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The Cowboys playing the Eagles in the 1980 NFC Championship Game
The 1980 Dallas Cowboys seasonleague . The team improved to 12-4 following Roger Staubach 's retirement after the 1979 season.[1]
Going into the final week of the season, Dallas (11–4) played Philadelphia (12–3) at Texas Stadium. Under that season's NFL tiebreakers, Dallas had to beat the Eagles by 25 points or greater to win the NFC East, entering the NFC postseason as the number two seed while Philadelphia would be a wildcard team. The Eagles win NFC East should the Cowboys lose, tie or win by 24 points or fewer.
Dallas was leading the final regular season game 35–10 in the fourth quarter; however, the Eagles scored 17 unanswered points to pull within 35–27. Dallas had to play an extra week in the Wild Card round and as visitors in the following week road game in Atlanta in the Divisional Round . Dallas lost at Philadelphia in the NFC Championship Games
Offseason [ edit ]
NFL Draft [ edit ]
Undrafted free agents [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game Site
Attendance
Recap
1
at Washington Redskins W 1–0
RFK Stadium
55,045
Recap
2 September 14
at Denver Broncos
L 1–1
Mile High Stadium
74,919
Recap
3 September 21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 2–1
Texas Stadium
62,750
Recap
4 September 28
at Green Bay Packers
W 3–1
Milwaukee County Stadium
54,776
Recap
5 October 5
New York Giants W 4–1
Texas Stadium
59,126
Recap
6 October 12
San Francisco 49ers
W 5–1
Texas Stadium
63,399
Recap
7 October 19
at Philadelphia Eagles L 5–2
Veterans Stadium
70,696
Recap
8 October 26
San Diego Chargers
W 6–2
Texas Stadium
60,639
Recap
9 November 2
at St. Louis Cardinals W 7–2
Busch Memorial Stadium
50,701
Recap
10 November 9
at New York Giants L 7–3
Giants Stadium
68,343
Recap
11 November 16
St. Louis Cardinals W 8–3
Texas Stadium
52,567
Recap
12 November 23
Washington Redskins W 9–3
Texas Stadium
58,809
Recap
13 November 27
Seattle Seahawks
W 10–3
Texas Stadium
57,540
Recap
14 December 7
at Oakland Raiders
W 11–3
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
53,194
Recap
15 at Los Angeles Rams
L 11–4
Anaheim Stadium
65,154
Recap
16 December 21
Philadelphia Eagles W 12–4
Texas Stadium
62,548
Recap
Division opponents are in bold text
Game summaries [ edit ]
Week 1 at Redskins [ edit ]
Week One: Dallas Cowboys (0–0) at Washington Redskins (0–0)
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 3 0 7 17
Redskins
0
0
0 3 3
at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DAL – Rafael Septién 19-yard field goal. Cowboys 10–0. Drive:
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
WSH – Mark Moseley 45-yard field goal. Cowboys 10–3. Drive:
DAL – Ron Springs 4-yard run (Rafael Septién kick). Cowboys 17–3. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
DAL – Tony Hill – 3 receptions, 69 yards
WSH – Clarence Harmon – 7 receptions, 67 yards
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
10 3 7 20
• Broncos
7 17 14 3 41
1 2 3 4 Total
Bucs
7 10 0 0
17
• Cowboys
7 7 7 7 28
Date: Sunday Sept 21, 1980
Location: Texas Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny; 86 °F (30 °C)
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier
1 2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys
7 7 7 7 28
Packers
0
7 0 0
7
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants
0
0 0 3 3
• Cowboys
3 14 0 7 24
Date: Sunday Oct 5, 1980
Location: Texas Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
1 2 3 4 Total
49ers
0
7 0 7 14
• Cowboys
14 24 14 7 59
Date: Sunday Oct 12, 1980
Location: Texas Stadium
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny; 86 °F (30 °C)
Referee: Pat Haggerty
Television network: CBS
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
7 3 0 0
10
• Eagles
0
10 0 7 17
Date: October 19
Location: Veterans Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 70,696
Game weather: Sunny; 69 °F (21 °C)
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier
Scoring summary Q1 DAL Hegman recovered fumble in end zone (Septién kick) DAL 7–0 Q2 PHI Franklin 35 yard field goal DAL 7–3 Q2 PHI Carmichael 5 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 10–7 Q2 DAL Septién 33 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q4 PHI Smith 15 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 17–10
1 2 3 4 Total
Chargers
3 21 0 7 31
• Cowboys
7 7 21 7 42
Date: Sunday Oct 26, 1980
Location: Texas Stadium
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Clear; 55 °F (13 °C)
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
Television network: ABC
1 2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys
0
10 3 14 27
Cardinals
7 3 7 7 24
Week 10 [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
7 14 14 0
35
• Giants
7 21 0 10 38
Date: Sunday Nov 9, 1980
Location: Giants Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Overcast; 44 °F (7 °C), wind 12 mph (19 km/h)
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Roger Staubach
Week 11 [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
14 7 0 0
21
• Cowboys
7 10 7 7 31
Date: Sunday Nov 16, 1980
Location: Texas Stadium
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), wind 18 mph (29 km/h)
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Roger Staubach
Week 12 [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
3 0 7 10
• Cowboys
7 0 0 7 14
Date: Sunday Nov 23, 1980
Location: Texas Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), wind 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier
Week 13 [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
0 0 7 7
• Cowboys
9 21 0 21 51
Date: Thursday Nov 27, 1980
Location: Texas Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), wind 14 mph (23 km/h)
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Week 14 [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys
7 9 3 0
19
Raiders
7 3 3 0
13
Date: December 7
Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum , Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 53,194
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), wind 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier
Scoring summary Q1 OAK Raymond Chester 6 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) OAK 7–0 Q1 DAL Tony Dorsett 20 yard rush (Rafael Septién kick) TIE 7–7 Q2 DAL Rafael Septién 52 yard field goal DAL 7–10 Q2 DAL Ron Springs 2 yard rush DAL 7–16 Q2 OAK Chris Bahr 22 yard field goal DAL 10–16 Q3 DAL Rafael Septién 34 yard field goal DAL 10–19 Q3 OAK Chris Bahr 38 yard field goal DAL 13–19
Week 15 [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
0 0 14 14
• Rams
7 21 10 0
38
Week 16 [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
0 10 17 27
• Cowboys
7 14 7 7 35
Scoring summary 1 DAL Danny White 1 yard run (Rafael Septién kick)Cowboys 7–0 2 DAL Tony Hill 36 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick)Cowboys 14–0 2 DAL Preston Pearson 9 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick)Cowboys 21–0 3 PHI Louie Giammona 1 yard run (Tony Franklin kick) Cowboys 21–7 3 DAL Drew Pearson 11 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick)Cowboys 28–7 3 PHI Tony Franklin 29 yard field goal Cowboys 28–10 4 DAL Billy Joe DuPree 15 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick)Cowboys 35–10 4 PHI Rodney Parker 30 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) Cowboys 35–17 4 PHI Tony Franklin 19 yard field goal Cowboys 35–20 4 PHI Wilbert Montgomery 6 yard run (Tony Franklin kick)Cowboys 35–27
[2]
Playoffs [ edit ]
Wildcard Round [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams
6 7 0 0
13
• Cowboys
3 10 14 7 34
Divisional Round [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys
3 7 0 20 30
Falcons
10 7 7 3 27
Scoring summary Q1 ATL Tim Mazzetti 38 yard field goal ATL 7–0 Q1 ATL Alfred Jenkins 60 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) ATL 10-0 Q1 Dal Rafael Septién 38 yard field goal ATL 10-3 Q2 DAL Billy Joe DuPree 5 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick) Tie 10-10 Q2 ATL Lynn Cain 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) ATL 17-10 Q3 ATL William Andrews 12 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) ATL 24-10 Q4 DAL Robert Newhouse 1 yard rush (Rafael Septién kick) ATL 24-17 Q4 ATL Tim Mazzetti 34 yard field goal ATL 27-17 Q4 DAL Drew Pearson 14 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick) ATL 27-24 Q4 DAL Drew Pearson 23 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick) DAL 30-27
Conference Championship [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
7 0 0
7
• Eagles
7 0 10 3 20
Date: January 11, 1981
Location: Veterans Stadium
Game start: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 70,696
Game weather: Sunny; 17 °F (−8 °C)
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier
Scoring summary Q1 PHI Montgomery 42 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 7–0 Q2 DAL Dorsett 3 yard run (Septién kick) Tie 7–7 Q3 PHI Franklin 26 yard field goal PHI 10–7 Q3 PHI Harris 9 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 17–7 Q4 PHI Franklin 20 yard field goal PHI 20–7
Veterans Stadium during the 1980 NFC Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys, January 11, 1981.
Standings [ edit ]
Dallas Cowboys 1980 roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics 46 active, 3 inactive
References [ edit ]
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Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Division championships (25 )
Conference championships (10 )
League championships (5 )
Media
Current league affiliations
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