ROBERT NEWHOUSENewhouse, Robert FultonHeight: 5-10 Weight: 219 Born: January 9, 1950 Longview, TX Died: July 22, 2014 Rochester, MN High School: Galilee (Hallsville, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Houston | |
| 1969 | Houston | Lettered |
| 1970 | Houston | Lettered |
| 1971 | Houston | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (35th overall) 1972 Dallas Cowboys |
| Relatives: Father of Reggie Newhouse |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL | 44 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1973 DAL NFL | 44 | RB | 14 | 6 |
| 1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL | 44 | RB | 14 | 2 |
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 44 | RB | 14 | 13 |
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 44 | RB | 14 | 7 |
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 44 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 44 | FB | 13 | 12 |
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 44 | FB | 14 | 11 |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 44 | FB-RB | 16 | 10 |
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 44 | FB | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 44 | RB | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 44 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 168 | 75 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 2/1/1972 | 1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL | |
| Released | 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1973 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1973 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 36 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 216 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL | 28 | 116 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1973 DAL NFL | 84 | 436 | 5.2 | 54 | 1 | ||||
| 1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL | 124 | 501 | 4.0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 209 | 930 | 4.4 | 29 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 116 | 450 | 3.9 | 24t | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 180 | 721 | 4.0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 140 | 584 | 4.2 | 24 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 124 | 449 | 3.6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 118 | 451 | 3.8 | 29t | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1982 DAL NFL | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1160 | 4784 | 4.1 | 54 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 46 | 23.0 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135.4 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 46 | 23.0 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1973 DAL NFL | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 34 | 275 | 8.1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 41 | 1 | ||||||
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 20 | 176 | 8.8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 21t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 120 | 956 | 8.0 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL | 18 | 382 | 21.2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1973 DAL NFL | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1981 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 0 | 478 | 19.9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1973 DAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1976 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1977 DAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1978 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1979 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1980 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1983 DAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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