1981 Dallas Cowboys Game Log

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

Coach: Tom Landry (12-4-0)

Points For: 367 (22.9/g) 6th of 28

Points Against: 277 (17.3/g) 7th of 28

SRS: 6.10 (3rd of 28), SOS: .47

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 38-0 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lost Conference Championship 27-28 vs. San Francisco 49ers

Defensive Coordinator: Ernie Stautner

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

Stadium: Texas Stadium

Principal Owner: Clint Murchison Jr.

President/General Manager: Tex Schramm

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +500

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

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	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	26	10	12	24	140	2	0	1	5	6.0	5.6	50.0	95.8	44	206	4.7	0	4	4	2	2	6	265
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	30	17	21	29	210	0	1	3	30	8.3	6.6	72.4	78.2	35	181	5.2	3	3	3	3	3	4	173
3	Mon	September 21	boxscore	W		@	New England Patriots	35	21	24	34	218	2	0	0	0	6.4	6.4	70.6	107.2	46	237	5.2	1	4	5	3	3	4	145
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	W			New York Giants	18	10	14	27	193	1	0	2	11	7.6	6.7	51.9	87.4	41	124	3.0	0	3	3	1	1	7	303
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	17	20	15	28	166	1	1	3	16	6.5	5.4	53.6	68.5	33	140	4.2	1	1	1	2	2	7	264
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	14	45	12	29	109	1	2	3	26	4.7	3.4	41.4	35.0	21	83	4.0	0	0	0	2	2	8	316
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	29	17	15	33	275	1	2	1	2	8.4	8.1	45.5	59.5	42	221	5.3	2	2	2	3	3	5	213
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	28	27	22	32	327	3	1	2	27	11.1	9.6	68.8	120.2	36	139	3.9	1	0	1	4	4	6	218
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	17	14	13	24	176	1	2	4	27	8.5	6.3	54.2	56.9	37	141	3.8	1	1	1	2	2	4	180
10	Mon	November 9	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	27	14	9	17	202	3	1	2	17	12.9	10.6	52.9	110.8	47	196	4.2	0	2	2	3	3	4	173
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	24	27	20	30	225	3	2	3	19	8.1	6.8	66.7	94.4	27	98	3.6	0	1	1	3	3	5	215
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	24	10	13	27	212	2	0	1	10	8.2	7.6	48.1	99.6	47	258	5.5	1	1	2	3	3	3	117
13	Thu	November 26	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	10	9	9	23	178	0	1	2	19	8.6	7.1	39.1	48.8	31	95	3.1	1	1	3	1	1	6	256
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	37	13	8	19	110	1	1	0	0	5.8	5.8	42.1	56.9	66	354	5.4	3	3	3	4	4	2	60
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	21	10	17	30	264	2	0	0	0	8.8	8.8	56.7	108.2	43	148	3.4	1	0	2	3	3	3	108
16	Sat	December 19	boxscore	L	OT	@	New York Giants	10	13	17	33	164	1	1	4	36	6.1	4.4	51.5	63.2	34	90	2.6	0	1	2	1	1	7	278

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	January 2	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	38	0	15	26	133	1	0	1	10	5.5	4.9	57.7	84.3	46	212	4.6	4	1	1	5	5	4	48
18	Sun	January 10	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	27	28	16	24	135	2	1	4	38	7.2	4.8	66.7	91.5	32	115	3.6	1	2	2	3	3	6	142

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	Sun	September 6	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	26	10	23	49	280	1	4	3	33	6.4	5.4	46.9	37.8	18	44	2.4	0	1	2	1	1	5	102
2	Sun	September 13	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	30	17	14	41	262	1	2	4	33	7.2	5.8	34.1	45.0	27	142	5.3	1	1	2	2	2	4	58
3	Mon	September 21	boxscore	W		@	New England Patriots	35	21	14	27	225	0	4	2	10	8.7	7.8	51.9	40.4	22	108	4.9	3	0	1	3	3	2	136
4	Sun	September 27	boxscore	W			New York Giants	18	10	18	35	258	1	3	4	27	8.1	6.6	51.4	49.5	24	85	3.5	0	1	3	1	1	5	114
5	Sun	October 4	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	17	20	16	29	184	1	1	3	15	6.9	5.8	55.2	71.6	29	115	4.0	1	2	2	2	2	6	163
6	Sun	October 11	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	14	45	20	33	290	2	0	1	14	9.2	8.5	60.6	109.4	46	150	3.3	3	1	2	6	6	6	166
7	Sun	October 18	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	29	17	13	30	203	1	3	4	34	7.9	6.0	43.3	37.9	34	171	5.0	1	1	1	2	2	5	120
8	Sun	October 25	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	28	27	21	37	381	3	5	3	27	11.0	9.5	56.8	79.7	34	148	4.4	1	0	0	3	4	5	104
9	Sun	November 1	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	17	14	12	27	197	1	1	4	40	8.8	6.4	44.4	66.4	24	94	3.9	1	0	1	2	2	5	102
10	Mon	November 9	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	27	14	20	43	310	2	4	0	0	7.2	7.2	46.5	47.6	17	55	3.2	0	0	0	2	2	7	172
11	Sun	November 15	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	24	27	14	24	231	2	1	5	52	11.8	8.0	58.3	101.2	35	198	5.7	1	2	2	3	3	4	66
12	Sun	November 22	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	24	10	14	34	131	1	1	4	27	4.6	3.4	41.2	50.0	25	125	5.0	0	1	3	1	1	5	104
13	Thu	November 26	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	10	9	6	19	43	0	1	2	17	3.2	2.0	31.6	19.0	50	229	4.6	1	1	3	0	1	7	185
14	Sun	December 6	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	37	13	7	24	82	0	2	1	8	3.8	3.3	29.2	6.6	20	156	7.8	2	0	0	1	2	7	192
15	Sun	December 13	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	21	10	11	32	135	0	4	1	5	4.4	4.1	34.4	8.7	23	90	3.9	1	1	2	1	1	2	178
16	Sat	December 19	boxscore	L	OT	@	New York Giants	10	13	13	27	158	1	1	1	5	6.0	5.6	48.1	63.5	40	139	3.5	0	2	5	1	1	5	100

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	January 2	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	38	0	10	29	148	0	4	4	39	6.4	4.5	34.5	12.5	22	74	3.4	0	0	0	0	0	5	96
18	Sun	January 10	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	27	28	22	35	266	3	3	3	20	8.2	7.0	62.9	79.0	31	127	4.1	1	0	0	4	4	3	32

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