1978 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1978 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1978 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Cowboys moved the ball well, scoring 384 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 208. Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,325 yards for Dallas.
Roger Staubach tossed for 3,190 yards. Preston Pearson paced the receiving corps, hauling in 47 passes, while Tony Hill accumulated 823 receiving yards. Tony Dorsett and Drew Pearson contributed to the receiving game as well.
Benny Barnes picked off 5 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1978 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Benny Barnes | LCB | March 3, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | Stanford | Lufkin, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 76 | Larry Bethea | DE | July 21, 1956 | 6'2" | 251 | Michigan St. | Florence, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Alois Blackwell | RB | November 12, 1954 | 5'10" | 195 | Houston | Cuero, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Breunig | MLB | July 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 226 | Arizona St. | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Larry Brinson | RB | June 6, 1954 | 6'2" | 214 | Florida | Opa-Locka, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 59 | Guy Brown | LB | June 1, 1955 | 6'4" | 223 | Houston | Palestine, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 18 | Glenn Carano | QB | November 18, 1955 | 6'3" | 201 | UNLV | San Pedro, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Larry Cole | DE | November 15, 1946 | 6'5" | 252 | Air Force | Clarkfield, MN USA | 16 | 3 |
| 61 | Jim Cooper | T | September 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 262 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 21 | Doug Dennison | RB | December 18, 1951 | 6'1" | 202 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Lancaster, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Pat Donovan | LT | July 1, 1953 | 6'5" | 253 | Stanford | Helena, MT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Tony Dorsett | RB | April 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Rochester, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 89 | Billy DuPree | TE | March 7, 1950 | 6'4" | 225 | Michigan St. | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | John Fitzgerald | C | April 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 255 | Boston Col. | Southbridge, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Andy Frederick | RT | July 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 257 | New Mexico | Oak Park, IL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 43 | Cliff Harris | FS | November 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 188 | Ouachita Baptist | Fayetteville, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Mike Hegman | LLB | January 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 227 | Alabama A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 6 |
| 56 | Thomas Henderson | LLB | March 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 221 | Langston | Austin, TX USA | 15 | 13 |
| 80 | Tony Hill | WR | June 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 199 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 42 | Randy Hughes | S | April 3, 1953 | 6'4" | 209 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Bruce Huther | LB | July 23, 1954 | 6'1" | 221 | New Hampshire | Paterson, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Butch Johnson | KR | May 28, 1954 | 6'1" | 187 | California-Riverside | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Too Jones | LDE | February 23, 1951 | 6'9" | 271 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Aaron Kyle | RCB | April 6, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Wyoming | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Scott Laidlaw | RB | February 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 206 | Stanford | Hawthorne, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 66 | Burton Lawless | OG | November 1, 1953 | 6'4" | 253 | Florida | Dothan, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | RLB | October 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi St. | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Harvey Martin | RDE | November 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Robert Newhouse | FB | January 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 209 | Houston | Longview, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 88 | Drew Pearson | WR | January 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 184 | Tulsa | South River, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Preston Pearson | RB | January 17, 1945 | 6'1" | 205 | Illinois | Freeport, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | LDT | July 3, 1944 | 6'6" | 260 | Elizabeth City St. | Windsor, NC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | RG | August 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Penn St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Tom Randall | DT | August 3, 1956 | 6'5" | 245 | Iowa St. | Mason City, IA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 83 | Golden Richards | WR | December 31, 1950 | 6'1" | 181 | Hawaii | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Jay Saldi | TE | October 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 225 | South Carolina | White Plains, NY USA | 4 | 1 |
| 68 | Herbert Scott | LG | January 18, 1953 | 6'2" | 254 | Virginia Union | Virginia Beach, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Rafael Septien | K | December 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | La-Lafayette | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Columbia, MS USA | 12 | 2 |
| 65 | Dave Stalls | DT-DE | September 19, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | Northern Colorado | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Roger Staubach | QB | February 5, 1942 | 6'3" | 197 | New Mex. Mil. Inst. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 81 | Robert Steele | WR | August 2, 1956 | 6'4" | 196 | North Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Dennis Thurman | LCB | April 13, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 46 | Mark Washington | LCB | December 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 188 | Morgan St. | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 3 |
| 41 | Charlie Waters | SS | September 10, 1948 | 6'1" | 193 | Clemson | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Randy White | RDT | January 15, 1953 | 6'4" | 257 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Danny White | P | February 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 193 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 70 | Rayfield Wright | RT | August 23, 1945 | 6'6" | 255 | Fort Valley St. | Griffin, GA USA | 15 | 11 |
