1978 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1978 Dallas Cowboys Roster
1978 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Cowboys moved the ball well, scoring 384 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 208. Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,325 yards for Dallas.

Roger Staubach tossed for 3,190 yards. Preston Pearson paced the receiving corps, hauling in 47 passes, while Tony Hill accumulated 823 receiving yards, while Tony Dorsett and Drew Pearson contributed to the receiving game as well.

Benny Barnes picked off 5 opponent throws.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1978 Dallas Cowboys lost in 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	413	231	55.9	3190	7.7	25	6.1	16	3.9	91	32	219	84.9
Danny White	34	20	58.8	215	6.3	0	0.0	1	2.9	35	1	10	65.2
Tony Dorsett	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Tony Hill	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	449	251	55.9	3405	7.6	25	5.6	17	3.8	91	33	229

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Dorsett	290	1325	4.6	63	7
Robert Newhouse	140	584	4.2	24	8
Scott Laidlaw	75	312	4.2	59	3
Roger Staubach	42	182	4.3	23	1
Preston Pearson	25	104	4.2	18	0
Larry Brinson	18	96	5.3	39	2
Doug Dennison	14	75	5.4	23	1
Alois Blackwell	9	37	4.1	13	0
Drew Pearson	3	29	9.7	33	0
Tony Hill	3	17	5.7	14	0
Billy DuPree	1	15	15.0	15	0
Danny White	5	7	1.4	4	0
Totals	625	2783	4.5	63	22

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Preston Pearson	47	526	11.2	34	0
Tony Hill	46	823	17.9	54	6
Drew Pearson	44	714	16.2	53	3
Tony Dorsett	37	378	10.2	91	2
Billy DuPree	34	509	15.0	38	9
Robert Newhouse	20	176	8.8	24	2
Butch Johnson	12	155	12.9	23	0
Scott Laidlaw	6	108	18.0	44	1
Jay Saldi	3	8	2.7	5	2
Doug Dennison	1	6	6.0	6	0
Golden Richards	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	251	3405	13.6	91	25

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rafael Septien	47	46	97.9	26	16	61.5	94
Totals	47	46	97.9	26	16	61.5	94

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Danny White	76	3076	40.5	56
Totals	76	3076	40.5	56

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Butch Johnson	51	401	7.9	23
Tony Hill	11	101	9.2	20
Dennis Thurman	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	63	502	8.0	23

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Butch Johnson	29	603	20.8	56
Larry Brinson	6	93	15.5	31
Alois Blackwell	3	70	23.3	31
Doug Dennison	3	63	21.0	24
Dennis Thurman	3	42	14.0	20
Randy White	1	15	15.0	15
Burton Lawless	1	10	10.0	10
Jay Saldi	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	47	896	19.1	56

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Benny Barnes	5	72	14.4	38
Charlie Waters	4	61	15.2	22
Cliff Harris	4	26	6.5	23
Aaron Kyle	3	20	6.7	17
Randy Hughes	2	80	40.0	56
Dennis Thurman	2	35	17.5	23
Larry Cole	1	13	13.0	13
Harvey Martin	1	7	7.0	7
Bob Breunig	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	23	316	13.7	56

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Tony Dorsett			12	4	54	1
Roger Staubach			5	2	-2
Aaron Kyle		0	0	2	0	0
Mike Hegman			0	2	0	0
Scott Laidlaw			3	2	0
Cliff Harris		0	0	2	17	0
Dennis Thurman		0	2	2	0	0
Benny Barnes		0	0	2	14	0
Danny White			2	2	-8	0
Bob Breunig		0	0	1	0	0
Butch Johnson			5	1	0	0
Mark Washington			0	1	0	0
Thomas Henderson			0	1	0	0
Jethro Pugh			0	1	0	0
John Fitzgerald			1	1	0	0
Rayfield Wright			0	1	0	0
Andy Frederick			0	1	0	0
Randy Hughes		0	0	1	0	0
Larry Brinson			1	0	0
Tony Hill			1	0	0
Robert Newhouse			1	0	0
Billy DuPree			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	36	29	75	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rafael Septien									16	46	0			94
Tony Dorsett	7	2					1		0	0	0			60
Robert Newhouse	8	2							0	0	0			60
Billy DuPree	0	9							0	0	0			54
Tony Hill	0	6	0						0	0	0			36
Scott Laidlaw	3	1							0	0	0			24
Drew Pearson	0	3							0	0	0			18
Larry Brinson	2			0					0	0	0			12
Jay Saldi		2		0					0	0	0			12
Roger Staubach	1								0	0	0			6
Doug Dennison	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Charlie Waters						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	22	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	46	0	0	1	384