1977 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (12-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1977 Dallas Cowboys RosterTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (12-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1977 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
Dallas kept the scoreboard humming with 345 points, while the defensive unit allowed 212. Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,007 yards for the Cowboys.
Roger Staubach tossed for 2,620 yards. Drew Pearson hauled in 48 passes for 870 yards. Preston Pearson provided receiving help also.
Cliff Harris picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1977 Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Roger Staubach | 361 | 210 | 58.2 | 2620 | 7.3 | 18 | 5.0 | 9 | 2.5 | 67 | 30 | 219 | 87.0 | Danny White | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 10.4 | Tony Dorsett | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 372 | 215 | 57.8 | 2689 | 7.2 | 18 | 4.8 | 10 | 2.7 | 67 | 33 | 246 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tony Dorsett | 208 | 1007 | 4.8 | 84 | 12 | Robert Newhouse | 180 | 721 | 4.0 | 29 | 3 | Preston Pearson | 89 | 341 | 3.8 | 22 | 1 | Roger Staubach | 51 | 171 | 3.4 | 33 | 3 | Doug Dennison | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 17 | 1 | Larry Brinson | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 20 | 1 | Drew Pearson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Scott Laidlaw | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | Billy DuPree | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | Danny White | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | Butch Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 564 | 2369 | 4.2 | 84 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Drew Pearson | 48 | 870 | 18.1 | 67 | 2 | Preston Pearson | 46 | 535 | 11.6 | 36 | 4 | Tony Dorsett | 29 | 273 | 9.4 | 23 | 1 | Billy DuPree | 28 | 347 | 12.4 | 23 | 3 | Golden Richards | 17 | 225 | 13.2 | 50 | 3 | Robert Newhouse | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 41 | 1 | Butch Johnson | 12 | 135 | 11.2 | 22 | 1 | Jay Saldi | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 23 | 2 | Scott Laidlaw | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 18 | 1 | Tony Hill | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 | Doug Dennison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
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| Totals | 215 | 2689 | 12.5 | 67 | 18 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Danny White | 80 | 3171 | 39.6 | 57 | Efren Herrera | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 82 | 3215 | 39.2 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Butch Johnson | 50 | 423 | 8.5 | 38 | 0 | Tony Hill | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 29 | 0 | Cliff Harris | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 61 | 545 | 8.9 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Butch Johnson | 22 | 536 | 24.4 | 64 | 0 | Larry Brinson | 17 | 409 | 24.1 | 41 | 0 | Tony Hill | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 29 | 0 | Doug Dennison | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | Thomas Henderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 1047 | 23.8 | 64 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Cliff Harris | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 | Thomas Henderson | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 79 | 1 | Charlie Waters | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | Mark Washington | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 | Mel Renfro | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 | Randy Hughes | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | D.D. Lewis | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | Bob Breunig | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Aaron Kyle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Mike Hegman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 21 | 229 | 10.9 | 79 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Roger Staubach | 8 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | Butch Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randy White | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harvey Martin | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Thomas Henderson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Fitzgerald | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Breunig | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Danny White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jay Saldi | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Robert Newhouse | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | D.D. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Hegman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Golden Richards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benny Barnes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew Pearson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Preston Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Brinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy DuPree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Rafferty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Dorsett | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 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 | 39 | 0 | 93 | Tony Dorsett | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | Preston Pearson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Robert Newhouse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Golden Richards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Billy DuPree | 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 | Jay Saldi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Drew Pearson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Thomas Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Butch Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Scott Laidlaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Doug Dennison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Larry Brinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345 |
