Team Statistics |
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| 1979 Dallas | Opponent | |
| First Downs | 78 | 101 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 12-48-25% | 25-62-40% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 3-3-100% | 3-10-30% |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 469 | 713 |
| Total Rushes | 126 | 149 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| Passes Completed-Attempted | 69/126 (54.8%) | 90/154 (58.4%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 1139 | 972 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 9.3 | 6.7 |
| Sacked—Yards Lost | 5/36 | 11/64 |
| Punts—Average | 23/42.1 | 15/41.3 |
| Punts Received—Return Yardage | 9/45 | 12/88 |
| Kickoffs—Returns | 23/442 | 23/537 |
| Interceptions—Returns | 4/90 | 6/97 |
| Penalties—Yards | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 9/4 | 12/9 |
| Time of Possession | 136 mins 23 secs | 163 mins 37 secs |
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Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
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Att |
Comp |
Yds |
Comp % |
Yds/Att |
TD |
TD % |
INT |
INT
% |
Long |
Sack | Rating |
| Danny White | 1 | 1 | 8 | 100.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0/0 | 100.0 |
| Roger Staubach | 125 | 68 | 1167 | 54.4 | 9.3 | 13 | 10.4 | 6 | 4.8 | 73 | 5/36 | 101.0 |
Rushing Stats | ||||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
2 Pt Conv |
| Robert Newhouse | 40 | 174 | 4.3 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 44 | 178 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving Stats | ||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv |
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| Drew Pearson | 12 | 341 | 28.4 | 73 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 11 | 80 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 16 | 204 | 12.8 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 17 | 437 | 25.7 | 62 | 4 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | |||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |
| Rafael Septien | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 4/7 | 57.1 |
Punting | |||||||
| |
No |
Avg |
Net |
Tb |
Inside 20 |
Long |
Blocked |
| Danny White | 23 | 42.1 | 38.3 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 0 |
Kickoff Returns | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Steve Wilson | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 16 | 328 | 20.5 | 26 | 0 |
Punt Returns | ||||||
| |
Ret |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Wade Manning | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 4 | 1 | 27 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 |
Individual Defense | |||
| |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Fum Rec |
| Tom Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rayfield Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D.D. Lewis | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Breunig | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hegman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Randy White | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| Larry Cole | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| John Dutton | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Thornton | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Harris | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Kyle | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Hughes | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Benny Barnes | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions | |||||
| |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Aaron Kyle | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |