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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.
Coached by Jimmy Johnson (7-9-0)
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1990 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 | 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 |
| FB | Alonzo Highsmith | 25 | 3 | 5 | 19 rushes for 48 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 13 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1987 |
| WR | Michael Irvin | 24 | 2 | 7 | 20 catches for 413 yards, 5 td | 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 |
| WR | Dennis McKinnon | 29 | 7 | 7 | 14 catches for 172 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -8 yards and 0 td | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| LDT | Jimmie Jones | 24 | Rook | 6 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 64th pick / 1990 |
| 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 | |
| RCB | Robert Williams | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | James Washington | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 137th pick / 1988 |
| SS | Vince Albritton | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Ray Horton | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ken Willis | 24 | Rook | 0 | 18 of 25 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | |
| P | Mike Saxon | 28 | 5 | 0 | 79 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Derrick Shepard | 26 | 3 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 6.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | James Dixon | 23 | 1 | 1 | 36 kick returns for a 20.4 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | 26 | RB | 16 | 11 | 225 | 6-0 | Auburn | 2/22/1964 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 119th pick / 1987 |
| Troy Aikman | 24 | QB | 15 | 15 | 219 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,UCLA | 11/21/1966 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| Vince Albritton | 28 | DB | 8 | 8 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 7/23/1962 | 6 | |
| Robert Awalt | 26 | TE | 13 | 1 | 258 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno,San Diego State | 4/9/1964 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1987 |
| Bill Bates | 29 | DB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 7 | |
| Lester Brinkley | 25 | DE | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 5/13/1965 | Rook | |
| Michael A. Brooks | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 3/12/1967 | 1 | |
| Willie Broughton | 26 | DT-NT | 4 | 0 | 285 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/9/1964 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1985 |
| Louis Cheek | 26 | T-G | 4 | 0 | 295 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 10/6/1964 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 220th pick / 1988 |
| Willis Crockett | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 8/25/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 119th pick / 1989 |
| Jack Del Rio | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-4 | USC | 4/4/1963 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985 |
| James Dixon | 23 | WR-RB | 15 | 1 | 181 | 5-9 | Houston | 2/2/1967 | 1 | |
| Steve Folsom | 32 | TE | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Long Beach State,Utah | 3/21/1958 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 261st pick / 1981 |
| Ron Francis | 26 | DB | 15 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Baylor | 4/7/1964 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1987 |
| Kenneth Gant | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Albany State (GA) | 4/18/1967 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 221st pick / 1990 |
| John Gesek | 27 | G-C | 15 | 12 | 282 | 6-5 | Sacramento State | 2/18/1963 | 3 | Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 265th pick / 1987 |
| Kevin Gogan | 26 | G-T | 16 | 4 | 317 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/2/1964 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1987 |
| Dean Hamel | 29 | DT | 12 | 11 | 279 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/7/1961 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 309th pick / 1985 |
| Dave Harper | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt State | 5/5/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 277th pick / 1990 |
| Rod Harris | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 11/14/1966 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 104th pick / 1989 |
| Dale Hellestrae | 28 | T-G-C | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | SMU | 7/11/1962 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 112th pick / 1985 |
| Manny Hendrix | 26 | DB | 16 | 11 | 180 | 5-10 | Utah | 10/20/1964 | 4 | |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 25 | RB | 7 | 5 | 234 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 2/26/1965 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1987 |
| Issiac Holt | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 10/4/1962 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 30th pick / 1985 |
| Ray Horton | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 189 | 5-10 | Washington | 4/12/1960 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| David Howard | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Long Beach State,Oregon State | 12/8/1961 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 67th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Michael Irvin | 24 | WR | 12 | 7 | 207 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1966 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 29 | DE | 16 | 13 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 4/1/1961 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| Daryl Johnston | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/10/1966 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| Jimmie Jones | 24 | DT-DE | 16 | 6 | 285 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 1/9/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 64th pick / 1990 |
| Crawford Ker | 28 | G | 15 | 15 | 288 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/5/1962 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 31 | QB | 4 | 1 | 198 | 6-2 | Indiana,Missouri,Stanford | 12/5/1959 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 168th pick / 1983 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/8/1961 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 152nd pick / 1984 |
| Kelvin Martin | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 163 | 5-9 | Boston College | 5/14/1965 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 95th pick / 1987 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 29 | WR | 9 | 7 | 185 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/22/1961 | 7 | |
| Nate Newton | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 4 | |
| Danny Noonan | 25 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 270 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 7/14/1965 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1987 |
| Ken Norton | 24 | LB | 15 | 15 | 254 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/29/1966 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 41st pick / 1988 |
| Jay Novacek | 28 | TE | 16 | 15 | 234 | 6-4 | Wyoming | 10/24/1962 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Saxon | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/10/1962 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 300th pick / 1984 |
| Randy Shannon | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 2/24/1966 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 280th pick / 1989 |
| Derrick Shepard | 26 | WR | 8 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 1/22/1964 | 3 | |
| Tony Slaton | 29 | C-G | 6 | 4 | 265 | 6-3 | USC | 4/12/1961 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 155th pick / 1984 |
| Stan Smagala | 22 | DB | 3 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1968 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 123rd pick / 1990 |
| Emmitt Smith* | 21 | RB | 16 | 15 | 221 | 5-10 | Florida | 5/15/1969 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| Timmy Smith | 26 | RB | 1 | 1 | 216 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 1/24/1964 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1987 |
| Vinson Smith | 25 | LB | 16 | 1 | 243 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 7/3/1965 | 2 | |
| Jesse Solomon | 27 | LB | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Florida State | 11/4/1963 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 318th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Stepnoski | 23 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1967 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| Danny Stubbs | 25 | DE-LB | 16 | 15 | 265 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 1/3/1965 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1988 |
| Tony Tolbert | 23 | DE | 16 | 4 | 268 | 6-6 | Texas-El Paso | 12/29/1967 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| Mark Tuinei | 30 | T-C-DT | 13 | 13 | 302 | 6-5 | Hawaii,UCLA | 3/31/1960 | 7 | |
| Steve Walsh | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/1/1966 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp |
| James Washington | 25 | DB | 15 | 10 | 209 | 6-1 | UCLA | 1/10/1965 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 137th pick / 1988 |
| Robert Williams | 28 | DB | 16 | 6 | 190 | 5-10 | Baylor | 10/2/1962 | 3 | |
| Ken Willis | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 10/6/1966 | Rook | |
| Mitch Willis | 28 | NT-DT | 4 | 0 | 278 | 6-8 | SMU | 3/16/1962 | 5 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 183rd pick / 1984 |
| Alexander Wright | 23 | WR | 15 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | Auburn | 7/19/1967 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 26th pick / 1990 |
| Jeff Zimmerman | 27 | G | 6 | 0 | 320 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/10/1963 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 68th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 235.2 | 6-1.9 | 3.1 |