TONY DORSETTDorsett, Anthony DrewHeight: 5-11 Weight: 189 Born: April 7, 1954 Rochester, PA High School: Hopewell (Aliquippa, PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Pittsburgh | Lettered |
| 1974 | Pittsburgh | Lettered |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh | Lettered |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (2nd overall) 1977 Dallas Cowboys |
| Relatives: Father of Anthony Dorsett |
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| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 33 | HB | 14 | 4 |
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 16 | 15 |
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 15 | 15 |
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 13 | 12 |
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 33 | RB | 12 | 6 |
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 33 | RB | 16 | 13 |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 173 | 152 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/3/1977 | 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 5/24/1977 | 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL |
| Traded | 6/3/1988 | 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL |
| Released | 8/29889 | 1989 Denver Broncos (NFL)1989 DEN NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1990 | 1989 Denver Broncos (NFL)1989 DEN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 | ||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 91 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 546 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 208 | 1007 | 4.8 | 84t | 12 | ||||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 290 | 1325 | 4.6 | 63 | 7 | ||||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 250 | 1107 | 4.4 | 41 | 6 | ||||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 278 | 1185 | 4.3 | 56 | 11 | ||||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 342 | 1646 | 4.8 | 75t | 4 | ||||
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 177 | 745 | 4.2 | 99t | 5 | ||||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 289 | 1321 | 4.6 | 77 | 8 | ||||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 302 | 1189 | 3.9 | 31t | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 305 | 1307 | 4.3 | 60t | 7 | ||||
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 184 | 748 | 4.1 | 33 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 130 | 456 | 3.5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 181 | 703 | 3.9 | 26 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2936 | 12739 | 4.3 | 99t | 77 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 5 | 41 | 5.1 | 20.5 | 34 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 29 | 273 | 9.4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 37 | 378 | 10.2 | 91t | 2 | ||||||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 45 | 375 | 8.3 | 32 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 34 | 263 | 7.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 32 | 325 | 10.2 | 73t | 2 | ||||||
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 24 | 179 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 40 | 287 | 7.2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 51 | 459 | 9.0 | 68t | 1 | ||||||
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 46 | 449 | 9.8 | 56t | 3 | ||||||
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 25 | 267 | 10.7 | 36t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 19 | 177 | 9.3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 398 | 3554 | 8.9 | 91t | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 1 | |
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -21 | 0 | |
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1985 DAL NFL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1986 DAL NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1987 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 90 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 1 |
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