1972 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
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 Roster
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
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:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Toni Fritsch	36	36	100.0	36	21	58.3	99
Totals	36	36	100.0	36	21	58.3	99

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
Cliff Harris	19	78	4.1	21
Charlie Waters	9	56	6.2	17
Totals	28	134	4.8	21

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cliff Harris	26	615	23.7	44
Robert Newhouse	18	382	21.2	30
Bill Thomas	2	50	25.0	30
Charlie Waters	2	18	9.0	18
Mike Montgomery	1	15	15.0	15
Jean Fugett	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	50	1080	21.6	44

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
Cliff Harris		0	4	3	13	0
Ralph Neely			0	2	0	0
Walt Garrison			6	2	0	0
Jean Fugett			0	2	0	0
John Niland			0	2	1	1
Mark Washington			0	2	0	0
Chuck Howley		0	0	2	0	0
Mike Montgomery			1	1	54	1
Dave Edwards			0	1	10	0
John Babinecz			0	1	0	0
Jethro Pugh			0	1	0	0
Herb Adderley			0	1	5	0
Craig Morton			4	1	0	0
Mel Renfro		0	0	1	3	0
Larry Cole			0	1	0	0
Lee Roy Jordan		0	0	1	0	0
Dave Manders			0	1	0	0
Bob Lilly			0	1	0	0
Pat Toomay			0	1	0	0
Calvin Hill			7	0	0	0
Ron Sellers			1	0	0	0
Robert Newhouse			1	0	0	0
Bob Hayes			1	0	0	0
Roger Staubach			1	0	0	0
D.D. Lewis		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	27	27	86	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
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