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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 (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Dave 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)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Troy Aikman | 24 | 1 | 15 | 226 for 399, 2,579 yards, 11 td, 18 int, & 40 rushes for 172 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Emmitt Smith* | 21 | Rook | 15 | 241 rushes for 937 yards, 11 td, & 24 catches for 228 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Tommie Agee | 26 | 2 | 11 | 53 rushes for 213 yards, 0 td, & 30 catches for 272 yards and 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 119th pick / 1987 |
| wr | Michael Irvin | 24 | 2 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 | |
| WR | Kelvin Martin | 25 | 3 | 16 | 64 catches for 732 yards, 0 td, & 4 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Jay Novacek | 28 | 5 | 15 | 59 catches for 657 yards, 4 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1985 |
| LT | Mark Tuinei | 30 | 7 | 13 | ||
| LG | Crawford Ker | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
| C | Mark Stepnoski | 23 | 1 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 | |
| RG | John Gesek | 27 | 3 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 265th pick / 1987 |
| RT | Nate Newton | 29 | 4 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Danny Stubbs | 25 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1988 |
| LDT | Dean Hamel | 29 | 5 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 12th / 309th pick / 1985 |
| RDT | Danny Noonan | 25 | 3 | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Jim Jeffcoat | 29 | 7 | 13 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Jack Del Rio | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| MLB | Eugene Lockhart | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| RLB | Ken Norton | 24 | 2 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| LCB | Issiac Holt | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| RCB | Manny Hendrix | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | James Washington | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 137th pick / 1988 |
| FS | Ray Horton | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Ken Willis | 24 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Mike Saxon | 28 | 5 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 | ||
| Derrick Shepard | 26 | 3 | 0 | |||
| kr | James Dixon | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Tommie Agee | 26 | FB | 16 | 11 | 225 | 6-0 | Auburn | 2/22/1964 | 2 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 119th pick / 1987 |
| 8 | Troy Aikman | 24 | QB | 15 | 15 | 219 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,UCLA | 11/21/1966 | 1 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| 36 | Vince Albritton | 28 | SS | 8 | 8 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 7/23/1962 | 6 | 4 | |
| 89 | Robert Awalt | 26 | te | 13 | 1 | 258 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno,San Diego St. | 4/9/1964 | 3 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1987 |
| 40 | Bill Bates | 29 | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 63 | Lester Brinkley | 25 | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 5/13/1965 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 44 | Michael A. Brooks | 23 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | North Carolina St. | 3/12/1967 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 79 | Willie Broughton | 26 | 4 | 0 | 285 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/9/1964 | 5 | 0 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1985 | |
| 72 | Louis Cheek | 26 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 10/6/1964 | 2 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 220th pick / 1988 | |
| 90 | Willis Crockett | 24 | 13 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 8/25/1966 | Rook | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 119th pick / 1989 | |
| 55 | Jack Del Rio | 27 | LLB | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-4 | USC | 4/4/1963 | 5 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| 86 | James Dixon | 23 | kr | 15 | 1 | 181 | 5-9 | Houston | 2/2/1967 | 1 | 1 | |
| 85 | Steve Folsom | 32 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Long Beach St.,Utah | 3/21/1958 | 9 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 261st pick / 1981 | |
| 38 | Ron Francis | 26 | 15 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Baylor | 4/7/1964 | 3 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1987 | |
| 29 | Kenneth Gant | 23 | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Albany State (GA) | 4/18/1967 | Rook | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 221st pick / 1990 | |
| 67 | John Gesek | 27 | RG | 15 | 12 | 282 | 6-5 | Sacramento St. | 2/18/1963 | 3 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 265th pick / 1987 |
| 66 | Kevin Gogan | 26 | g | 16 | 4 | 317 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/2/1964 | 3 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
| 78 | Dean Hamel | 29 | LDT | 12 | 11 | 279 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/7/1961 | 5 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 309th pick / 1985 |
| 50 | Dave Harper | 24 | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt St. | 5/5/1966 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 277th pick / 1990 | |
| 80 | Rod Harris | 24 | 7 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 11/14/1966 | 1 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 104th pick / 1989 | |
| 62 | Dale Hellestrae | 28 | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | SMU | 7/11/1962 | 5 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 112th pick / 1985 | |
| 45 | Manny Hendrix | 26 | RCB | 16 | 11 | 180 | 5-10 | Utah | 10/20/1964 | 4 | 6 | |
| 32 | Alonzo Highsmith | 25 | fb | 7 | 5 | 234 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 2/26/1965 | 3 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1987 |
| 30 | Issiac Holt | 28 | LCB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 10/4/1962 | 5 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| 20 | Ray Horton | 30 | FS | 14 | 14 | 189 | 5-10 | Washington | 4/12/1960 | 7 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| 99 | David Howard | 29 | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Oregon St.,Long Beach St. | 12/8/1961 | 5 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp | |
| 88 | Michael Irvin | 24 | wr | 12 | 7 | 207 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1966 | 2 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | 29 | RDE | 16 | 13 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 4/1/1961 | 7 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| 48 | Daryl Johnston | 24 | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/10/1966 | 1 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 | |
| 97 | Jimmie Jones | 24 | ldt | 16 | 6 | 285 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 1/9/1966 | Rook | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 64th pick / 1990 |
| 68 | Crawford Ker | 28 | LG | 15 | 15 | 288 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/5/1962 | 5 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
| 15 | Babe Laufenberg | 31 | qb | 4 | 1 | 198 | 6-2 | Stanford,Missouri,Indiana | 12/5/1959 | 4 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 168th pick / 1983 |
| 56 | Eugene Lockhart | 29 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/8/1961 | 6 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| 83 | Kelvin Martin | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 163 | 5-9 | Boston Col. | 5/14/1965 | 3 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| 85 | Dennis McKinnon | 29 | wr | 9 | 7 | 185 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 8/22/1961 | 7 | 1 | |
| 61 | Nate Newton | 29 | RT | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 4 | 5 | |
| 73 | Danny Noonan | 25 | RDT | 16 | 15 | 270 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 7/14/1965 | 3 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1987 |
| 51 | Ken Norton | 24 | RLB | 15 | 15 | 254 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/29/1966 | 2 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| 84 | Jay Novacek | 28 | TE | 16 | 15 | 234 | 6-4 | Wyoming | 10/24/1962 | 5 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1985 |
| 4 | Mike Saxon | 28 | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | San Diego St. | 7/10/1962 | 5 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 | |
| 53 | Randy Shannon | 24 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 2/24/1966 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 280th pick / 1989 | |
| 87 | Derrick Shepard | 26 | 8 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 1/22/1964 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Tony Slaton | 29 | c | 6 | 4 | 265 | 6-3 | USC | 4/12/1961 | 5 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 155th pick / 1984 |
| 42 | Stan Smagala | 22 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1968 | Rook | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 123rd pick / 1990 | |
| 22 | Emmitt Smith* | 21 | RB | 16 | 15 | 210 | 5-9 | Florida | 5/15/1969 | Rook | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| 33 | Timmy Smith | 26 | rb | 1 | 1 | 216 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 1/24/1964 | 3 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1987 |
| 57 | Vinson Smith | 25 | lb | 16 | 1 | 243 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 7/3/1965 | 2 | 2 | |
| 54 | Jesse Solomon | 27 | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 11/4/1963 | 4 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 318th pick / 1986 | |
| 53 | Mark Stepnoski | 23 | C | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1967 | 1 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| 96 | Danny Stubbs | 25 | LDE | 16 | 15 | 265 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 1/3/1965 | 2 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1988 |
| 92 | Tony Tolbert | 23 | de | 16 | 4 | 268 | 6-6 | Texas-El Paso | 12/29/1967 | 1 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei | 30 | LT | 13 | 13 | 302 | 6-5 | UCLA,Hawaii | 3/31/1960 | 7 | 5 | |
| 3 | Steve Walsh | 24 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/1/1966 | 1 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp | |
| 37 | James Washington | 25 | SS | 15 | 10 | 209 | 6-1 | UCLA | 1/10/1965 | 2 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 137th pick / 1988 |
| 23 | Robert Williams | 28 | rcb | 16 | 6 | 190 | 5-10 | Baylor | 10/2/1962 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 | Ken Willis | 24 | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 10/6/1966 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 98 | Mitch Willis | 28 | 4 | 0 | 278 | 6-8 | SMU | 3/16/1962 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 183rd pick / 1984 | |
| 81 | Alexander Wright | 23 | wr | 15 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | Auburn | 7/19/1967 | Rook | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 26th pick / 1990 |
| 76 | Jeff Zimmerman | 27 | 6 | 0 | 320 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/10/1963 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 68th pick / 1987 | |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 235.0 | 6-1.9 | 3.1 |