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1976 Dallas Cowboys: 11-3-0
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Home record: 6-1-0 (147 points scored, 109 allowed) Road record: 5-2-0 (149 points scored, 85 allowed) Head Coach: Tom Landry

296 points scored (10th of 28 teams), 194 points allowed (5th) NFL Averages: 19.2 points/game (268.1 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   222   390   2,737   ( 6)   6.52   17   13    538   2,147   (12)    4.0   16    4,884    ( 4)      29
Defense:   187   391   1,909   ( 7)   4.39   12   16    484   1,821   ( 6)    3.8   12    3,730    ( 7)      28

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Efren Herrera        K     14   5'9   190   25    2   UCLA
11  Danny White          QB    14   6'2   180   24    1   Arizona State
12  Roger Staubach       QB    14   6'2   197   34    8   Navy
20  Mel Renfro           DB     9   6'0   190   34   13   Oregon
21  Doug Dennison        RB    14   6'1   208   24    3   Kutztown
25  Aaron Kyle           DB    14   5'11  181   22    R   Wyoming
26  Preston Pearson      RB    10   6'1   208   31   10   Illinois
30  Charley Young        RB    11   6'1   220   24    3   North Carolina State
31  Benny Barnes         DB    14   6'1   190   25    5   Stanford
35  Scott Laidlaw        RB    13   6'0   206   23    2   Stanford
37  Jim Jensen           RB    14   6'3   230   22    R   Iowa
41  Charlie Waters       DB    14   6'1   195   28    7   Clemson
42  Randy Hughes         DB    14   6'4   210   23    2   Oklahoma
43  Cliff Harris         DB    14   6'0   190   27    7   Ouachita Baptist
44  Robert Newhouse      RB    14   5'10  205   26    5   Houston
46  Mark Washington      DB    13   5'10  186   28    7   Morgan State
50  D.D. Lewis           LB    14   6'2   215   31    8   Mississippi State
52  Jim Eidson           OG     9   6'3   264   22    R   Mississippi State
53  Bob Breunig          LB    14   6'2   228   23    2   Arizona State
54  Randy White          DT    14   6'4   240   23    2   Maryland
55  Lee Roy Jordan       LB    14   6'2   220   35   14   Alabama
56  Thomas Henderson     LB    14   6'2   223   23    2   Langston
58  Mike Hegman          LB    14   6'1   221   23    1   Tennessee State
61  Blaine Nye           OG    14   6'4   255   30    9   Stanford
62  John Fitzgerald      C     14   6'5   252   28    6   Boston College
63  Larry Cole           DT    14   6'4   250   29    9   Hawaii
64  Tom Rafferty         C     13   6'3   250   22    R   Penn State
66  Burton Lawless       OG    14   6'4   250   22    2   Florida
67  Pat Donovan          OT    14   6'4   250   23    2   Stanford
68  Herbert Scott        OG    14   6'2   250   23    2   Virginia Union
70  Rayfield Wright      OT    14   6'7   255   31   10   Fort Valley State
72  Too Tall Jones       DE    14   6'9   265   25    3   Tennessee State
73  Ralph Neely          OT    14   6'5   255   33   12   Oklahoma
75  Jethro Pugh          DT    13   6'6   248   32   12   Elizabeth City State
77  Bill Gregory         DT    14   6'5   252   26    6   Wisconsin
78  Greg Schaum          DE    12   6'4   246   22    R   Michigan State
79  Harvey Martin        DE    14   6'5   252   25    4   East Texas State
82  Beasley Reece        DB    10   6'1   186   22    R   North Texas State
83  Golden Richards      WR    11   6'0   190   25    4   Brigham Young
86  Butch Johnson        WR    14   6'1   187   22    R   California-Riverside
87  Jay Saldi            TE    13   6'3   217   22    R   South Carolina
88  Drew Pearson         WR    14   6'0   185   25    4   Tulsa
89  Billy Joe DuPree     TE    14   6'4   230   26    4   Michigan State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Roger Staubach       369  208   56.4  2,715   7.36  13.1  14   3.8   11   3.0    29   215    79.9
Danny White           20   13   65.0    213  10.65  16.4   2  10.0    2  10.0     1    15    94.4
Drew Pearson           1    1  100.0     39  39.00  39.0   1 100.0    0   0.0     0     0   158.3
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Drew Pearson           58    806   13.9    6
Billy Joe DuPree       42    680   16.2    2
Scott Laidlaw          38    325    8.6    1
Preston Pearson        23    316   13.7    2
Golden Richards        19    414   21.8    3
Robert Newhouse        15     86    5.7    0
Charley Young          11    134   12.2    1
Doug Dennison           8     67    8.4    0
Butch Johnson           5     84   16.8    2
Benny Barnes            1     43   43.0    0
Beasley Reece           1      6    6.0    0
Jay Saldi               1      6    6.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Doug Dennison         153    542    3.5    6
Robert Newhouse       116    450    3.9    3
Scott Laidlaw          94    424    4.5    3
Preston Pearson        68    233    3.4    1
Charley Young          48    208    4.3    0
Roger Staubach         43    184    4.3    3
Billy Joe DuPree        7     50    7.1    0
Drew Pearson            2     20   10.0    0
Jay Saldi               1     19   19.0    0
Danny White             6     17    2.8    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Butch Johnson          28    693   24.8    0
Jim Jensen             13    313   24.1    0
Jay Saldi               1      9    9.0    0
Thomas Henderson        0     12      ?    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Butch Johnson          45    489   10.9   11    0
Charlie Waters          0      0      ?    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Danny White 70 2,690 38.4 12 13 2 28 252 30.5 Efren Herrera 2 49 24.5 0 2 0 0 0 24.5 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Efren Herrera 1/1 8/8 6/8 3/5 0/1 18/23 34/34 88 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Benny Barnes 1 23 0 Bob Breunig 2.0 Larry Cole 4.5 Bill Gregory 3.0 Cliff Harris 3 32 0 Thomas Henderson 2.5 Randy Hughes 1.0 1 0 0 Too Tall Jones 6.0 Lee Roy Jordan 1.0 Aaron Kyle 3.0 Harvey Martin 14.5 1 0 0 Jethro Pugh 1.0 Mel Renfro 3 23 0 Mark Washington 4 49 0 Charlie Waters 1.0 3 6 0 Randy White 5.0

1976 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 27 DB Aaron Kyle 95 Wyoming 2 40 RB Jim Jensen 78 Iowa [pick acquired from NYG] 2 55 OG Jim Eidson 9 Mississippi State 3 73 WR Duke Ferguson 42 San Diego State [pick acquired from SF] 3 75 RB John Smith Boise State [pick acquired from DEN] 3 87 WR Butch Johnson 144 California-Riverside 4 119 OG Tom Rafferty 203 Penn State 5 151 OT Wally Pesuit 48 Kentucky 6 181 OT Greg McGuire Indiana 7 186 DT Greg Schaum 26 Michigan State [pick acquired from SD] 7 208 RB Dave Williams 66 Colorado 8 236 DB Henry Laws South Carolina 9 264 DB Beasley Reece 117 North Texas 10 290 DE Leroy Cook Alabama 11 318 QB Cornelius Greene Ohio State 12 346 LB Charles McShane 29 California Lutheran 13 374 QB Mark Driscoll Colorado State 14 402 TE Larry Mushinskie Nebraska 15 430 LB Dale Curry UCLA 16 458 OT Rick Costanzo Nebraska 17 486 K Stan Woodfill Oregon

Traded draft picks: none


Transactions:

03-30-1976Buccaneers selected Cal Peterson in expansion draft
03-30-1976Seahawks selected Rolly Woolsey in expansion draft
03-30-1976Seahawks selected Ron Howard in expansion draft
04-03-1976Redskins signed Calvin Hill as a free agent
08-03-1976traded Mitch Hoopes to Chargers for San Diego's #10 pick in the 1977 draft
08-30-1976traded Clint Longley and Dallas' #1 pick in the 1977 draft to Chargers for San Diego's #1 and #2 picks in the 1977 draft
09-06-1976traded Toni Fritsch and San Diego's #10 pick in the 1977 draft to Chargers for San Diego's #8 pick in the 1977 draft


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
12/19/76    vs Los Angeles Rams        L 12-14


1976 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/76 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 27-7 1-0-0 09/19/76 at New Orleans Saints W 24-6 2-0-0 09/26/76 vs Baltimore Colts W 30-27 3-0-0 10/03/76 at Seattle Seahawks W 28-13 4-0-0 10/10/76 at New York Giants W 24-14 5-0-0 10/17/76 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17-21 5-1-0 10/24/76 vs Chicago Bears W 31-21 6-1-0 10/31/76 at Washington Redskins W 20-7 7-1-0 11/07/76 vs New York Giants W 9-3 8-1-0 11/15/76 vs Buffalo Bills W 17-10 9-1-0 11/21/76 at Atlanta Falcons L 10-17 9-2-0 11/25/76 vs St. Louis Cardinals W 19-14 10-2-0 12/05/76 at Philadelphia Eagles W 26-7 11-2-0 12/12/76 vs Washington Redskins L 14-27 11-3-0

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