1985 Dallas Cowboys Roster

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 Statistics
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.

Dallas racked up 357 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 333. Danny White threw for 3,157 yards. Tony Hill hauled in 74 passes for 1,113 yards. Doug Cosbie and Mike Renfro were targeted regularly also.

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

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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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
36Vince AlbrittonDBJuly 23, 19626'2"215WashingtonOakland, CA USA71
87Gordon BanksWRMarch 12, 19585'10"175StanfordLos Angeles, CA USA20
40Bill BatesPRJune 6, 19616'1"204TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA162
99Kevin BrooksDT-DEFebruary 9, 19636'6"277MichiganDetroit, MI USA110
47Dextor ClinkscaleSSApril 13, 19585'11"192South Carolina St.Greenville, SC USA1616
61Jim CooperRTSeptember 28, 19556'5"262TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA1515
85Fred CornwellTEAugust 7, 19616'6"236USCOsborne, KS USA161
84Doug CosbieTEMarch 27, 19566'6"236Holy CrossPalo Alto, CA USA1616
55Steve DeOssieLBNovember 22, 19626'2"248Boston Col.Tacoma, WA USA160
33Tony DorsettRBApril 7, 19545'11"192PittsburghRochester, PA USA1616
26Michael DownsFSJune 9, 19596'3"205RiceDallas, TX USA1616
86Kenny DuckettWROctober 1, 19596'0"184Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC USA30
78John DuttonLDTFebruary 6, 19516'6"266NebraskaRapid City, SD USA1615
42Ricky EasmonDBJuly 3, 19635'10"158FloridaInverness, FL USA81
27Ron FellowsRCBNovember 7, 19586'0"178MissouriSouth Bend, IN USA1311
46Todd FowlerTEJune 9, 19626'3"221S.F. AustinVan, TX USA81
83Leon GonzalezWRSeptember 21, 19635'10"162Bethune-CookmanJacksonville, FL USA110
58Mike HegmanLLBJanuary 17, 19536'1"227Alabama A&MMemphis, TN USA1615
80Tony HillWRJune 23, 19566'2"199StanfordSan Diego, CA USA1514
14Gary HogeboomQBAugust 21, 19586'4"205Central MichiganGrand Rapids, MI USA162
77Jim JeffcoatRDEApril 1, 19616'5"274Arizona St.Long Branch, NJ USA1616
72Too JonesLDEFebruary 23, 19516'9"271Tennessee St.Jackson, TN USA1616
23James JonesRBDecember 6, 19585'10"200Mississippi St.Starkville, MS USA162
68Crawford KerGMay 5, 19626'3"288FloridaPhiladelphia, PA USA50
29Robert LavetteKRSeptember 8, 19635'11"190Georgia TechCartersville, GA USA120
56Eugene LockhartMLBMarch 8, 19616'2"234HoustonCrockett, TX USA1615
30Timmy NewsomeFBMay 17, 19586'1"232Winston-Salem St.Ahoskie, NC USA1413
16Steve PelluerQBJuly 29, 19626'4"209WashingtonYakima, WA USA20
59Jesse PennLBSeptember 6, 19626'3"220Virginia TechMartinsville, VA USA160
65Kurt PetersenRGJune 17, 19576'4"264MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1616
97David PonderDTJune 27, 19626'3"248Florida St.Dade City, FL USA40
81Karl PoweWRJanuary 17, 19626'2"175Alabama St.Mobile, AL USA151
75Phil PozderacLTDecember 19, 19596'9"277Notre DameCleveland, OH USA149
64Tom RaffertyCAugust 2, 19546'3"256Penn St.Syracuse, NY USA1616
82Mike RenfroWRJune 19, 19556'0"184TCUFort Worth, TX USA1616
70Howard RichardsG-TAugust 7, 19596'6"263MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA70
50Jeff RohrerRLBDecember 25, 19586'3"228YaleInglewood, CA USA1513
89Brian SalonenLB-TEJuly 29, 19616'3"229MontanaGlasgow, MT USA160
4Mike SaxonPJuly 10, 19626'3"205San Diego St.Whittier, CA USA160
66Chris SchultzLTFebruary 16, 19606'8"277ArizonaHamilton, ON Canada168
22Victor ScottDBJune 1, 19626'0"200ColoradoEast St. Louis, IL USA163
1Rafael SeptienKDecember 12, 19535'10"176La-LafayetteMexico City, Mexico160
60Don SmerekDTDecember 20, 19576'7"255Nevada-RenoWaterford, MI USA101
67Broderick ThompsonTAugust 14, 19606'5"295KansasBirmingham, AL USA111
32Dennis ThurmanDBApril 13, 19565'11"176USCLos Angeles, CA USA163
63Glen TitensorLGFebruary 21, 19586'4"263UCLABellflower, GA USA1616
71Mark TuineiT-C-DTMarch 31, 19606'5"302UCLANanakuli, HI USA160
24Everson WallsLCBDecember 28, 19596'1"194Grambling St.Dallas, TX USA1616
54Randy WhiteRDTJanuary 15, 19536'4"257MarylandPittsburgh, PA USA1616
11Danny WhiteQBFebruary 9, 19526'2"193Arizona St.Mesa, AZ USA1414
38John WilliamsRBOctober 26, 19605'11"213WisconsinMuskegon, MI USA80



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