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1990 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 244 points (15.2/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 308 points (19.2/g), 15th.
 Differential of -64 points (-4.0/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 5.8-10.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 16th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.7, Offense: -4.8, Defense: 1.1, SoS: 0.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Jimmy Johnson

 Offensive Coordinator: David Shula
 Defensive Coordinator: Dave Wannstedt

 Other Notable Asst.: Dave Campo (Defensive Assistant) and Butch Davis (Defensive Line)

Training Camp: St. Edward's University (Austin, Texas)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 9 boxscore W 1-0 San Diego Chargers 17 14 14 249 161 88 1 12 212 127 85 2
2 Sun September 16 boxscore L 1-1 New York Giants 7 28 9 156 136 20 4 23 369 208 161 3
3 Sun September 23 boxscore L 1-2 @ Washington Redskins 15 19 19 234 143 91 3 11 214 135 79 1
4 Sun September 30 boxscore L 1-3 @ New York Giants 17 31 20 284 233 51 2 21 334 198 136
5 Sun October 7 boxscore W 2-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 10 19 304 149 155 1 12 271 164 107 1
6 Sun October 14 boxscore L 2-4 @ Phoenix Cardinals 3 20 9 100 34 66 3 23 414 191 223 2
7 Sun October 21 boxscore W 3-4 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 13 14 223 145 78 1 22 331 241 90 5
8 Sun October 28 boxscore L 3-5 Philadelphia Eagles 20 21 23 345 215 130 1 23 304 160 144 1
9 Sun November 4 boxscore L 3-6 @ New York Jets 9 24 18 321 226 95 2 15 187 71 116
10 Sun November 11 boxscore L 3-7 San Francisco 49ers 6 24 9 158 80 78 2 25 388 281 107 2
11 Sun November 18 boxscore W 4-7 @ Los Angeles Rams 24 21 17 359 295 64 1 18 292 124 168 1
12 Thu November 22 boxscore W 5-7 Washington Redskins 27 17 18 370 208 162 2 20 297 261 36 1
13 Sun December 2 boxscore W 6-7 New Orleans Saints 17 13 17 274 161 113 1 14 283 170 113 1
14 Bye Week
15 Sun December 16 boxscore W 7-7 Phoenix Cardinals 41 10 25 354 166 188 3 9 200 151 49 4
16 Sun December 23 boxscore L 7-8 @ Philadelphia Eagles 3 17 11 199 125 74 4 17 276 98 178 3
17 Sun December 30 boxscore L 7-9 @ Atlanta Falcons 7 26 8 151 104 47 2 15 243 59 184 3