1972 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (10-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1972 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Cowboys ran up 319 points, and the defense allowed 240. Calvin Hill carried the ball for a team-best 1,036 yards for Dallas, and Walt Garrison also contributed to the rushing attack.
Craig Morton threw for 2,396 yards. Calvin Hill hauled in 43 passes, while Ron Sellers accumulated 653 receiving yards. Walt Garrison provided receiving help, too.
Charlie Waters intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1972 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Craig Morton | 339 | 185 | 54.6 | 2396 | 7.1 | 15 | 4.4 | 21 | 6.2 | 46 | 23 | 179 | 65.9 | Roger Staubach | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 98 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 21 | 8 | 59 | 20.4 | Calvin Hill | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 121.5 | Mike Montgomery | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 | Dan Reeves | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 367 | 196 | 53.4 | 2580 | 7.0 | 16 | 4.4 | 23 | 6.3 | 55 | 31 | 238 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Calvin Hill | 245 | 1036 | 4.2 | 26 | 6 | Walt Garrison | 167 | 784 | 4.7 | 41 | 7 | Robert Newhouse | 28 | 116 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 | Mike Montgomery | 35 | 81 | 2.3 | 10 | 1 | Roger Staubach | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 | Craig Morton | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 12 | 2 | Dan Reeves | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 | Ralph Neely | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Bob Hayes | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | Lance Alworth | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Jean Fugett | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 499 | 2124 | 4.3 | 41 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Calvin Hill | 43 | 364 | 8.5 | 33 | 3 | Walt Garrison | 37 | 390 | 10.5 | 26 | 3 | Ron Sellers | 31 | 653 | 21.1 | 55 | 5 | Billy Parks | 18 | 298 | 16.6 | 38 | 1 | Mike Ditka | 17 | 198 | 11.6 | 26 | 1 | Bob Hayes | 15 | 200 | 13.3 | 29 | 0 | Lance Alworth | 15 | 195 | 13.0 | 30 | 2 | Mike Montgomery | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 46 | 1 | Jean Fugett | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 29 | 0 | Billy Truax | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 18 | 0 | Robert Newhouse | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 196 | 2580 | 13.2 | 55 | 16 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Marv Bateman | 51 | 1949 | 38.2 | 61 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 1949 | 38.2 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Cliff Harris | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 | Charlie Waters | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 28 | 134 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Cliff Harris | 26 | 615 | 23.7 | 44 | 0 | Robert Newhouse | 18 | 382 | 21.2 | 30 | 0 | Bill Thomas | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | Charlie Waters | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | Mike Montgomery | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Jean Fugett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 1080 | 21.6 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Charlie Waters | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 56 | 1 | Cliff Harris | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 | Lee Roy Jordan | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | Cornell Green | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | D.D. Lewis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Chuck Howley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 213 | 13.3 | 56 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Cliff Harris | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Ralph Neely | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Walt Garrison | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jean Fugett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Niland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Mark Washington | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 0 | Dave Edwards | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | John Babinecz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jethro Pugh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Herb Adderley | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Craig Morton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mel Renfro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Larry Cole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lee Roy Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Manders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Lilly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Toomay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Calvin Hill | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Sellers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robert Newhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roger Staubach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D.D. Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 86 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Toni Fritsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 99 | Walt Garrison | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Calvin Hill | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Ron Sellers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Mike Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Craig Morton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Lance Alworth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | John Niland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Robert Newhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Billy Parks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mike Ditka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mark Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 317 |
