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1999 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 352 points (22.0/g), 11th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 276 points (17.2/g), 5th.
Differential of 76 points (4.8/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.2-5.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 6th.
Coached by Chan Gailey (8-8-0)
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1999 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 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 263 for 442, 2,964 yards, 17 td, 12 int, & 21 rushes for 10 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Emmitt Smith* | 30 | 9 | 15 | 329 rushes for 1,397 yards, 11 td, & 27 catches for 119 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Robert Thomas | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 rushes for 35 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 64 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Rocket Ismail | 30 | 6 | 14 | 80 catches for 1,097 yards, 6 td, & 13 rushes for 110 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Ernie Mills | 31 | 8 | 6 | 30 catches for 325 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1991 |
| TE | David LaFleur | 25 | 2 | 16 | 35 catches for 322 yards, 7 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 22nd pick / 1997 |
| TE | Eric Bjornson | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 catches for 131 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 20 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Flozell Adams | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 |
| LG | Larry Allen*+ | 28 | 5 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
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| LG | Solomon Page | 23 | Rook | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 55th pick / 1999 |
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| C | Mark Stepnoski | 32 | 10 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| RG | Everett McIver | 29 | 5 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Erik Williams* | 31 | 8 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kavika Pittman | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| LDT | Alonzo Spellman | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1992 |
| RDT | Chad Hennings | 34 | 7 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Greg Ellis | 24 | 1 | 13 | 7.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| LLB | Darren Hambrick | 24 | 1 | 12 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1998 |
| MLB | Randall Godfrey | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| RLB | Dexter Coakley* | 27 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 65th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Kevin R. Smith | 29 | 7 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1992 |
| LCB | Charlie Williams | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Deion Sanders* | 32 | 10 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Darren Woodson | 30 | 7 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| FS | George Teague | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Richie Cunningham | 29 | 2 | 0 | 12 of 22 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Toby Gowin | 24 | 2 | 0 | 81 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Deion Sanders* | 32 | 10 | 14 | 30 punt returns for a 11.5 average and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Jason Tucker | 23 | Rook | 4 | 22 kick returns for a 27.9 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 167th pick / 1998 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Flozell Adams | 24 | T-G-TE | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 5/18/1975 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 |
| Troy Aikman | 33 | QB | 14 | 14 | 219 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,UCLA | 11/21/1966 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| Chris Akins | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Arkansas,Ark-Pine Bluff | 11/29/1976 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 212th pick / 1999 |
| Larry Allen*+ | 28 | G-T | 11 | 11 | 325 | 6-3 | Butte Junior College (CA),Sonoma State | 11/27/1971 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| Eric Bjornson | 28 | TE | 16 | 6 | 236 | 6-4 | Washington | 12/15/1971 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1995 |
| Chris Brazzell | 23 | WR | 5 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Angelo State (TX) | 5/22/1976 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 174th pick / 1998 |
| Robert Chancey | 27 | RB | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | none | 9/7/1972 | 2 | |
| Dexter Coakley* | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 5-10 | Appalachian State | 10/20/1972 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 65th pick / 1997 |
| Quentin Coryatt | 29 | LB | 4 | 1 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 8/1/1970 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1992 |
| Richie Cunningham | 29 | K | 12 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette | 8/18/1970 | 2 | |
| Nathan Davis | 25 | DE | 4 | 0 | 312 | 6-5 | Indiana | 2/6/1974 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1997 |
| Wendell Davis | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 201 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 6/27/1973 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 207th pick / 1996 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 23 | DE | 16 | 2 | 265 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/29/1976 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1999 |
| Greg Ellis | 24 | DE | 13 | 13 | 271 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 8/14/1975 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| Ben Fricke | 24 | C-G | 3 | 0 | 295 | 6-0 | Houston | 11/3/1975 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 213th pick / 1998 |
| Jason Garrett | 33 | QB | 5 | 2 | 200 | 6-2 | Columbia,Princeton | 3/28/1966 | 6 | |
| Randall Godfrey | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/6/1973 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| Toby Gowin | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | North Texas | 3/30/1975 | 2 | |
| Lemanski Hall | 29 | LB | 10 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Alabama | 11/24/1970 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 220th pick / 1994 |
| Darren Hambrick | 24 | LB | 16 | 12 | 227 | 6-1 | Florida,South Carolina | 8/30/1975 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1998 |
| Alvin Harper | 31 | WR | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/6/1968 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1991 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Northern Illinois | 8/26/1976 | Rook | |
| Dale Hellestrae | 37 | T-G-C | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | SMU | 7/11/1962 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 112th pick / 1985 |
| Nate Hemsley | 25 | LB | 6 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 5/15/1974 | 2 | |
| Chad Hennings | 34 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-6 | Air Force | 10/20/1965 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| Tony Hutson | 25 | G | 2 | 2 | 315 | 6-3 | Northeast State (OK) | 3/13/1974 | 2 | |
| Michael Irvin | 33 | WR | 4 | 4 | 207 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1966 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 1988 |
| Rocket Ismail | 30 | WR | 16 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 11/18/1969 | 6 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1991 |
| Daryl Johnston | 33 | RB | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/10/1966 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 39th pick / 1989 |
| David LaFleur | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-7 | LSU | 1/29/1974 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 22nd pick / 1997 |
| Tim Lester | 31 | RB | 5 | 2 | 233 | 5-10 | Eastern Kentucky | 6/15/1968 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 255th pick / 1992 |
| Leon Lett | 31 | DT-DE | 8 | 1 | 290 | 6-6 | Emporia State | 10/12/1968 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| Mike Lucky | 24 | TE | 14 | 4 | 280 | 6-6 | Arizona | 11/23/1975 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 229th pick / 1999 |
| Kevin Mathis | 25 | DB | 8 | 4 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4/29/1974 | 2 | |
| Wane McGarity | 23 | WR | 5 | 1 | 197 | 5-8 | Texas | 9/30/1976 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 118th pick / 1999 |
| Everett McIver | 29 | G | 14 | 14 | 318 | 6-5 | Elizabeth City State | 8/5/1970 | 5 | |
| Ernie Mills | 31 | WR | 11 | 6 | 192 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/28/1968 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1991 |
| Singor Mobley | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Washington State | 10/12/1972 | 2 | |
| Eddie Murray | 43 | K | 4 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Tulane | 8/29/1956 | 19 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| Michael Myers | 23 | DT-DE | 6 | 0 | 300 | 6-2 | Alabama | 1/20/1976 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1998 |
| Tom Myslinski | 31 | G | 10 | 2 | 283 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/7/1968 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1992 |
| Ryan Neufeld | 24 | TE | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | UCLA | 11/22/1975 | Rook | |
| Dat Nguyen | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 9/25/1975 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 85th pick / 1999 |
| Brandon Noble | 25 | DT | 16 | 0 | 304 | 6-2 | Penn State | 4/10/1974 | Rook | |
| Jeff Ogden | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Eastern Washington | 2/22/1975 | 1 | |
| Solomon Page | 23 | G-T | 14 | 6 | 325 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 2/27/1976 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 55th pick / 1999 |
| Kavika Pittman | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-6 | McNeese State | 10/9/1974 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| Izell Reese | 25 | DB | 8 | 4 | 195 | 6-2 | Alabama-Birmingham | 5/7/1974 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 188th pick / 1998 |
| Deion Sanders* | 32 | DB-WR | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/9/1967 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 5th pick / 1989 |
| Emmitt Smith* | 30 | RB | 15 | 15 | 221 | 5-10 | Florida | 5/15/1969 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| Kevin R. Smith | 29 | DB | 8 | 8 | 183 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 4/7/1970 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1992 |
| Alonzo Spellman | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 9/27/1971 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1992 |
| Mark Stepnoski | 32 | C-G | 15 | 15 | 269 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1967 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| George Teague | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-1 | Alabama | 2/18/1971 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 |
| Robert Thomas | 25 | FB-LB | 16 | 7 | 270 | 6-1 | Henderson State | 12/1/1974 | 1 | |
| Jason Tucker | 23 | WR | 15 | 4 | 182 | 6-1 | TCU | 6/24/1976 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 167th pick / 1998 |
| Chris Warren | 31 | RB | 16 | 1 | 228 | 6-2 | Ferrum,Virginia | 1/24/1968 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 89th pick / 1990 |
| Kenny Wheaton | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Oregon | 3/8/1975 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 94th pick / 1997 |
| Charlie Williams | 27 | DB | 16 | 8 | 204 | 6-0 | Bowling Green | 2/2/1972 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1995 |
| Erik Williams* | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 324 | 6-6 | Central State (OH) | 9/7/1968 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
| Sherman Williams | 26 | RB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 5-8 | Alabama | 8/13/1973 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1995 |
| Darren Woodson | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 219 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/25/1969 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| Peppi Zellner | 24 | DE | 13 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Fort Valley State (GA) | 3/14/1975 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 132nd pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 16 | 238.6 | 6-1.5 | 4.2 |