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2005 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 325 points (20.3/g), 15th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 308 points (19.2/g), 12th.
Differential of 17 points (1.1/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.2, Offense: -0.1, Defense: 3.2, SoS: 2.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Parcells (9-7-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Zimmer
Training Camp: River Ridge Sports Complex (Oxnard, California)
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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 | Drew Bledsoe | 33 | 12 | 16 | 300 for 499, 3,639 yards, 23 td, 17 int, & 34 rushes for 50 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| RB | Julius Jones | 24 | 1 | 12 | 257 rushes for 993 yards, 5 td, & 35 catches for 218 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2004 |
| WR | Terry Glenn | 31 | 9 | 16 | 62 catches for 1,136 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for -4 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Keyshawn Johnson | 33 | 9 | 14 | 71 catches for 839 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1996 |
| TE | Daniel Campbell | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 catches for 24 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Jason Witten* | 23 | 2 | 16 | 66 catches for 757 yards, 6 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 69th pick / 2003 |
| LT | Torrin Tucker | 26 | 2 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LT | Flozell Adams | 30 | 7 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 | |
| LG | Larry Allen* | 34 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| C | Al Johnson | 26 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 2003 |
| RG | Marco Rivera | 33 | 8 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 208th pick / 1996 | |
| RT | Rob Petitti | 23 | Rook | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 209th pick / 2005 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Marcus R. Spears | 22 | Rook | 10 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 2005 |
| LDE | Kenyon Coleman | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 147th pick / 2002 |
| NT | La'Roi Glover* | 31 | 9 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| NT | Jason Ferguson | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Greg Ellis | 30 | 7 | 13 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| LOLB | Scott Fujita | 26 | 3 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 143rd pick / 2002 |
| LLB | Alshermond Singleton | 30 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 128th pick / 1997 |
| LILB | Bradie James | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 2003 |
| RILB | Scott Shanle | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 251st pick / 2003 |
| ROLB | DeMarcus Ware | 23 | Rook | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 2005 |
| LCB | Terence Newman | 27 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Anthony Henry | 29 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 97th pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Aaron Glenn | 33 | 11 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Roy Williams* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 2002 |
| FS | Keith Davis | 27 | 3 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jose Cortez | 30 | 6 | 0 | 12 of 16 field goals & 13 of 14 extra points | |
| P | Mat McBriar | 26 | 1 | 0 | 81 punts for a 42.5 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Patrick Crayton | 26 | 1 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 7.2 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 216th pick / 2004 |
| KR | Tyson Thompson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 57 kick returns for a 24.5 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Flozell Adams | 30 | T-G-TE | 6 | 6 | 335 | 6-7 | Michigan St. | 5/18/1975 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 |
| 73 | Larry Allen* | 34 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-3 | Butte JC (CA),Sonoma St. | 11/27/1971 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1994 |
| 24 | Marion Barber | 22 | RB | 13 | 2 | 221 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/10/1983 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 2005 |
| 48 | Micheal Barrow | 35 | LB | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 4/19/1970 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993 |
| 11 | Drew Bledsoe | 33 | QB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-5 | Washington St. | 2/14/1972 | 12 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| 70 | Ethan Brooks | 33 | T | 1 | 0 | 330 | 6-6 | Williams | 4/27/1972 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 229th pick / 1996 |
| 57 | Kevin Burnett | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/24/1982 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2005 |
| 86 | Daniel Campbell | 29 | TE | 16 | 12 | 263 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 4/13/1976 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1999 |
| 99 | Chris L. Canty | 23 | DE | 16 | 2 | 286 | 6-7 | Virginia | 11/10/1982 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 132nd pick / 2005 |
| 54 | Quinton Caver | 27 | LB | 8 | 0 | 241 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 8/22/1978 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 55th pick / 2001 |
| 93 | Kenyon Coleman | 26 | DE | 12 | 5 | 285 | 6-5 | UCLA | 4/10/1979 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 147th pick / 2002 |
| 75 | Marc Colombo | 27 | T | 4 | 0 | 320 | 6-7 | Boston Col. | 10/8/1978 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 29th pick / 2002 |
| 46 | Jon Condo | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Maryland | 8/26/1981 | Rook | |
| 18 | Terrance Copper | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 3/12/1982 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jose Cortez | 30 | K | 7 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Oregon St. | 5/27/1975 | 6 | |
| 84 | Patrick Crayton | 26 | WR | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | NW Oklahoma St. | 4/7/1979 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 216th pick / 2004 |
| 3 | Billy Cundiff | 25 | K | 6 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Drake | 3/30/1980 | 3 | |
| 29 | Keith Davis | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 193 | 5-10 | Sam Houston St. | 12/30/1978 | 3 | |
| 98 | Greg Ellis | 30 | DE | 16 | 13 | 271 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 8/14/1975 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| 95 | Jason Ferguson | 31 | DT-NT | 16 | 5 | 305 | 6-3 | Georgia | 11/28/1974 | 8 | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 |
| 55 | Ryan Fowler | 23 | LB | 14 | 3 | 243 | 6-3 | Duke | 5/20/1982 | 1 | |
| 50 | Scott Fujita | 26 | LB | 16 | 8 | 247 | 6-5 | California | 4/28/1979 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 143rd pick / 2002 |
| 26 | Aaron Glenn | 33 | DB | 16 | 7 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 7/16/1972 | 11 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| 83 | Terry Glenn | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 7/23/1974 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| 97 | La'Roi Glover* | 31 | DT-NT | 16 | 13 | 285 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 7/4/1974 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| 65 | Andre Gurode | 27 | G-C | 16 | 2 | 314 | 6-4 | Colorado | 3/6/1978 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 2002 |
| 42 | Anthony Henry | 29 | DB | 12 | 10 | 205 | 6-1 | South Florida | 11/3/1976 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 97th pick / 2001 |
| 56 | Bradie James | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/17/1981 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 2003 |
| 52 | Al Johnson | 26 | C | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 1/27/1979 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 2003 |
| 19 | Keyshawn Johnson | 33 | WR | 16 | 14 | 212 | 6-4 | USC | 7/22/1972 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1996 |
| 92 | Thomas Johnson | 24 | DT-DE | 2 | 0 | 294 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. St. | 6/24/1981 | Rook | |
| 21 | Julius Jones | 24 | RB | 13 | 12 | 210 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/14/1981 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2004 |
| 33 | Nate Jones | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Rutgers | 6/13/1982 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 205th pick / 2004 |
| 91 | L.P. Ladouceur | 24 | DE | 8 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | California | 3/13/1981 | Rook | |
| 1 | Mat McBriar | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 7/8/1979 | 1 | |
| 41 | Terence Newman | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-11 | Kansas St. | 9/4/1978 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 2003 |
| 59 | Dat Nguyen | 30 | LB | 8 | 4 | 238 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 9/25/1975 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 85th pick / 1999 |
| 60 | Ben Noll | 24 | G | 4 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Pennsylvania | 11/14/1981 | 1 | |
| 90 | Eric Ogbogu | 30 | DE | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Maryland | 7/18/1975 | 7 | New York Jets / 6th / 163rd pick / 1998 |
| 72 | Stephen Peterman | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 318 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/11/1982 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2004 |
| 79 | Rob Petitti | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 347 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 5/21/1982 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 209th pick / 2005 |
| 88 | Brett Pierce | 24 | TE | 10 | 1 | 250 | 6-5 | Stanford | 1/7/1981 | 1 | |
| 20 | Willie Pile | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 206 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 5/25/1980 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 252nd pick / 2003 |
| 39 | Lousaka Polite | 24 | RB | 14 | 3 | 246 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 9/14/1981 | 1 | |
| 81 | Peerless Price | 29 | WR | 7 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 10/27/1976 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1999 |
| 66 | Jay Ratliff | 24 | DE | 4 | 1 | 293 | 6-4 | Auburn | 8/29/1981 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 224th pick / 2005 |
| 35 | Jacques Reeves | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Purdue | 10/8/1982 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 223rd pick / 2004 |
| 62 | Marco Rivera | 33 | G | 14 | 14 | 310 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 4/26/1972 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 208th pick / 1996 |
| 9 | Tony Romo | 25 | QB | 16 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | East. Illinois | 4/21/1980 | 1 | |
| 80 | Sean Ryan | 25 | TE | 3 | 1 | 254 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 3/27/1980 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 144th pick / 2004 |
| 38 | Lynn Scott | 28 | DB | 6 | 0 | 211 | 6-0 | NW Oklahoma St. | 6/23/1977 | 4 | |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | 26 | LB | 15 | 8 | 240 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 11/23/1979 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 251st pick / 2003 |
| 51 | Alshermond Singleton | 30 | LB | 8 | 7 | 250 | 6-2 | Temple | 8/7/1975 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 128th pick / 1997 |
| 96 | Marcus R. Spears | 22 | DE | 16 | 10 | 298 | 6-4 | LSU | 3/8/1983 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 2005 |
| 4 | Shaun Suisham | 24 | K | 3 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Bowling Green | 12/29/1981 | Rook | |
| 32 | Anthony Thomas | 28 | RB | 6 | 2 | 228 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/7/1977 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 2001 |
| 28 | Tyson Thompson | 24 | RB | 15 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | San Jose St. | 5/21/1981 | Rook | |
| 77 | Torrin Tucker | 26 | T-G | 16 | 10 | 315 | 6-6 | Southern Miss | 12/25/1979 | 2 | |
| 94 | DeMarcus Ware | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-4 | Troy | 7/31/1982 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 2005 |
| 31 | Roy Williams* | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 8/14/1980 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 2002 |
| 82 | Jason Witten* | 23 | TE | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 5/6/1982 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 69th pick / 2003 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 250.0 | 6-2.5 | 3.5 |