1979 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (11-5)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1979 Dallas Cowboys RosterTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (11-5)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1979 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1979 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 | 461 | 267 | 57.9 | 3586 | 7.8 | 27 | 5.9 | 11 | 2.4 | 75 | 36 | 240 | 92.3 | Danny White | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 267 | 6.8 | 1 | 2.6 | 2 | 5.1 | 45 | 4 | 46 | 58.4 | Ron Springs | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 111.1 |
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| Totals | 503 | 287 | 57.1 | 3883 | 7.7 | 29 | 5.8 | 13 | 2.6 | 75 | 41 | 290 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tony Dorsett | 250 | 1107 | 4.4 | 41 | 6 | Robert Newhouse | 124 | 449 | 3.6 | 21 | 3 | Ron Springs | 67 | 248 | 3.7 | 15 | 2 | Scott Laidlaw | 69 | 236 | 3.4 | 15 | 3 | Roger Staubach | 37 | 172 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 | Larry Brinson | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 | Drew Pearson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 | Danny White | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | Billy DuPree | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 | Tony Hill | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | Preston Pearson | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 11 | 1 | Butch Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | Jay Saldi | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 578 | 2375 | 4.1 | 41 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tony Hill | 60 | 1062 | 17.7 | 75 | 10 | Drew Pearson | 55 | 1026 | 18.7 | 56 | 8 | Tony Dorsett | 45 | 375 | 8.3 | 32 | 1 | Billy DuPree | 29 | 324 | 11.2 | 33 | 5 | Preston Pearson | 26 | 333 | 12.8 | 26 | 1 | Ron Springs | 25 | 251 | 10.0 | 27 | 1 | Jay Saldi | 14 | 181 | 12.9 | 23 | 1 | Scott Laidlaw | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 | Robert Newhouse | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 21 | 1 | Butch Johnson | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 28 | 1 | Doug Cosbie | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 | Steve Wilson | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 45 | 0 |
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| Totals | 287 | 3883 | 13.5 | 75 | 29 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Danny White | 76 | 3168 | 41.7 | 73 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 76 | 3168 | 41.7 | 73 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Steve Wilson | 35 | 236 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 | Wade Manning | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 | Tony Hill | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 334 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ron Springs | 38 | 780 | 20.5 | 70 | 0 | Steve Wilson | 19 | 328 | 17.3 | 26 | 0 | Wade Manning | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 47 | 0 | Tony Hill | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | Larry Brinson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 | Bruce Huther | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Totals | 68 | 1316 | 19.4 | 70 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Randy Hughes | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 68 | 0 | Cliff Harris | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 | Benny Barnes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | D.D. Lewis | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | Aaron Kyle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Aaron Mitchell | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | Bruce Thornton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 13 | 193 | 14.8 | 68 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Roger Staubach | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benny Barnes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | Ron Springs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aaron Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cliff Harris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Dorsett | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randy White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy DuPree | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dennis Thurman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Rafferty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Donovan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randy Hughes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Cooper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Stalls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scott Laidlaw | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wade Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Brinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robert Shaw | 1 | 0 | -34 | 0 | 0 | Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robert Newhouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | -1 | 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 | Rafael Septien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 97 | Tony Hill | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Drew Pearson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Tony Dorsett | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Billy DuPree | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Robert Newhouse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Scott Laidlaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Ron Springs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Preston Pearson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Jay Saldi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Butch Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Benny Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Harvey Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 369 |
