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1983 Dallas Cowboys Game Log

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Record: 12-4-0, 2nd in NFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Tom Landry (12-4-0)

Points For: 479 (29.9/g) 2nd of 28

Points Against: 360 (22.5/g) 20th of 28

Expected W-L: 10.6-5.4

SRS: 8.53 (3rd of 28), SOS: 1.10

Playoffs:
Lost Wild Card 17-24 vs. Los Angeles Rams

Defensive Coordinator: Ernie Stautner

Other Notable Asst.: Neill Armstrong (Quality Control), Jim Myers (Assistant Head Coach/OL), Dick Nolan (Receivers), Jim Shofner (Quarterbacks) 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 +600

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	Mon	September 5	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	31	30	9	21	173	3	0	2	20	9.2	7.5	42.9	111.7	30	183	6.1	1	1	1	4	4	5	211	22:42
2	Sun	September 11	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	34	17	19	27	214	1	0	4	20	8.7	6.9	70.4	106.1	30	115	3.8	2	2	2	4	4	5	230	28:24
3	Sun	September 18	boxscore	W			New York Giants	28	13	24	32	220	2	2	2	18	7.4	6.5	75.0	88.0	28	89	3.2	0	0	0	4	4	7	235	31:08
4	Sun	September 25	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	21	20	15	31	99	1	4	7	67	5.4	2.6	48.4	26.9	26	173	6.7	0	2	2	1	2	6	236	28:51
5	Sun	October 2	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	37	24	22	40	200	1	2	1	13	5.3	4.9	55.0	56.2	47	200	4.3	2	3	4	4	4	4	172	38:40
6	Sun	October 9	boxscore	W	OT		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	27	24	29	44	340	2	3	5	37	8.6	6.9	65.9	75.9	37	104	2.8	1	2	3	3	3	7	289	37:42
7	Sun	October 16	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	37	7	26	40	310	2	1	0	0	7.8	7.8	65.0	94.8	49	212	4.3	2	3	3	4	4	2	81	43:43
8	Sun	October 23	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Raiders	38	40	20	39	238	3	2	2	17	6.5	5.8	51.3	74.5	27	81	3.0	1	1	1	5	5	7	237	30:35
9	Sun	October 30	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	38	20	16	34	288	5	2	2	22	9.1	8.0	47.1	91.7	46	197	4.3	0	1	2	5	5	5	225	36:38
10	Sun	November 6	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	27	20	21	24	249	2	1	2	19	11.2	9.6	87.5	120.3	32	114	3.6	1	2	2	3	3	4	151	31:54
11	Sun	November 13	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	23	24	31	47	291	3	0	1	9	6.4	6.1	66.0	104.1	28	98	3.5	0	1	2	2	3	6	212	32:30
12	Sun	November 20	boxscore	W			Kansas City Chiefs	41	21	18	31	229	0	1	1	8	7.6	7.2	58.1	67.8	33	192	5.8	4	2	2	5	5	5	194	31:48
13	Thu	November 24	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	35	17	24	31	230	1	0	1	7	7.6	7.2	77.4	108.3	25	132	5.3	4	0	0	5	5	6	245	32:08
14	Sun	December 4	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	35	10	23	30	286	3	1	1	7	9.8	9.2	76.7	125.1	38	132	3.5	2	0	0	5	5	6	220	36:49
15	Sun	December 11	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	10	31	20	35	172	1	3	3	25	5.6	4.5	57.1	44.0	20	33	1.7	0	1	1	1	1	4	171	28:09
16	Mon	December 19	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	17	42	29	48	303	1	3	3	25	6.8	5.9	60.4	59.6	23	62	2.7	1	1	2	2	2	4	163	36:23

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
17	Mon	December 26	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	17	24	32	53	300	2	3	3	30	6.2	5.4	60.4	65.0	20	63	3.2	0	1	1	2	2	5	78	31:25

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 5	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	31	30	28	38	299	2	1	3	26	8.6	7.3	73.7	102.9	36	148	4.1	1	3	4	3	3	3	34	37:18
2	Sun	September 11	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	34	17	23	40	260	1	4	5	46	7.7	5.8	57.5	45.8	20	53	2.7	1	1	1	2	2	4	67	31:36
3	Sun	September 18	boxscore	W			New York Giants	28	13	13	27	203	0	3	3	21	8.3	6.8	48.1	34.0	33	131	4.0	1	2	2	1	1	5	102	28:52
4	Sun	September 25	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	21	20	18	34	183	0	1	3	24	6.1	4.9	52.9	56.4	38	115	3.0	2	2	4	2	2	5	102	31:09
5	Sun	October 2	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	37	24	17	39	272	2	3	1	0	7.0	6.8	43.6	52.5	16	44	2.8	1	1	1	3	3	7	234	21:20
6	Sun	October 9	boxscore	W	OT		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	27	24	19	30	248	2	1	3	24	9.1	7.5	63.3	97.6	23	87	3.8	1	1	2	3	3	8	285	22:18
7	Sun	October 16	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	37	7	8	25	165	1	2	3	23	7.5	5.9	32.0	36.2	12	44	3.7	0	0	0	1	1	8	270	16:17
8	Sun	October 23	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Raiders	38	40	26	50	300	3	1	2	18	6.4	5.8	52.0	82.1	37	219	5.9	1	4	4	4	4	3	38	29:25
9	Sun	October 30	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	38	20	15	34	296	2	3	6	37	9.8	7.4	44.1	58.0	21	94	4.5	0	2	2	2	2	3	41	23:22
10	Sun	November 6	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	27	20	13	35	223	2	1	2	18	6.9	6.0	37.1	66.7	30	130	4.3	0	2	3	2	2	4	70	28:06
11	Sun	November 13	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	23	24	26	43	332	1	1	1	8	7.9	7.5	60.5	82.7	20	23	1.2	1	1	1	3	3	6	149	27:30
12	Sun	November 20	boxscore	W			Kansas City Chiefs	41	21	33	59	391	3	2	4	41	7.3	6.2	55.9	79.1	19	43	2.3	0	0	1	3	3	6	138	28:12
13	Thu	November 24	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	35	17	18	30	189	2	0	7	41	7.7	5.1	60.0	100.6	22	89	4.0	0	1	1	2	2	6	151	27:52
14	Sun	December 4	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	35	10	16	30	188	0	2	8	65	8.4	4.9	53.3	44.9	17	28	1.6	1	1	1	1	1	8	253	23:11
15	Sun	December 11	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	10	31	11	17	170	2	1	4	33	11.9	8.1	64.7	112.4	42	166	4.0	2	1	2	4	4	2	100	31:51
16	Mon	December 19	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	17	42	15	27	209	4	1	2	12	8.2	7.2	55.6	104.8	24	85	3.5	0	0	1	6	6	6	157	23:37

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
17	Mon	December 26	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	17	24	16	31	149	3	0	2	14	5.3	4.5	51.6	97.4	30	94	3.1	0	1	1	3	3	6	134	28:35

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