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1998 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 381 points (23.8/g), 9th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 275 points (17.2/g), 3rd.
Differential of 106 points (6.6/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.9-5.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Coached by Chan Gailey (10-6-0)
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1998 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 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 187 for 315, 2,330 yards, 12 td, 5 int, & 22 rushes for 69 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| QB | Jason Garrett | 32 | 5 | 5 | 91 for 158, 1,206 yards, 5 td, 3 int, & 11 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Emmitt Smith* | 29 | 8 | 16 | 319 rushes for 1,332 yards, 13 td, & 27 catches for 175 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Daryl Johnston | 32 | 9 | 13 | 8 rushes for 17 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 60 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| WR | Billy Davis | 26 | 3 | 11 | 39 catches for 691 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Michael Irvin | 32 | 10 | 15 | 74 catches for 1,057 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| TE | David LaFleur | 24 | 1 | 13 | 20 catches for 176 yards, 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 22nd pick / 1997 |
| LT | Larry Allen*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
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| LG | Nate Newton* | 37 | 12 | 16 | ||
| C | Clay Shiver | 26 | 2 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 67th pick / 1996 |
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| C | Mike Kiselak | 31 | Rook | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Flozell Adams | 23 | Rook | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 |
| RG | Everett McIver | 28 | 4 | 6 | ||
| RT | Erik Williams | 30 | 7 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kavika Pittman | 24 | 2 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| LDT | Leon Lett* | 30 | 7 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Chad Hennings | 33 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Greg Ellis | 23 | Rook | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| LLB | Randall Godfrey | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| MLB | Fred Strickland | 32 | 10 | 15 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1988 |
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| RLB | Dexter Coakley | 26 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 65th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Kevin R. Smith | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Deion Sanders*+ | 31 | 9 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Darren Woodson* | 29 | 6 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Omar Stoutmire | 24 | 1 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 224th pick / 1997 |
| FS | George Teague | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Richie Cunningham | 28 | 1 | 0 | 29 of 35 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Toby Gowin | 23 | 1 | 0 | 77 punts for a 43.4 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Deion Sanders*+ | 31 | 9 | 11 | 24 punt returns for a 15.6 average and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Kevin Mathis | 24 | 1 | 4 | 25 kick returns for a 24.8 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Flozell Adams | 23 | T-G-TE | 16 | 12 | 335 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 5/18/1975 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 |
| Troy Aikman | 32 | QB | 11 | 11 | 219 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,UCLA | 11/21/1966 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| Larry Allen*+ | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-3 | Butte Junior College (CA),Sonoma State | 11/27/1971 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| Antonio Anderson | 25 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 311 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 6/4/1973 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1997 |
| Terry Billups | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | North Carolina | 2/9/1975 | Rook | |
| Eric Bjornson | 27 | TE | 16 | 4 | 236 | 6-4 | Washington | 12/15/1971 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1995 |
| Larry Brown | 29 | DB | 4 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | TCU | 11/30/1969 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 320th pick / 1991 |
| Hayward Clay | 25 | TE | 3 | 2 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/5/1973 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 6th / 201st pick / 1996 |
| Dexter Coakley | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 5-10 | Appalachian State | 10/20/1972 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 65th pick / 1997 |
| Richie Cunningham | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette | 8/18/1970 | 1 | |
| Billy Davis | 26 | WR | 16 | 11 | 205 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 7/6/1972 | 3 | |
| Greg Ellis | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 8/14/1975 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| Jason Garrett | 32 | QB | 8 | 5 | 200 | 6-2 | Columbia,Princeton | 3/28/1966 | 5 | |
| Randall Godfrey | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/6/1973 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| Toby Gowin | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | North Texas | 3/30/1975 | 1 | |
| Darren Hambrick | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Florida,South Carolina | 8/30/1975 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1998 |
| Dale Hellestrae | 36 | T-G-C | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | SMU | 7/11/1962 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 112th pick / 1985 |
| Nate Hemsley | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 5/15/1974 | 1 | |
| Chad Hennings | 33 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-6 | Air Force | 10/20/1965 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 28 | DB | 4 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/14/1970 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 137th pick / 1993 |
| Tony Hutson | 24 | G | 10 | 1 | 315 | 6-3 | Northeast State (OK) | 3/13/1974 | 1 | |
| Michael Irvin | 32 | WR | 16 | 15 | 207 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1966 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 25 | WR | 8 | 1 | 217 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/2/1973 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 159th pick / 1996 |
| Daryl Johnston | 32 | RB | 16 | 13 | 238 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/10/1966 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| Mike Kiselak | 31 | C-G | 15 | 7 | 295 | 6-3 | Maryland | 3/9/1967 | Rook | |
| David LaFleur | 24 | TE | 13 | 13 | 272 | 6-7 | LSU | 1/29/1974 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 22nd pick / 1997 |
| Leon Lett* | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 290 | 6-6 | Emporia State | 10/12/1968 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| Kevin Mathis | 24 | DB | 13 | 4 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4/29/1974 | 1 | |
| Hurvin McCormack | 26 | DT | 16 | 1 | 281 | 6-5 | Indiana | 4/6/1972 | 4 | |
| Everett McIver | 28 | G | 6 | 6 | 318 | 6-5 | Elizabeth City State | 8/5/1970 | 4 | |
| Ernie Mills | 30 | WR | 11 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/28/1968 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1991 |
| Singor Mobley | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Washington State | 10/12/1972 | 1 | |
| Michael Myers | 22 | DT-DE | 16 | 1 | 300 | 6-2 | Alabama | 1/20/1976 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1998 |
| Nate Newton* | 37 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 12 | |
| Jeff Ogden | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Eastern Washington | 2/22/1975 | Rook | |
| Kavika Pittman | 24 | DE | 15 | 15 | 273 | 6-6 | McNeese State | 10/9/1974 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| Mike Quinn | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 216 | 6-4 | Stephen F. Austin | 4/15/1974 | 1 | |
| Izell Reese | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Alabama-Birmingham | 5/7/1974 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 188th pick / 1998 |
| Oliver Ross | 24 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 317 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 9/27/1974 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 1998 |
| Deion Sanders*+ | 31 | DB-WR | 11 | 11 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/9/1967 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| Clay Shiver | 26 | C | 14 | 9 | 283 | 6-2 | Florida State | 12/7/1972 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 67th pick / 1996 |
| Artie Smith | 28 | DE | 16 | 0 | 296 | 6-5 | Louisiana Tech | 5/15/1970 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 116th pick / 1993 |
| Emmitt Smith* | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 5-10 | Florida | 5/15/1969 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| Kevin R. Smith | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 183 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 4/7/1970 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1992 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 24 | DB | 16 | 12 | 205 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/9/1974 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 224th pick / 1997 |
| Fred Strickland | 32 | LB | 16 | 15 | 246 | 6-2 | Purdue | 8/15/1966 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1988 |
| Nicky Sualua | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 260 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 4/16/1975 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 129th pick / 1997 |
| George Teague | 27 | DB | 16 | 5 | 198 | 6-1 | Alabama | 2/18/1971 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 |
| Robert Thomas | 24 | FB-LB | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-1 | Henderson State | 12/1/1974 | Rook | |
| Chris Warren | 30 | RB | 9 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Ferrum,Virginia | 1/24/1968 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 89th pick / 1990 |
| Kenny Wheaton | 23 | DB | 15 | 1 | 195 | 5-10 | Oregon | 3/8/1975 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 94th pick / 1997 |
| Charlie Williams | 26 | DB | 15 | 3 | 204 | 6-0 | Bowling Green | 2/2/1972 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1995 |
| Erik Williams | 30 | T | 15 | 15 | 324 | 6-6 | Central State (OH) | 9/7/1968 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
| Sherman Williams | 25 | RB | 16 | 2 | 198 | 5-8 | Alabama | 8/13/1973 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1995 |
| Darren Woodson* | 29 | DB | 16 | 15 | 219 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/25/1969 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 241.5 | 6-1.8 | 3.7 |