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Head Coach : Tom Landry 1976 Home : Texas Stadium, Irving, TX.

1976 Team Roster
31 Benny Barnes DB
53 Bob Breunig LB
63 Larry Cole DT
21 Doug Dennison HB
67 Pat Donovan T
89 Billy Joe DuPree PB TE
52 Jim Eidson G
62 John Fitzgerald C
77 Bill Gregory DT
43 Cliff Harris AP PB DB
58 Mike Hegman LB
56 Thomas 'Hollywood' Henderson LB
1 Eferen Herrera AP K
42 Randy Hughes DB
37 Jim Jensen RB
86 Butch Johnson WR
72 Ed 'Too Tall' Jones DE
55 Lee Roy Jordan LB
25 Aaron Kyle DB
35 Scott Laidlaw RB
66 Burton Lawless G
50 D.D. Lewis LB
79 Harvey Martin AP PB DE
73 Ralph Neely T
44 Robert Newhouse FB
61 Blain Nye AP PB G
88 Drew Pearson AP PB WR
26 Preston Pearson HB
75 Jethro Pugh DT
64 Tom Rafferty G
82 Beasley Reece DB
20 Mel Renfro DB
83 Golden Richards WR
87 Jay Saldi TE
78 Greg Schaum DT
68 Herbert Scott G
12 Roger Staubach AP PB QB
46 Mark Washington DB
41 Charlie Waters PB DB
54 Randy White LB
11 Danny White QB/P
70 Rayfield Wright AP PB T
30 Charley Young HB
*starters - all pro - probowl


1976 Draft

1 Aaron Kyle DB Wyoming
2 Jim Jensen RB Iowa
2 Jim Eidson G Mississippi State
3 Duke Fergerson WR San Diego State
3 John Smith RB Boise State
3 Butch Johnson WR Cal-Riverside
4 Tom Rafferty G Penn State
5 Wally Pesuit T Kentucky
6 Greg McGuire T Indiana
7 Greg Schaum DT Michigan State
7 Dave Williams RB Colorado
8 Henry Laws DB South Carolina
9 Beasley Reece DB N. Texas State
10 Leroy Cook DE Alabama
11 Cornelius Green QB Ohio State
12 Charles McShane LB Calif. Lutheran
13 Mark Driscoll QB Colorado State
14 Larry Mushinskie TE Nebraska
15 Dale Curry LB UCLA
16 Rick Costanzo T Nebraska
17 Stan Woodfill K Oregon







1976 Schedule
Sept.12 PHILADELPHIA 27-7
Sept. 19 at New Orleans 24-6
Sept. 26 BALTIMORE 30-27
Oct. 3 at Seattle 28-13
Oct. 10 at NY Giants 24-14
Oct. 17 at St. Louis 21-17
Oct. 24 CHICAGO 31-21
Oct. 31 at Washington 20-7
Nov. 7 NY GIANTS 9-3
Nov. 15 BUFFALO 17-10
Nov. 21 at Atlanta 17-10
Nov. 25 ST. LOUIS 19-14
Dec. 5 at Philadelphia 26-7
Dec. 12 WASHINGTON 27-14
Dec. 19

NFC Div. Playoff Game  LOS ANGELES RAMS

 14-12

1976 NFC East Standings
DAL 11 3 0 .786
*WAS 10 4 0 .714
StL 10 4 0 .714
PHI 4 10 0 .286
NYG 3 11 0 .214
*Wild Card

1976 Team Stats
Passing
Att Com % Yds Avg TD Int
DAL 390 222 56.9 2967 7.6 17 13
OPP 391 187 47.8 2236 5.7 12 16
Rushing Scoring
Att Yds Avg TD Pts PPG
DAL 538 2147 4.0 16 296 21.1
OPP 484 1821 3.8 12 194 13.9
[ LEAGUE LEADER ]


Kicking
FG PAT Pts

Herrera

 18/23 34/34 88
OPP 7/12 23/25 44

Kickoff Returns
  Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Johnson 38 693 24.8 74 0
Jensen 13 313 24.1 35 0
Saldi 11 9 9.0 9 0
Henderson 1 12 12.0 12 0
DAL 42 1027 24.5 74 0
OPP 62 1275 20.6 35 0

Punting
  Att Yds Avg TB in20 Lg Bl Net
D.White 70 2690 38.4 12 13 54 0 31.4
Herrera 2 49 24.5 0 2 27 0 24.5
DAL 72 2739 38.0 12 15 54 0 31.2
OPP 92 3681 40.0 14 16 58 2 31.7

Punt Returns
  Att FC Yds Avg Lg TDs
Johnson 45 11 489 10.9 55 0
Waters 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
DAL 45 12 489 10.9 55 0
OPP 28 9 252 9.0 59 0




Passing
  Att Comp % Yds Avg TD Int Rtg
Staubach 369 208 56.4 2715 7.36 14 11 79.9
D.White 20 13 65.0 213 10.65 2 2 94.4
D.Pearson 1 1 100.0 39 39.0 1 0 118.8
DAL 390 222 56.9 2967 7.61 17 13 82.1
OPP 391 187 47.8 2236 5.72 12 16 59.0


Rushing
  Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Dennison 153 542 3.5 14 6
Newhouse 116 450 3.9 24t 3
Laidlaw 94 424 4.5 28 3
P.Pearson 68 233 3.4 21 1
Young 48 208 4.3 24 0
Staubach 43 184 4.3 18 3
DuPree 7 50 7.1 13 0
D.Pearson 2 20 10.0 11 0
Saldi 1 19 19.0 19 0
D.White 6 17 2.8 14 0
DAL 538 2147 4.0 28 16
OPP 484 1821 3.8 35 12


Receiving
  Rec Yds Avg Lg TDs
D.Pearson 58 806 13.9 40t 6
DuPree 42 680 16.2 38t 2
Laidlaw 38 325 8.6 26 1
P.Pearson 23 316 13.7 30 2
Richards 19 414 21.8 56 3
Newhouse 15 86 5.7 16 0
Young 11 134 12.2 25t 1
Dennison 8 67 8.4 33 0
Johnson 5 84 16.8 43t 2
Barnes 1 43 43.0 43 0
Reece 1 6 6.0 6 0
Saldi 1 6 6.0 6 0
DAL 222 2967 13.4 56 17
OPP 187 2236 12.0 54 12

Interceptions
  Int Yds Avg Lg TDs
Washington 4 49 12.3 22 0
Harris 3 32 10.7 29 0
Renfro 3 23 7.7 23 0
Waters 3 6 2.0 5 0
Barnes 1 23 23.0 23 0
Hughes 1 0 0.0 0 0
Martin 1 0 0.0 0 0
DAL 16 133 8.3 29 0
OPP 13 155 11.9 37 1