|
1979 Team Roster
|
|
31 |
Benny Barnes |
DB |
|
76 |
Larry Bethea |
DE |
|
24 |
Alois Blackwell |
RB |
|
53 |
Bob Breunig
PB |
LB |
|
36 |
Larry Brinson |
HB |
|
59 |
Guy Brown |
LB |
|
18 |
Glenn Carano |
QB |
|
63 |
Larry Cole |
DT |
|
61 |
Jim Cooper |
T |
|
84 |
Doug Cosbie |
TE |
|
67 |
Pat
Donovan
AP
PB |
T |
|
33 |
Tony Dorsett |
RB |
|
89 |
Billy Joe
DuPree |
TE |
|
78 |
John Dutton |
DT |
|
62 |
John Fitzgerald |
C |
|
71 |
Andy Frederick |
DT |
|
43 |
Cliff Harris
AP
PB |
DB |
|
58 |
Mike Hegman |
LB |
|
56 |
Thomas 'Hollywood' Henderson |
LB |
|
80 |
Tony Hill
AP
PB |
WR |
|
42 |
Randy Hughes |
DB |
|
57 |
Bruce Huther |
LB |
|
86 |
Butch Johnson |
WR |
|
25 |
Aaron Kyle |
DB |
|
35 |
Scott Laidlaw |
RB |
|
66 |
Burton Lawless |
G |
|
50 |
D.D. Lewis |
LB |
|
22 |
Wade Manning |
DB |
|
79 |
Harvey
Martin
PB |
DE |
|
34 |
Aaron Mitchell |
DB |
|
44 |
Robert Newhouse |
FB |
|
88 |
Drew Pearson |
WR |
|
26 |
Preston Pearson |
HB |
|
64 |
Tom Rafferty |
G |
|
87 |
Jay Saldi |
TE |
|
68 |
Herbert Scott
AP
PB |
G |
|
1 |
Rafael
Septien |
K |
|
52 |
Robert Shaw |
C |
|
20 |
Ron Springs |
RB |
|
65 |
Dave Stalls |
DE |
|
12 |
Roger Staubach
AP
PB |
QB |
|
77 |
Bruce Thornton |
DT |
|
32 |
Dennis Thurman |
DB |
|
54 |
Randy White
AP
PB |
DT |
|
11 |
Danny
White
AP |
QB/P |
|
81 |
Steve Wilson |
WR |
|
70 |
Rayfield Wright |
T |
|
*starters -
all pro
-
probowl |
|
1979 Draft
|
|
1 |
Robert Shaw |
C |
Tennessee |
|
2 |
Aaron Mitchell |
DB |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
|
3 |
Doug Cosbie |
TE |
Santa Clara |
|
4 |
Ralph DeLoach |
DE |
California |
|
5 |
Bob Hukill |
G |
North Carolina |
|
5 |
Curtis Anderson |
DE |
Central State |
|
5 |
Ron Springs |
RB |
Ohio State |
|
6 |
Tim Lavender |
DB |
USC |
|
6 |
Mike Salzano |
G |
North Carolina |
|
6 |
Chris
DeFrance |
WR |
Arizona State |
|
7 |
Greg Fitzpatrick |
LB |
Youngstown State |
|
8 |
Bruce Thornton |
DT |
Illinois |
|
9 |
Garry Cobb |
LB |
USC |
|
10 |
Mike Calhoun |
DT |
Notre Dame |
|
11 |
to Detroit |
|
12 |
Quinton Lowry |
LB |
Youngstown State |
|
|
1979 Schedule
|
|
Sept. 2 |
at St. Louis |
22-21 |
|
Sept. 9 |
at San Francisco |
21-13 |
|
Sept. 16 |
CHICAGO |
24-20 |
|
Sept. 24 |
at Cleveland |
26-7 |
|
Sept. 30 |
CINCINNATI |
38-13 |
|
Oct. 7 |
at Minnesota |
36-20 |
|
Oct. 14 |
LA RAMS |
30-6 |
|
Oct. 21 |
ST. LOUIS |
22-13 |
|
Oct. 28 |
at Pittsburgh |
14-3 |
|
Nov. 4 |
at NY Giants |
16-14 |
|
Nov. 12 |
PHILADELPHIA |
31-21 |
|
Nov. 18 |
at Washington |
34-20 |
|
Nov. 22 |
HOUSTON |
30-24 |
|
Dec. 2 |
NY GIANTS |
28-7 |
|
Dec. 8 |
at Philadelphia |
24-17 |
|
Dec. 16 |
WASHINGTON |
35-34 |
|
Dec. 30 |
NFC Div. Playoff Game
LAS ANGELES RAMS
|
21-19 |
|
1979 NFC East
Standings
|
|
DAL |
11 |
5 |
0 |
.688 |
|
*PHI |
11 |
5 |
0 |
.688 |
|
WAS |
10 |
6 |
0 |
.625 |
|
NYG |
6 |
10 |
0 |
.375 |
|
StL |
5 |
11 |
0 |
.313 |
|
*Wild Card |
|
1979 Team Stats |
|
Passing |
|
Att |
Com |
% |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Int |
|
DAL |
503 |
287 |
57.1 |
3883 |
6.6 |
29 |
13 |
|
OPP |
435 |
207 |
47.6 |
2833 |
5.2 |
21 |
13 |
|
Rushing |
Scoring |
|
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Pts |
PPG |
|
DAL |
578 |
2375 |
4.1 |
15 |
371 |
23.2 |
|
OPP |
500 |
2115 |
4.2 |
15 |
313 |
19.6 |
|
[ LEAGUE LEADER ] |
|
Kicking |
| |
FG |
PAT |
Pts |
|
Septien
|
19/29 |
40/44 |
97 |
|
OPP |
17/27 |
34/38 |
85 |
|
Kickoff Returns |
|
|
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TDs |
|
Springs |
38 |
780 |
20.5 |
70 |
0 |
|
Wilson |
19 |
328 |
17.2 |
26 |
0 |
|
Manning |
7 |
145 |
20.7 |
47 |
0 |
|
Brinson |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
17 |
0 |
|
Hill |
1 |
32 |
32.0 |
32 |
0 |
|
Huther |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
8 |
0 |
|
DAL |
68 |
1322 |
19.4 |
70 |
0 |
|
OPP |
68 |
1580 |
23.2 |
106t |
1 |
|
Punting |
| |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
TB |
in20 |
Lg |
Bl |
Net |
|
D.White |
76 |
3168 |
41.7 |
9 |
21 |
73 |
0 |
36.0 |
|
OPP |
96 |
3921 |
40.8 |
8 |
17 |
72 |
0 |
35.7 |
|
Punt Returns |
| |
Att |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TDs |
|
Wilson |
35 |
12 |
236 |
6.8 |
13 |
0 |
|
Manning |
10 |
2 |
55 |
5.5 |
17 |
0 |
|
Hill |
6 |
1 |
43 |
7.2 |
12 |
0 |
|
DAL |
51 |
15 |
334 |
6.5 |
17 |
0 |
|
OPP |
34 |
18 |
252 |
7.4 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
Passing |
| |
Att |
Comp |
% |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Int |
Rtg |
|
Staubach |
461 |
267 |
57.9 |
3586 |
7.78 |
27 |
11 |
92.4 |
|
D.White |
39 |
19 |
48.7 |
267 |
6.85 |
1 |
2 |
58.6 |
|
Springs |
3 |
1 |
33.0 |
30 |
10.0 |
1 |
0 |
111.0 |
|
DAL |
503 |
287 |
57.1 |
3883 |
7.72 |
29 |
13 |
90.3 |
|
OPP |
435 |
207 |
47.6 |
2833 |
6.51 |
21 |
13 |
72.4 |
|
Rushing |
| |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TDs |
|
Dorsett |
250 |
1107 |
4.4 |
41 |
6 |
|
Newhouse |
124 |
449 |
3.6 |
21 |
3 |
|
Springs |
67 |
248 |
3.7 |
15 |
2 |
|
Laidlaw |
69 |
236 |
3.4 |
15 |
3 |
|
Staubach |
37 |
172 |
4.5 |
20 |
0 |
|
Brinson |
14 |
48 |
3.6 |
10 |
0 |
|
D.Peason |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
16 |
0 |
|
D.White |
1 |
25 |
25.0 |
25 |
0 |
|
DuPree |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
20 |
0 |
|
Hill |
2 |
18 |
9.9 |
12 |
0 |
|
P.Pearson |
7 |
14 |
2.0 |
11 |
1 |
|
Johnson |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
13 |
0 |
|
Saldi |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
-1 |
0 |
|
DAL |
578 |
2375 |
4.1 |
41 |
15 |
|
OPP |
500 |
2115 |
4.2 |
76t |
15 |
|
Receiving |
| |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TDs |
|
Hill |
60 |
1062 |
17.7 |
75t |
10 |
|
D.Pearson |
55 |
1026 |
18.7 |
56t |
8 |
|
Dorsett |
45 |
375 |
8.3 |
32 |
1 |
|
DuPree |
29 |
324 |
11.2 |
33 |
5 |
|
P.Pearson |
26 |
333 |
12.8 |
26t |
1 |
|
Springs |
25 |
251 |
10.0 |
27 |
1 |
|
Saldi |
14 |
181 |
12.9 |
23t |
1 |
|
Laidlaw |
12 |
59 |
4.9 |
12 |
0 |
|
Newhouse |
7 |
55 |
7.9 |
21t |
1 |
|
Johnson |
6 |
105 |
17.5 |
28 |
1 |
|
Cosbie |
5 |
36 |
7.2 |
12 |
0 |
|
Wilson |
3 |
76 |
25.3 |
45 |
0 |
|
DAL |
287 |
3883 |
13.5 |
75t |
29 |
|
OPP |
207 |
2833 |
13.7 |
64t |
21 |
|
Interceptions |
| |
Int |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TDs |
|
Hughes |
2 |
91 |
45.5 |
68 |
0 |
|
Harris |
2 |
35 |
17.5 |
20 |
0 |
|
Barnes |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
11 |
0 |
|
Lewis |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Kyle |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mitchell |
1 |
36 |
36.0 |
36 |
0 |
|
Thornton |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Thurman |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
DAL |
13 |
193 |
14.8 |
68 |
0 |
|
OPP |
13 |
114 |
8.8 |
39t |
1 |
|
