1973 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1973 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-16 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62081 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/30/1973 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-27 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 59688 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Arneson | 64 | OL | 6-3 | 236 | 22 | Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| John Babinecz | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 23 | Villanova | 2 | 0 |
| Benny Barnes | 31 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Contra Costa JC; Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Rodrigo Barnes | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | Rice | 2 | 0 |
| Marv Bateman | 81 | P | 6-4 | 213 | 23 | Utah | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Cole | 63 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Air Force; Houston; Hawaii | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Edwards | 52 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 34 | Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| John Fitzgerald | 82 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| Toni Fritsch | 15 | K | 5-7 | 188 | 28 | none | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 219 | 22 | Amherst | 2 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 29 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 |
| Cornell Green | 34 | LS | 6-4 | 211 | 33 | Utah State | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Gregory | 77 | RDT | 6-5 | 257 | 24 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 |
| Cliff Harris | 43 | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 25 | Ouachita Baptist | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Hayes | 22 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 31 | Florida A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Calvin Hill | 35 | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 26 | Yale | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 219 | 32 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| D.D. Lewis | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 28 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Lilly | 74 | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 34 | Texas Christian | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Manders | 51 | OL | 6-2 | 247 | 32 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 79 | DL | 6-5 | 260 | 23 | East Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 23 | WR | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 30 | California | 2 | 0 |
| Ralph Neely | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 30 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Newhouse | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 23 | Houston | 2 | 1 |
| John Niland | 76 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 29 | Iowa | 2 | 2 |
| Blaine Nye | 61 | ROG | 6-4 | 255 | 27 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Drew Pearson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 22 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 |
| Jethro Pugh | 75 | LDT | 6-6 | 258 | 29 | Elizabeth City State | 2 | 2 |
| Mel Renfro | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 191 | 32 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Richards | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 181 | 23 | Brigham Young; Hawaii | 2 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 31 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Navy | 2 | 2 |
| Les Strayhorn | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 22 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Toomay | 67 | RDE | 6-6 | 244 | 25 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Wallace | 71 | OL | 6-5 | 255 | 24 | New Mexico | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Washington | 46 | DB | 5-11 | 187 | 26 | Morgan State | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 41 | LCB | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Clemson | 2 | 2 |
| Rayfield Wright | 70 | ROT | 6-7 | 242 | 28 | Fort Valley State | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 43 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 15/33 45.5% | 0/0 % | 5 | 44 | |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 10/27 37.0% | / % | 5 | 53 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Golden Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 43 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Hill | 25 | 97 | 3.9 | 15 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 20 | 55 | 2.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 252 | 3.6 | 19 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 296 | 3.8 | 20 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 13 | 269 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 83t | 2 | 5.4 | 6 | 16.2 | 10 | 70 | 199 | 51.4 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 13 | 269 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 83t | 2 | 5.4 | 6 | 16.2 | 10 | 70 | 199 | 51.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 17 | 38.6 | 25 | 266 | 6.0 | 15.6 | 54t | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 4.5 | 9 | 64 | 202 | 48.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 83t | 2 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Jean Fugett | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Mike Montgomery | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 269 | 14.9 | 83t | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 266 | 15.6 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 63t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Bateman | 11 | 485 | 44.1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 432 | 39.3 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 485 | 44.1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 432 | 39.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 348 | 43.5 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 262 | 32.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Richards | 3 | 1 | 66 | 22.0 | 63t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 66 | 22.0 | 63t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 3 | 53 | 8.8 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Harris | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 221 | 24.6 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Martin | 2.8 | 35.7 |
| Jethro Pugh | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| Bill Gregory | 1.8 | 13.7 |
| Larry Cole | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Pat Toomay | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 64.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10.0 | 70.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl Scores |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: July 18, 2025 |