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1995 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1995 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 435 points (27.2/g), 3rd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 291 points (18.2/g), 3rd.
Differential of 144 points (9.0/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total 9.7, Offense: 6.2, Defense: 3.5, SoS: 0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Barry Switzer (12-4-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ernie Zampese
Defensive Coordinator: Dave Campo
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* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 280 for 432, 3,304 yards, 16 td, 7 int, & 21 rushes for 32 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Emmitt Smith*+ | 26 | 5 | 16 | 377 rushes for 1,773 yards, 25 td, & 62 catches for 375 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Daryl Johnston | 29 | 6 | 16 | 25 rushes for 111 yards, 2 td, & 30 catches for 248 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| WR | Michael Irvin* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 111 catches for 1,603 yards, 10 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Kevin Williams | 24 | 2 | 16 | 38 catches for 613 yards, 2 td, & 10 rushes for 53 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| TE | Jay Novacek* | 33 | 10 | 15 | 62 catches for 705 yards, 5 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1985 |
| LT | Mark Tuinei* | 35 | 12 | 16 | ||
| LG | Nate Newton*+ | 34 | 9 | 16 | ||
| C | Ray Donaldson* | 37 | 15 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980 | |
| RG | Larry Allen* | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| RT | Erik Williams | 27 | 4 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tony Tolbert | 28 | 6 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| LDT | Russell Maryland | 26 | 4 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Leon Lett | 27 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Chad Hennings | 30 | 3 | 7 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Charles Haley* | 31 | 9 | 11 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1986 |
| LLB | Dixon Edwards | 27 | 4 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1991 | |
| MLB | Robert Jones | 26 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1992 |
| RLB | Godfrey Myles | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1991 |
| RLB | Darrin Smith | 25 | 2 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Deion Sanders | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| LCB | Clayton Holmes | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 58th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Larry Brown | 26 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 320th pick / 1991 |
| SS | Darren Woodson*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Brock Marion | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 196th pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Boniol | 24 | 1 | 0 | 27 of 28 field goals & 46 of 48 extra points | |
| P | John Jett | 27 | 2 | 0 | 53 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Kevin Williams | 24 | 2 | 16 | 18 punt returns for a 9.2 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Kevin Williams | 24 | 2 | 16 | 49 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Troy Aikman* | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 219 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,UCLA | 11/21/1966 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| 73 | Larry Allen* | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-3 | Butte JC (CA),Sonoma St. | 11/27/1971 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| 23 | Robert Bailey | 27 | DB | 9 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1968 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 107th pick / 1991 |
| 10 | Jon Baker | 23 | K | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 8/13/1972 | Rook | |
| 56 | Reggie Barnes | 26 | LB | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 10/23/1969 | 2 | |
| 40 | Bill Bates | 34 | DB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/6/1961 | 12 | |
| 68 | Michael Batiste | 25 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | Tulane | 12/24/1970 | Rook | |
| 91 | Darren Benson | 21 | DT | 6 | 0 | 308 | 6-7 | Trinity Valley CC (TX) | 8/25/1974 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 1st pick / 1995 Supp |
| 86 | Eric Bjornson | 24 | TE | 14 | 1 | 236 | 6-4 | Washington | 12/15/1971 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1995 |
| 18 | Chris Boniol | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 169 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 12/9/1971 | 1 | |
| 29 | Alundis Brice | 25 | DB | 11 | 1 | 178 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 5/1/1970 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 129th pick / 1995 |
| 43 | Greg Briggs | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Texas Southern | 10/19/1968 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 120th pick / 1992 |
| 24 | Larry Brown | 26 | DB | 16 | 15 | 186 | 5-11 | TCU | 11/30/1969 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 320th pick / 1991 |
| 96 | Shante Carver | 24 | DE | 16 | 3 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 2/12/1971 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1994 |
| 25 | Scott Case | 33 | DB | 16 | 1 | 188 | 6-1 | NE Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma | 5/17/1962 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| 87 | Billy Davis | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 7/6/1972 | Rook | |
| 53 | Ray Donaldson* | 37 | C | 12 | 12 | 311 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/18/1958 | 15 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980 |
| 58 | Dixon Edwards | 27 | LB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 3/25/1968 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1991 |
| 54 | Anthony Fieldings | 24 | LB | 4 | 3 | 237 | 6-1 | Morningside | 7/7/1971 | Rook | |
| 82 | Cory Fleming | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/19/1971 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1994 |
| 17 | Jason Garrett | 29 | QB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Princeton,Columbia | 3/28/1966 | 2 | |
| 94 | Charles Haley* | 31 | DE-LB | 13 | 11 | 252 | 6-5 | James Madison | 1/6/1964 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 96th pick / 1986 |
| 54 | Darryl Hardy | 27 | LB | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 11/22/1968 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 270th pick / 1992 |
| 70 | Dale Hellestrae | 33 | T-G-C | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | SMU | 7/11/1962 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 112th pick / 1985 |
| 95 | Chad Hennings | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 7 | 287 | 6-6 | Air Force | 10/20/1965 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| 47 | Clayton Holmes | 26 | DB | 8 | 6 | 181 | 5-10 | Carson-Newman | 8/23/1969 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 58th pick / 1992 |
| 88 | Michael Irvin* | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1966 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| 19 | John Jett | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/11/1968 | 2 | |
| 48 | Daryl Johnston | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/10/1966 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| 55 | Robert Jones | 26 | LB | 12 | 12 | 244 | 6-3 | East Carolina | 9/27/1969 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1992 |
| 60 | Derek Kennard | 33 | G-C | 8 | 4 | 285 | 6-3 | Nevada-Reno | 9/9/1962 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 38 | David Lang | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | Northern Arizona | 3/28/1967 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1990 |
| 78 | Leon Lett | 27 | DT-DE | 12 | 12 | 290 | 6-6 | Emporia St. | 10/12/1968 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| 31 | Brock Marion | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1970 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 196th pick / 1993 |
| 67 | Russell Maryland | 26 | DT | 13 | 13 | 300 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/22/1969 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1991 |
| 99 | Hurvin McCormack | 23 | DT | 15 | 2 | 281 | 6-5 | Indiana | 4/6/1972 | 1 | |
| 98 | Godfrey Myles | 27 | LB | 16 | 11 | 240 | 6-1 | Florida | 9/22/1968 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1991 |
| 61 | Nate Newton*+ | 34 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 9 | |
| 84 | Jay Novacek* | 33 | TE | 15 | 15 | 234 | 6-4 | Wyoming | 10/24/1962 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1985 |
| 36 | Dominique Ross | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Valdosta St. | 1/12/1972 | Rook | |
| 21 | Deion Sanders | 28 | DB-WR | 9 | 9 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 8/9/1967 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| 52 | Jim Schwantz | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/23/1970 | 3 | |
| 59 | Darrin Smith | 25 | LB | 9 | 9 | 236 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/15/1970 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| 22 | Emmitt Smith*+ | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-9 | Florida | 5/15/1969 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| 26 | Kevin R. Smith | 25 | DB | 1 | 1 | 183 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 4/7/1970 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1992 |
| 65 | Ron Stone | 24 | G | 16 | 1 | 325 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 7/20/1971 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1993 |
| 90 | Oscar Sturgis | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 1/12/1971 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 236th pick / 1995 |
| 92 | Tony Tolbert | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-6 | Texas-El Paso | 12/29/1967 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 85th pick / 1989 |
| 27 | Greg Tremble | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Georgia | 4/16/1972 | Rook | |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei* | 35 | T-C-DT | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-5 | UCLA,Hawaii | 3/31/1960 | 12 | |
| 83 | Kendell Watkins | 22 | TE | 16 | 0 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 3/8/1973 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 59th pick / 1995 |
| 42 | Charlie Williams | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Bowling Green | 2/2/1972 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1995 |
| 79 | Erik Williams | 27 | T | 15 | 15 | 324 | 6-6 | Central State (OH) | 9/7/1968 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
| 85 | Kevin Williams | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 1/25/1971 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| 20 | Sherman Williams | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 198 | 5-8 | Alabama | 8/13/1973 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1995 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson | 36 | QB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2/1/1959 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| 28 | Darren Woodson*+ | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 219 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 4/25/1969 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 239.3 | 6-1.9 | 3.7 |