1976 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (11-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1976 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Dallas racked up 296 points, while the rigid defensive squad surrendered 194. Doug Dennison ran for a team-best 542 yards for the Cowboys, while Robert Newhouse and Scott Laidlaw also buoyed the ground attack.
Roger Staubach passed for 2,715 yards. Drew Pearson hauled in 58 passes for 806 yards. Billy DuPree was targeted regularly, too.
Mark Washington intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1976 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Roger Staubach | 369 | 208 | 56.4 | 2715 | 7.4 | 14 | 3.8 | 11 | 3.0 | 53 | 29 | 215 | 79.9 | Danny White | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 213 | 10.6 | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 56 | 1 | 15 | 94.4 | Drew Pearson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
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| Totals | 390 | 222 | 56.9 | 2967 | 7.6 | 17 | 4.4 | 13 | 3.3 | 56 | 30 | 230 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Doug Dennison | 153 | 542 | 3.5 | 14 | 6 | Robert Newhouse | 116 | 450 | 3.9 | 24 | 3 | Scott Laidlaw | 94 | 424 | 4.5 | 28 | 3 | Preston Pearson | 68 | 233 | 3.4 | 21 | 1 | Charley Young | 48 | 208 | 4.3 | 24 | 0 | Roger Staubach | 43 | 184 | 4.3 | 18 | 3 | Billy DuPree | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 13 | 0 | Drew Pearson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | Jay Saldi | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | Danny White | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 538 | 2147 | 4.0 | 28 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Drew Pearson | 58 | 806 | 13.9 | 40 | 6 | Billy DuPree | 42 | 680 | 16.2 | 38 | 2 | Scott Laidlaw | 38 | 325 | 8.6 | 26 | 1 | Preston Pearson | 23 | 316 | 13.7 | 30 | 2 | Golden Richards | 19 | 414 | 21.8 | 56 | 3 | Robert Newhouse | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 | Charley Young | 11 | 134 | 12.2 | 25 | 1 | Doug Dennison | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 33 | 0 | Butch Johnson | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 43 | 2 | Benny Barnes | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | Jay Saldi | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Beasley Reece | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 222 | 2967 | 13.4 | 56 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Efren Herrera | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 23 | 18 | 78.3 | 88 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 23 | 18 | 78.3 | 88 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Danny White | 70 | 2690 | 38.4 | 54 | Efren Herrera | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 72 | 2739 | 38.0 | 54 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Butch Johnson | 28 | 693 | 24.8 | 74 | 0 | Jim Jensen | 13 | 313 | 24.1 | 35 | 0 | Jay Saldi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 1015 | 24.2 | 74 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mark Washington | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 22 | 0 | Cliff Harris | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 29 | 0 | Mel Renfro | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 | Charlie Waters | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | Benny Barnes | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | Harvey Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Randy Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Bob Breunig | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Waters | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew Pearson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Butch Johnson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randy Hughes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randy White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Fitzgerald | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Cole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D.D. Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Hegman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charley Young | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roger Staubach | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Preston Pearson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Doug Dennison | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Too Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lee Roy Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scott Laidlaw | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy DuPree | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Beasley Reece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robert Newhouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 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 | Efren Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 88 | Drew Pearson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Doug Dennison | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Scott Laidlaw | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Robert Newhouse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Preston Pearson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Golden Richards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Roger Staubach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Butch Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Billy DuPree | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Charley Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Aaron Kyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Thomas Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 296 |
