1976 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
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 Roster
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
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:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Butch Johnson	45	489	10.9	55	0
Totals	45	489	10.9	55	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Butch Johnson	28	693	24.8	74
Jim Jensen	13	313	24.1	35
Jay Saldi	1	9	9.0	9
Totals	42	1015	24.2	74

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mark Washington	4	49	12.2	22
Cliff Harris	3	32	10.7	29
Mel Renfro	3	23	7.7	23
Charlie Waters	3	6	2.0	5
Benny Barnes	1	23	23.0	23
Harvey Martin	1	0	0.0	0
Randy Hughes	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	16	133	8.3	29

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FTD
Bob Breunig			0	3	0
Charlie Waters		0	1	2	0
Drew Pearson			1	2	1
Butch Johnson			5	2	0
Randy Hughes		0	0	2	0
Randy White			0	1	0
John Fitzgerald			0	1	0
Larry Cole			0	1	0
D.D. Lewis			0	1	0
Mike Hegman			0	1	0
Charley Young			1	1	0
Roger Staubach			4	1	0
Preston Pearson			1	1	0
Doug Dennison			3	1	0
Too Jones			0	1	0
Lee Roy Jordan			0	1	0
Scott Laidlaw			5	0	0
Billy DuPree			2	0	0
Beasley Reece			1	0	0
Robert Newhouse			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	22	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
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