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Dallas Cowboys Rushing Career Register

Regular Season Record (all-time) : 456-340-6
Playoff Record (all-time) : 33-25 (Last appearance after 2009 season)
 Super Bowls Won: 5 out of 8 appearances
 Championships Won: 5
Passing Leader (all-time): Troy Aikman - 32,942 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Emmitt Smith - 17,162 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Michael Irvin - 11,904 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Tom Landry - 250 wins
Top Player by Approximate Value (all-time): Bob Lilly - 172 AV

Dallas Cowboys Rushing Career Register

Single-seasonPassingRushingReceivingReturnsKickingScoring
CareerPassingRushingReceivingReturnsKickingScoringDefenseApproximate Value

Rushing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing
Rk From To G AV Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Emmitt Smith 1990 2002 201 162 4052 17162 153 75 4.2 85.4 55
2 Tony Dorsett 1977 1987 157 131 2755 12036 72 99 4.4 76.7 84
3 Don Perkins 1961 1968 107 85 1500 6217 42 59 4.1 58.1 18
4 Calvin Hill 1969 1974 73 64 1166 5009 39 55 4.3 68.6 32
5 Robert Newhouse 1972 1983 168 54 1160 4784 31 54 4.1 28.5 23
6 Marion Barber 2005 2010 88 42 1042 4358 47 54 4.2 49.5 15
7 Walt Garrison 1966 1974 119 59 899 3886 30 41 4.3 32.7 26
8 Herschel Walker 1986 1997 81 42 818 3491 27 84 4.3 43.1 17
9 Julius Jones 2004 2007 53 31 885 3484 18 77 3.9 65.7 8
10 Felix Jones 2008 2012 64 28 569 2728 11 60 4.8 42.6 12
11 Roger Staubach 1969 1979 131 127 410 2264 20 33 5.5 17.3 55
12 Ron Springs 1979 1984 88 36 604 2180 28 46 3.6 24.8 13
13 Amos Marsh 1961 1964 54 29 427 2065 14 71 4.8 38.2 26
14 Dan Reeves 1965 1972 100 40 535 1990 25 67 3.7 19.9 20
15 Troy Hambrick 2000 2003 51 11 473 1896 8 80 4.0 37.2 7
16 Duane Thomas 1970 1971 25 19 326 1596 16 56 4.9 63.8 9
17 DeMarco Murray 2011 2012 23 13 325 1560 6 91 4.8 67.8 4
18 Timmy Newsome 1980 1988 121 26 342 1226 19 30 3.6 10.1 11
19 Don Meredith 1960 1968 104 83 242 1216 15 28 5.0 11.7 71
20 Preston Pearson 1975 1980 79 40 325 1207 5 32 3.7 15.3 3
21 Sherman Williams 1995 1998 59 11 302 1162 4 44 3.8 19.7 9
22 Tashard Choice 2008 2011 54 11 250 1139 8 66 4.6 21.1 3
23 Doug Dennison 1974 1978 52 12 306 1112 19 27 3.6 21.4 5
24 Troy Aikman 1989 2000 165 121 327 1016 9 25 3.1 6.2 58
25 Scott Laidlaw 1975 1979 67 16 250 997 9 59 4.0 14.9 14
26 Chris Warren 1998 2000 38 13 217 948 8 49 4.4 24.9 5
27 Daryl Johnston 1989 1998 150 32 232 753 8 18 3.2 5.0 10
28 Steve Pelluer 1985 1988 46 23 120 709 4 27 5.9 15.4 15
29 Charley Young 1974 1976 37 11 131 638 2 53 4.9 17.2 4
Rushing
Rk From To G AV Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
30 Richie Anderson 2003 2004 27 10 127 552 2 27 4.3 20.4 2
31 Amos Bullocks 1962 1963 25 6 129 537 4 73 4.2 21.5 7
32 Les Shy 1966 1969 52 8 140 510 3 68 3.6 9.8 2
33 Tony Romo 2005 2012 115 86 188 508 5 17 2.7 4.4 51
34 Michael Wiley 2000 2002 42 4 80 503 1 58 6.3 12.0 4
35 Quincy Carter 2001 2003 31 15 140 498 3 19 3.6 16.1 20
36 Danny White 1976 1987 163 82 159 482 8 48 3.0 3.0 68
37 Jim Stiger 1963 1965 33 7 110 470 2 64 4.3 14.2 5
38 Paul Palmer 1989 1989 9 3 112 446 2 63 4.0 49.6 3
39 Craig Baynham 1967 1969 38 9 109 442 6 22 4.1 11.6 9
40 Eddie George 2004 2004 13 3 132 432 4 24 3.3 33.2 3
41 L.G. Dupre 1960 1961 21 6 120 422 3 18 3.5 20.1 7
42 James Jones 1980 1985 57 4 84 331 1 59 3.9 5.8 9
43 Don McIlhenny 1960 1961 14 4 98 325 1 21 3.3 23.2 0
44 Lincoln Coleman 1993 1994 18 5 98 312 3 16 3.2 17.3 3
45 Tommie Agee 1990 1994 75 6 89 304 1 28 3.4 4.1 0
46 J.W. Lockett 1961 1962 26 7 74 304 1 21 4.1 11.7 11
47 J.D. Smith 1965 1966 28 5 93 302 3 24 3.2 10.8 2
48 Perry Lee Dunn 1964 1965 27 3 80 274 3 14 3.4 10.1 3
49 Derrick Lassic 1993 1993 10 3 75 269 3 15 3.6 26.9 2
50 Tyson Thompson 2005 2007 30 1 73 266 1 23 3.6 8.9 3
51 Craig Morton 1965 1973 95 50 74 246 6 15 3.3 2.6 19
52 Frank Clarke 1960 1967 78 37 32 231 1 56 7.2 3.0 6
53 Aveion Cason 2003 2003 10 2 40 220 2 63 5.5 22.0 2
54 Rocket Ismail 1999 2001 39 22 29 214 1 37 7.4 5.5 2
55 Drew Pearson 1974 1983 133 86 21 189 0 33 9.0 1.4 8
56 Curvin Richards 1991 1992 11 2 51 180 1 15 3.5 16.4 3
57 Billy Joe DuPree 1973 1982 143 68 26 178 1 20 6.8 1.2 9
58 Pettis Norman 1967 1970 51 20 20 178 0 28 8.9 3.5 3
59 Larry Brinson 1977 1979 38 1 40 172 3 39 4.3 4.5 4
Rushing
Rk From To G AV Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
60 Eddie LeBaron 1960 1963 52 21 45 170 1 23 3.8 3.3 12
61 Robert Thomas 1999 2002 52 7 39 157 0 24 4.0 3.0 2
62 Walt Kowalczyk 1960 1960 12 4 50 156 1 34 3.1 13.0 2
63 Jon Kitna 2010 2011 13 8 34 145 1 29 4.3 11.2 6
64 Phillip Tanner 2011 2012 22 2 47 137 1 17 2.9 6.2 0
65 ReShard Lee 2004 2004 14 1 27 128 1 14 4.7 9.1 0
66 Les Strayhorn 1973 1974 24 2 22 128 1 24 5.8 5.3 4
67 Alvin Blount 1987 1987 2 1 46 125 3 15 2.7 62.5 1
68 Gene Babb 1960 1960 10 5 39 115 0 12 2.9 11.5 0
69 Darryl Clack 1986 1989 39 2 29 113 2 17 3.9 2.9 4
70 Kevin Williams 1993 1996 57 19 27 110 2 14 4.1 1.9 15
71 Adrian Murrell 2003 2003 3 1 28 107 0 17 3.8 35.7 0
72 Stephen McGee 2010 2011 3 2 17 102 0 14 6.0 34.0 1
73 Sammy Morris 2011 2011 3 1 28 98 0 15 3.5 32.7 0
74 Miles Austin 2009 2011 42 26 11 94 1 60 8.5 2.2 3
75 Anthony Wright 2000 2001 8 3 29 93 0 19 3.2 11.6 7
76 Randall Cunningham 2000 2000 6 3 23 89 1 19 3.9 14.8 4
77 Broderick Sargent 1989 1989 14 1 20 87 1 43 4.4 6.2 1
78 Claxton Welch 1969 1971 28 0 25 85 2 14 3.4 3.0 1
79 Joey Galloway 2001 2003 47 16 11 85 0 21 7.7 1.8 4
80 Tony Hill 1978 1985 111 75 14 84 0 22 6.0 0.8 6
81 Anthony Thomas 2005 2005 6 1 36 80 0 12 2.2 13.3 0
82 Ricky Blake 1991 1991 2 1 15 80 1 30 5.3 40.0 0
83 Drew Bledsoe 2005 2006 22 15 42 78 4 11 1.9 3.5 20
84 Lance Dunbar 2012 2012 12 1 21 75 0 18 3.6 6.3 1
85 James Dixon 1989 1990 31 5 14 73 0 18 5.2 2.4 6
86 Mike Montgomery 1972 1973 21 4 36 71 1 10 2.0 3.4 1
87 Chad Hutchinson 2002 2003 10 3 20 71 0 18 3.6 7.1 12
88 Blair Thomas 1994 1994 2 1 24 70 1 11 2.9 35.0 0
89 Bob Hayes 1965 1972 90 78 22 70 2 13 3.2 0.8 16
Rushing
Rk From To G AV Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
90 Joe Williams 1971 1971 12 1 21 67 1 16 3.2 5.6 3
91 Kelvin Edwards 1987 1987 13 5 2 61 1 62 30.5 4.7 1
92 Terry Glenn 2003 2006 53 30 9 59 1 47 6.6 1.1 2
93 Dexter Coakley 2000 2004 32 13 2 59 0 33 29.5 1.8 0
94 Gary Hogeboom 1982 1985 42 8 32 57 1 15 1.8 1.4 10
95 Robert Chancey 1999 1999 1 0 14 57 0 11 4.1 57.0 0
96 Erik Bickerstaff 2003 2003 4 0 19 56 1 9 2.9 14.0 0
97 Reggie Collier 1986 1986 4 1 6 53 0 21 8.8 13.3 2
98 Mel Renfro 1966 1966 11 9 8 52 0 27 6.5 4.7 2
99 Jason Tucker 1999 2000 31 6 5 50 1 17 10.0 1.6 4
100 David Adams 1987 1987 3 0 7 49 1 27 7.0 16.3 2
101 Wane McGarity 2000 2000 14 5 6 49 1 22 8.2 3.5 2
102 Alonzo Highsmith 1990 1990 7 0 19 48 0 7 2.5 6.9 1
103 Kevin Sweeney 1987 1988 6 2 11 42 0 10 3.8 7.0 3
104 Robert Lavette 1985 1986 28 0 23 40 0 10 1.7 1.4 3
105 John Williams 1985 1985 8 0 13 40 0 9 3.1 5.0 3
106 Antonio Bryant 2002 2003 32 8 8 40 0 24 5.0 1.3 3
107 Patrick Crayton 2005 2009 43 15 6 39 0 20 6.5 0.9 8
108 Vinny Testaverde 2004 2004 16 10 21 38 1 10 1.8 2.4 8
109 Terrell Owens 2007 2008 31 24 8 38 0 8 4.8 1.2 1
110 Jean Fugett 1972 1975 40 14 5 38 0 34 7.6 1.0 0
111 Jerry Rhome 1965 1967 32 3 13 37 0 16 2.8 1.2 3
112 Alois Blackwell 1978 1978 13 0 9 37 0 13 4.1 2.8 0
113 Todd Fowler 1985 1988 40 4 16 36 0 6 2.3 0.9 1
114 Doug Cosbie 1981 1987 53 25 7 35 0 15 5.0 0.7 1
115 Toby Gowin 1998 1998 16 0 1 33 0 33 33.0 2.1 0
116 Derrick Gainer 1993 1993 11 1 9 29 0 8 3.2 2.6 0
117 Otto Stowe 1973 1973 7 6 3 28 0 14 9.3 4.0 0
118 Clint Stoerner 2001 2001 4 1 9 27 1 13 3.0 6.8 1
119 Eric Bjornson 1998 1999 32 7 2 27 2 20 13.5 0.8 0
Rushing
Rk From To G AV Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
120 Lousaka Polite 2005 2006 26 1 9 26 0 6 2.9 1.0 0
121 Alexander Wright 1990 1991 31 5 5 25 0 14 5.0 0.8 1
122 Merrill Douglas 1961 1961 6 1 5 24 0 6 4.8 4.0 0
123 Quincy Morgan 2004 2004 9 2 2 23 0 24 11.5 2.6 0
124 George Peoples 1982 1982 8 0 7 22 0 7 3.1 2.8 0
125 Lance Rentzel 1969 1970 25 19 3 22 0 14 7.3 0.9 1
126 Mike Saxon 1989 1990 32 0 2 21 0 20 10.5 0.7 0
127 Butch Johnson 1977 1983 50 14 4 19 0 13 4.8 0.4 4
128 Reggie Swinton 2001 2002 29 3 2 19 0 23 9.5 0.7 5
129 Kevin Ogletree 2009 2012 40 5 5 18 0 7 3.6 0.5 3
130 Jay Saldi 1976 1979 29 5 2 18 0 19 9.0 0.6 0
131 Chris Gronkowski 2010 2010 14 0 5 17 0 8 3.4 1.2 0
132 Larry Robinson 1973 1973 4 0 2 17 0 11 8.5 4.3 1
133 Steve Walsh 1989 1990 9 2 7 16 0 14 2.3 1.8 4
134 Keyshawn Johnson 2004 2005 32 15 3 16 0 13 5.3 0.5 4
135 Jason Garrett 1993 1999 21 7 29 15 0 9 0.5 0.7 5
136 Wade Wilson 1995 1997 17 2 20 15 0 11 0.8 0.9 1
137 Glenn Carano 1980 1981 8 1 12 15 0 11 1.3 1.9 3
138 Cyril Pinder 1973 1973 5 0 12 15 0 5 1.3 3.0 0
139 Junior Tautalatasi 1989 1989 13 1 6 15 0 6 2.5 1.2 3
140 Golden Richards 1973 1975 40 13 5 15 0 11 3.0 0.4 5
141 Billy Davis 1998 1998 16 7 4 15 0 8 3.8 0.9 1
142 Sam Baker 1963 1963 14 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 1.1 0
143 Alvin Harper 1992 1992 16 7 1 15 0 15 15.0 0.9 1
144 Darnay Scott 2002 2002 15 1 1 14 0 14 14.0 0.9 0
145 Mitch Hoopes 1975 1975 14 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.9 0
146 Randal Williams 2004 2004 2 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 6.5 0
147 Roy E. Williams 2008 2008 10 2 1 13 0 13 13.0 1.3 0
148 Derrick Shepard 1989 1989 11 2 3 12 0 12 4.0 1.1 1
149 Jeff Ogden 1998 1998 16 1 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.8 1
Rushing
Rk From To G AV Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
150 Lawrence Vickers 2012 2012 16 2 3 11 0 13 3.7 0.7 0
151 Mike Sherrard 1986 1986 16 6 2 11 0 8 5.5 0.7 0
152 Dedric Ward 2004 2004 8 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 1.4 1
153 Darian Barnes 2004 2004 16 2 5 10 0 8 2.0 0.6 1
154 Ralph Neely 1972 1972 13 7 1 10 0 10 10.0 0.8 0
155 John Roach 1964 1964 9 1 8 9 0 11 1.1 1.0 5
156 Keylon Kincade 2006 2006 1 0 4 9 0 7 2.3 9.0 0
157 Tim Seder 2000 2001 23 0 2 9 2 8 4.5 0.4 0
158 Lee Folkins 1964 1964 14 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.6 0
159 Billy Howton 1961 1961 14 7 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.6 1
160 Peerless Price 2005 2005 7 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 1.3 0
161 Ernie Mills 1998 1999 22 8 4 8 0 5 2.0 0.4 0
162 Danny Villanueva 1966 1967 28 0 2 8 0 23 4.0 0.3 0
163 Kelvin Martin 1988 1992 48 18 10 7 0 11 0.7 0.1 6
164 Bernie Kosar 1993 1993 4 2 9 7 0 4 0.8 1.8 2
165 Jamar Martin 2003 2003 14 1 4 7 0 3 1.8 0.5 0
166 E.J. Jones 1987 1987 3 0 2 7 0 5 3.5 2.3 0
167 Drew Henson 2004 2004 7 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 1.0 1
168 David Lang 1995 1995 16 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.4 0
169 Michael Irvin 1988 1998 68 53 6 6 0 9 1.0 0.1 2
170 Timmy Smith 1990 1990 1 0 6 6 0 3 1.0 6.0 0
171 Babe Laufenberg 1990 1990 4 1 2 6 0 5 3.0 1.5 1
172 Anthony Miller 1997 1997 16 5 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 1
173 Charlie Waters 1974 1974 14 6 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 1
174 Doug Donley 1984 1984 15 3 2 5 0 6 2.5 0.3 0
175 Tony Fiammetta 2011 2011 10 2 4 4 0 3 1.0 0.4 0
176 Bill Bates 1989 1990 32 2 2 4 0 4 2.0 0.1 0
177 Terence Newman 2005 2005 16 9 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 3
178 Deon Anderson 2008 2008 14 1 2 3 0 3 1.5 0.2 0
179 Don Heinrich 1960 1960 12 1 2 3 0 3 1.5 0.3 0
Rushing
Rk From To G AV Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
180 Darrin Chiaverini 2001 2001 16 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0
181 Mike Ditka 1971 1971 14 7 2 2 0 11 1.0 0.1 0
182 Jay Novacek 1993 1993 16 8 1 2 1 2 2.0 0.1 3
183 Deion Sanders 1995 1997 38 39 6 0 0 8 0.0 0.0 3
184 Dez Bryant 2010 2012 43 26 4 0 0 6 0.0 0.0 10
185 Mat McBriar 2006 2010 32 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2
186 Loren Snyder 1987 1987 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1
187 Tony Taylor 2001 2001 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
188 A.D. Whitfield 1965 1965 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
189 Clint Longley 1974 1975 6 1 7 -1 0 7 -0.1 -0.2 0
190 Gordon Banks 1985 1985 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0
191 Terrance Copper 2004 2004 10 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0
192 Chauncey Washington 2011 2011 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0
193 Robert E. Wilson 1994 1994 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0
194 Rodney Peete 1994 1994 7 2 9 -2 0 2 -0.2 -0.3 3
195 Dennis Homan 1970 1970 10 1 2 -3 0 0 -1.5 -0.3 0
196 Kevin Scott 1989 1989 3 0 2 -4 0 -1 -2.0 -1.3 0
197 Gerald White 1987 1987 3 0 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 -1.3 0
198 Pete Gent 1968 1968 10 2 2 -5 0 0 -2.5 -0.5 0
199 Waddell Smith 1984 1984 2 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -2.5 0
200 Brad Johnson 2007 2008 32 1 7 -6 0 0 -0.9 -0.2 1
201 Mike Quinn 1998 1998 3 0 5 -6 0 -1 -1.2 -2.0 0
202 Billy Lothridge 1964 1964 14 2 2 -6 1 2 -3.0 -0.4 1
203 Ryan Leaf 2001 2001 4 1 4 -7 0 0 -1.8 -1.8 4
204 Lance Alworth 1971 1972 26 9 3 -8 0 2 -2.7 -0.3 0
205 Dennis McKinnon 1990 1990 9 1 1 -8 0 -8 -8.0 -0.9 1
206 Micah Knorr 2001 2002 23 0 2 -10 0 0 -5.0 -0.4 0
207 Rayfield Wright 1968 1968 14 2 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -0.7 0
208 Steve Beuerlein 1991 1992 24 4 11 -21 0 -1 -1.9 -0.9 0
209 John Jett 1996 1996 16 0 1 -23 0 -23 -23.0 -1.4 0