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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 414 points (25.9/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 248 points (15.5/g), 3rd.
Differential of 166 points (10.4/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.3-3.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 8th.
Coached by Barry Switzer (12-4-0)
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1994 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Troy Aikman* | 28 | 5 | 14 | 233 for 361, 2,676 yards, 13 td, 12 int, & 30 rushes for 62 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Emmitt Smith*+ | 25 | 4 | 15 | 368 rushes for 1,484 yards, 21 td, & 50 catches for 341 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Daryl Johnston* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 40 rushes for 138 yards, 2 td, & 44 catches for 325 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| WR | Alvin Harper | 26 | 3 | 14 | 33 catches for 821 yards, 8 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Michael Irvin* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 79 catches for 1,241 yards, 6 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| TE | Jay Novacek* | 32 | 9 | 14 | 47 catches for 475 yards, 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1985 |
| LT | Mark Tuinei* | 34 | 11 | 15 | ||
| LG | Nate Newton*+ | 33 | 8 | 16 | ||
| C | Mark Stepnoski* | 27 | 5 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
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| RG | Derek Kennard | 32 | 8 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp |
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| RT | Larry Allen | 23 | Rook | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
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| RT | Erik Williams | 26 | 3 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tony Tolbert | 27 | 5 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| LDT | Russell Maryland | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Leon Lett* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Charles Haley*+ | 30 | 8 | 16 | 12.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1986 |
| LLB | Dixon Edwards | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1991 |
| MLB | Robert Jones | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1992 |
| RLB | Darrin Smith | 24 | 1 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Kevin R. Smith | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Larry Brown | 25 | 3 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 320th pick / 1991 |
| SS | Darren Woodson*+ | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| FS | James Washington | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 137th pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Boniol | 23 | Rook | 0 | 22 of 29 field goals & 48 of 48 extra points | |
| P | John Jett | 26 | 1 | 0 | 70 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Kevin Williams | 23 | 1 | 2 | 39 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Kevin Williams | 23 | 1 | 2 | 43 kick returns for a 26.7 average and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | 30 | RB | 15 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Auburn | 2/22/1964 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 119th pick / 1987 |
| Troy Aikman* | 28 | QB | 14 | 14 | 219 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,UCLA | 11/21/1966 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| Larry Allen | 23 | G-T | 16 | 10 | 325 | 6-3 | Butte Junior College (CA),Sonoma State | 11/27/1971 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| Bill Bates | 33 | DB | 15 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 11 | |
| Chris Boniol | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 169 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 12/9/1971 | Rook | |
| Larry Brown | 25 | DB | 15 | 15 | 186 | 5-11 | TCU | 11/30/1969 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 320th pick / 1991 |
| Darrick Brownlow | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 5-10 | Illinois | 12/28/1968 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 132nd pick / 1991 |
| Shante Carver | 23 | DE | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 2/12/1971 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1994 |
| Lincoln Coleman | 25 | FB | 11 | 0 | 249 | 6-1 | Baylor,Notre Dame | 8/12/1969 | 1 | |
| Dixon Edwards | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 230 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 3/25/1968 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1991 |
| Joe Fishback | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Carson-Newman | 11/29/1967 | 3 | |
| Cory Fleming | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/19/1971 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1994 |
| Scott Galbraith | 27 | TE | 15 | 2 | 258 | 6-2 | USC | 1/7/1967 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 178th pick / 1990 |
| Kenneth Gant | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Albany State (GA) | 4/18/1967 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 221st pick / 1990 |
| Jason Garrett | 28 | QB | 2 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Columbia,Princeton | 3/28/1966 | 1 | |
| Charles Haley*+ | 30 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-5 | James Madison | 1/6/1964 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1986 |
| Alvin Harper | 26 | WR | 16 | 14 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/6/1968 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1991 |
| George Hegamin | 21 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 331 | 6-7 | North Carolina State | 2/14/1973 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 102nd pick / 1994 |
| Dale Hellestrae | 32 | T-G-C | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | SMU | 7/11/1962 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 112th pick / 1985 |
| Chad Hennings | 29 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 287 | 6-6 | Air Force | 10/20/1965 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| Clayton Holmes | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 181 | 5-10 | Carson-Newman | 8/23/1969 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 58th pick / 1992 |
| Michael Irvin* | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1966 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 33 | DE | 16 | 1 | 274 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 4/1/1961 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1983 |
| John Jett | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/11/1968 | 1 | |
| Daryl Johnston* | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/10/1966 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| Robert Jones | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-3 | East Carolina | 9/27/1969 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1992 |
| Derek Kennard | 32 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-3 | Nevada-Reno | 9/9/1962 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Leon Lett* | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | Emporia State | 10/12/1968 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| Brock Marion | 24 | DB | 14 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1970 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 196th pick / 1993 |
| Russell Maryland | 25 | DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/22/1969 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1991 |
| Hurvin McCormack | 22 | DT | 3 | 0 | 281 | 6-5 | Indiana | 4/6/1972 | Rook | |
| Godfrey Myles | 26 | LB | 15 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Florida | 9/22/1968 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1991 |
| Nate Newton*+ | 33 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 8 | |
| Jay Novacek* | 32 | TE | 16 | 14 | 234 | 6-4 | Wyoming | 10/24/1962 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1985 |
| Rodney Peete | 28 | QB | 7 | 1 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| Jim Schwantz | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/23/1970 | 2 | |
| Darrin Smith | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/15/1970 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| Emmitt Smith*+ | 25 | RB | 15 | 15 | 221 | 5-10 | Florida | 5/15/1969 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| Kevin R. Smith | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 4/7/1970 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1992 |
| Mark Stepnoski* | 27 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1967 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| Ron Stone | 23 | G | 16 | 0 | 325 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/20/1971 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1993 |
| Darren Studstill | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 8/9/1970 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 191st pick / 1994 |
| Blair Thomas | 27 | RB | 2 | 1 | 198 | 5-10 | Penn State | 10/7/1967 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 2nd pick / 1990 |
| Dave Thomas | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 8/25/1968 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 203rd pick / 1993 |
| Tony Tolbert | 27 | DE | 16 | 15 | 268 | 6-6 | Texas-El Paso | 12/29/1967 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| Mark Tuinei* | 34 | T-C-DT | 15 | 15 | 302 | 6-5 | Hawaii,UCLA | 3/31/1960 | 11 | |
| Matt Vanderbeek | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 8/16/1967 | 4 | |
| James Washington | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 209 | 6-1 | UCLA | 1/10/1965 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 137th pick / 1988 |
| Erik Williams | 26 | T | 7 | 7 | 324 | 6-6 | Central State (OH) | 9/7/1968 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
| Kevin Williams | 23 | WR | 15 | 2 | 195 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 1/25/1971 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| Robert E. Wilson | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 1/13/1969 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1991 |
| Darren Woodson*+ | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 219 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/25/1969 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 242.2 | 6-2.0 | 3.6 |