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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)
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1986 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 | Steve Pelluer | 24 | 2 | 9 | 215 for 378, 2,727 yards, 8 td, 17 int, & 41 rushes for 255 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1984 |
| QB | Danny White | 34 | 10 | 6 | 95 for 153, 1,157 yards, 12 td, 5 int, & 8 rushes for 16 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974 |
| RB | Tony Dorsett | 32 | 9 | 12 | 184 rushes for 748 yards, 5 td, & 25 catches for 267 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| RB | Herschel Walker | 24 | Rook | 9 | 151 rushes for 737 yards, 12 td, & 76 catches for 837 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| FB | Timmy Newsome | 28 | 6 | 12 | 34 rushes for 110 yards, 2 td, & 48 catches for 421 yards and 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980 |
| WR | Tony Hill | 30 | 9 | 16 | 49 catches for 770 yards, 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Mike Renfro | 31 | 8 | 6 | 22 catches for 325 yards, 3 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Gordon Banks | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 catches for 202 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Doug Cosbie | 30 | 7 | 15 | 28 catches for 312 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Mark Tuinei | 26 | 3 | 11 | 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | Glen Titensor | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1981 |
| C | Tom Rafferty | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
| RG | Crawford Ker | 24 | 1 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Phil Pozderac | 27 | 4 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1982 |
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| RT | Jim Cooper | 31 | 9 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 164th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Too Tall Jones | 35 | 12 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| LDT | John Dutton | 35 | 12 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| RDT | Randy White | 33 | 11 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Jim Jeffcoat | 25 | 3 | 16 | 14.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Mike Hegman | 33 | 10 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Eugene Lockhart | 25 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| RLB | Jeff Rohrer | 28 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1982 |
| LCB | Everson Walls | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Ron Fellows | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1981 |
| SS | Bill Bates | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Michael Downs | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rafael Septien | 33 | 9 | 0 | 15 of 21 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977 |
| P | Mike Saxon | 24 | 1 | 0 | 86 punts for a 40.7 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Gordon Banks | 28 | 6 | 5 | 27 punt returns for a 5.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Robert Lavette | 23 | 1 | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 19.4 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Vince Albritton | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 7/23/1962 | 2 | |
| Jesse Baker | 29 | DE | 3 | 0 | 269 | 6-5 | Jacksonville State | 7/10/1957 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1979 |
| Brian Baldinger | 26 | G-T-C | 16 | 0 | 278 | 6-4 | Duke | 1/7/1960 | 4 | |
| Gordon Banks | 28 | WR | 16 | 5 | 175 | 5-10 | Stanford | 3/12/1958 | 6 | |
| Bill Bates | 25 | DB | 15 | 15 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 3 | |
| Kevin Brooks | 23 | DT-DE | 9 | 0 | 277 | 6-6 | Michigan | 2/9/1963 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1985 |
| Thornton Chandler | 23 | TE | 15 | 1 | 243 | 6-5 | Alabama,Florida A&M | 11/27/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 140th pick / 1986 |
| Darryl Clack | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 219 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 10/29/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1986 |
| Reggie Collier | 25 | QB | 4 | 1 | 207 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 5/14/1961 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1983 |
| Jim Cooper | 31 | T-C-G | 12 | 9 | 262 | 6-5 | Temple | 9/28/1955 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 164th pick / 1977 |
| Doug Cosbie | 30 | TE | 16 | 15 | 236 | 6-6 | Holy Cross,Santa Clara | 3/27/1956 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979 |
| Steve DeOssie | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Boston College | 11/22/1962 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1984 |
| Tony Dorsett | 32 | RB | 13 | 12 | 192 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 4/7/1954 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| Michael Downs | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Rice | 6/9/1959 | 5 | |
| John Dutton | 35 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 2/6/1951 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| Ron Fellows | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 178 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/7/1958 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1981 |
| Todd Fowler | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 221 | 6-3 | Stephen F. Austin | 6/9/1962 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Cornell Gowdy | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Morgan State | 10/2/1963 | Rook | |
| Mike Hegman | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-1 | Alabama A&M,Tennessee State | 1/17/1953 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975 |
| Manny Hendrix | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Utah | 10/20/1964 | Rook | |
| Tony Hill | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 199 | 6-2 | Stanford | 6/23/1956 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1977 |
| Johnny Holloway | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Kansas,Northwestern | 11/8/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 185th pick / 1986 |
| Garth Jax | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Florida State | 9/16/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 296th pick / 1986 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 4/1/1961 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| Too Tall Jones | 35 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-9 | Tennessee State | 2/23/1951 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| Crawford Ker | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/5/1962 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
| Robert Lavette | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 9/8/1963 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 1985 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/8/1961 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| Paul McDonald | 28 | QB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | USC | 2/23/1958 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 109th pick / 1980 |
| Timmy Newsome | 28 | RB | 16 | 12 | 232 | 6-1 | Winston-Salem State | 5/17/1958 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980 |
| Nate Newton | 25 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | Rook | |
| Bob Otto | 24 | DE | 4 | 0 | 251 | 6-6 | Idaho State | 12/16/1962 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 248th pick / 1985 |
| Steve Pelluer | 24 | QB | 16 | 9 | 209 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/29/1962 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1984 |
| Jesse Penn | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 9/6/1962 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 44th pick / 1985 |
| Kurt Ploeger | 24 | DE-DT | 3 | 0 | 259 | 6-5 | Gustavus Adolphus | 12/1/1962 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 144th pick / 1985 |
| Karl Powe | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | Alabama State | 1/17/1962 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 178th pick / 1985 |
| Phil Pozderac | 27 | T | 16 | 10 | 277 | 6-9 | Notre Dame | 12/19/1959 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1982 |
| Tom Rafferty | 32 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/2/1954 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Renfro | 31 | WR | 12 | 6 | 184 | 6-0 | TCU | 6/19/1955 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1978 |
| Howard Richards | 27 | G-T | 9 | 2 | 263 | 6-6 | Missouri | 8/7/1959 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 26th pick / 1981 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-3 | Yale | 12/25/1958 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1982 |
| Mike Saxon | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/10/1962 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| Victor Scott | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 6/1/1962 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 40th pick / 1984 |
| Rafael Septien | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette | 12/12/1953 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Sherrard | 23 | WR | 16 | 4 | 185 | 6-1 | UCLA | 6/21/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 18th pick / 1986 |
| Don Smerek | 29 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-7 | Nevada-Reno | 12/20/1957 | 5 | |
| Glen Titensor | 28 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-4 | BYU,UCLA | 2/21/1958 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1981 |
| Mark Tuinei | 26 | T-C-DT | 16 | 11 | 302 | 6-5 | Hawaii,UCLA | 3/31/1960 | 3 | |
| Herschel Walker | 24 | RB | 16 | 9 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/3/1962 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| Everson Walls | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/28/1959 | 5 | |
| Danny White | 34 | QB-P | 7 | 6 | 193 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 2/9/1952 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974 |
| Randy White | 33 | DT-LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-4 | Maryland | 1/15/1953 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 228.8 | 6-2.7 | 4.0 |