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2006 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 425 points (26.6/g), 4th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (21.9/g), 20th.
Differential of 75 points (4.7/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-6.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Bill Parcells (9-7-0)
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2006 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 | Tony Romo* | 26 | 2 | 10 | 220 for 337, 2,903 yards, 19 td, 13 int, & 34 rushes for 102 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Drew Bledsoe | 34 | 13 | 6 | 90 for 169, 1,164 yards, 7 td, 8 int, & 8 rushes for 28 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| RB | Julius Jones | 25 | 2 | 16 | 267 rushes for 1,084 yards, 4 td, & 9 catches for 142 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2004 |
| FB | Oliver Hoyte | 22 | Rook | 6 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 10 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Patrick Crayton | 27 | 2 | 6 | 36 catches for 516 yards, 4 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 216th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Terry Glenn | 32 | 10 | 14 | 70 catches for 1,047 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Terrell Owens | 33 | 10 | 15 | 85 catches for 1,180 yards, 13 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Jason Witten* | 24 | 3 | 15 | 64 catches for 754 yards, 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 69th pick / 2003 |
| TE | Anthony Fasano | 22 | Rook | 5 | 14 catches for 126 yards, 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2006 |
| LT | Flozell Adams* | 31 | 8 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 |
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| LG | Kyle Kosier | 28 | 4 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 249th pick / 2002 |
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| C | Andre Gurode* | 28 | 4 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 2002 |
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| RG | Marco Rivera | 34 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 208th pick / 1996 |
| RT | Marc Colombo | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 29th pick / 2002 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Marcus R. Spears | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 2005 |
| NT | Jason Ferguson | 32 | 9 | 16 | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 |
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| RDE | Chris L. Canty | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 132nd pick / 2005 |
| LOLB | Greg Ellis | 31 | 8 | 9 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| LOLB | Alshermond Singleton | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 128th pick / 1997 |
| LILB | Bradie James | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 2003 |
| RILB | Akin Ayodele | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 89th pick / 2002 |
| ROLB | DeMarcus Ware* | 24 | 1 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 2005 |
| LCB | Terence Newman | 28 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Anthony Henry | 30 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 97th pick / 2001 |
| SS | Roy Williams* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 2002 |
| FS | Pat Watkins | 24 | Rook | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 2006 |
| FS | Keith Davis | 28 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Vanderjagt | 36 | 8 | 0 | 13 of 18 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Mat McBriar* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 56 punts for a 48.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Terence Newman | 28 | 3 | 16 | 20 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 2003 |
| KR | Miles Austin | 22 | Rook | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 26.0 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flozell Adams* | 31 | T-G-TE | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 5/18/1975 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 1998 |
| Miles Austin | 22 | WR | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Monmouth | 6/30/1984 | Rook | |
| Akin Ayodele | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-2 | Purdue | 9/17/1979 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 89th pick / 2002 |
| Marion Barber | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 221 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/10/1983 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 2005 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 34 | QB | 6 | 6 | 238 | 6-5 | Washington State | 2/14/1972 | 13 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| Stephen Bowen | 22 | DE | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Hofstra | 3/28/1984 | Rook | |
| Kevin Burnett | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/24/1982 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2005 |
| Quincy Butler | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 11/25/1981 | Rook | |
| Chris L. Canty | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-7 | Virginia | 11/10/1982 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 132nd pick / 2005 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 23 | LB | 13 | 1 | 255 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 8/1/1983 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 18th pick / 2006 |
| Kenyon Coleman | 27 | DE | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-5 | UCLA | 4/10/1979 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 147th pick / 2002 |
| Marcus Coleman | 32 | DB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/24/1974 | 10 | New York Jets / 5th / 133rd pick / 1996 |
| Marc Colombo | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-7 | Boston College | 10/8/1978 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 29th pick / 2002 |
| Patrick Crayton | 27 | WR | 16 | 6 | 205 | 6-0 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 4/7/1979 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 216th pick / 2004 |
| Tony Curtis | 23 | TE | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Portland State | 11/11/1983 | Rook | |
| Keith Davis | 28 | DB | 15 | 6 | 193 | 5-10 | Sam Houston State | 12/30/1978 | 4 | |
| Abram Elam | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Kent State,Notre Dame | 10/15/1981 | Rook | |
| Greg Ellis | 31 | DE | 9 | 9 | 271 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 8/14/1975 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 1998 |
| Jason Fabini | 32 | T | 15 | 0 | 304 | 6-7 | Cincinnati | 8/25/1974 | 8 | New York Jets / 4th / 111th pick / 1998 |
| Anthony Fasano | 22 | TE | 16 | 5 | 255 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1984 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2006 |
| Jason Ferguson | 32 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-3 | Georgia | 11/28/1974 | 9 | New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997 |
| Ryan Fowler | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Duke | 5/20/1982 | 2 | |
| Aaron Glenn | 34 | DB | 16 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 7/16/1972 | 12 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| Terry Glenn | 32 | WR | 15 | 14 | 195 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 7/23/1974 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| Junior Glymph | 26 | DE | 2 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Carson-Newman | 9/2/1980 | 2 | |
| Martin Gramatica | 31 | K | 5 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Kansas State | 11/27/1975 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1999 |
| Skyler Green | 22 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | LSU | 9/12/1984 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 125th pick / 2006 |
| Andre Gurode* | 28 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 314 | 6-4 | Colorado | 3/6/1978 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 2002 |
| Ryan Hannam | 26 | TE | 2 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 2/24/1980 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 169th pick / 2002 |
| Jason Hatcher | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-7 | Grambling State | 7/13/1982 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 92nd pick / 2006 |
| Anthony Henry | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-1 | South Florida | 11/3/1976 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 97th pick / 2001 |
| Oliver Hoyte | 22 | LB/RB | 12 | 6 | 247 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 10/5/1984 | Rook | |
| Sam Hurd | 21 | WR | 15 | 2 | 187 | 6-2 | Northern Illinois | 4/24/1985 | Rook | |
| Bradie James | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/17/1981 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 2003 |
| Al Johnson | 27 | C | 16 | 0 | 305 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 1/27/1979 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 38th pick / 2003 |
| Julius Jones | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/14/1981 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2004 |
| Nate Jones | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Rutgers | 6/13/1982 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 205th pick / 2004 |
| Keylon Kincade | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | SMU | 8/20/1982 | Rook | |
| Kyle Kosier | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 1/27/1978 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 249th pick / 2002 |
| L.P. Ladouceur | 25 | DE | 16 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | California | 3/13/1981 | 1 | |
| Mat McBriar* | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 7/8/1979 | 2 | |
| Pat McQuistan | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-6 | Weber State | 4/30/1983 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 211th pick / 2006 |
| Terence Newman | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-11 | Kansas State | 9/4/1978 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 2003 |
| Terrell Owens | 33 | WR | 16 | 15 | 226 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 12/7/1973 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1996 |
| J'Vonne Parker | 24 | DT | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | Rutgers | 6/7/1982 | 1 | |
| Tony Parrish | 31 | DB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/23/1975 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 1998 |
| Lousaka Polite | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 9/14/1981 | 2 | |
| Jay Ratliff | 25 | DE | 15 | 0 | 293 | 6-4 | Auburn | 8/29/1981 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 224th pick / 2005 |
| Jamaica Rector | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Northwest Missouri State | 8/10/1981 | Rook | |
| Jacques Reeves | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Purdue | 10/8/1982 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 223rd pick / 2004 |
| Marco Rivera | 34 | G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-4 | Penn State | 4/26/1972 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 208th pick / 1996 |
| Tony Romo* | 26 | QB | 16 | 10 | 219 | 6-2 | Eastern Illinois | 4/21/1980 | 2 | |
| Alshermond Singleton | 31 | LB | 16 | 6 | 250 | 6-2 | Temple | 8/7/1975 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 128th pick / 1997 |
| Marcus R. Spears | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-4 | LSU | 3/8/1983 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 2005 |
| Shaun Suisham | 25 | K | 3 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Bowling Green | 12/29/1981 | 1 | |
| Tyson Thompson | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 5/21/1981 | 1 | |
| Andy Thorn | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Iowa,Northern Iowa | 2/4/1982 | Rook | |
| Mike Vanderjagt | 36 | K | 10 | 0 | 211 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 3/24/1970 | 8 | |
| DeMarcus Ware* | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-4 | Troy | 7/31/1982 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 11th pick / 2005 |
| Pat Watkins | 24 | DB | 14 | 9 | 200 | 6-4 | Florida State | 12/18/1982 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 2006 |
| Roy Williams* | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 8/14/1980 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 8th pick / 2002 |
| Jason Witten* | 24 | TE | 16 | 15 | 257 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 5/6/1982 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 69th pick / 2003 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 243.0 | 6-2.4 | 3.3 |