1980 Dallas Cowboys Roster

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 Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1980 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1980 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1980 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.

Offensively, the Cowboys led the league with 454 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense allowed 311 points. Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,185 yards.

Danny White directed the offense, passing for 3,287 yards. Tony Hill paced pass catchers, hauling in 60 passes for 1,055 yards.

The sticky-fingered defense created 47 turnovers. Charlie Waters and Dennis Thurman each intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1980 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Conference Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
31Benny BarnesLCBMarch 3, 19516'1"190StanfordLufkin, TX USA116
76Larry BetheaDT-DEJuly 21, 19566'2"251Michigan St.Florence, SC USA110
53Bob BreunigMLBJuly 4, 19536'2"226Arizona St.Inglewood, CA USA1616
59Guy BrownLBJune 1, 19556'4"223HoustonPalestine, TX USA160
18Glenn CaranoQBNovember 18, 19556'3"201UNLVSan Pedro, CA USA30
47Dextor ClinkscaleDBApril 13, 19585'11"192South Carolina St.Greenville, SC USA160
63Larry ColeLDTNovember 15, 19466'5"252Air ForceClarkfield, MN USA1616
61Jim CooperRTSeptember 28, 19556'5"262TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA1515
84Doug CosbieTEMarch 27, 19566'6"236Holy CrossPalo Alto, CA USA160
51Anthony DickersonLBJune 9, 19576'2"220SMUTexas City, TX USA160
67Pat DonovanLTJuly 1, 19536'5"253StanfordHelena, MT USA1616
33Tony DorsettRBApril 7, 19545'11"192PittsburghRochester, PA USA1515
89Billy DuPreeTEMarch 7, 19506'4"225Michigan St.Monroe, LA USA1616
78John DuttonDT-DEFebruary 6, 19516'6"266NebraskaRapid City, SD USA160
62John FitzgeraldCApril 16, 19486'5"255Boston Col.Southbridge, MA USA1414
71Andy FrederickTJuly 25, 19546'6"257New MexicoOak Park, IL USA161
58Mike HegmanLLBJanuary 17, 19536'1"227Alabama A&MMemphis, TN USA1616
80Tony HillWRJune 23, 19566'2"199StanfordSan Diego, CA USA1613
14Gary HogeboomQBAugust 21, 19586'4"205Central MichiganGrand Rapids, MI USA20
42Randy HughesDBApril 3, 19536'4"209OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA50
40Eric HurtDBJune 11, 19575'11"171San Jose St.Compton, CA 40
57Bruce HutherLBJuly 23, 19546'1"221New HampshirePaterson, NJ USA150
86Butch JohnsonWRMay 28, 19546'1"187California-RiversideLos Angeles, CA USA161
72Too JonesLDEFebruary 23, 19516'9"271Tennessee St.Jackson, TN USA1616
23James JonesKRDecember 6, 19585'10"200Mississippi St.Starkville, MS USA160
50D.D. LewisRLBOctober 16, 19456'1"225Mississippi St.Knoxville, TN USA1616
79Harvey MartinRDENovember 16, 19506'5"260Texas A&M-CommerceDallas, TX USA1616
34Aaron MitchellRCBDecember 15, 19566'1"196Morris BrownLos Angeles, CA USA1515
44Robert NewhouseFBJanuary 9, 19505'10"209HoustonLongview, TX USA1610
30Timmy NewsomeRBMay 17, 19586'1"232Winston-Salem St.Ahoskie, NC USA161
88Drew PearsonWRJanuary 12, 19516'0"184TulsaSouth River, NJ USA1615
26Preston PearsonRBJanuary 17, 19456'1"205IllinoisFreeport, IL USA110
65Kurt PetersenGJune 17, 19576'4"264MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA160
64Tom RaffertyRGAugust 2, 19546'3"256Penn St.Syracuse, NY USA1616
56Bill RoeLBFebruary 6, 19586'3"233ColoradoSouth Bend, IN USA160
87Jay SaldiTEOctober 8, 19546'3"225South CarolinaWhite Plains, NY USA163
68Herbert ScottLGJanuary 18, 19536'2"254Virginia UnionVirginia Beach, VA USA1616
1Rafael SeptienKDecember 12, 19535'10"176La-LafayetteMexico City, Mexico160
52Robert ShawCOctober 15, 19566'4"245TennesseeTuscaloosa, AL USA142
46Roland SolomonDBFebruary 6, 19566'0"193UtahFort Worth, TX USA100
20Ron SpringsFBNovember 4, 19566'0"213Ohio St.Williamsburg, VA USA156
77Bruce ThorntonDE-DTFebruary 14, 19586'5"263IllinoisDetroit, MI USA130
32Dennis ThurmanFSApril 13, 19565'11"176USCLos Angeles, CA USA1616
41Charlie WatersSSSeptember 10, 19486'1"193ClemsonMiami, FL USA1616
66Norm WellsDTSeptember 8, 19576'5"261NorthwesternDetroit, MI USA30
54Randy WhiteRDTJanuary 15, 19536'4"257MarylandPittsburgh, PA USA1616
11Danny WhitePFebruary 9, 19526'2"193Arizona St.Mesa, AZ USA1616
45Steve WilsonLCBAugust 24, 19575'10"195HowardLos Angeles, CA USA1611



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