2008 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wade Phillips (9-7)
Location: Dallas, Texas
2008 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wade Phillips (9-7)
Location: Dallas, Texas
2008 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cowboys scored 362 points, but the defensive squad yielded 365. Tony Romo triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,448 yards. Jason Witten paced all receivers, hauling in 81 passes, while Terrell Owens accumulated 1,052 receiving yards.
Marion Barber ran for a team-best 885 yards for Dallas.
Terence Newman intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. DeMarcus Ware topped pass rushers with 20 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 58 sacks.
Wade Phillips coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Flozell Adams | LT | May 18, 1975 | 6'7" | 335 | Michigan St. | Bellwood, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Deon Anderson | FB | January 27, 1983 | 5'10" | 248 | Connecticut | Providence, RI USA | 14 | 5 |
| 19 | Miles Austin | KR | June 30, 1984 | 6'3" | 215 | Monmouth | Summitt, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Alan Ball | CB | March 29, 1985 | 6'1" | 176 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Marion Barber | RB | June 10, 1983 | 5'11" | 221 | Minnesota | Plymouth, MN USA | 15 | 13 |
| 35 | Tra Battle | S | January 5, 1985 | 5'10" | 177 | Georgia | Forsyth, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | Martellus Bennett | TE | March 10, 1987 | 6'7" | 248 | Texas A&M | San Diego County, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 67 | Joe Berger | OG | May 25, 1982 | 6'5" | 303 | Michigan Tech | Fremont, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Brooks Bollinger | QB | November 15, 1979 | 6'1" | 205 | Wisconsin | Grand Forks, ND USA | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Stephen Bowen | DE | March 28, 1984 | 6'5" | 300 | Hofstra | Wheatley Heights, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Courtney Brown | DB | February 10, 1984 | 6'1" | 205 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 57 | Kevin Burnett | LB | December 24, 1982 | 6'3" | 237 | Tennessee | Englewood, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 99 | Chris Canty | RDE | November 10, 1982 | 6'7" | 286 | Virginia | Bronx, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Bobby Carpenter | LB | August 1, 1983 | 6'3" | 255 | Ohio St. | Lancaster, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Tashard Choice | RB | November 20, 1984 | 5'9" | 210 | Oklahoma | Lovejoy, GA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 30 | Alonzo Coleman | RB | January 27, 1984 | 5'10" | 204 | Hampton | South Boston, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Marc Colombo | RT | October 8, 1978 | 6'7" | 320 | Boston Col. | Bridgewater, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Patrick Crayton | WR | April 7, 1979 | 6'0" | 205 | NW Oklahoma St. | De Soto, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 89 | Tony Curtis | TE | November 11, 1983 | 6'5" | 265 | Portland St. | Seaside, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 29 | Keith Davis | SS | December 30, 1978 | 5'10" | 193 | Sam Houston St. | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 70 | Leonard Davis | RG | September 5, 1978 | 6'6" | 375 | Texas | Wortham, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Greg Ellis | LLB | August 14, 1975 | 6'6" | 271 | North Carolina | Wendell, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | Nick Folk | K | November 5, 1984 | 6'2" | 211 | Arizona | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Andre Gurode | C | March 6, 1978 | 6'4" | 314 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Ken Hamlin | FS | January 20, 1981 | 6'2" | 209 | Arkansas | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Jason Hatcher | DE | July 13, 1982 | 6'7" | 285 | Grambling St. | Alexandria, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | Anthony Henry | RCB | November 3, 1976 | 6'1" | 205 | South Florida | Fort Myers, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 64 | Montrae Holland | G | May 21, 1980 | 6'2" | 322 | Florida St. | Jefferson, TX USA | 7 | 2 |
| 17 | Sam Hurd | WR | April 24, 1985 | 6'2" | 187 | Northern Illinois | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Bradie James | LILB | January 17, 1981 | 6'2" | 243 | LSU | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Mike Jenkins | DB | March 22, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | South Florida | Neuenberg, West Germany | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | QB | September 13, 1968 | 6'5" | 226 | Florida St. | Marietta, GA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 95 | Tank Johnson | DT | December 7, 1981 | 6'3" | 300 | Washington | Chandler, AZ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | Adam Jones | LCB | September 30, 1983 | 5'11" | 187 | West Virginia | College Park, GA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 28 | Felix Jones | RB | May 8, 1987 | 6'0" | 200 | Arkansas | Tulsa, OK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 63 | Kyle Kosier | G | January 27, 1978 | 6'5" | 305 | Arizona St. | Peoria, AZ USA | 3 | 3 |
| 91 | L.P. Ladouceur | LONG | March 13, 1981 | 6'4" | 257 | California | Montreal, QC Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | Mat McBriar | P | July 8, 1979 | 6'1" | 210 | Hawaii | Melbourne, Australia | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | Pat McQuistan | OT | April 30, 1983 | 6'6" | 315 | Weber St. | Lebanon, OR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Terence Newman | LCB | September 4, 1978 | 5'11" | 188 | Kansas St. | Salina, KS USA | 10 | 10 |
| 53 | Steve Octavien | LB | November 25, 1984 | 6'0" | 238 | Nebraska | Naples, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Terrell Owens | WR | December 7, 1973 | 6'3" | 226 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Alexander City, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 2 | Sam Paulescu | P | April 18, 1984 | 6'0" | 194 | Oregon St. | Bell, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 52 | Carlos Polk | LB | February 22, 1977 | 6'2" | 250 | Nebraska | Memphis, TN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 71 | Cory Procter | LG | October 18, 1982 | 6'4" | 305 | Montana | Missoula, MT USA | 16 | 11 |
| 90 | Jay Ratliff | NT | August 29, 1981 | 6'4" | 293 | Auburn | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Justin Rogers | LB | August 31, 1983 | 6'3" | 252 | SMU | Penngrove, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | Tony Romo | QB | April 21, 1980 | 6'2" | 219 | East. Illinois | San Diego, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 32 | Orlando Scandrick | DB | January 31, 1985 | 5'10" | 192 | Boise St. | Los Alamitos, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 96 | Marcus Spears | LDE | March 8, 1983 | 6'4" | 298 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 93 | Anthony Spencer | LB | January 23, 1984 | 6'3" | 261 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 86 | Isaiah Stanback | WR | August 16, 1984 | 6'3" | 216 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 8 | 0 |
| Marcus Thomas | RB | May 28, 1984 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas-El Paso | Phoenix, AZ USA | 2 | 0 | |
| 55 | Zach Thomas | RILB | September 1, 1973 | 5'11" | 230 | Texas Tech | Pampa, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 94 | DeMarcus Ware | RLB | July 31, 1982 | 6'4" | 247 | Troy | Auburn, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Pat Watkins | S | December 18, 1982 | 6'4" | 200 | Florida St. | Tallahassee, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Roy Williams | WR | December 20, 1981 | 6'4" | 210 | Texas | Odessa, TX USA | 10 | 7 |
| 38 | Roy Williams | DB | August 14, 1980 | 6'0" | 235 | Oklahoma | Redwood City, CA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 82 | Jason Witten | TE | May 6, 1982 | 6'5" | 257 | Tennessee | Elizabethton, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
