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1987 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 7-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 340 points (22.7/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 348 points (23.2/g), 18th.
Differential of -8 points (-0.5/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.3-7.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 13th.
Coached by Tom Landry (7-8-0)
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1987 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 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 215 for 362, 2,617 yards, 12 td, 17 int, & 10 rushes for 14 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974 |
| RB | Herschel Walker* | 25 | 1 | 11 | 209 rushes for 891 yards, 7 td, & 60 catches for 715 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| RB | Tony Dorsett | 33 | 10 | 6 | 130 rushes for 456 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 177 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| FB | Timmy Newsome | 29 | 7 | 8 | 25 rushes for 121 yards, 2 td, & 34 catches for 274 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980 |
| WR | Kelvin Edwards | 23 | 1 | 9 | 34 catches for 521 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 61 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Mike Renfro | 32 | 9 | 11 | 46 catches for 662 yards, 4 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1978 |
| TE | Doug Cosbie | 31 | 8 | 12 | 36 catches for 421 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Mark Tuinei | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LT | Daryle Smith | 23 | Rook | 7 | ||
| LG | Nate Newton | 26 | 1 | 11 | ||
| C | Tom Rafferty | 33 | 11 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
| RG | Crawford Ker | 25 | 2 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Kevin Gogan | 23 | Rook | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Too Tall Jones | 36 | 13 | 14 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| LDT | Kevin Brooks | 24 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1985 |
| RDT | Randy White | 34 | 12 | 14 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Jim Jeffcoat | 26 | 4 | 12 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Mike Hegman | 34 | 11 | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Eugene Lockhart | 26 | 3 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| RLB | Jeff Rohrer | 29 | 5 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1982 |
| LCB | Everson Walls | 28 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Ron Francis | 23 | Rook | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Bill Bates | 26 | 4 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Michael Downs | 28 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roger Ruzek | 27 | Rook | 0 | 22 of 25 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | |
| P | Mike Saxon | 25 | 2 | 0 | 68 punts for a 39.5 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Kelvin Martin | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 9.8 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Darryl Clack | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 21.9 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1986 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Adams | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 168 | 5-6 | Arizona | 6/24/1964 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 12th / 309th pick / 1987 |
| Vince Albritton | 25 | DB | 11 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 7/23/1962 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Armstrong | 25 | DB | 2 | 2 | 166 | 5-8 | Appalachian State | 6/18/1962 | Rook | |
| Brian Baldinger | 27 | G-T-C | 3 | 0 | 278 | 6-4 | Duke | 1/7/1960 | 5 | |
| Gordon Banks | 29 | WR | 5 | 4 | 175 | 5-10 | Stanford | 3/12/1958 | 7 | |
| Rod Barksdale | 25 | WR | 12 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | Arizona | 9/8/1962 | 1 | |
| Bill Bates | 26 | DB | 12 | 11 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 4 | |
| Alvin Blount | 22 | RB | 2 | 2 | 197 | 5-9 | Maryland | 2/12/1965 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 235th pick / 1987 |
| Rich Borresen | 23 | TE | 3 | 3 | 252 | 6-5 | Northwestern | 3/16/1964 | Rook | |
| Kerry Brady | 24 | K | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 8/27/1963 | Rook | |
| Kevin Brooks | 24 | DT-DE | 13 | 12 | 277 | 6-6 | Michigan | 2/9/1963 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1985 |
| Cornell Burbage | 22 | WR | 3 | 2 | 186 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 2/22/1965 | Rook | |
| Dave Burnette | 26 | T | 1 | 0 | 278 | 6-6 | Arkansas,Central Arkansas | 3/24/1961 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 12th / 312th pick / 1985 |
| Ron Burton | 23 | LB | 12 | 2 | 250 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 5/2/1964 | Rook | |
| Sal Cesario | 24 | T | 3 | 3 | 255 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 7/4/1963 | Rook | New York Jets / 12th / 328th pick / 1986 |
| Thornton Chandler | 24 | TE | 12 | 1 | 243 | 6-5 | Alabama,Florida A&M | 11/27/1963 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 140th pick / 1986 |
| Steve Cisowski | 24 | T | 3 | 3 | 275 | 6-5 | Santa Clara | 1/16/1963 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 214th pick / 1986 |
| Darryl Clack | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 219 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 10/29/1963 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1986 |
| Anthony Coleman | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Baylor | 8/20/1964 | Rook | |
| Doug Cosbie | 31 | TE | 12 | 12 | 236 | 6-6 | Holy Cross,Santa Clara | 3/27/1956 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979 |
| Vince Courville | 28 | WR | 2 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Rice,Texas Southern | 12/5/1959 | Rook | |
| Steve DeOssie | 25 | LB | 11 | 2 | 248 | 6-2 | Boston College | 11/22/1962 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1984 |
| Tony Dorsett | 33 | RB | 12 | 6 | 192 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 4/7/1954 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| Michael Downs | 28 | DB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6-3 | Rice | 6/9/1959 | 6 | |
| Chris Duliban | 24 | LB | 3 | 3 | 216 | 6-2 | Texas | 1/9/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 307th pick / 1986 |
| John Dutton | 36 | DT-DE | 4 | 1 | 266 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 2/6/1951 | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| Mike Dwyer | 24 | DT | 3 | 3 | 280 | 6-3 | Massachusetts,Rhode Island | 6/13/1963 | Rook | |
| Kelvin Edwards | 23 | WR | 13 | 9 | 202 | 6-2 | Liberty | 7/19/1964 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1986 |
| Harry Flaherty | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Holy Cross | 12/25/1961 | Rook | |
| Steve Folsom | 29 | TE | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Long Beach State,Utah | 3/21/1958 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 261st pick / 1981 |
| Todd Fowler | 25 | TE | 12 | 1 | 221 | 6-3 | Stephen F. Austin | 6/9/1962 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Ron Francis | 23 | DB | 11 | 11 | 201 | 5-9 | Baylor | 4/7/1964 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1987 |
| Kevin Gogan | 23 | G-T | 11 | 10 | 317 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/2/1964 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
| Alex Green | 22 | DB | 3 | 3 | 194 | 6-1 | Indiana | 11/3/1965 | Rook | |
| Tommy Haynes | 24 | DB | 3 | 3 | 190 | 6-0 | USC | 2/6/1963 | Rook | |
| Mike Hegman | 34 | LB | 10 | 10 | 227 | 6-1 | Alabama A&M,Tennessee State | 1/17/1953 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1975 |
| Manny Hendrix | 23 | DB | 12 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Utah | 10/20/1964 | 1 | |
| Tim Hendrix | 22 | TE | 3 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 2/24/1965 | Rook | |
| Bill Hill | 28 | DB | 3 | 1 | 172 | 5-9 | Rutgers | 4/21/1959 | Rook | |
| Jeff Hurd | 23 | LB | 5 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 5/25/1964 | Rook | |
| Garth Jax | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Florida State | 9/16/1963 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 296th pick / 1986 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 26 | DE | 12 | 12 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 4/1/1961 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| Walt Johnson | 22 | DT | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 9/13/1965 | Rook | |
| Dale Jones | 24 | LB | 3 | 3 | 234 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/8/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 262nd pick / 1987 |
| E.J. Jones | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 216 | 5-11 | Kansas | 2/1/1962 | 2 | |
| Too Tall Jones | 36 | DE | 15 | 14 | 271 | 6-9 | Tennessee State | 2/23/1951 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| Crawford Ker | 25 | G | 12 | 12 | 288 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/5/1962 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
| Robert Lavette | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 9/8/1963 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 1985 |
| George Lilja | 29 | G-C-T | 5 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/3/1958 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 104th pick / 1981 |
| Bruce Livingston | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 169 | 5-10 | Arkansas Tech | 8/7/1963 | Rook | |
| Eugene Lockhart | 26 | LB | 9 | 9 | 234 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/8/1961 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| Kelvin Martin | 22 | WR | 7 | 0 | 163 | 5-9 | Boston College | 5/14/1965 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| Timmy Newsome | 29 | RB | 11 | 8 | 232 | 6-1 | Winston-Salem State | 5/17/1958 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980 |
| Nate Newton | 26 | G-T | 11 | 11 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 1 | |
| Danny Noonan | 22 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 7/14/1965 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1987 |
| Steve Pelluer | 25 | QB | 12 | 4 | 209 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/29/1962 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1984 |
| Jesse Penn | 25 | LB | 11 | 1 | 220 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 9/6/1962 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 44th pick / 1985 |
| Ray Perkins | 23 | DE | 2 | 1 | 242 | 6-5 | Virginia | 9/25/1964 | Rook | |
| Phil Pozderac | 28 | T | 2 | 2 | 277 | 6-9 | Notre Dame | 12/19/1959 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1982 |
| Tom Rafferty | 33 | C-G | 12 | 12 | 256 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/2/1954 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Renfro | 32 | WR | 14 | 11 | 184 | 6-0 | TCU | 6/19/1955 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1978 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 29 | LB | 12 | 12 | 228 | 6-3 | Yale | 12/25/1958 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1982 |
| Roger Ruzek | 27 | K | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Weber State | 12/17/1960 | Rook | |
| Buzz Sawyer | 25 | P | 3 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Baylor,Texas A&M | 11/18/1962 | Rook | |
| Mike Saxon | 25 | P | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/10/1962 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| Chuck Scott | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 5/24/1963 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1985 |
| Victor Scott | 25 | DB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 6/1/1962 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 40th pick / 1984 |
| Joe Shearin | 27 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Texas | 4/16/1960 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 181st pick / 1982 |
| Jon Shields | 23 | G | 1 | 0 | 293 | 6-5 | Portland State | 4/30/1964 | Rook | |
| Victor Simmons | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Central State (OH) | 5/9/1964 | Rook | |
| Don Smerek | 30 | DT-DE | 8 | 3 | 255 | 6-7 | Nevada-Reno | 12/20/1957 | 6 | |
| Daryle Smith | 23 | T | 9 | 7 | 277 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/18/1964 | Rook | |
| Loren Snyder | 24 | QB | 2 | 0 | 207 | 6-4 | Northern Colorado | 11/28/1963 | Rook | |
| Sebron Spivey | 23 | WR | 2 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | Southern Illinois | 8/2/1964 | Rook | |
| Russ Swan | 24 | LB | 5 | 3 | 223 | 6-4 | Virginia | 3/30/1963 | Rook | |
| Kevin Sweeney | 24 | QB | 3 | 2 | 191 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 11/16/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 180th pick / 1987 |
| Kirk Timmer | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Montana State | 12/18/1963 | Rook | New York Jets / 11th / 300th pick / 1987 |
| Mark Tuinei | 27 | T-C-DT | 8 | 8 | 302 | 6-5 | Hawaii,UCLA | 3/31/1960 | 4 | |
| Mark Walen | 24 | DT-DE | 9 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | UCLA | 3/10/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 74th pick / 1986 |
| Gary Walker | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 283 | 6-3 | Boston University | 12/15/1963 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 124th pick / 1986 |
| Herschel Walker* | 25 | RB | 12 | 11 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/3/1962 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| Everson Walls | 28 | DB | 12 | 12 | 194 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/28/1959 | 6 | |
| Randy Watts | 24 | DE-DT | 5 | 0 | 275 | 6-6 | Catawba,East Carolina | 6/22/1963 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 244th pick / 1987 |
| Bob White | 24 | C-G | 4 | 3 | 272 | 6-5 | Rhode Island | 4/9/1963 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 189th pick / 1986 |
| Danny White | 35 | QB-P | 11 | 9 | 193 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 2/9/1952 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974 |
| Gerald White | 23 | RB | 3 | 3 | 223 | 5-11 | Michigan | 12/9/1964 | Rook | |
| Randy White | 34 | DT-LB-DE | 15 | 14 | 257 | 6-4 | Maryland | 1/15/1953 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| Robert Williams | 25 | DB | 11 | 3 | 190 | 5-10 | Baylor | 10/2/1962 | Rook | |
| Luis Zendejas | 26 | K | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 10/22/1961 | Rook | |
| Mike Zentic | 24 | C | 3 | 3 | 255 | 6-3 | Northwest Missouri State,Oklahoma State | 11/22/1963 | Rook | |
| Jeff Zimmerman | 24 | G | 11 | 1 | 320 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/10/1963 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 68th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 15 | 229.7 | 6-2.0 | 2.3 |