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	==Standings==		==Standings==
			{{1980 NFC East standings}}
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	\| align="center" \| 311
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	==Roster==		==Roster==

Revision as of 01:27, 22 January 2013

1980 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Championship
← 1979 Dallas Cowboys seasons 1981 →

The 1980 Dallas Cowboys season was their 21st in the league. The team improved their previous output of 11–5, winning twelve games. They qualified for the playoffs, 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

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

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	384	222	L1
Dallas Cowboys	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 18 Glenn Carano 14 Gary Hogeboom 11 Danny White P Running Backs 33 Tony Dorsett 23 James Jones RS 44 Robert Newhouse FB 30 Timmy Newsome RB/FB 26 Preston Pearson 20 Ron Springs FB Wide Receivers 80 Tony Hill 86 Butch Johnson 88 Drew Pearson Tight Ends 84 Doug Cosbie 89 Billy Joe DuPree 87 Jay Saldi WR		Offensive Linemen 61 Jim Cooper T/C 67 Pat Donovan T 62 John Fitzgerald C 71 Andy Frederick T 65 Kurt Petersen G 64 Tom Rafferty G 68 Herbert Scott G 52 Robert Shaw C 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 31 Benny Barnes CB 47 Dextor Clinkscale SS 34 Aaron Mitchell CB 32 Dennis Thurman FS/CB 41 Charlie Waters SS 45 Steve Wilson CB/WR Special Teams 1 Rafael Septien K		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics 45 Active, 0 Inactive

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

1980 Dallas Cowboys

v t e Dallas Cowboys
Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Frisco, Texas
Franchise	Franchise History Coaches All-time roster Seasons Expansion draft Draft history Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks Ring of Honor Ford Center at The Star
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium AT&T Stadium
Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day America's Team Cheerleaders Making the Team America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Doomsday Defense Dirty Dozen The Triplets (Aikman, Irvin, and Smith) Crazy Ray Rowdy Jerry Jones Tom Landry Tex Schramm Roger Staubach Black Sunday Little Giants Jerry Maguire "Get Up (A Cowboys Anthem)" "We Dem Boyz" King of the Hill "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode) Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk book
Lore	Ice Bowl The Catch Herschel Walker trade Bounty Bowl series Pickle Juice Game Dez Caught It
Rivalries	Green Bay Packers Houston Oilers/Texans Los Angeles Rams Minnesota Vikings New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Washington Commanders
Division championships (25)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1985 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2007 2009 2014 2016 2018 2021 2023
Conference championships (10)	1966 1967 1970 1971 1975 1977 1978 1992 1993 1995
League championships (5)	1971 (VI) 1977 (XII) 1992 (XXVII) 1993 (XXVIII) 1995 (XXX)
Media	Broadcasters Radio network KRLD-FM Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

v t e Dallas Cowboys seasons
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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory
Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

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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	==Standings==		==Standings==
			{{1980 NFC East standings}}
	{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
	\|-
	! colspan="8" style="background-color: #FFCBCB;" align="center" valign="middle" \| ]
	\|-
	!
	! W
	! L
	! T
	! PCT
	! PF
	! PA
	! STK
	\|-
	\| ]
	\| align="center" \| 12
	\| align="center" \| 4
	\| align="center" \| 0
	\| align="center" \| .750
	\| align="center" \| 384
	\| align="center" \| 222
	\| align="center" \| L-1
	\|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
	\| '''Dallas Cowboys'''
	\| align="center" \| 12
	\| align="center" \| 4
	\| align="center" \| 0
	\| align="center" \| .750
	\| align="center" \| 454
	\| align="center" \| 311
	\| align="center" \| W-1
	\|-
	\| ]
	\| align="center" \| 6
	\| align="center" \| 10
	\| align="center" \| 0
	\| align="center" \| .375
	\| align="center" \| 261
	\| align="center" \| 293
	\| align="center" \| W-3
	\|-
	\| ]
	\| align="center" \| 5
	\| align="center" \| 11
	\| align="center" \| 0
	\| align="center" \| .313
	\| align="center" \| 299
	\| align="center" \| 350
	\| align="center" \| L-2
	\|-
	\| ]
	\| align="center" \| 4
	\| align="center" \| 12
	\| align="center" \| 0
	\| align="center" \| .250
	\| align="center" \| 249
	\| align="center" \| 425
	\| align="center" \| L-2
	\|}

	==Roster==		==Roster==