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2000 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 294 points (18.4/g), 23rd of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 361 points (22.6/g), 22nd.
Differential of -67 points (-4.2/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 6.1-9.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-0.9/g), 28th.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.6, Offense: -1.5, Defense: -3.0, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dave Campo (5-11-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Jack Reilly
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Zimmer
Training Camp: Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, 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 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 156 for 262, 1,632 yards, 7 td, 14 int, & 10 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Emmitt Smith | 31 | 10 | 16 | 294 rushes for 1,203 yards, 9 td, & 11 catches for 79 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Robert Thomas | 26 | 2 | 15 | 15 rushes for 51 yards, 0 td, & 23 catches for 117 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Rocket Ismail | 31 | 7 | 9 | 25 catches for 350 yards, 1 td, & 8 rushes for 73 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1991 |
| WR | James McKnight | 28 | 6 | 15 | 52 catches for 926 yards, 2 td | |
| WR | Jason Tucker | 24 | 1 | 7 | 13 catches for 126 yards, 0 td, & 4 rushes for 42 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 167th pick / 1998 |
| TE | David LaFleur | 26 | 3 | 10 | 12 catches for 109 yards, 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 22nd pick / 1997 |
| TE | Jackie Harris | 32 | 10 | 7 | 39 catches for 306 yards, 5 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1990 |
| LT | Flozell Adams | 25 | 2 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 | |
| LG | Larry Allen*+ | 29 | 6 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| C | Mark Stepnoski | 33 | 11 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 | |
| C | Ben Fricke | 25 | 1 | 5 | New York Giants / 7th / 213th pick / 1998 | |
| RG | Solomon Page | 24 | 1 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 55th pick / 1999 | |
| RT | Erik Williams | 32 | 9 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Greg Ellis | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| LDT | Brandon Noble | 26 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Chad Hennings | 35 | 8 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| RDT | Leon Lett | 32 | 9 | 7 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Michael Myers | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1998 |
| RDE | Alonzo Spellman | 29 | 8 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Darren Hambrick | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1998 |
| MLB | Barron Wortham | 31 | 6 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 194th pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Dat Nguyen | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 85th pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Dexter Coakley | 28 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 65th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Phillippi Sparks | 31 | 8 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Ryan McNeil | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 |
| SS | Darren Woodson | 31 | 8 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| FS | George Teague | 29 | 7 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 | |
| FS | Izell Reese | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 188th pick / 1998 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tim Seder | 26 | Rook | 0 | 25 of 33 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Micah Knorr | 25 | Rook | 0 | 58 punts for a 42.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Wane McGarity | 24 | 1 | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 11.8 average and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 118th pick / 1999 |
| KR | Jason Tucker | 24 | 1 | 7 | 51 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 167th pick / 1998 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Flozell Adams | 25 | T-G-TE | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-7 | Michigan St. | 5/18/1975 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 |
| 8 | Troy Aikman | 34 | QB | 11 | 11 | 219 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,UCLA | 11/21/1966 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 |
| 29 | Chris Akins | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Arkansas,Ark-Pine Bluff | 11/29/1976 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 212th pick / 1999 |
| 73 | Larry Allen*+ | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-3 | Butte JC (CA),Sonoma St. | 11/27/1971 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| 58 | Joe Bowden | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 2/25/1970 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1992 |
| 85 | Chris Brazzell | 24 | WR | 9 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Angelo State (TX) | 5/22/1976 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 174th pick / 1998 |
| 10 | Barry Cantrell | 24 | P | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Fordham | 11/2/1976 | Rook | |
| 52 | Dexter Coakley | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 5-10 | Appalachian St. | 10/20/1972 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 65th pick / 1997 |
| 7 | Randall Cunningham | 37 | QB | 6 | 3 | 212 | 6-4 | UNLV | 3/27/1963 | 15 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 37th pick / 1985 |
| 64 | Jorge Diaz | 27 | G | 9 | 0 | 308 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11/15/1973 | 4 | |
| 27 | Mario Edwards | 25 | DB | 11 | 1 | 199 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 12/1/1975 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 180th pick / 2000 |
| 96 | Ebenezer Ekuban | 24 | DE | 12 | 2 | 265 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/29/1976 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1999 |
| 98 | Greg Ellis | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 8/14/1975 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| 97 | Aaron Fields | 24 | DE | 3 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Savannah St.,Troy | 1/9/1976 | Rook | |
| 66 | Ben Fricke | 25 | C-G | 8 | 5 | 295 | 6-0 | Houston | 11/3/1975 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 213th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Joey Galloway | 29 | WR | 1 | 1 | 197 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 11/20/1971 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1995 |
| 23 | Dwayne Goodrich | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 5/29/1978 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 2000 |
| 56 | Orantes Grant | 21 | LB | 13 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/18/1979 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 219th pick / 2000 |
| 54 | Darren Hambrick | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-1 | Florida,South Carolina | 8/30/1975 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1998 |
| 35 | Troy Hambrick | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | South Carolina,Savannah St. | 11/6/1976 | Rook | |
| 88 | Jackie Harris | 32 | TE | 16 | 7 | 244 | 6-4 | La-Monroe | 1/4/1968 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1990 |
| 38 | Duane Hawthorne | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Northern Illinois | 8/26/1976 | 1 | |
| 70 | Dale Hellestrae | 38 | T-G-C | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | SMU | 7/11/1962 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 112th pick / 1985 |
| 95 | Chad Hennings | 35 | DT-DE | 8 | 8 | 287 | 6-6 | Air Force | 10/20/1965 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 290th pick / 1988 |
| 16 | Damon Hodge | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Alabama St. | 2/16/1977 | Rook | |
| 81 | Rocket Ismail | 31 | WR | 9 | 9 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 11/18/1969 | 7 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1991 |
| 71 | Alcender Jackson | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 306 | 6-3 | LSU | 5/18/1977 | Rook | |
| 4 | Micah Knorr | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 199 | 6-2 | Utah St. | 1/9/1975 | Rook | |
| 89 | David LaFleur | 26 | TE | 15 | 10 | 272 | 6-7 | LSU | 1/29/1974 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 22nd pick / 1997 |
| 41 | Kareem Larrimore | 24 | DB | 15 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | West Texas A&M | 4/21/1976 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 2000 |
| 78 | Leon Lett | 32 | DT-DE | 9 | 7 | 290 | 6-6 | Emporia St. | 10/12/1968 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| 83 | Wane McGarity | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-8 | Texas | 9/30/1976 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 118th pick / 1999 |
| 82 | James McKnight | 28 | WR | 16 | 15 | 198 | 6-1 | Liberty | 6/17/1972 | 6 | |
| 47 | Ryan McNeil | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/4/1970 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 |
| 29 | Greg Myers | 28 | DB | 6 | 4 | 202 | 6-1 | Colorado St. | 9/30/1972 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 144th pick / 1996 |
| 94 | Michael Myers | 24 | DT-DE | 13 | 7 | 300 | 6-2 | Alabama | 1/20/1976 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1998 |
| 59 | Dat Nguyen | 25 | LB | 10 | 5 | 238 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 9/25/1975 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 85th pick / 1999 |
| 75 | Brandon Noble | 26 | DT | 16 | 9 | 304 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 4/10/1974 | 1 | |
| 62 | Craig Page | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 303 | 6-3 | Louisville,Georgia Tech | 1/17/1976 | Rook | |
| 77 | Solomon Page | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 2/27/1976 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 55th pick / 1999 |
| 43 | Izell Reese | 26 | DB | 16 | 7 | 195 | 6-2 | Ala-Birmingham | 5/7/1974 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 188th pick / 1998 |
| 80 | O.J. Santiago | 26 | TE | 11 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Kent St. | 4/4/1974 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1997 |
| 68 | Noel Scarlett | 26 | DT | 1 | 0 | 320 | 6-3 | Langston | 1/21/1974 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 236th pick / 1999 |
| 6 | Tim Seder | 26 | K | 15 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Ashland | 9/17/1974 | Rook | |
| 22 | Emmitt Smith | 31 | RB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-9 | Florida | 5/15/1969 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1990 |
| 20 | Phillippi Sparks | 31 | DB | 16 | 12 | 195 | 5-11 | Arizona St. | 4/15/1969 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1992 |
| 90 | Alonzo Spellman | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 287 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 9/27/1971 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1992 |
| 53 | Mark Stepnoski | 33 | C-G | 11 | 11 | 269 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1967 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 57th pick / 1989 |
| 5 | Clint Stoerner | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 12/29/1977 | Rook | |
| 31 | George Teague | 29 | DB | 9 | 9 | 198 | 6-1 | Alabama | 2/18/1971 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 |
| 44 | Robert Thomas | 26 | FB-LB | 16 | 15 | 270 | 6-1 | Henderson St. | 12/1/1974 | 2 | |
| 87 | Jason Tucker | 24 | WR | 16 | 7 | 182 | 6-1 | TCU | 6/24/1976 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 167th pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Dimitrius Underwood | 23 | DT | 15 | 0 | 276 | 6-6 | Michigan St. | 3/29/1977 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 29th pick / 1999 |
| 42 | Chris Warren | 32 | RB | 13 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Virginia,Ferrum | 1/24/1968 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 89th pick / 1990 |
| 46 | James Whalen | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 12/11/1977 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 157th pick / 2000 |
| 32 | Michael Wiley | 22 | RB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 1/5/1978 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 144th pick / 2000 |
| 25 | Charlie Williams | 28 | DB | 11 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Bowling Green | 2/2/1972 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1995 |
| 79 | Erik Williams | 32 | T | 16 | 16 | 324 | 6-6 | Central State (OH) | 9/7/1968 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 70th pick / 1991 |
| 28 | Darren Woodson | 31 | DB | 11 | 11 | 219 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 4/25/1969 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1992 |
| 57 | Barron Wortham | 31 | LB | 16 | 11 | 244 | 5-11 | Texas-El Paso | 11/1/1969 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 194th pick / 1994 |
| 2 | Anthony Wright | 24 | QB | 4 | 2 | 211 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 2/14/1976 | Rook | |
| 93 | Peppi Zellner | 25 | DE | 12 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Fort Valley State (GA) | 3/14/1975 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 132nd pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 240.3 | 6-1.8 | 3.7 |