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1988 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 265 points (16.6/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 381 points (23.8/g), 25th.
Differential of -116 points (-7.2/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 4.8-11.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -21 (-1.3/g), 27th.
Coached by Tom Landry (3-13-0)
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1988 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 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 245 for 435, 3,139 yards, 17 td, 19 int, & 51 rushes for 314 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1984 |
| RB | Herschel Walker* | 26 | 2 | 16 | 361 rushes for 1,514 yards, 5 td, & 53 catches for 505 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| FB | Timmy Newsome | 30 | 8 | 8 | 32 rushes for 75 yards, 3 td, & 30 catches for 236 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980 |
| WR | Ray Alexander | 26 | 4 | 11 | 54 catches for 788 yards, 6 td | |
| WR | Michael Irvin | 22 | Rook | 10 | 32 catches for 654 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Kelvin Martin | 23 | 1 | 7 | 49 catches for 622 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Thornton Chandler | 25 | 2 | 12 | 18 catches for 186 yards, 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 140th pick / 1986 |
| TE | Todd Fowler | 26 | 3 | 6 | 10 catches for 64 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LT | Dave Widell | 23 | Rook | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 94th pick / 1988 |
| LG | Nate Newton | 27 | 2 | 15 | ||
| C | Tom Rafferty | 34 | 12 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Crawford Ker | 26 | 3 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Kevin Gogan | 24 | 1 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Too Tall Jones | 37 | 14 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| LDT | Kevin Brooks | 25 | 3 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1985 |
| RDT | Danny Noonan | 23 | 1 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Jim Jeffcoat | 27 | 5 | 15 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Ron Burton | 24 | 1 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Eugene Lockhart | 27 | 4 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
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| RLB | Garry Cobb | 31 | 9 | 14 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 247th pick / 1979 |
| LCB | Everson Walls | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Robert Williams | 26 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Bill Bates | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Michael Downs | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roger Ruzek | 28 | 1 | 0 | 12 of 22 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Mike Saxon | 26 | 3 | 0 | 80 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Kelvin Martin | 23 | 1 | 7 | 44 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Darryl Clack | 25 | 2 | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1986 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Vince Albritton | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 7/23/1962 | 4 | |
| Ray Alexander | 26 | WR | 16 | 11 | 195 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 1/8/1962 | 4 | |
| Bill Bates | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 5 | |
| Kevin Brooks | 25 | DT-DE | 15 | 14 | 277 | 6-6 | Michigan | 2/9/1963 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1985 |
| Bob Brotzki | 26 | T | 4 | 0 | 281 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 12/24/1962 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 228th pick / 1986 |
| Cornell Burbage | 23 | WR | 10 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 2/22/1965 | 1 | |
| Ron Burton | 24 | LB | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 5/2/1964 | 1 | |
| Thornton Chandler | 25 | TE | 16 | 12 | 243 | 6-5 | Alabama,Florida A&M | 11/27/1963 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 140th pick / 1986 |
| Darryl Clack | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 219 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 10/29/1963 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1986 |
| Garry Cobb | 31 | LB | 16 | 14 | 227 | 6-2 | USC | 3/16/1957 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 247th pick / 1979 |
| Doug Cosbie | 32 | TE | 11 | 4 | 236 | 6-6 | Holy Cross,Santa Clara | 3/27/1956 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1979 |
| Steve DeOssie | 26 | LB | 16 | 1 | 248 | 6-2 | Boston College | 11/22/1962 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1984 |
| Michael Downs | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Rice | 6/9/1959 | 7 | |
| Kelvin Edwards | 24 | WR | 8 | 2 | 202 | 6-2 | Liberty | 7/19/1964 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1986 |
| Steve Folsom | 30 | TE | 16 | 4 | 235 | 6-5 | Long Beach State,Utah | 3/21/1958 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 261st pick / 1981 |
| Todd Fowler | 26 | TE | 16 | 6 | 221 | 6-3 | Stephen F. Austin | 6/9/1962 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Ron Francis | 24 | DB | 13 | 2 | 201 | 5-9 | Baylor | 4/7/1964 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1987 |
| Everett Gay | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/23/1964 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 124th pick / 1987 |
| Kevin Gogan | 24 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 317 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/2/1964 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
| Manny Hendrix | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Utah | 10/20/1964 | 2 | |
| Mark Higgs | 22 | RB | 5 | 0 | 199 | 5-7 | Kentucky | 4/11/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 205th pick / 1988 |
| Michael Irvin | 22 | WR | 14 | 10 | 207 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| Garth Jax | 25 | LB | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-2 | Florida State | 9/16/1963 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 296th pick / 1986 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 27 | DE | 16 | 15 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 4/1/1961 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| Too Tall Jones | 37 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-9 | Tennessee State | 2/23/1951 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| Crawford Ker | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/5/1962 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/8/1961 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| Kelvin Martin | 23 | WR | 16 | 7 | 163 | 5-9 | Boston College | 5/14/1965 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| Timmy Newsome | 30 | RB | 9 | 8 | 232 | 6-1 | Winston-Salem State | 5/17/1958 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 162nd pick / 1980 |
| Nate Newton | 27 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 2 | |
| Danny Noonan | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 7/14/1965 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1987 |
| Ken Norton | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/29/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| Paul Oswald | 24 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Kansas | 4/9/1964 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 289th pick / 1987 |
| Billy Owens | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 12/2/1965 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 263rd pick / 1988 |
| Steve Pelluer | 26 | QB | 16 | 14 | 209 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/29/1962 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1984 |
| Tom Rafferty | 34 | C-G | 15 | 13 | 256 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/2/1954 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
| Roger Ruzek | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Weber State | 12/17/1960 | 1 | |
| Mike Saxon | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/10/1962 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| Sean Scott | 22 | LB | 5 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Maryland | 4/10/1966 | Rook | |
| Victor Scott | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado | 6/1/1962 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 40th pick / 1984 |
| Daryle Smith | 24 | T | 14 | 4 | 277 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/18/1964 | 1 | |
| Kevin Sweeney | 25 | QB | 3 | 2 | 191 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 11/16/1963 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 180th pick / 1987 |
| Glen Titensor | 30 | G-C | 10 | 1 | 263 | 6-4 | BYU,UCLA | 2/21/1958 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1981 |
| Mark Tuinei | 28 | T-C-DT | 5 | 4 | 302 | 6-5 | Hawaii,UCLA | 3/31/1960 | 5 | |
| Mark Walen | 25 | DT-DE | 15 | 2 | 265 | 6-5 | UCLA | 3/10/1963 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 74th pick / 1986 |
| Herschel Walker* | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/3/1962 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| Everson Walls | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/28/1959 | 7 | |
| Bob White | 25 | C-G | 12 | 3 | 272 | 6-5 | Rhode Island | 4/9/1963 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 189th pick / 1986 |
| Danny White | 36 | QB-P | 3 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 2/9/1952 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1974 |
| Randy White | 35 | DT-LB-DE | 16 | 1 | 257 | 6-4 | Maryland | 1/15/1953 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1975 |
| Dave Widell | 23 | C-T-G | 14 | 9 | 303 | 6-7 | Boston College | 5/14/1965 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 94th pick / 1988 |
| Robert Williams | 26 | DB | 16 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Baylor | 10/2/1962 | 1 | |
| Charles Wright | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Tulsa | 4/5/1964 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 257th pick / 1987 |
| Luis Zendejas | 27 | K | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 10/22/1961 | 1 | |
| Jeff Zimmerman | 25 | G | 1 | 0 | 320 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/10/1963 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 68th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 234.3 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |