1976 Dallas Cowboys season

1976 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
General manager	Tex Schramm
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	11–3
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Division Round

The 1976 Dallas Cowboys season was their 17th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 10–4, winning eleven games.^[1] They qualified for the playoffs, but were stunned by the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional round.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–7	54,052
2	September 19, 1976	at New Orleans Saints	W 24–6	61,413
3	September 26, 1976	Baltimore Colts	W 30–27	64,237
4	October 3, 1976	at Seattle Seahawks	W 28–13	62,027
5	October 10, 1976	at New York Giants	W 24–14	76,042
6	October 17, 1976	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 21–17	50,317
7	October 24, 1976	Chicago Bears	W 31–21	61,346
8	October 31, 1976	at Washington Redskins	W 20–7	55,004
9	November 7, 1976	New York Giants	W 9–3	58,870
10	November 15, 1976	Buffalo Bills	W 17–10	51,799
11	November 21, 1976	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–10	54,992
12	November 25, 1976	St. Louis Cardinals	W 19–14	62,498
13	December 5, 1976	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–7	55,072
14	December 12, 1976	Washington Redskins	L 27–14	59,916

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 19, 1976	Los Angeles Rams	L 14–12	62,436

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys^(2)	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–3	296	194	L1
Washington Redskins^(4)	10	4	0	.714	6–2	9–3	291	217	W4
St. Louis Cardinals	10	4	0	.714	5–3	9–3	309	267	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	10	0	.286	2–6	4–8	165	286	W1
New York Giants	3	11	0	.214	1–7	3–9	170	250	L1

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1976 roster
Quarterbacks 12 Roger Staubach 11 Danny White P Running Backs 21 Doug Dennison 37 Jim Jensen 35 Scott Laidlaw FB 44 Robert Newhouse FB 26 Preston Pearson 30 Charley Young Wide Receivers 86 Butch Johnson RS 88 Drew Pearson 82 Beasley Reece 83 Golden Richards Tight Ends 89 Billy Joe DuPree 87 Jay Saldi		Offensive Linemen 67 Pat Donovan T 52 Jim Eidson C/G 62 John Fitzgerald C 66 Burton Lawless G 73 Ralph Neely T 61 Blaine Nye G 64 Tom Rafferty G 68 Herbert Scott G 70 Rayfield Wright T Defensive Linemen 63 Larry Cole DT 77 Bill Gregory DT 72 Ed Jones DE 79 Harvey Martin DE 75 Jethro Pugh DT 78 Greg Schaum DE		Linebackers 53 Bob Breunig OLB/MLB 58 Mike Hegman OLB 56 Thomas Henderson OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 D. D. Lewis OLB 54 Randy White MLB Defensive Backs 31 Benny Barnes CB 43 Cliff Harris FS 42 Randy Hughes SS 25 Aaron Kyle CB 20 Mel Renfro CB 46 Mark Washington CB 41 Charlie Waters SS Special Teams  1 Efren Herrera K		Reserve Lists 57 Kyle Davis C (IR) -- Duke Fergerson WR (IR) 81 Percy Howard WR (IR) 40 John Smith RB (IR) Rookies in italics 43 Active, 4 Inactive

References

1. 1976 Dallas Cowboys