1985 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (10-6)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1985 Dallas Cowboys Roster
1985 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Cowboys racked up 357 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 333. Danny White threw for 3,157 yards. Tony Hill hauled in 74 passes for 1,113 yards. Mike Renfro and Doug Cosbie contributed to the receiving game also.

Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,307 yards for Dallas.

The larcenous defense led the way with 48 turnovers. Everson Walls intercepted 9 errant tosses from the opposition. Too Jones topped pass rushers with 13 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 62 sacks.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1985 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
Danny White	450	267	59.3	3157	7.0	21	4.7	17	3.8	56	30	257	80.6
Gary Hogeboom	126	70	55.6	978	7.8	5	4.0	7	5.6	58	14	118	70.8
Steve Pelluer	8	5	62.5	47	5.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	28	0	0	78.6
Tony Hill	1	1	100.0	42	42.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	42	0	0	118.8
James Jones	2	1	50.0	12	6.0	1	50.0	1	50.0	12	0	0	68.8
Totals	587	344	58.6	4236	7.2	27	4.6	25	4.3	58	44	375

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Dorsett	305	1307	4.3	60	7
Timmy Newsome	88	252	2.9	15	2
Gary Hogeboom	8	48	6.0	15	1
Danny White	22	44	2.0	21	1
John Williams	13	40	3.1	9	0
Robert Lavette	13	34	2.6	10	0
Todd Fowler	7	25	3.6	6	0
James Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0
Gordon Banks	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Steve Pelluer	3	-2	-0.7	1	0
Tony Hill	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Totals	462	1741	3.8	60	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Hill	74	1113	15.0	53	7
Doug Cosbie	64	793	12.4	42	6
Mike Renfro	60	955	15.9	58	8
Tony Dorsett	46	449	9.8	56	3
Timmy Newsome	46	361	7.8	24	1
James Jones	24	179	7.5	35	0
Karl Powe	14	237	16.9	34	0
Fred Cornwell	6	77	12.8	32	1
Todd Fowler	5	24	4.8	10	0
Leon Gonzalez	3	28	9.3	13	0
Danny White	1	12	12.0	12	1
Robert Lavette	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	344	4236	12.3	58	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rafael Septien	43	42	97.7	28	19	67.9	99
Totals	43	42	97.7	28	19	67.9	99

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Saxon	81	3396	41.9	57
Danny White	1	43	43.0	43
Totals	82	3439	41.9	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Bates	22	152	6.9	21
Leon Gonzalez	15	58	3.9	13
Gordon Banks	3	27	9.0	28
Totals	40	237	5.9	28

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Robert Lavette	34	682	20.1	34
Kenny Duckett	9	173	19.2	25
James Jones	9	161	17.9	26
John Williams	6	129	21.5	30
Todd Fowler	3	48	16.0	20
Karl Powe	1	17	17.0	17
Totals	62	1210	19.5	34

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Everson Walls	9	31	3.4	19	0
Dennis Thurman	5	21	4.2	21	1
Ron Fellows	4	52	13.0	29	0
Bill Bates	4	15	3.8	8	0
Dextor Clinkscale	3	16	5.3	11	0
Michael Downs	3	11	3.7	11	0
Victor Scott	2	26	13.0	26	1
Jim Jeffcoat	1	65	65.0	65	1
Eugene Lockhart	1	19	19.0	19	1
Mike Hegman	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	33	263	8.0	65	4

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Too Jones	13.0
Jim Jeffcoat	12.0
Randy White	10.5
Mike Hegman	5.5
John Dutton	4.0
Eugene Lockhart	3.5
Victor Scott	3.0
Don Smerek	2.0
Kevin Brooks	2.0
Dextor Clinkscale	2.0
Jeff Rohrer	1.5
Bill Bates	1.0
Dennis Thurman	1.0
David Ponder	0.5
Michael Downs	0.5
Totals	62.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Jim Jeffcoat	77	77	0	0	0	2	0	1
Bill Bates	51	51	0	0
Steve DeOssie	6	6	0
Eugene Lockhart				0	0	4	17	0
Tony Dorsett					7	3	0	0
Michael Downs				0	0	3	0	0
Danny White					6	2	-6	0
Tom Rafferty					0	2	0	0
John Williams					3	2	0	0
Dextor Clinkscale				0	0	2	0	0
Kenny Duckett					1	1	0	0
Jesse Penn					0	1	0	0
John Dutton					0	1	0	0
Mike Renfro					3	1	0	0
Kurt Petersen					0	1	0	0
Mike Hegman				0	0	1	0	0
Everson Walls				0	0	1	4	0
Victor Scott				0	1	0	0	0
Timmy Newsome					2	0	0	0
Karl Powe					1	0	0	0
Leon Gonzalez					1	0	0	0
Tony Hill					2	0	0	0
Doug Cosbie					2	0	0	0
Totals	134	134	0	0	29	27	15	1

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	19	42	0			99
Tony Dorsett	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Mike Renfro	0	8	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Danny White	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jim Jeffcoat	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dennis Thurman	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Gary Hogeboom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Victor Scott	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Eugene Lockhart	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jesse Penn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Fred Cornwell	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	11	27	0	0	0	4	0	1	19	42	0	0	0	357