1979 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (11-5)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1979 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (11-5)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1979 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Dallas moved the ball well, scoring 371 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 313. Roger Staubach led the charge, passing for 3,586 yards. Tony Hill paced pass catchers, hauling in 60 passes for 1,062 yards. Tony Dorsett and Drew Pearson were targeted regularly as well.
Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,107 yards for the Cowboys.
Benny Barnes, Cliff Harris, Aaron Kyle, Randy Hughes and D.D. Lewis each snatched 2 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1979 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Division Playoff.
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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 | 15 | 15 |
| 76 | Larry Bethea | DT | July 21, 1956 | 6'2" | 251 | Michigan St. | Florence, SC USA | 16 | 2 |
| 24 | Alois Blackwell | RB | November 12, 1954 | 5'10" | 195 | Houston | Cuero, TX USA | 6 | 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 | 14 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Larry Cole | LDE | November 15, 1946 | 6'5" | 252 | Air Force | Clarkfield, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Jim Cooper | RT | September 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 262 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 | 11 |
| 84 | Doug Cosbie | TE | March 27, 1956 | 6'6" | 236 | Holy Cross | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 67 | Pat Donovan | LT | July 1, 1953 | 6'5" | 253 | Stanford | Helena, MT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Tony Dorsett | RB | April 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Rochester, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Billy DuPree | TE | March 7, 1950 | 6'4" | 225 | Michigan St. | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | John Dutton | LDE | February 6, 1951 | 6'6" | 266 | Nebraska | Rapid City, SD USA | 8 | 5 |
| 62 | John Fitzgerald | C | April 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 255 | Boston Col. | Southbridge, MA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 71 | Andy Frederick | T | July 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 257 | New Mexico | Oak Park, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Cliff Harris | FS | November 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 188 | Ouachita Baptist | Fayetteville, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Hegman | MLB | January 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 227 | Alabama A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 5 |
| 56 | Thomas Henderson | LLB | March 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 221 | Langston | Austin, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 80 | Tony Hill | WR | June 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 199 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | Randy Hughes | SS | April 3, 1953 | 6'4" | 209 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 15 | 0 |
| 57 | Bruce Huther | LB | July 23, 1954 | 6'1" | 221 | New Hampshire | Paterson, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Butch Johnson | WR | May 28, 1954 | 6'1" | 187 | California-Riverside | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 |
| 66 | Burton Lawless | G | November 1, 1953 | 6'4" | 253 | Florida | Dothan, AL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | RLB | October 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi St. | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Wade Manning | WR-DB | July 25, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Ohio St. | Meadville, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 79 | Harvey Martin | RDE | November 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Aaron Mitchell | DB | December 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 196 | Morris Brown | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 44 | Robert Newhouse | FB | January 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 209 | Houston | Longview, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 88 | Drew Pearson | WR | January 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 184 | Tulsa | South River, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 26 | Preston Pearson | RB | January 17, 1945 | 6'1" | 205 | Illinois | Freeport, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | RG | August 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Penn St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Jay Saldi | TE-WR | October 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 225 | South Carolina | White Plains, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 68 | Herbert Scott | LG | January 18, 1953 | 6'2" | 254 | Virginia Union | Virginia Beach, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | Rafael Septien | K | December 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | La-Lafayette | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Robert Shaw | C | October 15, 1956 | 6'4" | 245 | Tennessee | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | Ron Springs | KR | November 4, 1956 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Williamsburg, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Dave Stalls | LDT | September 19, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | Northern Colorado | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 12 |
| 12 | Roger Staubach | QB | February 5, 1942 | 6'3" | 197 | New Mex. Mil. Inst. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Bruce Thornton | DE-DT | February 14, 1958 | 6'5" | 263 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Dennis Thurman | DB | April 13, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Randy White | RDT | January 15, 1953 | 6'4" | 257 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 11 | Danny White | P | February 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 193 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Steve Wilson | PR | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | Howard | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Rayfield Wright | RT | August 23, 1945 | 6'6" | 255 | Fort Valley St. | Griffin, GA USA | 16 | 5 |
