1988 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tom Landry (3-13)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1988 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 3-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tom Landry (3-13)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1988 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
Dallas chalked up 265 points, while the leaky defense allowed 381. Steve Pelluer threw for 3,139 yards. Ray Alexander hauled in 54 passes for 788 yards. Herschel Walker, Michael Irvin and Kelvin Martin each were targeted regularly as well.
Herschel Walker ran for a team-best 1,514 yards for the Cowboys.
Michael Downs, Robert Williams and Everson Walls each seized 2 opponent throws. Garry Cobb and Danny Noonan each sacked quarterbacks 7.5 times, topping a defense credited with 46 sacks.
Tom Landry coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Vince Albritton | S | July 23, 1962 | 6'2" | 215 | Washington | Oakland, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Ray Alexander | WR | January 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 195 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 40 | Bill Bates | SS | June 6, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Kevin Brooks | LDT | February 9, 1963 | 6'6" | 277 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 14 |
| 62 | Bob Brotzki | OT | December 24, 1962 | 6'5" | 281 | Syracuse | Sandusky, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | Cornell Burbage | WR | February 22, 1965 | 5'10" | 186 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 57 | Ron Burton | LLB | May 2, 1964 | 6'1" | 250 | North Carolina | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 89 | Thornton Chandler | TE | November 27, 1963 | 6'5" | 243 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 42 | Darryl Clack | KR | October 29, 1963 | 5'10" | 219 | Arizona St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 59 | Garry Cobb | RLB | March 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Carthage, NC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 84 | Doug Cosbie | TE | March 27, 1956 | 6'6" | 236 | Holy Cross | Palo Alto, CA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 55 | Steve DeOssie | LB | November 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 248 | Boston Col. | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | Michael Downs | FS | June 9, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Rice | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Kelvin Edwards | WR | July 19, 1964 | 6'2" | 202 | Liberty | Birmingham, AL USA | 8 | 2 |
| 85 | Steve Folsom | TE | March 21, 1958 | 6'5" | 235 | Long Beach St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 46 | Todd Fowler | TE | June 9, 1962 | 6'3" | 221 | S.F. Austin | Van, TX USA | 16 | 6 |
| 38 | Ron Francis | DB | April 7, 1964 | 5'9" | 201 | Baylor | La Marque, TX USA | 13 | 2 |
| 80 | Everett Gay | WR | October 23, 1964 | 6'2" | 209 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Kevin Gogan | RT | November 2, 1964 | 6'7" | 317 | Washington | Pacifica, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 45 | Manny Hendrix | CB | October 20, 1964 | 5'10" | 180 | Utah | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Mark Higgs | RB | April 11, 1966 | 5'7" | 199 | Kentucky | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Michael Irvin | WR | March 5, 1966 | 6'2" | 207 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 53 | Garth Jax | LB | September 16, 1963 | 6'2" | 250 | Florida St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | RDE | April 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 274 | Arizona St. | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 15 |
| 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 |
| 56 | Eugene Lockhart | MLB | March 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 234 | Houston | Crockett, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Kelvin Martin | PR | May 14, 1965 | 5'9" | 163 | Boston Col. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 30 | Timmy Newsome | FB | May 17, 1958 | 6'1" | 232 | Winston-Salem St. | Ahoskie, NC USA | 9 | 8 |
| 61 | Nate Newton | LG | December 20, 1961 | 6'3" | 318 | Florida A&M | Orlando, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 73 | Danny Noonan | RDT | July 14, 1965 | 6'4" | 270 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Ken Norton | LB | September 29, 1966 | 6'2" | 254 | UCLA | Lincoln, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Paul Oswald | OG | April 9, 1964 | 6'3" | 273 | Kansas | Topeka, KS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Billy Owens | S | December 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 207 | Pittsburgh | Syracuse, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Steve Pelluer | QB | July 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 209 | Washington | Yakima, WA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | C | August 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Penn St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 15 | 13 |
| 9 | Roger Ruzek | K | December 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Weber St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Mike Saxon | P | July 10, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | San Diego St. | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Sean Scott | LB | April 10, 1966 | 6'1" | 226 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Victor Scott | S | June 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado | East St. Louis, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Daryle Smith | T | January 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 277 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 14 | 4 |
| 19 | Kevin Sweeney | QB | November 16, 1963 | 6'0" | 191 | Fresno St. | Bozeman, MT USA | 3 | 2 |
| 63 | Glen Titensor | G | February 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 263 | UCLA | Bellflower, GA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei | T | March 31, 1960 | 6'5" | 302 | UCLA | Nanakuli, HI USA | 5 | 4 |
| 95 | Mark Walen | DT | March 10, 1963 | 6'5" | 265 | UCLA | San Francisco, CA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 34 | Herschel Walker | RB | March 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Wrightsville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Everson Walls | LCB | December 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 194 | Grambling St. | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Randy White | DT | January 15, 1953 | 6'4" | 257 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 65 | Bob White | C | April 9, 1963 | 6'5" | 272 | Rhode Island | Fitchburg, MA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Danny White | QB | February 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 193 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | Dave Widell | LT | May 14, 1965 | 6'7" | 303 | Boston Col. | Hartford, CT USA | 14 | 9 |
| 23 | Robert Williams | RCB | October 2, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | Baylor | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 41 | Charles Wright | CB | April 5, 1964 | 5'9" | 178 | Tulsa | Carthage, MO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Luis Zendejas | K | October 22, 1961 | 5'9" | 175 | Arizona St. | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Jeff Zimmerman | OG | January 10, 1963 | 6'3" | 320 | Florida | Enid, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
