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1979 Dallas Cowboys Game Log

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Record: 11-5-0, 1st in NFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Tom Landry (11-5-0)

Points For: 371 (23.2/g) 5th of 28

Points Against: 313 (19.6/g) 12th of 28

Expected W-L: 9.6-6.4

SRS: 3.31 (8th of 28), SOS: -0.32

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 19-21 vs. Los Angeles Rams

Offensive Coordinator: Dan Reeves

Defensive Coordinator: Ernie Stautner

Other Notable Asst.: Mike Ditka (Special Teams/Receivers), Jim Myers (Assistant Head Coach/OL) and Gene Stallings (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Texas Stadium

Principal Owner: Clint Murchison Jr.

President/General Manager: Tex Schramm

Offensive Scheme: Smashmouth

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +200

Training Camp: California Lutheran College (Thousand Oaks, California)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	22	21	21	35	294	1	0	1	5	8.5	8.2	60.0	96.6	41	161	3.9	1	3	4	1	1	5	195
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	21	13	20	34	249	2	0	1	10	7.6	7.1	58.8	101.2	36	98	2.7	0	2	2	1	2	6	244
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	24	20	18	31	206	3	0	2	16	7.2	6.2	58.1	110.4	46	214	4.7	0	1	2	3	3	5	207
4	Mon	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	7	26	21	39	271	1	2	4	32	7.8	6.3	53.8	63.1	30	123	4.1	0	0	2	1	1	5	214
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	38	13	13	26	176	2	1	0	0	6.8	6.8	50.0	81.6	42	194	4.6	3	1	1	5	5	4	195
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	36	20	15	23	167	0	0	1	7	7.6	7.0	65.2	86.7	46	279	6.1	4	1	1	3	5	4	155
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	30	6	15	22	202	3	0	3	36	10.8	8.1	68.2	136.7	50	201	4.0	1	1	1	3	4	5	250
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	22	13	11	25	164	2	2	0	0	6.6	6.6	44.0	59.4	32	155	4.8	0	2	3	2	2	6	260
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	18	42	199	0	1	3	9	5.0	4.4	42.9	47.6	23	79	3.4	0	1	2	0	0	7	278
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	16	14	20	30	238	1	0	4	28	8.9	7.0	66.7	101.8	32	106	3.3	0	3	3	1	1	5	214
11	Mon	November 12	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	21	31	19	35	285	3	1	5	37	9.2	7.1	54.3	97.9	27	123	4.6	0	0	1	3	3	7	284
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	20	34	29	49	299	2	3	6	51	7.1	5.4	59.2	64.9	28	85	3.0	0	2	2	2	2	2	70
13	Thu	November 22	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	24	30	21	30	279	2	2	1	8	9.6	9.0	70.0	93.6	30	92	3.1	1	1	1	3	3	3	110
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	W			New York Giants	28	7	11	19	150	3	0	3	24	9.2	6.8	57.9	122.8	44	166	3.8	1	0	3	4	4	3	115
15	Sat	December 8	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	24	17	11	21	94	1	0	2	11	5.0	4.1	52.4	80.3	41	185	4.5	2	1	1	3	3	4	165
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	35	34	24	42	320	3	1	5	16	8.0	6.8	57.1	95.3	30	114	3.8	2	0	0	5	5	5	212

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 30	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	19	21	12	29	124	1	1	1	0	4.3	4.1	41.4	51.5	34	156	4.6	1	1	1	2	2	8	235

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	22	21	12	29	105	2	2	1	7	3.9	3.5	41.4	45.9	32	237	7.4	1	0	1	3	3	6	137
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	21	13	19	33	231	0	1	1	8	7.2	6.8	57.6	66.6	24	63	2.6	1	2	3	1	1	5	92
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	24	20	5	16	118	2	1	4	37	9.7	5.9	31.3	72.4	36	200	5.6	1	0	0	2	3	7	198
4	Mon	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	7	26	15	28	229	2	1	1	10	8.5	7.9	53.6	89.7	33	82	2.5	1	0	0	2	4	8	233
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	38	13	19	36	181	1	3	3	28	5.8	4.6	52.8	41.6	28	104	3.7	0	2	2	1	1	5	124
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	36	20	18	34	179	2	0	3	27	6.1	4.8	52.9	87.7	22	61	2.8	0	2	2	2	2	5	95
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	30	6	10	30	99	0	2	5	37	4.5	2.8	33.3	15.8	15	59	3.9	0	2	2	0	0	7	213
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	22	13	16	38	98	0	0	7	58	4.1	2.2	42.1	49.7	33	137	4.2	0	2	4	1	1	5	124
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	11	25	115	0	0	1	11	5.0	4.4	44.0	57.9	35	173	4.9	2	0	1	2	2	9	312
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	16	14	10	16	133	2	1	1	17	9.4	7.8	62.5	102.3	32	116	3.6	0	0	1	2	2	6	161
11	Mon	November 12	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	21	31	14	35	158	3	0	3	28	5.3	4.2	40.0	82.8	38	170	4.5	1	1	4	4	4	8	250
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	20	34	15	24	202	3	0	2	8	8.8	7.8	62.5	128.8	33	104	3.2	1	2	3	4	4	5	104
13	Thu	November 22	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	24	30	9	17	154	2	0	1	9	9.6	8.6	52.9	123.2	41	224	5.5	2	1	1	3	4	4	71
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	W			New York Giants	28	7	9	15	98	0	1	5	32	8.7	4.9	60.0	51.5	31	99	3.2	1	0	0	1	1	6	139
15	Sat	December 8	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	24	17	13	36	204	1	1	1	12	6.0	5.5	36.1	53.5	28	80	2.9	1	1	1	2	2	5	102
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	35	34	12	23	167	1	0	4	33	8.7	6.2	52.2	90.3	39	206	5.3	3	2	2	4	4	5	95

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 30	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	19	21	9	21	202	3	2	1	8	10.0	9.2	42.9	77.9	39	159	4.1	0	0	1	3	3	5	104

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