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1989 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 1-15-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 204 points (12.8/g), 28th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 393 points (24.6/g), 24th.
Differential of -189 points (-11.8/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 2.8-13.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -25 (-1.6/g), 28th.
Coached by Jimmy Johnson (1-15-0)
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1989 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 | Troy Aikman | 23 | Rook | 11 | 155 for 293, 1,749 yards, 9 td, 18 int, & 38 rushes for 302 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| QB | Steve Walsh | 23 | Rook | 5 | 110 for 219, 1,371 yards, 5 td, 9 int, & 6 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp |
| RB | Paul Palmer | 25 | 2 | 8 | 112 rushes for 446 yards, 2 td, & 17 catches for 93 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Herschel Walker | 27 | 3 | 5 | 81 rushes for 246 yards, 2 td, & 22 catches for 261 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| FB | Daryl Johnston | 23 | Rook | 10 | 67 rushes for 212 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 133 yards and 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| FB | Broderick Sargent | 27 | 3 | 5 | 20 rushes for 87 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for 50 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Kelvin Martin | 24 | 2 | 11 | 46 catches for 644 yards, 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Derrick Shepard | 25 | 2 | 8 | 18 catches for 268 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | James Dixon | 22 | Rook | 7 | 24 catches for 477 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Michael Irvin | 23 | 1 | 6 | 26 catches for 378 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| TE | Steve Folsom | 31 | 8 | 16 | 28 catches for 265 yards, 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 261st pick / 1981 |
| LT | Mark Tuinei | 29 | 6 | 16 | ||
| LG | Nate Newton | 28 | 3 | 16 | ||
| C | Tom Rafferty | 35 | 13 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Crawford Ker | 27 | 4 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Kevin Gogan | 25 | 2 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Too Tall Jones | 38 | 15 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| LDE | Danny Noonan | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1987 |
| LDE | Tony Tolbert | 22 | Rook | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| LDT | Dean Hamel | 28 | 4 | 13 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 12th / 309th pick / 1985 |
| LDT | Willie Broughton | 25 | 4 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1985 |
| RDT | Willie Broughton | 25 | 4 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1985 |
| RDT | Dean Hamel | 28 | 4 | 13 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 12th / 309th pick / 1985 |
| RDE | Jim Jeffcoat | 28 | 6 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Jack Del Rio | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| MLB | Eugene Lockhart | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| RLB | Ken Norton | 23 | 1 | 13 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| LCB | Everson Walls | 30 | 8 | 14 | ||
| RCB | Robert Williams | 27 | 2 | 11 | ||
| SS | Vince Albritton | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Ray Horton | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roger Ruzek | 29 | 2 | 0 | 5 of 11 field goals & 14 of 15 extra points | |
| P | Mike Saxon | 27 | 4 | 0 | 79 punts for a 40.9 average, 2 blocked | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Derrick Shepard | 25 | 2 | 8 | 24 punt returns for a 6.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | James Dixon | 22 | Rook | 7 | 47 kick returns for a 25.1 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Troy Aikman | 23 | QB | 11 | 11 | 219 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,UCLA | 11/21/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| Vince Albritton | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 7/23/1962 | 5 | |
| Ray Alexander | 27 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 1/8/1962 | 5 | |
| Scott Ankrom | 23 | WR | 10 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | TCU | 1/4/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 308th pick / 1989 |
| Bill Bates | 28 | DB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 6 | |
| Willie Broughton | 25 | DT-NT | 16 | 14 | 285 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/9/1964 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1985 |
| Eric Brown | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Savannah State | 4/12/1967 | Rook | |
| Cornell Burbage | 24 | WR | 10 | 1 | 186 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 2/22/1965 | 2 | |
| Ron Burton | 25 | LB | 6 | 3 | 250 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 5/2/1964 | 2 | |
| Jon Carter | 24 | DT | 13 | 0 | 273 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 3/12/1965 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 118th pick / 1988 |
| Thornton Chandler | 26 | TE | 6 | 0 | 243 | 6-5 | Alabama,Florida A&M | 11/27/1963 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 140th pick / 1986 |
| Darryl Clack | 26 | RB | 8 | 1 | 219 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 10/29/1963 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1986 |
| Garry Cobb | 32 | LB | 3 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | USC | 3/16/1957 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 247th pick / 1979 |
| Jack Del Rio | 26 | LB | 14 | 12 | 246 | 6-4 | USC | 4/4/1963 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| James Dixon | 22 | WR-RB | 16 | 7 | 181 | 5-9 | Houston | 2/2/1967 | Rook | |
| Onzy Elam | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Tennessee State | 12/1/1964 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 75th pick / 1987 |
| Steve Folsom | 31 | TE | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-5 | Long Beach State,Utah | 3/21/1958 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 261st pick / 1981 |
| Bernard Ford | 23 | WR | 10 | 1 | 168 | 5-9 | Central Florida,Marion Military Institute | 2/27/1966 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 65th pick / 1988 |
| Ron Francis | 25 | DB | 15 | 4 | 201 | 5-9 | Baylor | 4/7/1964 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1987 |
| Kevin Gogan | 25 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 317 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/2/1964 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
| Dean Hamel | 28 | DT | 16 | 13 | 279 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/7/1961 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 309th pick / 1985 |
| Steve Hendrickson | 23 | LB-RB-TE | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | California | 8/30/1966 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 167th pick / 1989 |
| Manny Hendrix | 25 | DB | 16 | 3 | 180 | 5-10 | Utah | 10/20/1964 | 3 | |
| Issiac Holt | 27 | DB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 10/4/1962 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| Ray Horton | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-10 | Washington | 4/12/1960 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| David Howard | 28 | LB | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Long Beach State,Oregon State | 12/8/1961 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Michael Irvin | 23 | WR | 6 | 6 | 207 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1966 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| Tim Jackson | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Kansas State,Nebraska | 11/7/1965 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 224th pick / 1989 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 4/1/1961 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| Keith Jennings | 23 | TE | 10 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Clemson | 5/19/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1989 |
| Daryl Johnston | 23 | RB | 16 | 10 | 238 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/10/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| Too Tall Jones | 38 | DE | 16 | 10 | 271 | 6-9 | Tennessee State | 2/23/1951 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1974 |
| Crawford Ker | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/5/1962 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 30 | QB | 3 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Indiana,Missouri,Stanford | 12/5/1959 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 168th pick / 1983 |
| Kevin Lilly | 26 | DE-NT-DT | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 5/14/1963 | 1 | |
| Eugene Lockhart | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/8/1961 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| Kelvin Martin | 24 | WR | 11 | 11 | 163 | 5-9 | Boston College | 5/14/1965 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| Nate Newton | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 3 | |
| Danny Noonan | 24 | DT-DE | 7 | 5 | 270 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 7/14/1965 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1987 |
| Ken Norton | 23 | LB | 13 | 13 | 254 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/29/1966 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| Paul Palmer | 25 | RB | 9 | 8 | 184 | 5-9 | Temple | 10/14/1964 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1987 |
| Tom Rafferty | 35 | C-G | 12 | 8 | 256 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/2/1954 | 13 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 119th pick / 1976 |
| Roger Ruzek | 29 | K | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Weber State | 12/17/1960 | 2 | |
| Broderick Sargent | 27 | RB | 14 | 5 | 215 | 5-10 | Baylor | 9/16/1962 | 3 | |
| Mike Saxon | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/10/1962 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| Kevin Scott | 26 | RB | 3 | 1 | 181 | 5-9 | Stanford | 10/24/1963 | 1 | |
| Randy Shannon | 23 | LB | 16 | 4 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 2/24/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 280th pick / 1989 |
| Derrick Shepard | 25 | WR | 11 | 8 | 186 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 1/22/1964 | 2 | |
| Sean Smith | 24 | DE-DT | 2 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/27/1965 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 101st pick / 1987 |
| Jesse Solomon | 26 | LB | 11 | 1 | 240 | 6-0 | Florida State | 11/4/1963 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 318th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Stepnoski | 22 | C-G | 16 | 4 | 269 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1967 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| Curtis Stewart | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | Auburn | 6/4/1963 | Rook | |
| Junior Tautalatasi | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 207 | 5-10 | Washington State | 3/24/1963 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 261st pick / 1986 |
| Ken Tippins | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. State | 7/22/1966 | Rook | |
| Tony Tolbert | 22 | DE | 16 | 5 | 268 | 6-6 | Texas-El Paso | 12/29/1967 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| Mark Tuinei | 29 | T-C-DT | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-5 | Hawaii,UCLA | 3/31/1960 | 6 | |
| Herschel Walker | 27 | RB | 5 | 5 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/3/1962 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 114th pick / 1985 |
| Everson Walls | 30 | DB | 16 | 14 | 194 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/28/1959 | 8 | |
| Steve Walsh | 23 | QB | 8 | 5 | 207 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/1/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp |
| Bob White | 26 | C-G | 8 | 4 | 272 | 6-5 | Rhode Island | 4/9/1963 | 2 | New York Jets / 7th / 189th pick / 1986 |
| Dave Widell | 24 | C-T-G | 15 | 2 | 303 | 6-7 | Boston College | 5/14/1965 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 94th pick / 1988 |
| Robert Williams | 27 | DB | 13 | 11 | 190 | 5-10 | Baylor | 10/2/1962 | 2 | |
| Luis Zendejas | 28 | K | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 10/22/1961 | 2 | |
| Jeff Zimmerman | 26 | G | 16 | 1 | 320 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/10/1963 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 68th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 230.7 | 6-1.6 | 2.9 |