1980 Dallas Cowboys season

1980 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
General manager	Tex Schramm
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost NFC Championship (Eagles)

The 1980 Dallas Cowboys season was their 21st in the league. The team improved their previous output of 11–5, winning twelve games.^[1] They qualified for the playoffs as an NFC Wild Card, but lost in the Conference Championship.

The season featured a very unusual end to the regular season. Going into the final week of the season, Dallas (at 11–4) played Philadelphia (12–3) at Texas Stadium. Under the NFL's tiebreaking rules, if Dallas could beat the Eagles by 25 points, they would earn the NFC's number one seed and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. However, if they lost (or won by less than 25) then Philadelphia would get the number one seed and (since they played in the same division) Dallas would be a wildcard team. Dallas led 35–10 in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles rallied to lose only 35–27. This forced Dallas to play an extra week in the playoffs and a road game in Atlanta in the divisional round. Dallas ultimately lost at Philadelphia in the NFC Championship game.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1980	at Washington Redskins	W 17–3	55,045
2	September 14, 1980	at Denver Broncos	L 41–20	74,919
3	September 21, 1980	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 28–17	62,750
4	September 28, 1980	at Green Bay Packers	W 28–7	54,776
5	October 5, 1980	New York Giants	W 24–3	59,126
6	October 12, 1980	San Francisco 49ers	W 59–14	63,399
7	October 19, 1980	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–10	70,696
8	October 26, 1980	San Diego Chargers	W 42–31	60,639
9	November 2, 1980	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–24	50,701
10	November 9, 1980	at New York Giants	L 38–35	68,343
11	November 16, 1980	St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–21	52,567
12	November 23, 1980	Washington Redskins	W 14–10	58,809
13	November 27, 1980	Seattle Seahawks	W 51–7	57,540
14	December 7, 1980	at Oakland Raiders	W 19–13	53,194
15	December 15, 1980	at Los Angeles Rams	L 38–14	65,154
16	December 21, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–27	62,548

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	3	0	0	10
• Eagles	0	10	0	7	17

Date: October 19
Location: Veterans Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 70,696
Game weather: Sunny; 69°F
Referee: Cal Lepore

Scoring summary

Q1	DAL	Hegman recovered fumble in end zone (Septien kick)	DAL 7–0

Q2	PHI	Franklin 35 yard field goal	DAL 7–3

Q2	PHI	Carmichael 5 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)	PHI 10–7

Q2	DAL	Septien 33 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

Q4	PHI	Smith 15 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)	PHI 17–10

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	7	9	3	0	19
Raiders	7	3	3	0	13

Date: December 7
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 53,194
Game weather: 48 F, wind 8 mph
Referee: Jerry Markbreit

Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	10	17	27
• Cowboys	7	14	7	7	35

Date: December 21
Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 28°F, wind 9 mph
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier

Scoring summary

1	DAL	Danny White 1 yard run (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 7–0

2	DAL	Tony Hill 36 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 14–0

2	DAL	Preston Pearson 9 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 21–0

3	PHI	Louie Giammona 1 yard run (Tony Franklin kick)	Cowboys 21–7

3	DAL	Drew Pearson 11 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 28–7

3	PHI	Tony Franklin 29 yard field goal	Cowboys 28–10

4	DAL	Billy Joe DuPree 15 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 35–10

4	PHI	Rodney Parker 30 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	Cowboys 35–17

4	PHI	Tony Franklin 19 yard field goal	Cowboys 35–20

4	PHI	Wilbert Montgomery 6 yard run (Tony Franklin kick)	Cowboys 35–27

^[2]

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 28, 1980	Los Angeles Rams	W 34–13	64,533
Division	January 4, 1981	at Atlanta Falcons	W 30–27	60,022
Conference	January 11, 1981	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–7	70,696

Conference Championship

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	0	0	7
• Eagles	7	0	10	3	20

Date: January 11
Location: Veterans Stadium
Game start: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 70,696
Game weather: Sunny; 17°F
Referee: Jerry Markbreit

Scoring summary

Q1	PHI	Montgomery 42 yard run (Franklin kick)	PHI 7–0

Q2	DAL	Dorsett 3 yard run (Septien kick)	Tie 7–7

Q3	PHI	Franklin 26 yard field goal	PHI 10–7

Q3	PHI	Harris 9 yard run (Franklin kick)	PHI 17–7

Q4	PHI	Franklin 20 yard field goal	PHI 20–7

Veterans Stadium during the 1980 NFC Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys, January 11, 1981.

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	384	222	L1
Dallas Cowboys⁽⁴⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	454	311	W1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–7	261	293	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	299	350	L2
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	249	425	L2

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1980 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

76 Larry Bethea DT
63 Larry Cole DT/DE
78 John Dutton DE/DT
72 Ed Jones DE
79 Harvey Martin DE
77 Bruce Thornton DE
66 Norm Wells DT
54 Randy White DT

Linebackers

53 Bob Breunig MLB
59 Guy Brown OLB
51 Anthony Dickerson OLB
58 Mike Hegman OLB
57 Bruce Huther MLB
50 D. D. Lewis OLB
56 Bill Roe MLB

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

1 Rafael Septien K

Reserve Lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
45 Active, 0 Inactive

References

Dallas Cowboys

Founded in 1960
Based in Arlington, Texas
Headquartered in Valley Ranch, Irving, Texas

Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Super Bowl Appearances (8)

League Championships (5)

1971
1977
1992
1993
1995

Ring of Honor

Media

Current League Affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: East Division

Seasons (56)

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Dallas Cowboys seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory

1980 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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