1977 Dallas Cowboys Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (12-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1977 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1977 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

The Cowboys kept the scoreboard humming with 345 points, and the defensive unit allowed 212. Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,007 yards for Dallas.

Roger Staubach tossed for 2,620 yards. Drew Pearson hauled in 48 passes for 870 yards. Preston Pearson contributed to the receiving game also.

Cliff Harris picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1977 Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
31Benny BarnesLCBMarch 3, 19516'1"190StanfordLufkin, TX USA1414
53Bob BreunigMLBJuly 4, 19536'2"226Arizona St.Inglewood, CA USA1414
36Larry BrinsonRBJune 6, 19546'2"214FloridaOpa-Locka, FL USA140
59Guy BrownLBJune 1, 19556'4"223HoustonPalestine, TX USA141
63Larry ColeDE-DTNovember 15, 19466'5"252Air ForceClarkfield, MN USA120
61Jim CooperLOG-C-LOTSeptember 28, 19556'5"262TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA140
21Doug DennisonRBDecember 18, 19516'1"202Kutztown PennsylvaniaLancaster, PA USA80
67Pat DonovanRTJuly 1, 19536'5"253StanfordHelena, MT USA1414
33Tony DorsettRBApril 7, 19545'11"192PittsburghRochester, PA USA144
89Billy DuPreeTEMarch 7, 19506'4"225Michigan St.Monroe, LA USA1414
62John FitzgeraldCApril 16, 19486'5"255Boston Col.Southbridge, MA USA1212
71Andy FrederickLOT-ROTJuly 25, 19546'6"257New MexicoOak Park, IL USA130
77Bill GregoryDE-DTDecember 14, 19496'5"255WisconsinGalveston, TX USA132
43Cliff HarrisFSNovember 12, 19486'0"188Ouachita BaptistFayetteville, AR USA1414
58Mike HegmanLBJanuary 17, 19536'1"227Alabama A&MMemphis, TN USA141
56Thomas HendersonLLBMarch 1, 19536'2"221LangstonAustin, TX USA1414
1Efren HerreraKJuly 30, 19515'9"185UCLAGuadalajara, Mexico140
80Tony HillWRJune 23, 19566'2"199StanfordSan Diego, CA USA140
42Randy HughesSS-FSApril 3, 19536'4"209OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA130
57Bruce HutherMLBJuly 23, 19546'1"221New HampshirePaterson, NJ USA140
86Butch JohnsonKRMay 28, 19546'1"187California-RiversideLos Angeles, CA USA140
72Too JonesLDEFebruary 23, 19516'9"271Tennessee St.Jackson, TN USA1414
25Aaron KyleRCBApril 6, 19545'11"185WyomingDetroit, MI USA1410
35Scott LaidlawRBFebruary 17, 19536'0"206StanfordHawthorne, CA USA140
66Burton LawlessGNovember 1, 19536'4"253FloridaDothan, AL USA144
50D.D. LewisRLBOctober 16, 19456'1"225Mississippi St.Knoxville, TN USA1413
79Harvey MartinRDENovember 16, 19506'5"260Texas A&M-CommerceDallas, TX USA1414
73Ralph NeelyLTSeptember 12, 19436'6"265OklahomaLittle Rock, AR USA1414
44Robert NewhouseFBJanuary 9, 19505'10"209HoustonLongview, TX USA1414
88Drew PearsonWRJanuary 12, 19516'0"184TulsaSouth River, NJ USA1414
26Preston PearsonRBJanuary 17, 19456'1"205IllinoisFreeport, IL USA1410
75Jethro PughLDTJuly 3, 19446'6"260Elizabeth City St.Windsor, NC USA1212
64Tom RaffertyRGAugust 2, 19546'3"256Penn St.Syracuse, NY USA1414
20Mel RenfroDB-RBDecember 30, 19416'0"190OregonHouston, TX USA110
83Golden RichardsWRDecember 31, 19506'1"181HawaiiSalt Lake City, UT USA1413
87Jay SaldiTEOctober 8, 19546'3"225South CarolinaWhite Plains, NY USA141
68Herbert ScottLGJanuary 18, 19536'2"254Virginia UnionVirginia Beach, VA USA1110
65Dave StallsLDE-RDESeptember 19, 19556'5"250Northern ColoradoMadison, WI USA110
12Roger StaubachQBFebruary 5, 19426'3"197New Mex. Mil. Inst.Cincinnati, OH USA1414
46Mark WashingtonDBDecember 28, 19475'10"188Morgan St.Chicago, IL USA134
41Charlie WatersSSSeptember 10, 19486'1"193ClemsonMiami, FL USA1414
54Randy WhiteRDTJanuary 15, 19536'4"257MarylandPittsburgh, PA USA1414
11Danny WhitePFebruary 9, 19526'2"193Arizona St.Mesa, AZ USA140
70Rayfield WrightOTAugust 23, 19456'6"255Fort Valley St.Griffin, GA USA20


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