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.

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