1979 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (11-5)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1979 Dallas Cowboys Roster
1979 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Dallas moved the ball well, scoring 371 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 313. Roger Staubach led the charge, passing for 3,586 yards. Tony Hill paced pass catchers, hauling in 60 passes for 1,062 yards. Tony Dorsett and Drew Pearson were targeted regularly as well.

Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,107 yards for the Cowboys.

Benny Barnes, Cliff Harris, Aaron Kyle, Randy Hughes and D.D. Lewis each snatched 2 opponent throws.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1979 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
Roger Staubach	461	267	57.9	3586	7.8	27	5.9	11	2.4	75	36	240	92.3
Danny White	39	19	48.7	267	6.8	1	2.6	2	5.1	45	4	46	58.4
Ron Springs	3	1	33.3	30	10.0	1	33.3	0	0.0	30	1	4	111.1
Totals	503	287	57.1	3883	7.7	29	5.8	13	2.6	75	41	290

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Dorsett	250	1107	4.4	41	6
Robert Newhouse	124	449	3.6	21	3
Ron Springs	67	248	3.7	15	2
Scott Laidlaw	69	236	3.4	15	3
Roger Staubach	37	172	4.6	20	0
Larry Brinson	14	48	3.4	10	0
Drew Pearson	3	27	9.0	16	0
Danny White	1	25	25.0	25	0
Billy DuPree	2	19	9.5	20	0
Tony Hill	2	18	9.0	12	0
Preston Pearson	7	14	2.0	11	1
Butch Johnson	1	13	13.0	13	0
Jay Saldi	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	578	2375	4.1	41	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Hill	60	1062	17.7	75	10
Drew Pearson	55	1026	18.7	56	8
Tony Dorsett	45	375	8.3	32	1
Billy DuPree	29	324	11.2	33	5
Preston Pearson	26	333	12.8	26	1
Ron Springs	25	251	10.0	27	1
Jay Saldi	14	181	12.9	23	1
Scott Laidlaw	12	59	4.9	12	0
Robert Newhouse	7	55	7.9	21	1
Butch Johnson	6	105	17.5	28	1
Doug Cosbie	5	36	7.2	12	0
Steve Wilson	3	76	25.3	45	0
Totals	287	3883	13.5	75	29

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rafael Septien	44	40	90.9	29	19	65.5	97
Totals	44	40	90.9	29	19	65.5	97

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Danny White	76	3168	41.7	73
Totals	76	3168	41.7	73

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Steve Wilson	35	236	6.7	13
Wade Manning	10	55	5.5	17
Tony Hill	6	43	7.2	12
Totals	51	334	6.5	17

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Springs	38	780	20.5	70
Steve Wilson	19	328	17.3	26
Wade Manning	7	145	20.7	47
Tony Hill	1	32	32.0	32
Larry Brinson	2	23	11.5	17
Bruce Huther	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	68	1316	19.4	70

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Randy Hughes	2	91	45.5	68
Cliff Harris	2	35	17.5	20
Benny Barnes	2	20	10.0	11
D.D. Lewis	2	8	4.0	5
Aaron Kyle	2	0	0.0	0
Aaron Mitchell	1	36	36.0	36
Bruce Thornton	1	3	3.0	3
Dennis Thurman	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	13	193	14.8	68

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Roger Staubach			8	6	0	0
Benny Barnes		0	0	2	33	1
Ron Springs			2	2	0
Aaron Mitchell		0	0	1	0	0
Cliff Harris		0	0	1	0	0
Tony Dorsett			9	1	0
Randy White			0	1	0	0
Billy DuPree			1	1	0
Dennis Thurman		0	0	1	0	0
Steve Wilson			1	1	0	0
Tom Rafferty			0	1	0	0
Pat Donovan			0	1	0	0
Randy Hughes		0	0	1	0	0
Jim Cooper			0	1	0	0
Dave Stalls			0	1	0	0
Scott Laidlaw			5	0	0
Wade Manning			1	0	0	0
Larry Brinson			1	0	0	0
Robert Shaw			1	0	-34	0
Doug Cosbie			1	0	0	0
Tony Hill			1	0	0
Danny White			1	0	0	0
Robert Newhouse			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	22	-1	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rafael Septien									19	40	0			97
Tony Hill	0	10	0	0					0	0	0			60
Drew Pearson	0	8							0	0	0			48
Tony Dorsett	6	1							0	0	0			42
Billy DuPree	0	5							0	0	0			30
Robert Newhouse	3	1							0	0	0			24
Scott Laidlaw	3	0							0	0	0			18
Ron Springs	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
Preston Pearson	1	1							0	0	0			12
Jay Saldi	0	1							0	0	0			6
Butch Johnson	0	1							0	0	0			6
Benny Barnes						0	1		0	0	0			6
Harvey Martin									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	40	0	0	1	369