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1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Head Coach : Tom Landry 1972 Home : Texas Stadium, Irving, TX.

1972 Team Roster
26 Herb Adderley DB
19 Lance Alworth WR
66 George Andrie DE
53 John Babinecz LB
31 Benny Barnes DB
81 Marv Bateman P
63 Larry Cole T
86 Ralph Coleman LB
89 Mike Ditka TE
52 Dave Edwards LB
62 John Fitzgerald T
15 Toni Fritsch K
84 Jean Fugett TE
32 Walt Garrison PB FB
34 Cornell Green AP PB DB
77 Bill Gregory DT
43 Cliff Harris DB
22 Bob Hayes WR
35 Calvin Hill PB HB
54 Chuck Howley LB
55 Lee Roy Jordan LB
57 Mike Keller LB
50 D.D. Lewis LB
74 Bob Lilly AP PB DT
51 Dave Manders C
23 Mike Montgomery HB
14 Craig Morton QB
73 Ralph Neely T
44 Robert Newhouse HB
76 John Niland AP PB G
61 Blain Nye AP G
21 Billy Parks WR
75 Jethro Pugh DT
30 Dan Reeves HB
20 Mel Renfro AP PB DB
88 Ron Sellers WR
85 Tody Smith DE
12 Roger Staubach QB
27 Bill Thomas HB
67 Pat Toomay DE
87 Billy Truax TE
71 Rodney Wallace DT
46 Mark Washington DB
41 Charlie Waters DB
85 Rayfield Wright AP PB T
*starters - all pro - probowl


1972 Draft

1 Bill Thomas HB Boston College
2 Robert Newhouse HB Houston
2 John Babinecz LB Villanova
2 Charlie McGee WR Arizona
3 Mike Keller LB Michigan
3 Marv Bateman K Utah
4 Tim Kearney LB N. Michigan
4 Robert West WR San Diego State
4 Charlie Zapiec LB Penn State
5 to San Diego
6 Charles Bolden DB Iowa
7 to Chicago
8 Ralph Coleman LB North Carolina
9 Roy Bell HB Oklahoma
10 Richard Amman DE Florida State
11 Lonnie Leonard DE North Carolina
12 Jimmy Harris WR Ohio State
13 Jean Fugett TE Amherst
14 Alan Thompson HB Wisconsin
15 Carlos Alvarez WR Florida
16 Gordon Longmire QB Utah
17 Alfonso Cain DT Bethune-Cookman

1972 Schedule
Sept.17 PHILADELPHIA 28-6
Sept. 24 at NY Giants 23-14
Oct. 1 at Green Bay 16-13
Oct. 8 PITTSBURGH 17-13
Oct. 15 at Baltimore 21-0
Oct. 22 at Washington 24-20
Oct. 30 DETROIT 28-24
Nov. 5 at San Diego 34-28
Nov. 12 ST. LOUIS 33-24
Nov. 19 at Philadelphia 28-7
Nov. 23 SAN FRANCISCO 31-10
Dec. 3 at St. Louis 27-6
Dec. 9 WASHINGTON 34-24
Dec. 17 NY GIANTS 23-3
Dec. 23

Division Playoff Game  at San Francisco

 30-28
Dec. 31 NFC Championship Game at Washington 26-3


1972 NFC East Standings
WAS 11 3 0 .786
*DAL 10 4 0 .714
NYG 8 6 0 .571
StL 4 9 1 .321
PHI 2 11 1 .179
* Wild Card


1972 Team Stats
Passing
Att Com % Yds Avg TD Int
DAL 367 196 53.4 2580 7.0 16 23
OPP 382 187 49.0 2508 6.6 18 16
Rushing Scoring
Att Yds Avg TD Pts PPG
DAL 499 2124 4.3 17 319 22.8
OPP 428 1515 3.5 7 240 17.1
[ LEAGUE LEADER ]


Kicking
  FG PAT Pts

Fritsch

 21/36 36/36 99 
OPP 15/34 27/28 72


Kickoff Returns
  Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Harris  26  615 23.7   44 0
Newhouse 18 382 21.2 30 0
Thomas 2 50 25.0 30 0
Waters 2 18 9.0 18 0
Montgomery 1 15 15.0 15 0
Fugett 1 0 0.0 0 0
DAL  50  1080  21.6  44  0
OPP 15 1272 24.5 55 0


Punting
  Att Yds Avg TB in20 Lg Bl Net
Bateman 51  1949  38.2  3  4  61  0  36.2 
OPP 65 2636  40.6  7  13  63  0  36.3 







Passing
  Att Comp % Yds Avg TD Int Rtg
 Morton  339  185 54.6   2396 7.07   15 21   65.9
 Staubach 20 9 45.0 98 4.90 0 2 20.4
 C. Hill 3 1 33.3 55 18.33 1 0 121.5
 Montgomery 3 1 33.3 31 10.33 0 0 72.9
 Reeves 2 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 39.6
DAL  367  196  53.4  2580  7.03  16  23  64.3
OPP 382 187 49.0 2508 6.57 18 16 68.5


Rushing
  Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Hill 245 1036 4.2 26 6
Garrison 167 784 4.7 41 7
Newhouse 28 116 4.1 19 1
Mongomery 35 81 2.3 10 1
Staubach 6 45 7.5 20 0
Morton 8 26 3.3 12t 2
Reeves 3 14 4.7 14 0
Neeley 1 10 10.0 10 0
Hayes 2 8 4.0 7 0
Fugett 3 2 0.7 9 0
Alworth 1 2 2.0 2 0
DAL  499  2124  4.3  41  17
OPP 428 1515 3.5 34t 7


Receiving
  Rec Yds Avg Lg TDs
Hill  43  364 8.5   33t  3
Garrison 37 390 10.5 26t 3
Sellers 31 653 21.1 55t 5
Parks 18 298 16.6 38t 1
Ditka 17 198 11.6 26 1
Hayes 15 200 13.3 29 0
Alworth 15 195 13.0 30 2
Mongomery 8 131 16.4 46 1
Fugett 7 94 13.4 29 0
Truax 4 49 12.3 18 0
Newhouse 1 8 8.0 8 0
DAL  196  2580  13.2 55t  16
OPP  187 2508  13.4 94t  18


Interceptions
  Int Yds Avg Lg TDs
Waters 6 132 22.0 56 1
Harris 3 40 13.3 23 0
Jordan 2 18 9.0 12 0
Green 2 1 0.5 1 0
Lewis 1 15 15.0 15 0
Howley 1 7 7.0 7 0
Renfro 1 0 0.0 0 0
DAL  16  213  13.3  56  1
OPP  23 302   13.1 45   1


Punt Returns
  Att FC Yds Avg Lg TDs
Harris  19  16 78   4.1 21   0
Waters 9 7 56 6.2 17 0
DAL  28  23  134  4.8  21  0
OPP  15 26   41 2.7   14 0