1989 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-15
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jimmy Johnson (1-15)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1989 Dallas Cowboys RosterTeam Record: 1-15
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jimmy Johnson (1-15)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1989 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 1 wins and 15 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cowboys scored only 204 points, worst in the league, and the defensive squad surrendered 393. Troy Aikman threw for 1,749 yards, and Steve Walsh threw the ball, too. Kelvin Martin paced pass catchers, hauling in 46 passes for 644 yards.
Paul Palmer ran for a team-best 446 yards for Dallas.
Eugene Lockhart intercepted 2 opponent throws. Jim Jeffcoat topped pass rushers with 11.5 quarterback sacks.
Jimmy Johnson coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 293 | 155 | 52.9 | 1749 | 6.0 | 9 | 3.1 | 18 | 6.1 | 75 | 19 | 155 | 55.7 |
| Steve Walsh | 219 | 110 | 50.2 | 1371 | 6.3 | 5 | 2.3 | 9 | 4.1 | 46 | 11 | 84 | 60.5 |
| Mike Saxon | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Totals | 513 | 266 | 51.9 | 3124 | 6.1 | 14 | 2.7 | 27 | 5.3 | 75 | 30 | 239 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Palmer | 112 | 446 | 4.0 | 63 | 2 |
| Troy Aikman | 38 | 302 | 7.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 81 | 246 | 3.0 | 20 | 2 |
| Daryl Johnston | 67 | 212 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Broderick Sargent | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 43 | 1 |
| Darryl Clack | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 17 | 2 |
| James Dixon | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Walsh | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Junior Tautalatasi | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Derrick Shepard | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Saxon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Scott | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 355 | 1409 | 4.0 | 63 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Martin | 46 | 644 | 14.0 | 46 | 2 |
| Steve Folsom | 28 | 265 | 9.5 | 26 | 2 |
| Michael Irvin | 26 | 378 | 14.5 | 65 | 2 |
| James Dixon | 24 | 477 | 19.9 | 75 | 2 |
| Herschel Walker | 22 | 261 | 11.9 | 52 | 1 |
| Derrick Shepard | 18 | 268 | 14.9 | 37 | 1 |
| Junior Tautalatasi | 17 | 157 | 9.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Cornell Burbage | 17 | 134 | 7.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Palmer | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 28 | 3 |
| Kevin Scott | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bernard Ford | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Broderick Sargent | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Keith Jennings | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Ray Alexander | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Roger Ruzek | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Totals | 266 | 3124 | 11.7 | 75 | 14 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ruzek | 15 | 14 | 93.3 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 29 |
| Luis Zendejas | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 25 |
| Totals | 25 | 24 | 96.0 | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 54 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Saxon | 79 | 3233 | 40.9 | 56 |
| Roger Ruzek | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 |
| Totals | 80 | 3261 | 40.8 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Shepard | 24 | 160 | 6.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cornell Burbage | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 197 | 6.4 | 17 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Dixon | 47 | 1181 | 25.1 | 97 | 1 |
| Derrick Shepard | 19 | 394 | 20.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Cornell Burbage | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Junior Tautalatasi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Thornton Chandler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Scott Ankrom | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Broderick Sargent | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 77 | 1709 | 22.2 | 97 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Lockhart | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Vince Albritton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Francis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Burton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jeffcoat | 11.5 | 0.0 | |
| Dean Hamel | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Willie Broughton | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Ken Norton | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Eugene Lockhart | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tony Tolbert | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Ray Horton | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Too Jones | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Danny Noonan | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Manny Hendrix | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jeffcoat | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Broughton | 92 | 92 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Norton | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Del Rio | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tony Tolbert | 52 | 52 | 0 | ||||||
| Jesse Solomon | 43 | 43 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Bates | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ken Tippins | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Troy Aikman | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Stepnoski | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Junior Tautalatasi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Walsh | 3 | 2 | -14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eugene Lockhart | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Manny Hendrix | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| James Dixon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Scott Ankrom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Michael Irvin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vince Albritton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roger Ruzek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Darryl Clack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Broderick Sargent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Derrick Shepard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Paul Palmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Daryl Johnston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 472 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 161 | 3 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Roger Ruzek | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 29 | |||||||||
| Luis Zendejas | 5 | 10 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| James Dixon | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Daryl Johnston | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Steve Folsom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Darryl Clack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Michael Irvin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Paul Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Derrick Shepard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Bernard Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Eugene Lockhart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Broderick Sargent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jack Del Rio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 |
