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1978 Dallas Cowboys Game Log

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Record: 12-4-0, 1st in NFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Tom Landry (12-4-0)

Points For: 384 (24.0/g) 1st of 28

Points Against: 208 (13.0/g) 3rd of 28

Expected W-L: 13.0-3.0

SRS: 10.97 (1st of 28), SOS: -0.03

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 27-20 vs. Atlanta Falcons
Won Conference Championship 28-0 vs. Los Angeles Rams
Lost Super Bowl 31-35 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Offensive Coordinator: Dan Reeves

Defensive Coordinator: Ernie Stautner

Other Notable Asst.: Mike Ditka (Special Teams/Receivers), Jim Myers (Assistant Head Coach/OL) and Gene Stallings (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Texas Stadium

Principal Owner: Clint Murchison Jr.

President/General Manager: Tex Schramm

Offensive Scheme: Smashmouth

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +250

Training Camp: California Lutheran College (Thousand Oaks, California)

1978 NFC Champion

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Mon	September 4	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	38	0	19	27	305	4	2	0	0	11.3	11.3	70.4	116.5	45	278	6.2	1	1	3	5	5	0	0
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	34	24	18	28	212	2	1	0	0	7.6	7.6	64.3	96.1	49	189	3.9	3	0	0	4	5	4	149
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	14	27	22	46	223	2	4	3	23	5.3	4.6	47.8	40.4	29	96	3.3	0	0	1	2	2	6	252
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	21	12	16	26	173	1	0	2	9	7.0	6.2	61.5	93.9	37	216	5.8	2	0	0	3	3	6	226
5	Mon	October 2	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	5	9	13	30	200	0	1	1	12	7.1	6.5	43.3	52.1	33	109	3.3	0	1	1	0	0	5	192
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	W			New York Giants	24	3	17	33	200	3	1	5	46	7.5	5.3	51.5	87.9	34	157	4.6	0	1	1	3	3	6	238
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W	OT	@	St. Louis Cardinals	24	21	23	41	287	3	2	1	2	7.0	6.8	56.1	82.1	32	131	4.1	0	1	2	3	3	6	249
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	14	7	10	22	87	1	0	4	21	4.9	3.3	45.5	71.6	34	191	5.6	1	0	1	2	2	8	345
9	Thu	October 26	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	10	21	12	27	147	0	2	2	1	5.5	5.1	44.4	30.9	24	92	3.8	1	1	1	1	1	5	215
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	16	23	19	30	239	1	2	5	36	9.2	6.8	63.3	71.4	26	89	3.4	0	3	3	1	1	2	87
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	42	14	21	34	224	2	0	2	10	6.9	6.2	61.8	100.6	58	313	5.4	4	0	1	6	6	3	103
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	27	7	9	15	106	1	0	4	35	9.4	5.6	60.0	103.7	42	198	4.7	2	2	3	3	3	5	230
13	Thu	November 23	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	37	10	9	19	218	1	1	0	0	11.5	11.5	47.4	85.0	54	289	5.4	3	3	4	4	4	2	84
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	17	10	15	27	230	2	0	2	13	9.0	7.9	55.6	108.6	35	99	2.8	0	1	1	2	2	8	308
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	31	13	13	20	169	2	0	2	21	9.5	7.7	65.0	124.8	41	146	3.6	2	1	3	4	4	6	239
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	30	7	15	24	156	0	1	0	0	6.5	6.5	62.5	63.9	52	190	3.7	3	1	1	3	3	5	160

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sat	December 30	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	27	20	17	37	221	1	1	1	11	6.3	5.8	45.9	63.0	37	148	4.0	2	2	3	3	3	3	32
19	Sun	January 7	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	28	0	13	25	109	2	2	3	17	5.0	3.9	52.0	56.9	33	126	3.8	1	0	0	4	4	8	224
20	Sun	January 21	boxscore	L		N	Pittsburgh Steelers	31	35	17	30	176	3	1	5	52	7.6	5.0	56.7	93.2	32	154	4.8	0	1	1	4	4	5	99	33:42

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Mon	September 4	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	38	0	9	20	82	0	2	5	34	5.8	3.3	45.0	17.1	27	99	3.7	0	0	1	0	0	7	181
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	34	24	15	37	243	1	3	3	18	7.1	6.1	40.5	38.5	24	100	4.2	2	1	1	3	3	4	71
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	14	27	14	25	219	2	2	1	8	9.1	8.4	56.0	78.6	36	98	2.7	1	0	1	3	4	7	178
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	21	12	15	30	195	1	0	1	9	6.8	6.3	50.0	81.9	36	115	3.2	0	1	4	1	1	6	134
5	Mon	October 2	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	5	9	11	22	124	0	1	3	32	7.1	5.0	50.0	48.3	36	127	3.5	0	3	3	0	0	5	98
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	W			New York Giants	24	3	6	20	40	0	1	8	63	5.2	1.4	30.0	18.7	28	102	3.6	0	1	1	0	0	9	356
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W	OT	@	St. Louis Cardinals	24	21	17	29	236	1	2	3	28	9.1	7.4	58.6	67.6	47	136	2.9	2	0	1	3	3	7	190
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	14	7	14	27	145	1	0	5	34	6.6	4.5	51.9	80.0	31	117	3.8	0	0	0	1	1	8	274
9	Thu	October 26	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	10	21	18	32	137	2	0	1	2	4.3	4.2	56.3	87.6	38	144	3.8	1	0	1	3	3	7	224
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	16	23	12	18	152	0	0	4	33	10.3	6.9	66.7	92.8	28	54	1.9	2	3	3	2	2	5	96
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	42	14	7	26	76	1	2	3	12	3.4	2.6	26.9	20.4	17	66	3.9	1	0	0	2	2	9	283
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	27	7	24	39	215	0	3	2	20	6.0	5.2	61.5	44.3	17	62	3.6	1	0	0	1	1	6	142
13	Thu	November 23	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	37	10	10	24	120	1	0	3	30	6.3	4.4	41.7	71.5	29	81	2.8	0	1	2	1	1	9	319
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	17	10	13	29	150	0	2	3	20	5.9	4.7	44.8	32.3	36	213	5.9	1	1	4	1	1	5	98
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	31	13	9	26	85	0	2	8	66	5.8	2.5	34.6	12.5	28	139	5.0	2	0	0	1	2	7	188
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	30	7	8	28	69	1	3	5	33	3.6	2.1	28.6	11.9	19	68	3.6	0	0	0	1	1	7	169

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sat	December 30	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	27	20	8	23	52	1	3	5	43	4.1	1.9	34.8	18.5	36	164	4.6	1	2	2	2	2	6	135
19	Sun	January 7	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	28	0	14	35	196	0	5	3	10	5.9	5.2	40.0	19.2	31	81	2.6	0	0	2	0	0	5	98
20	Sun	January 21	boxscore	L		N	Pittsburgh Steelers	31	35	17	30	291	4	1	4	27	10.6	8.6	56.7	115.4	24	66	2.8	1	0	1	5	5	3	39	26:18

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