1983 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1983 Dallas Cowboys Roster
1983 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Cowboys moved the ball well, scoring 479 points, and the defensive squad allowed 360. Danny White led the charge, passing for 3,980 yards. Ron Springs hauled in 73 passes, while Tony Hill accumulated 801 receiving yards.

Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,321 yards for Dallas.

The larcenous defense created 48 turnovers. Dennis Thurman intercepted 6 opponent throws. Randy White topped the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 57 sacks.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1983 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Wild Card.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Danny White	533	334	62.7	3980	7.5	29	5.4	23	4.3	80	37	314	85.6
Gary Hogeboom	17	11	64.7	161	9.5	1	5.9	1	5.9	24	0	0	90.6
Ron Springs	2	1	50.0	15	7.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	15	0	0	114.6
Tony Dorsett	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Drew Pearson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	554	346	62.5	4156	7.5	31	5.6	25	4.5	80	37	314

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Dorsett	289	1321	4.6	77	8
Ron Springs	149	541	3.6	19	7
Timmy Newsome	44	185	4.2	20	2
Robert Newhouse	9	34	3.8	8	0
Danny White	18	31	1.7	22	4
Drew Pearson	2	13	6.5	10	0
Tony Hill	1	2	2.0	3	0
Butch Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Gary Hogeboom	6	-10	-1.7	-1	0
Totals	519	2117	4.1	77	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Springs	73	589	8.1	80	1
Tony Hill	49	801	16.3	75	7
Drew Pearson	47	545	11.6	32	5
Doug Cosbie	46	588	12.8	61	6
Butch Johnson	41	561	13.7	46	3
Tony Dorsett	40	287	7.2	24	1
Doug Donley	18	370	20.6	47	2
Timmy Newsome	18	250	13.9	52	4
Billy DuPree	12	142	11.8	28	1
Danny White	1	15	15.0	15	1
Tom Rafferty	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	346	4156	12.0	80	31

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rafael Septien	59	57	96.6	27	22	81.5	123
Totals	59	57	96.6	27	22	81.5	123

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Warren	39	1551	39.8	54
Danny White	38	1543	40.6	50
Jim Miller	5	178	35.6	43
Totals	82	3272	39.9	54

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rod Hill	30	232	7.7	37	0
Gary Allen	9	153	17.0	68	1
Ron Fellows	10	75	7.5	14	0
Doug Donley	1	1	1.0	1	0
Robert Newhouse	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	51	461	9.0	68	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Fellows	43	855	19.9	53
Rod Hill	14	243	17.4	40
Gary Allen	8	178	22.2	31
Timmy Newsome	1	28	28.0	28
Chuck McSwain	1	17	17.0	17
Doug Cosbie	2	17	8.5	10
Ron Springs	1	13	13.0	13
Bruce Huther	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	71	1351	19.0	53

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dennis Thurman	6	49	8.2	34	0
Ron Fellows	5	139	27.8	58	1
Michael Downs	4	80	20.0	28	0
Everson Walls	4	70	17.5	37	0
Dextor Clinkscale	2	68	34.0	68	1
Rod Hill	2	12	6.0	12	0
Bill Bates	1	29	29.0	29	0
Too Jones	1	12	12.0	12	0
Anthony Dickerson	1	8	8.0	8	0
Bob Breunig	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	27	467	17.3	68	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Randy White	12.5
Anthony Dickerson	10.5
Too Jones	7.0
Don Smerek	6.0
John Dutton	4.5
Bill Bates	4.0
Larry Bethea	3.0
Dextor Clinkscale	2.0
Jim Jeffcoat	2.0
Harvey Martin	2.0
Michael Downs	1.5
Dennis Thurman	1.0
Mike Hegman	1.0
Totals	57.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Bill Bates	84	84	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Jim Jeffcoat	3	3	0					0
Danny White					10	4	0	0	0
Dextor Clinkscale				0	0	4	0	0	0
Anthony Dickerson				0	0	3	0	0	0
Ron Fellows				0	4	3	0	0	0
Ron Springs					3	3	0	0	0
Dennis Thurman				0	0	2	0	1	0
Rod Hill				0	2	2	0	0	0
Too Jones				0	0	2	0	0	0
Michael Downs				0	0	2	10	1	0
Bob Breunig				0	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Bethea					0	1	0	0	0
Herbert Scott					0	1	0	0	0
Robert Newhouse					3	1	0	0	0
Mike Hegman					0	1	9	1	0
Tony Dorsett					5	1	0	0	0
Randy White					0	1	0	0	0
John Dutton					0	1	0	0	0
Drew Pearson					1	0	0	0	0
Tony Hill					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	87	87	0	0	30	35	19	3	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
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	22	57	0			123
Tony Dorsett	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Ron Springs	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Tony Hill	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Doug Cosbie	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Timmy Newsome	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Danny White	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Drew Pearson	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Butch Johnson	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Doug Donley	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ron Fellows	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0			12
Dextor Clinkscale	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dennis Thurman	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Gary Allen	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Hegman	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Michael Downs	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Billy DuPree	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Anthony Dickerson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	21	31	1	0	0	2	3	1	22	57	0	0	1	479