1972 Dallas Cowboys Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (10-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1972 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1972 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Cowboys ran up 319 points, and the defense allowed 240. Calvin Hill carried the ball for a team-best 1,036 yards for Dallas, and Walt Garrison also contributed to the rushing attack.

Craig Morton threw for 2,396 yards. Calvin Hill hauled in 43 passes, while Ron Sellers accumulated 653 receiving yards. Walt Garrison contributed to the receiving game, too.

Charlie Waters intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1972 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Conference Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
26Herb AdderleyLCBJune 8, 19396'0"205Michigan St.Philadelphia, PA USA130
19Lance AlworthWRAugust 3, 19406'0"184ArkansasHouston, TX USA147
66George AndrieDEApril 20, 19406'6"250MarquetteGrand Rapids, MI USA30
53John BabineczLBJuly 27, 19506'1"222VillanovaPittsburgh, PA USA140
31Benny BarnesDBMarch 3, 19516'1"190StanfordLufkin, TX USA40
81Marv BatemanPApril 5, 19506'4"213UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA140
63Larry ColeLDENovember 15, 19466'5"252Air ForceClarkfield, MN USA97
86Ralph ColemanLBAugust 31, 19506'4"216North Carolina A&TSpartanburg, SC USA10
89Mike DitkaTEOctober 18, 19396'3"228PittsburghCarnegie, PA USA140
52Dave EdwardsLLBDecember 14, 19396'1"225AuburnColumbia, AL USA140
62John FitzgeraldC-GApril 16, 19486'5"255Boston Col.Southbridge, MA USA140
15Toni FritschKJuly 10, 19455'7"190nonePetronell, Austria140
84Jean FugettTEDecember 16, 19516'3"225AmherstBaltimore, MD USA140
32Walt GarrisonFBJuly 23, 19446'0"205Oklahoma St.Denton, TX USA140
34Cornell GreenSSFebruary 10, 19406'3"208Utah St.Oklahoma City, OK USA140
77Bill GregoryDE-DTDecember 14, 19496'5"255WisconsinGalveston, TX USA130
43Cliff HarrisFSNovember 12, 19486'0"188Ouachita BaptistFayetteville, AR USA140
22Bob HayesWRDecember 20, 19426'0"187Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA126
35Calvin HillRBJanuary 2, 19476'4"227YaleBaltimore, MD USA140
54Chuck HowleyRLBJune 28, 19366'3"228West VirginiaWheeling, WV USA130
55Lee JordanMLBApril 27, 19416'1"221AlabamaExcel, AL USA140
57Mike KellerLBDecember 13, 19496'4"221MichiganChicago, IL USA50
50D.D. LewisLBOctober 16, 19456'1"225Mississippi St.Knoxville, TN USA120
74Bob LillyRDTJuly 26, 19396'5"260TCUOlney, TX USA140
51Dave MandersCFebruary 20, 19416'2"250Michigan St.Milwaukee, WI USA140
23Mike MontgomeryRB-WRJuly 10, 19496'2"210Kansas St.Wichita Falls, TX USA120
14Craig MortonQBFebruary 5, 19436'4"214CaliforniaFlint, MI USA1414
73Ralph NeelyLTSeptember 12, 19436'6"265OklahomaLittle Rock, AR USA130
44Robert NewhouseRBJanuary 9, 19505'10"209HoustonLongview, TX USA140
76John NilandLGFebruary 29, 19446'3"245IowaQuincy, MA USA140
61Blaine NyeRGMarch 29, 19466'4"251StanfordOgden, UT USA140
21Billy ParksWRJanuary 1, 19486'1"185Long Beach St.Santa Monica, CA USA127
75Jethro PughLDTJuly 3, 19446'6"260Elizabeth City St.Windsor, NC USA140
30Dan ReevesRBJanuary 19, 19446'1"200South CarolinaRome, GA USA140
20Mel RenfroRCBDecember 30, 19416'0"190OregonHouston, TX USA140
88Ron SellersWRFebruary 5, 19476'4"205Florida St.Jacksonville, FL USA148
85Tody SmithLDEDecember 24, 19486'5"250Michigan St.Orange, TX USA106
12Roger StaubachQBFebruary 5, 19426'3"197New Mex. Mil. Inst.Cincinnati, OH USA40
27Bill ThomasRBAugust 7, 19496'2"225Boston Col.Ossining, NY USA70
67Pat ToomayRDEMay 17, 19486'5"247VanderbiltPomona, CA USA140
87Billy TruaxTEJuly 15, 19436'5"240LSUGulfport, MS USA60
71Rodney WallaceT-GFebruary 10, 19496'5"255New MexicoPueblo, CO USA140
46Mark WashingtonDBDecember 28, 19475'10"188Morgan St.Chicago, IL USA100
41Charlie WatersDBSeptember 10, 19486'1"193ClemsonMiami, FL USA140
70Rayfield WrightRTAugust 23, 19456'6"255Fort Valley St.Griffin, GA USA140



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