1977 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (12-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1977 Dallas Cowboys Roster
1977 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

The Cowboys kept the scoreboard humming with 345 points, and the defensive unit allowed 212. Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,007 yards for Dallas.

Roger Staubach tossed for 2,620 yards. Drew Pearson hauled in 48 passes for 870 yards, while Preston Pearson contributed to the receiving game also.

Cliff Harris picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1977 Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Roger Staubach	361	210	58.2	2620	7.3	18	5.0	9	2.5	67	30	219	87.0
Danny White	10	4	40.0	35	3.5	0	0.0	1	10.0	12	2	15	10.4
Tony Dorsett	1	1	100.0	34	34.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	34	0	0	118.8
Charlie Waters	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	12	0.0
Totals	372	215	57.8	2689	7.2	18	4.8	10	2.7	67	33	246

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Dorsett	208	1007	4.8	84	12
Robert Newhouse	180	721	4.0	29	3
Preston Pearson	89	341	3.8	22	1
Roger Staubach	51	171	3.4	33	3
Doug Dennison	12	60	5.0	17	1
Larry Brinson	8	28	3.5	20	1
Drew Pearson	2	22	11.0	11	0
Scott Laidlaw	9	15	1.7	8	0
Billy DuPree	3	9	3.0	7	0
Danny White	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Butch Johnson	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	564	2369	4.2	84	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Drew Pearson	48	870	18.1	67	2
Preston Pearson	46	535	11.6	36	4
Tony Dorsett	29	273	9.4	23	1
Billy DuPree	28	347	12.4	23	3
Golden Richards	17	225	13.2	50	3
Robert Newhouse	16	106	6.6	41	1
Butch Johnson	12	135	11.2	22	1
Jay Saldi	11	108	9.8	23	2
Scott Laidlaw	5	60	12.0	18	1
Tony Hill	2	21	10.5	12	0
Doug Dennison	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	215	2689	12.5	67	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Efren Herrera	41	39	95.1	29	18	62.1	93
Totals	41	39	95.1	29	18	62.1	93

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Danny White	80	3171	39.6	57
Efren Herrera	2	44	22.0	28
Totals	82	3215	39.2	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Butch Johnson	50	423	8.5	38
Tony Hill	10	124	12.4	29
Cliff Harris	1	-2	-2.0	-2
Totals	61	545	8.9	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Butch Johnson	22	536	24.4	64
Larry Brinson	17	409	24.1	41
Tony Hill	3	64	21.3	29
Doug Dennison	1	30	30.0	30
Thomas Henderson	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	44	1047	23.8	64

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cliff Harris	5	7	1.4	7	0
Thomas Henderson	3	79	26.3	79	1
Charlie Waters	3	11	3.7	6	0
Mark Washington	2	32	16.0	21	0
Mel Renfro	2	28	14.0	25	0
Randy Hughes	2	19	9.5	11	0
D.D. Lewis	1	29	29.0	29	0
Bob Breunig	1	15	15.0	15	0
Aaron Kyle	1	9	9.0	9	0
Mike Hegman	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	229	10.9	79	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Roger Staubach			8	3	-2
Butch Johnson			4	2	0
Randy White			0	2	0	0
Harvey Martin			0	2	7	0
Thomas Henderson		0	0	2	0
John Fitzgerald			0	1	0	0
Bob Breunig		0	0	1	0	0
Danny White			0	1	0	0
Jay Saldi			0	1	8	1
Robert Newhouse			2	1	-1
D.D. Lewis		0	0	1	0	0
Mike Hegman		0	0	1	0	0
Golden Richards			0	1	0
Benny Barnes			0	1	0	0
Drew Pearson			0	1	0
Charlie Waters		0	0	1	0
Preston Pearson			1	0	0
Larry Brinson			2	0	0
Billy DuPree			1	0	0
Tom Rafferty			1	0	0	0
Tony Dorsett			7	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	22	12	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Efren Herrera									18	39	0			93
Tony Dorsett	12	1							0	0	0			78
Preston Pearson	1	4							0	0	0			30
Robert Newhouse	3	1							0	0	0			24
Golden Richards		3							0	0	0			18
Billy DuPree	0	3							0	0	0			18
Roger Staubach	3								0	0	0			18
Jay Saldi		2					1		0	0	0			18
Drew Pearson	0	2							0	0	0			12
Thomas Henderson				0		1			0	0	0			6
Butch Johnson	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Charlie Waters						0		1	0	0	0			6
Scott Laidlaw	0	1							0	0	0			6
Doug Dennison	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Larry Brinson	1			0					0	0	0			6
Totals	21	18	0	0	0	1	1	1	18	39	0	0	0	345