Kevin Brooks 23 9 0 2.5
36 Vince Albritton 24 16 1 0 2 0 0
10 Reggie Collier 25 4 1 2 0 0 0
46 Todd Fowler 24 16 0 1 1 0 0
23 Johnny Holloway 23 16 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
53 Garth Jax 23 16 0 1
70 Howard Richards 27 9 2 0 2 0 0
66 Jesse Baker 29 3 0 1.0
85 Thornton Chandler 23 15 1 1 0 0 0
58 Mike Hegman 33 LLB 16 16 1.0
45 Manny Hendrix 22 13 0 0 1 0 0
80 Tony Hill 30 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
64 Tom Rafferty 32 C 16 16 0 1 0 0
22 Victor Scott 24 5 0 1 31 0 31
63 Glen Titensor 28 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.8 16 53.0 17 183 1 34 1 44 41 37 0 160
Opp Total 16 60 29 11 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Rafael Septien 33 K 16 0 43 15 88
34 Herschel Walker 24 rb 16 9 12 2 14 84
33 Tony Dorsett 32 RB 13 12 5 1 6 36
30 Timmy Newsome 28 FB 16 12 2 3 5 30
86 Mike Sherrard 23 16 4 5 5 30
80 Tony Hill 30 WR 16 16 3 3 18
82 Mike Renfro 31 WR 12 6 3 3 18
85 Thornton Chandler 23 15 1 2 2 12
84 Doug Cosbie 30 TE 16 15 1 1 6
27 Ron Fellows 28 RCB 16 16 1 1 6
29 Robert Lavette 23 RET 16 0 1 1 6
16 Steve Pelluer 24 QB 16 9 1 1 6
11 Danny White 34 qb 7 6 1 1 6
Team Total 26.8 16 21 21 1 43 43 15 346
Opp Total 16 17 21 39 16 2 337