1981 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: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1981 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1981 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1981 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 1-1.

The Cowboys piled up points with 367 points, and the defense conceded 277. Tony Dorsett powered the ground game, running for a 1,646 yards for Dallas.

Danny White threw for 3,098 yards. Tony Hill hauled in 46 passes for 953 yards. Drew Pearson contributed to the receiving game, too.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 53 turnovers. Everson Walls intercepted 11 errant tosses from the opposition.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1981 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Conference Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
31Benny BarnesDBMarch 3, 19516'1"190StanfordLufkin, TX USA161
76Larry BetheaDT-DEJuly 21, 19566'2"251Michigan St.Florence, SC USA160
53Bob BreunigMLBJuly 4, 19536'2"226Arizona St.Inglewood, CA USA1616
59Guy BrownLLBJune 1, 19556'4"223HoustonPalestine, TX USA166
18Glenn CaranoQBNovember 18, 19556'3"201UNLVSan Pedro, CA USA51
61Jim CooperRTSeptember 28, 19556'5"262TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA1616
84Doug CosbieTEMarch 27, 19566'6"236Holy CrossPalo Alto, CA USA160
51Anthony DickersonLBJune 9, 19576'2"220SMUTexas City, TX USA160
83Doug DonleyWRFebruary 6, 19596'0"175Ohio St.Cambridge, OH USA110
67Pat DonovanLTJuly 1, 19536'5"253StanfordHelena, MT USA1616
33Tony DorsettRBApril 7, 19545'11"192PittsburghRochester, PA USA1616
26Michael DownsFSJune 9, 19596'3"205RiceDallas, TX USA1515
89Billy DuPreeTEMarch 7, 19506'4"225Michigan St.Monroe, LA USA1615
78John DuttonLDTFebruary 6, 19516'6"266NebraskaRapid City, SD USA1616
27Ron FellowsDBNovember 7, 19586'0"178MissouriSouth Bend, IN USA160
71Andy FrederickTJuly 25, 19546'6"257New MexicoOak Park, IL USA160
58Mike HegmanLLBJanuary 17, 19536'1"227Alabama A&MMemphis, TN USA1110
80Tony HillWRJune 23, 19566'2"199StanfordSan Diego, CA USA169
14Gary HogeboomQBAugust 21, 19586'4"205Central MichiganGrand Rapids, MI USA10
86Butch JohnsonWRMay 28, 19546'1"187California-RiversideLos Angeles, CA USA167
72Too JonesLDEFebruary 23, 19516'9"271Tennessee St.Jackson, TN USA1616
23James JonesKRDecember 6, 19585'10"200Mississippi St.Starkville, MS USA160
57Angelo KingLBFebruary 10, 19586'1"224South Carolina St.Columbia, SC USA150
50D.D. LewisRLBOctober 16, 19456'1"225Mississippi St.Knoxville, TN USA1616
79Harvey MartinRDENovember 16, 19506'5"260Texas A&M-CommerceDallas, TX USA1616
44Robert NewhouseRBJanuary 9, 19505'10"209HoustonLongview, TX USA160
30Timmy NewsomeRBMay 17, 19586'1"232Winston-Salem St.Ahoskie, NC USA150
88Drew PearsonWRJanuary 12, 19516'0"184TulsaSouth River, NJ USA1616
65Kurt PetersenRGJune 17, 19576'4"264MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1614
64Tom RaffertyCAugust 2, 19546'3"256Penn St.Syracuse, NY USA1615
70Howard RichardsG-TAugust 7, 19596'6"263MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA160
87Jay SaldiTEOctober 8, 19546'3"225South CarolinaWhite Plains, NY USA165
68Herbert ScottLGJanuary 18, 19536'2"254Virginia UnionVirginia Beach, VA USA1616
1Rafael SeptienKDecember 12, 19535'10"176La-LafayetteMexico City, Mexico160
52Robert ShawCOctober 15, 19566'4"245TennesseeTuscaloosa, AL USA33
60Don SmerekDT-DEDecember 20, 19576'7"255Nevada-RenoWaterford, MI USA20
55Danny SpradlinLBMarch 3, 19596'1"235TennesseeDetroit, MI USA160
20Ron SpringsFBNovember 4, 19566'0"213Ohio St.Williamsburg, VA USA1613
77Bruce ThorntonDE-DTFebruary 14, 19586'5"263IllinoisDetroit, MI USA120
32Dennis ThurmanRCBApril 13, 19565'11"176USCLos Angeles, CA USA1616
63Glen TitensorG-CFebruary 21, 19586'4"263UCLABellflower, GA USA160
24Everson WallsLCBDecember 28, 19596'1"194Grambling St.Dallas, TX USA1612
41Charlie WatersSSSeptember 10, 19486'1"193ClemsonMiami, FL USA1616
54Randy WhiteRDTJanuary 15, 19536'4"257MarylandPittsburgh, PA USA1616
11Danny WhitePFebruary 9, 19526'2"193Arizona St.Mesa, AZ USA1615
45Steve WilsonDBAugust 24, 19575'10"195HowardLos Angeles, CA USA164
73Steve WrightT-G-TEApril 8, 19596'6"271Northern IowaSt. Louis, MO USA160



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