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1977 Dallas Cowboys: 12-2-0
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Home record: 6-1-0 (190 points scored, 88 allowed) Road record: 6-1-0 (155 points scored, 124 allowed) Head Coach: Tom Landry

345 points scored (2nd of 28 teams), 212 points allowed (8th) NFL Averages: 17.2 points/game (240.5 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:   215   372   2,443   ( 4)   6.03   18   10    564   2,369   ( 4)    4.2   21    4,812    ( 1)      24
Defense:   154   371   1,562   ( 2)   3.68   14   21    457   1,651   ( 3)    3.6    9    3,213    ( 1)      31

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Efren Herrera        K     14   5'9   190   26    3   UCLA
11  Danny White          QB    14   6'2   192   25    2   Arizona State
12  Roger Staubach       QB    14   6'2   202   35    9   Navy
20  Mel Renfro           DB    11   6'0   192   35   14   Oregon
21  Doug Dennison        RB     8   6'1   204   25    4   Kutztown
25  Aaron Kyle           DB    14   5'11  185   23    2   Wyoming
26  Preston Pearson      RB    14   6'1   206   32   11   Illinois
31  Benny Barnes         DB    14   6'1   195   26    6   Stanford
33  Tony Dorsett         RB    14   5'11  192   23    R   Pittsburgh
35  Scott Laidlaw        RB    14   6'0   205   24    3   Stanford
36  Larry Brinson        RB    14   6'0   214   23    R   Florida
41  Charlie Waters       DB    14   6'1   198   29    8   Clemson
42  Randy Hughes         DB    13   6'4   208   24    3   Oklahoma
43  Cliff Harris         DB    14   6'0   192   28    8   Ouachita Baptist
44  Robert Newhouse      RB    14   5'10  205   27    6   Houston
46  Mark Washington      DB    13   5'10  187   29    8   Morgan State
50  D.D. Lewis           LB    14   6'2   215   32    9   Mississippi State
53  Bob Breunig          LB    14   6'2   227   24    3   Arizona State
54  Randy White          DT    14   6'4   245   24    3   Maryland
56  Thomas Henderson     LB    14   6'2   220   24    3   Langston
57  Bruce Huther         LB    14   6'1   217   23    R   New Hampshire
58  Mike Hegman          LB    14   6'1   225   24    2   Tennessee State
59  Guy Brown            LB    14   6'4   215   22    R   Houston
61  Jim Cooper           OG    14   6'5   252   22    R   Temple
62  John Fitzgerald      C     12   6'5   260   29    7   Boston College
63  Larry Cole           DE    12   6'4   260   30   10   Hawaii
64  Tom Rafferty         OG    14   6'3   250   23    2   Penn State
65  Dave Stalls          DE    11   6'4   236   22    R   Northern Colorado
66  Burton Lawless       OG    14   6'4   250   23    3   Florida
67  Pat Donovan          OT    14   6'4   255   24    3   Stanford
68  Herbert Scott        OG    11   6'2   250   24    3   Virginia Union
70  Rayfield Wright      OT     2   6'7   260   32   11   Fort Valley State
71  Andy Frederick       OT    13   6'6   241   23    R   New Mexico
72  Too Tall Jones       DE    14   6'9   265   26    4   Tennessee State
73  Ralph Neely          OT    14   6'5   255   34   13   Oklahoma
75  Jethro Pugh          DT    12   6'6   250   33   13   Elizabeth City State
77  Bill Gregory         DT    13   6'5   260   27    7   Wisconsin
79  Harvey Martin        DE    14   6'5   252   26    5   East Texas State
80  Tony Hill            WR    14   6'2   196   21    R   Stanford
83  Golden Richards      WR    14   6'0   180   26    5   Brigham Young
86  Butch Johnson        WR    14   6'1   191   23    2   California-Riverside
87  Jay Saldi            TE    14   6'3   224   23    2   South Carolina
88  Drew Pearson         WR    14   6'0   183   26    5   Tulsa
89  Billy Joe DuPree     TE    14   6'4   226   27    5   Michigan State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Roger Staubach       361  210   58.2  2,620   7.26  12.5  18   5.0    9   2.5    30   219    87.0
Danny White           10    4   40.0     35   3.50   8.8   0   0.0    1  10.0     2    15    10.4
Tony Dorsett           1    1  100.0     34  34.00  34.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
Charlie Waters         0    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     1    12     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Drew Pearson           48    870   18.1    2
Preston Pearson        46    535   11.6    4
Tony Dorsett           29    273    9.4    1
Billy Joe DuPree       28    347   12.4    3
Golden Richards        17    225   13.2    3
Robert Newhouse        16    106    6.6    1
Butch Johnson          12    135   11.2    1
Jay Saldi              11    108    9.8    2
Scott Laidlaw           5     60   12.0    1
Tony Hill               2     21   10.5    0
Doug Dennison           1      9    9.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Tony Dorsett          208  1,007    4.8   12
Robert Newhouse       180    721    4.0    3
Preston Pearson        89    341    3.8    1
Roger Staubach         51    171    3.4    3
Doug Dennison          12     60    5.0    1
Larry Brinson           8     28    3.5    1
Drew Pearson            2     22   11.0    0
Scott Laidlaw           9     15    1.7    0
Billy Joe DuPree        3      9    3.0    0
Danny White             1     -2   -2.0    0
Butch Johnson           1     -3   -3.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Butch Johnson          22    536   24.4    0
Larry Brinson          17    409   24.1    0
Tony Hill               3     64   21.3    0
Doug Dennison           1     30   30.0    0
Thomas Henderson        1      8    8.0    0
Billy Joe DuPree        0     24      ?    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Butch Johnson          50    423    8.5   15    0
Tony Hill              10    124   12.4    1    0
Cliff Harris            1     -2   -2.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Danny White 80 3,171 39.6 10 25 1 36 280 33.2 Efren Herrera 2 44 22.0 0 2 0 0 0 22.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Efren Herrera 2/2 5/7 4/8 6/11 1/1 18/29 39/41 93 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Benny Barnes 1.0 Bob Breunig 1 15 0 Larry Cole 4.0 Bill Gregory 2.5 Cliff Harris 5 7 0 Mike Hegman 1 0 0 Thomas Henderson 1.5 3 79 1 Randy Hughes 2.5 2 19 0 Too Tall Jones 6.0 Aaron Kyle 1.0 1 9 0 D.D. Lewis 0.5 1 29 0 Harvey Martin 20.0 Jethro Pugh 1.5 Mel Renfro 2 28 0 Mark Washington 2 32 0 Charlie Waters 3 11 0 Randy White 12.5

1977 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 2 RB Tony Dorsett 173 Pittsburgh [pick acquired from SEA] 2 54 QB Glenn Carano 36 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 62 WR Tony Hill 141 Stanford [pick acquired from PHI] 3 81 OG Val Belcher Houston 4 108 LB Guy Brown 85 Houston 5 137 OT Andy Frederick 132 New Mexico 6 164 OT Jim Cooper 133 Temple 7 191 DT Dave Stalls 99 Northern Colorado 8 208 DE Al Cleveland Pacific [pick acquired from SD] 8 221 RB Fred Williams Arizona State 9 248 C Mark Cantrell North Carolina 10 275 QB Steve DeBerg 206 San Jose State 11 305 TE Don Wardlow Washington 12 332 OG Greg Peters California

Traded draft picks: #1 to SD (Bob Rush)


Transactions:

05-03-1977traded San Diego's #1 and #2 picks, Buffalo's #2 pick and Dallas' #2 pick in the 1977 draft to Seahawks for Seattle's #1 pick in the 1977 draft
05-03-1977traded Duke Ferguson to Seahawks for Dallas' #2 pick in the 1977 draft
09-11-1977traded Jim Jensen to Broncos for Denver's #6 pick in the 1979 draft
09-12-197749ers claimed Steve DeBerg on waivers


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

Date        Opponent                   Result
12/26/77    vs Chicago Bears           W 37-7
01/01/78    vs Minnesota Vikings       W 23-6
Super Bowl XII
01/15/78    vs Denver Broncos          W 27-10


1977 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/18/77 at Minnesota Vikings W 16-10 (OT) 1-0-0 09/25/77 vs New York Giants W 41-21 2-0-0 10/02/77 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23-7 3-0-0 10/09/77 at St. Louis Cardinals W 30-24 4-0-0 10/16/77 vs Washington Redskins W 34-16 5-0-0 10/23/77 at Philadelphia Eagles W 16-10 6-0-0 10/30/77 vs Detroit Lions W 37-0 7-0-0 11/06/77 at New York Giants W 24-10 8-0-0 11/14/77 vs St. Louis Cardinals L 17-24 8-1-0 11/20/77 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13-28 8-2-0 11/27/77 at Washington Redskins W 14-7 9-2-0 12/04/77 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 24-14 10-2-0 12/12/77 at San Francisco 49ers W 42-35 11-2-0 12/18/77 vs Denver Broncos W 14-6 12-2-0

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