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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)


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

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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