1976 Dallas Cowboys Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (11-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1976 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1976 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Dallas racked up 296 points, while the rigid defensive squad surrendered 194. Doug Dennison ran for a team-best 542 yards for the Cowboys, while Scott Laidlaw and Robert Newhouse also buoyed the ground attack.

Roger Staubach passed for 2,715 yards. Drew Pearson hauled in 58 passes for 806 yards. Billy DuPree provided receiving help, too.

Mark Washington intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1976 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
31Benny BarnesLCBMarch 3, 19516'1"190StanfordLufkin, TX USA1414
53Bob BreunigLLBJuly 4, 19536'2"226Arizona St.Inglewood, CA USA1414
63Larry ColeRDTNovember 15, 19466'5"252Air ForceClarkfield, MN USA148
21Doug DennisonRBDecember 18, 19516'1"202Kutztown PennsylvaniaLancaster, PA USA1410
67Pat DonovanTJuly 1, 19536'5"253StanfordHelena, MT USA140
89Billy DuPreeTEMarch 7, 19506'4"225Michigan St.Monroe, LA USA1414
52Jim EidsonG-CMay 10, 19546'3"264Mississippi St.Anderson, SC USA90
62John FitzgeraldCApril 16, 19486'5"255Boston Col.Southbridge, MA USA1414
77Bill GregoryRDTDecember 14, 19496'5"255WisconsinGalveston, TX USA146
43Cliff HarrisFSNovember 12, 19486'0"188Ouachita BaptistFayetteville, AR USA1412
58Mike HegmanLBJanuary 17, 19536'1"227Alabama A&MMemphis, TN USA140
56Thomas HendersonLBMarch 1, 19536'2"221LangstonAustin, TX USA140
1Efren HerreraKJuly 30, 19515'9"185UCLAGuadalajara, Mexico140
42Randy HughesDBApril 3, 19536'4"209OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA142
37Jim JensenRB-TENovember 28, 19536'3"230IowaWaterloo, IA USA140
86Butch JohnsonKRMay 28, 19546'1"187California-RiversideLos Angeles, CA USA142
72Too JonesLDEFebruary 23, 19516'9"271Tennessee St.Jackson, TN USA1414
55Lee JordanMLBApril 27, 19416'1"221AlabamaExcel, AL USA1414
25Aaron KyleDBApril 6, 19545'11"185WyomingDetroit, MI USA141
35Scott LaidlawFBFebruary 17, 19536'0"206StanfordHawthorne, CA USA137
66Burton LawlessGNovember 1, 19536'4"253FloridaDothan, AL USA144
50D.D. LewisRLBOctober 16, 19456'1"225Mississippi St.Knoxville, TN USA140
79Harvey MartinRDENovember 16, 19506'5"260Texas A&M-CommerceDallas, TX USA1414
73Ralph NeelyLTSeptember 12, 19436'6"265OklahomaLittle Rock, AR USA1414
44Robert NewhouseFBJanuary 9, 19505'10"209HoustonLongview, TX USA147
61Blaine NyeRGMarch 29, 19466'4"251StanfordOgden, UT USA140
88Drew PearsonWRJanuary 12, 19516'0"184TulsaSouth River, NJ USA140
26Preston PearsonRBJanuary 17, 19456'1"205IllinoisFreeport, IL USA102
75Jethro PughLDTJuly 3, 19446'6"260Elizabeth City St.Windsor, NC USA1313
64Tom RaffertyC-GAugust 2, 19546'3"256Penn St.Syracuse, NY USA130
82Beasley ReeceDBMarch 18, 19546'1"193North TexasWaco, TX USA100
20Mel RenfroRCBDecember 30, 19416'0"190OregonHouston, TX USA99
83Golden RichardsWRDecember 31, 19506'1"181HawaiiSalt Lake City, UT USA119
87Jay SaldiTEOctober 8, 19546'3"225South CarolinaWhite Plains, NY USA133
78Greg SchaumDEJanuary 1, 19546'4"246Michigan St.Baltimore, MD USA120
68Herbert ScottLGJanuary 18, 19536'2"254Virginia UnionVirginia Beach, VA USA1410
12Roger StaubachQBFebruary 5, 19426'3"197New Mex. Mil. Inst.Cincinnati, OH USA1414
46Mark WashingtonRCBDecember 28, 19475'10"188Morgan St.Chicago, IL USA135
41Charlie WatersSSSeptember 10, 19486'1"193ClemsonMiami, FL USA1414
54Randy WhiteDT-LB-DEJanuary 15, 19536'4"257MarylandPittsburgh, PA USA140
11Danny WhitePFebruary 9, 19526'2"193Arizona St.Mesa, AZ USA140
70Rayfield WrightRTAugust 23, 19456'6"255Fort Valley St.Griffin, GA USA1414
30Charley YoungRBOctober 13, 19526'1"213North Carolina St.Raleigh, NC USA112



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