1986 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tom Landry (7-9)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1986 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tom Landry (7-9)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1986 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
Dallas racked up 346 points, while the defense conceded 337. Steve Pelluer threw for 2,727 yards. Herschel Walker hauled in 76 passes for 837 yards. Mike Sherrard and Tony Hill were targeted regularly also.
Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 748 yards for the Cowboys, and Herschel Walker additionally aided the ground game.
Michael Downs intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Jim Jeffcoat topped the defensive unit with 14 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 53 sacks.
Tom Landry coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Vince Albritton | DB | July 23, 1962 | 6'2" | 215 | Washington | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 66 | Jesse Baker | DE | July 10, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Jacksonville St. | Conyers, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Brian Baldinger | G-T-C | January 7, 1960 | 6'4" | 278 | Duke | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Gordon Banks | PR | March 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 40 | Bill Bates | SS | June 6, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 99 | Kevin Brooks | DT-DE | February 9, 1963 | 6'6" | 277 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 85 | Thornton Chandler | TE | November 27, 1963 | 6'5" | 243 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 42 | Darryl Clack | RB | October 29, 1963 | 5'10" | 219 | Arizona St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Reggie Collier | QB | May 14, 1961 | 6'3" | 207 | Southern Miss | Biloxi, MS USA | 4 | 1 |
| 61 | Jim Cooper | RT | September 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 262 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 9 |
| 84 | Doug Cosbie | TE | March 27, 1956 | 6'6" | 236 | Holy Cross | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 55 | Steve DeOssie | LB | November 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 248 | Boston Col. | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Tony Dorsett | RB | April 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Rochester, PA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 26 | Michael Downs | FS | June 9, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Rice | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | John Dutton | LDT | February 6, 1951 | 6'6" | 266 | Nebraska | Rapid City, SD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Ron Fellows | RCB | November 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 178 | Missouri | South Bend, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Todd Fowler | TE | June 9, 1962 | 6'3" | 221 | S.F. Austin | Van, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Cornell Gowdy | DB | October 2, 1963 | 6'1" | 196 | Morgan St. | Washington, DC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Hegman | LLB | January 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 227 | Alabama A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Manny Hendrix | DB | October 20, 1964 | 5'10" | 180 | Utah | Phoenix, AZ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 80 | Tony Hill | WR | June 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 199 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Johnny Holloway | DB | November 8, 1963 | 5'11" | 181 | Northwestern | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Garth Jax | LB | September 16, 1963 | 6'2" | 250 | Florida St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | RDE | April 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 274 | Arizona St. | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Too Jones | LDE | February 23, 1951 | 6'9" | 271 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Crawford Ker | RG | May 5, 1962 | 6'3" | 288 | Florida | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Robert Lavette | KR | September 8, 1963 | 5'11" | 190 | Georgia Tech | Cartersville, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Eugene Lockhart | MLB | March 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 234 | Houston | Crockett, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Paul McDonald | QB | February 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | USC | Montebello, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Timmy Newsome | FB | May 17, 1958 | 6'1" | 232 | Winston-Salem St. | Ahoskie, NC USA | 16 | 12 |
| 67 | Nate Newton | G-T | December 20, 1961 | 6'3" | 318 | Florida A&M | Orlando, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 76 | Bob Otto | DE | December 16, 1962 | 6'6" | 251 | Idaho St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Steve Pelluer | QB | July 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 209 | Washington | Yakima, WA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 59 | Jesse Penn | LB | September 6, 1962 | 6'3" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Martinsville, VA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 73 | Kurt Ploeger | DE-DT | December 1, 1962 | 6'5" | 259 | Gustavus Adolphus | Iowa Falls, IA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Karl Powe | WR | January 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 175 | Alabama St. | Mobile, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Phil Pozderac | RT | December 19, 1959 | 6'9" | 277 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 10 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | C | August 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Penn St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Mike Renfro | WR | June 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 184 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 6 |
| 70 | Howard Richards | G | August 7, 1959 | 6'6" | 263 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 2 |
| 50 | Jeff Rohrer | RLB | December 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 228 | Yale | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Mike Saxon | P | July 10, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | San Diego St. | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Victor Scott | DB | June 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado | East St. Louis, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Rafael Septien | K | December 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | La-Lafayette | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Mike Sherrard | WR | June 21, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 60 | Don Smerek | DT-DE | December 20, 1957 | 6'7" | 255 | Nevada-Reno | Waterford, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 63 | Glen Titensor | LG | February 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 263 | UCLA | Bellflower, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei | LT | March 31, 1960 | 6'5" | 302 | UCLA | Nanakuli, HI USA | 16 | 11 |
| 34 | Herschel Walker | RB | March 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Wrightsville, GA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 24 | Everson Walls | LCB | December 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 194 | Grambling St. | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Randy White | RDT | January 15, 1953 | 6'4" | 257 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Danny White | QB | February 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 193 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 7 | 6 |
