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1997 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 304 points (19.0/g), 22nd of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 314 points (19.6/g), 13th.
 Differential of -10 points (-0.6/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 7.7-8.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 22nd.

Coached by Barry Switzer (6-10-0)

1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun August 31 box W 1-0 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 37 7 21 380 295 85 15 174 89 85 2
2 Sun September 7 box L 1-1 @ Arizona Cardinals 22 25 15 327 147 180 1 21 286 220 66 4
3 Mon September 15 box W 2-1 Philadelphia Eagles 21 20 18 279 187 92 2 16 333 176 157
4 Bye Week
5 Sun September 28 box W 3-1 Chicago Bears 27 3 13 180 124 56 1 17 243 102 141 2
6 Sun October 5 box L 3-2 @ New York Giants 17 20 27 428 310 118 2 13 166 109 57
7 Mon October 13 box L 3-3 @ Washington Redskins 16 21 16 290 175 115 1 16 255 139 116 1
8 Sun October 19 box W 4-3 Jacksonville Jaguars 26 22 24 337 238 99 15 271 229 42 1
9 Sun October 26 box L 4-4 @ Philadelphia Eagles 12 13 14 244 93 151 17 274 120 154
10 Sun November 2 box L 4-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 10 17 16 271 184 87 2 18 301 173 128 2
11 Sun November 9 box W 5-5 Arizona Cardinals 24 6 19 329 204 125 1 18 274 173 101 1
12 Sun November 16 box W 6-5 Washington Redskins 17 14 20 312 207 105 16 259 155 104
13 Sun November 23 box L 6-6 @ Green Bay Packers 17 45 11 213 120 93 2 29 409 189 220 1
14 Thu November 27 box L 6-7 Tennessee Oilers 14 27 16 386 340 46 5 14 245 81 164 1
15 Mon December 8 box L 6-8 Carolina Panthers 13 23 9 216 138 78 1 22 324 169 155 1
16 Sun December 14 box L 6-9 @ Cincinnati Bengals 24 31 29 402 274 128 2 17 419 262 157 2
17 Sun December 21 box L 6-10 New York Giants 7 20 11 184 105 79 3 17 283 136 147 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 304 4778 1015 4.7 279 314 553 3141 19 12 5.3 170 423 1637 6 3.9 82 23 11 27
Team Defense 314 4516 1022 4.4 458 253 473 2522 20 7 4.9 139 511 1994 12 3.9 281 19 12 38
Lg Rank Offense 22 20 22 9 20 18 9 22 22 20 28 15 11 9
Lg Rank Defense 13 2 8 3 1 11 30 5 27 24 12 15 30 18

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Troy Aikman 31 QB 16 16 292 518 56.4 3283 19 3.7 12 2.3 64 6.3 5.7 11.2 205.2 78.0 33 269 5.5 4.8 6.0
Wade Wilson 38 7 0 12 21 57.1 115 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 5.5 5.5 9.6 16.4 72.5 4 26 3.6 3.6 16.0
Jason Garrett 31 1 0 10 14 71.4 56 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 4.0 4.0 5.6 56.0 78.3 2 18 2.4 2.4 12.5
Team Total 27.7 16 314 553 56.8 3454 19 3.4 12 2.2 64 6.2 5.6 11.0 215.9 77.8 39 313 5.3 4.7 6.6
Opp Total 16 253 473 53.5 2522 20 4.2 7 1.5 5.3 5.1 10.0 157.6 76.8 38 195 4.9 4.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Emmitt Smith 28 RB 16 16 261 1074 4 44 4.1 67.1 16.3 40 234 5.9 0 24 2.5 14.6 1308 4 1
Sherman Williams 24 16 0 121 468 2 18 3.9 29.3 7.6 21 159 7.6 0 18 1.3 9.9 627 2 5
Troy Aikman 31 QB 16 16 25 79 0 13 3.2 4.9 1.6 79 0 6
Herschel Walker 35 fb 16 6 6 20 0 11 3.3 1.3 0.4 14 149 10.6 2 64 0.9 9.3 169 2 0
Wade Wilson 38 7 0 6 -2 0 3 -0.3 -0.3 0.9 -2 0 0
Daryl Johnston 31 FB 6 6 2 3 0 3 1.5 0.5 0.3 18 166 9.2 1 21 3.0 27.7 169 1 1
Anthony Miller 32 WR 16 16 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 46 645 14.0 4 54 2.9 40.3 651 4 1
Deion Sanders*+ 30 RCB 13 12 1 -11 0 -11 -11.0 -0.8 0.1 -11 0 1
Michael Irvin 31 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 75 1180 15.7 9 55 4.7 73.8 1180 9 0
Eric Bjornson 26 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 47 442 9.4 0 32 3.4 31.6 442 0 2
Stepfret Williams 24 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 308 10.3 1 20 1.9 19.3 308 1 0
David LaFleur 23 te 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 122 6.8 2 17 1.1 7.6 122 2 1
Billy Davis 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 33 11.0 0 12 0.2 2.1 33 0 0
Scott Galbraith 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 16 8.0 0 11 0.1 1.0 16 0 0
Team Total 27.7 16 423 1637 6 44 3.9 102.3 26.4 314 3454 11.0 19 64 19.6 215.9 5091 25 23
Opp Total 16 511 1994 12 3.9 124.6 31.9 253 2522 10.0 20 15.8 157.6 4516 32 27

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Herschel Walker 35 fb 16 6 50 1167 0 49 23.3 1336
Deion Sanders*+ 30 RCB 13 12 33 407 1 83 12.3 1 18 0 18 18.0 414
Kevin Mathis 23 16 3 11 91 0 45 8.3 91
Brock Marion 27 FS 16 16 10 311 0 49 31.1 311
Scott Galbraith 30 16 0 2 24 0 13 12.0 40
Stepfret Williams 24 16 0 2 14 0 14 7.0 322
Kavika Pittman 23 15 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 27.7 16 47 512 1 83 10.9 63 1520 0 49 24.1 7123
Opp Total 16 40 0 65 1172 0 18.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Toby Gowin 22 P 16 0 1 1 0.0% 86 3592 72 0 41.8
Richie Cunningham+ 27 K 16 0 1 1 16 16 9 9 10 7 1 1 37 34 91.9% 24 24 100.0%
Team Total 27.7 16 1 1 16 16 9 9 10 7 2 1 38 34 89.5% 24 24 100.0% 86 3592 72 0 41.8
Opp Total 16 27 20 74.1% 34 34 100.0% 95 4142 43.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Troy Aikman 31 QB 16 16 6 0 -5 0
Shante Carver 26 RDE 16 16 6.0 1 0 0 0 0 28 12
Sherman Williams 24 16 0 5 1 0 0
Darren Woodson* 28 SS 14 14 2.0 1 14 0 14 2 1 2 0 0 53 20
Chad Hennings 32 RDT 11 10 4.5 0 0 1 4 1 26 5
Omar Stoutmire 23 16 2 2.0 2 8 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 38 8
Tony Tolbert 30 LDE 16 16 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 30 13
Dexter Coakley 25 RLB 16 16 2.5 1 6 0 6 1 0 1 16 1 69 20
Broderick Thomas 30 16 0 3.5 0 0 1 0 0 18 5
Kevin Mathis 23 16 3 0 2 2 0 0 15 1
Tony Casillas 34 LDT 15 14 3.0 22 16
Deion Sanders*+ 30 RCB 13 12 2 81 1 50 0 1 0 0 0 30 3
Clay Shiver 25 C 16 16 2 1 0 0
Fred Strickland 31 MLB 15 14 0.5 0 0 2 0 0 69 26
Antonio Anderson 24 rdt 16 5 2.0 19 7
Eric Bjornson 26 TE 14 14 2 0 0 0
Wendell Davis 24 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
Randall Godfrey 24 LLB 16 16 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 66 31
Anthony Miller 32 WR 16 16 1 1 0 0
Emmitt Smith 28 RB 16 16 1 1 0 0
Herschel Walker 35 fb 16 6 0 2 0 0
Charlie Williams 25 16 0 2.0 8 3
Bill Bates 36 16 0 1.0 6 1
George Hegamin 24 LT 13 9 0 1 0 0
Daryl Johnston 31 FB 6 6 1 0 0 0
David LaFleur 23 te 16 5 1 0 0 0
Brock Marion 27 FS 16 16 0 0 1 13 0 100 17
Nate Newton 36 LG 13 13 0 1 0 0
Kavika Pittman 23 15 0 1.0 4 1
Kevin R. Smith 27 LCB 16 16 1 21 0 21 3 0 0 0 0 47 7
Vinson Smith 32 14 3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 14 5
Leon Lett 29 3 3 0.5 10 1
Hurvin McCormack 25 13 0 0.5 8 5
Team Total 27.7 16 38.0 7 130 1 50 10 23 22 28 2 690 211
Opp Total 16 39 27 15

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Richie Cunningham+ 27 K 16 0 24 34 126
Michael Irvin 31 WR 16 16 9 54
Emmitt Smith 28 RB 16 16 4 1 26
Anthony Miller 32 WR 16 16 4 24
David LaFleur 23 te 16 5 2 12
Deion Sanders*+ 30 RCB 13 12 1 1 12
Herschel Walker 35 fb 16 6 2 12
Sherman Williams 24 16 0 2 12
Dexter Coakley 25 RLB 16 16 1 6
Chad Hennings 32 RDT 11 10 1 6
Daryl Johnston 31 FB 6 6 1 6
Stepfret Williams 24 16 0 1 6
Eric Bjornson 26 TE 14 14 1 2
Team Total 27.7 16 6 19 1 2 1 2 24 34 304
Opp Total 16 12 20 2 34 20 314