1980 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 Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1980 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1980 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1980 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.
Offensively, the Cowboys led the league with 454 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense allowed 311 points. Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,185 yards.
Danny White directed the offense, passing for 3,287 yards. Tony Hill paced pass catchers, hauling in 60 passes for 1,055 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense created 47 turnovers. Charlie Waters and Dennis Thurman each intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1980 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Conference Championship.
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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 | 11 | 6 |
| 76 | Larry Bethea | DT-DE | July 21, 1956 | 6'2" | 251 | Michigan St. | Florence, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Breunig | MLB | July 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 226 | Arizona St. | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Guy Brown | LB | June 1, 1955 | 6'4" | 223 | Houston | Palestine, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Glenn Carano | QB | November 18, 1955 | 6'3" | 201 | UNLV | San Pedro, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Dextor Clinkscale | DB | April 13, 1958 | 5'11" | 192 | South Carolina St. | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Larry Cole | LDT | 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 | 15 |
| 84 | Doug Cosbie | TE | March 27, 1956 | 6'6" | 236 | Holy Cross | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Anthony Dickerson | LB | June 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | SMU | Texas City, TX USA | 16 | 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 | 15 | 15 |
| 89 | Billy DuPree | TE | March 7, 1950 | 6'4" | 225 | Michigan St. | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | John Dutton | DT-DE | February 6, 1951 | 6'6" | 266 | Nebraska | Rapid City, SD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | John Fitzgerald | C | April 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 255 | Boston Col. | Southbridge, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Andy Frederick | T | July 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 257 | New Mexico | Oak Park, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 58 | Mike Hegman | LLB | January 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 227 | Alabama A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Tony Hill | WR | June 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 199 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 14 | Gary Hogeboom | QB | August 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Randy Hughes | DB | April 3, 1953 | 6'4" | 209 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Eric Hurt | DB | June 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 171 | San Jose St. | Compton, CA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Bruce Huther | LB | July 23, 1954 | 6'1" | 221 | New Hampshire | Paterson, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 86 | Butch Johnson | WR | May 28, 1954 | 6'1" | 187 | California-Riverside | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 72 | Too Jones | LDE | February 23, 1951 | 6'9" | 271 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | James Jones | KR | December 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 200 | Mississippi St. | Starkville, MS 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 |
| 34 | Aaron Mitchell | RCB | December 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 196 | Morris Brown | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 44 | Robert Newhouse | FB | January 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 209 | Houston | Longview, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
| 30 | Timmy Newsome | RB | May 17, 1958 | 6'1" | 232 | Winston-Salem St. | Ahoskie, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 88 | Drew Pearson | WR | January 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 184 | Tulsa | South River, NJ USA | 16 | 15 |
| 26 | Preston Pearson | RB | January 17, 1945 | 6'1" | 205 | Illinois | Freeport, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 65 | Kurt Petersen | G | June 17, 1957 | 6'4" | 264 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | RG | August 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Penn St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Bill Roe | LB | February 6, 1958 | 6'3" | 233 | Colorado | South Bend, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Jay Saldi | TE | October 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 225 | South Carolina | White Plains, NY USA | 16 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 52 | Robert Shaw | C | October 15, 1956 | 6'4" | 245 | Tennessee | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 2 |
| 46 | Roland Solomon | DB | February 6, 1956 | 6'0" | 193 | Utah | Fort Worth, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Ron Springs | FB | November 4, 1956 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Williamsburg, VA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 77 | Bruce Thornton | DE-DT | February 14, 1958 | 6'5" | 263 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 32 | Dennis Thurman | FS | April 13, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Charlie Waters | SS | September 10, 1948 | 6'1" | 193 | Clemson | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Norm Wells | DT | September 8, 1957 | 6'5" | 261 | Northwestern | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 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 | 16 |
| 45 | Steve Wilson | LCB | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | Howard | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 11 |
