1972 Dallas Cowboys season
Head Coach
Tom Landry
Home Field
Texas Stadium
Results
Record
10–4
Place
2nd NFC East
Playoff Finish
Lost Conference Championship
Timeline
Previous Season
Next Season
1971
1973
The 1972 Dallas Cowboys season was their 13th in the league . The team failed to improve their previous output of 11–3, winning only ten games.[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season but settled for the wildcard spot. A pre-season injury to quarterback Roger Staubach and the trade of Duane Thomas (both had been integral figures in the 1971 championship team) hindered the offense (mitigated somewhat since their replacements, Craig Morton and Calvin Hill , were former starters). In the divisional playoff round, Staubach came off the bench to engineer an improbable 30–28 comeback win over the 49ers (Dallas had trailed by 28–16 with less than 2 minutes to play). The win over the 49ers still ranks as one of the all-time lucky Cowboy wins, thanks to several odd bounces and mistakes by the Niners. However, the momentum could not carry them to a victory over Washington in the NFC Championship game.
NFL Draft [ ]
Pre Season [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 17
Philadelphia
W 28–6
1-0
55,850
2
September 24
@ NY Giants
W 23–14
2-0
62,725
3
October 1
@ Green Bay
L 16–13
2-1
47,103
4
October 8
Pittsburgh
W 17–13
3-1
65,682
5
October 15
@ Baltimore
W 21–0
4-1
58,992
6
October 22
@ Washington
L 24–20
4-2
53,039
7
October 30
Detroit
W 28–24
5-2
65,378
8
November 5
@ San Diego
W 34–28
6-2
54,476
9
November 12
St. Louis Cardinals
W 33–24
7-2
65,218
10
November 19
@ Philadelphia
W 28–7
8-2
65,720
11
November 23
San Francisco
L 31–10
8-3
65,124
12
December 3
@ St. Louis
W 27–6
9-3
49,787
13
December 9
Washington
W 34–24
10-3
65,136
14
December 17
NY Giants
L 23–3
10-4
64,602
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles [ ]
Week One: Phildelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
3
3
0
0
6
Cowboys
0
7
14
7
28
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Date : September 17Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 80 degrees, wind 11 mphBox Score
Game information
First quarter
PHI - Tom Dempsey 30 yard field goal, Eagles 3-0
Second quarter
PHI - Tom Dempsey 42 yard field goal, Eagles 6-0
DAL - Ron Sellers 37 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick), Cowboys 7-6
Third quarter
DAL - Lance Alworth 13 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick), Cowboys 14-6
DAL - Calvin Hill 3 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), Cowboys 21-6
Fourth quarter
DAL - Robert Newhouse 1 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), Cowboys 28-6
Top passers
PHI – John Reaves - 11/19, 143 yards, 2 interceptions
DAL – Craig Morton - 13/26, 235 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
Top rushers
PHI – Po James - 13 carries, 28 yards
DAL – Calvin Hill - 17 carries, 65 yards, 1 touchdown
Top receivers
PHI – Harold Jackson - 9 receptions, 161 yards
DAL – Ron Sellers - 3 receptions, 88 yards, 1 touchdown
Week 2: at New York Giants [ ]
Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
7
3
3
10
23
Giants
0
7
0
7
14
at Yankee Stadium , Bronx, New York
Date : September 24Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 60 degrees, wind 8 mphBox Score
Game information
First quarter
DAL - Walt Garrison 1 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick), Cowboys 7-0
Second quarter
DAL - Toni Fritsch 54 yard field goal, Cowboys 10-0
NYG - Rich Houston 55 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick), Cowboys 10-7
Third quarter
DAL - Toni Fritsch 13 yard field goal, Cowboys 13-7
Fourth quarter
DAL - Toni Fritsch 8 yard field goal, Cowboys 16-7
NYG - Rich Houston 94 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick), Cowboys 16-14
DAL - Lance Alworth 3 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick), Cowboys 23-14
Top passers
DAL - Craig Morton - 15/27, 158 yards, 1 touchdown
NYG - Norm Snead - 19/26, 298 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Top rushers
DAL - Calvin Hill - 20 carries, 91 yards
NYG - Ron Johnson - 14 carries, 42 yards
Top receivers
DAL - Billy Parks - 4 receptions, 49 yards
NYG - Rich Houston - 5 receptions, 175 yards, 2 touchdowns
Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 11: San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
14
7
10
31
Cowboys
7
3
0
0
10
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Game information
First quarter
DAL – Walt Garrison 7 yard rush, (Toni Frisch kick), Cowboys 7-0.
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
SF – Bruce Gossett 18 yard field goal, 49ers 24-10.
SF – Skip Vanderbundt 21 yard interception return, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 31-10.
Top passers
SF – Steve Spurrier – 16/24, 177 yards, TD
DAL – Craig Morton – 18/34, 255 yards, 2 INTs
Top rushers
SF – Vic Washington - 16 rushes, 77 yards
DAL – Walt Garrison – 12 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
SF – Ted Kwalick - 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD
DAL – Ron Sellers - 4 receptions, 84 yards
Playoffs [ ]
Standings [ ]
Roster [ ]
Dallas Cowboys 1972 roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
32 Walt Garrison FB
35 Calvin Hill
23 Mike Montgomery WR
44 Robert Newhouse FB
30 Dan Reeves
27 Bill Thomas
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
62 John Fitzgerald C
51 Dave Manders C
73 Ralph Neely T
76 John Niland G
61 Blaine Nye G
71 Rodney Wallace T/G
70 Rayfield Wright T
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
53 John Babinecz MLB
86 Ralph Coleman OLB
52 Dave Edwards OLB
54 Chuck Howley OLB
55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB
57 Mike Keller MLB
50 D. D. Lewis OLB
Defensive Backs
26 Herb Adderley CB
31 Benny Barnes CB
34 Cornell Green SS
43 Cliff Harris FS/RS
20 Mel Renfro CB
46 Mark Washington CB
41 Charlie Waters FS/CB
Special Teams
81 Marv Bateman P
15 Toni Fritsch K
Reserve Lists
Vacant
Rookies in italics
45 Active, 0 Inactive
Trivia [ ]
This season marks the first time in Cowboys history they wore their white jerseys for every game. The second and only other time so far was 2010 .
References [ ]
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