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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 NFL Draft 2 Roster 3 Schedule 4 Season summary 4.1 Week 1 4.2 Week 2 4.3 Week 3 4.4 Week 4 4.5 Week 5 4.6 Week 6 4.7 Week 7 4.8 Week 8 4.9 Week 9 4.10 Week 10 4.11 Week 11 4.12 Week 12 4.13 Week 13 4.14 Week 14 4.15 Week 15 4.16 Week 16 5 Standings 6 Season recap 7 Awards 8 Publications 9 References 10 External links

1984 Dallas Cowboys season

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1984 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner	Bum Bright
General manager	Tex Schramm
Head coach	Tom Landry
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3
← 1983 Cowboys seasons 1985 →

The 1984 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 25th in the National Football League. The Cowboys finished the season with a record of 9–7, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1974. A division record of 3–5 caused them to finish fourth in the NFC East, despite equaling the overall records of the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.

After 14 games, the Cowboys had a 9–5 record and would have made the playoffs had they won one of their two remaining games, or win the division had they won both games. However, the team gave up a 15-point lead against the Washington Redskins in week 15, and then lost to the Miami Dolphins by a touchdown surrendered with less than a minute to play in the final week of the season. The season was overshadowed by a quarterback controversy between Danny White and Gary Hogeboom, with Hogeboom getting the majority of the starts.

The season's nadir occurred in week 12, when the 0-11 Buffalo Bills defeated the visiting Cowboys 14-3.

Offseason[edit]

The Cowboys went through major changes during the offseason, as key players Drew Pearson, Billy Joe Dupree, Harvey Martin, Robert Newhouse, and Pat Donovan all retired, and Butch Johnson was traded to the Denver Broncos.

NFL Draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1984 Dallas Cowboys draft
1	25	Billy Cannon Jr.	LB	Texas A&M
2	40	Victor Scott	S	Colorado
3	81	Fred Cornwell	TE	USC
4	110	Steve DeOssie	LB	Boston College
5	113	Steve Pelluer	QB	Washington
5	137	Norm Granger	FB	Iowa
6	152	Eugene Lockhart	LB	Houston
6	166	Joe Levelis	OG	Iowa	Signed with the USFL
7	193	Ed Martin	LB	Indiana State	Signed with the USFL
8	222	Mike Revell	RB	Bethune-Cookman
9	232	John Hunt	OG	Florida
9	249	Neil Maune	OG	Notre Dame
10	278	Brian Salonen	TE	Montana
11	305	Dowe Aughtman	DT	Auburn
12	334	Carl Lewis	WR	Houston	He never played American football
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster[edit]

Dallas Cowboys 1984 roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

76 Dowe AughtmanDT
78 John DuttonDT
77 Jim JeffcoatDE
72 Ed JonesDE
60 Don Smerek DE/DT
71 Mark Tuinei DT/OT
54 Randy WhiteDT

Linebackers

55 Steve DeOssie MLB
51 Anthony Dickerson OLB
58 Mike Hegman OLB
56 Eugene Lockhart MLB
50 Jeff Rohrer OLB
57 Jimmie Turner OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

1 Rafael SeptiénK
5 John WarrenP

Reserve lists

52 Billy Cannon Jr. OLB (IR)
61 Jim CooperT(IR)
21 Carl HowardCB(IR)
70 Howard RichardsT(IR)

Rookies in italics
49 active, 4 inactive

Schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance	Recap
1	September 3	atLos Angeles Rams	W 20–13	1–0	Anaheim Stadium	65,403	Recap
2	September 9	atNew York Giants	L 7–28	1–1	Giants Stadium	75,921	Recap
3	September 16	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–17	2–1	Texas Stadium	64,521	Recap
4	September 23	Green Bay Packers	W 20–6	3–1	Texas Stadium	64,222	Recap
5	September 30	atChicago Bears	W 23–14	4–1	Soldier Field	63,623	Recap
6	October 7	St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–31	4–2	Texas Stadium	61,438	Recap
7	October 14	atWashington Redskins	L 14–34	4–3	RFK Stadium	55,431	Recap
8	October 21	New Orleans Saints	W 30–27 (OT)	5–3	Texas Stadium	50,966	Recap
9	October 28	Indianapolis Colts	W 22–3	6–3	Texas Stadium	58,724	Recap
10	November 4	New York Giants	L 7–19	6–4	Texas Stadium	60,235	Recap
11	November 11	atSt. Louis Cardinals	W 24–17	7–4	Busch Stadium	48,721	Recap
12	November 18	atBuffalo Bills	L 3–14	7–5	Rich Stadium	74,391	Recap
13	November 22	New England Patriots	W 20–17	8–5	Texas Stadium	55,341	Recap
14	December 2	atPhiladelphia Eagles	W 26–10	9–5	Veterans Stadium	66,322	Recap
15	December 9	Washington Redskins	L 28–30	9–6	Texas Stadium	64,286	Recap
16	December 17	atMiami Dolphins	L 21–28	9–7	Orange Bowl	74,139	Recap

Division opponents are in bold text

Season summary[edit]

Week 1[edit]

Week One: Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (1-0)	0	7	3	10	20
Rams (0-1)	13	0	0	0	13

atAnaheim Stadium

Date: Monday, September 3, 1984
Game time: 9:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 71 degrees, relative humidity 77%, wind 10 mph
Game attendance: 65,403
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith and O. J. Simpson (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 2[edit]

Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (1-1)	0	0	7	0	7
Giants (2-0)	14	7	7	0	28

atThe Meadowlands

Date: Sunday, September 9, 1984
Game time: 1:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 69%, wind 13 mph
Game attendance: 75,921
Referee: Jerry Seeman
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 3[edit]

Week Three: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (1-2)	0	10	0	7	17
Cowboys (2-1)	3	10	10	0	23

atTexas Stadium

Date: Sunday, September 16, 1984
Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 69 degrees, relative humidity 49%, wind 13 mph
Game attendance: 64,521
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Hank Stram (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 4[edit]

Week Four: Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers (1-3)	0	0	6	0	6
Cowboys (3-1)	7	6	0	7	20

atTexas Stadium

Date: Sunday, September 23, 1984
Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 80 degrees, relative humidity 67%, wind 11 mph
Game attendance: 64,222
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 5[edit]

Week Five: Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (4-1)	10	7	3	3	23
Bears (3-2)	7	7	0	0	14

atSoldier Field

Date: Sunday, September 30, 1984
Game time: 1:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 44 degrees, relative humidity 64%, wind 7 mph
Game attendance: 63,623
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 6[edit]

Week Six: St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (3-3)	7	7	17	0	31
Cowboys (4-2)	7	6	0	7	20

atTexas Stadium

Date: Sunday, October 7, 1984
Game time: 1:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 71 degrees, relative humidity 82%, wind 11 mph
Game attendance: 61,438
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber (play-by-play) and Dick Vermeil (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 7[edit]

Week Seven: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (4-3)	7	0	0	7	14
Redskins (5-2)	7	10	10	7	34

atRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Date: Sunday, October 14, 1984
Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 63 degrees, relative humidity 61%, wind 14 mph
Game attendance: 55,431
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 8[edit]

Week Eight: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Saints (3-5)	0	17	10	0	0	27
Cowboys (5-3)	3	3	0	21	3	30

atTexas Stadium

Date: Sunday, October 21, 1984
Game time: 9:45pm(ET)
Game weather: 59 degrees, relative humidity 88%, wind 13 mph
Game attendance: 50,966
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith and O. J. Simpson (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter

Cowboys – Rafael Septién 37 yard field goal – NOS 0, Dal 3

Second quarter

Saints – Tyrone Young 36 yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick) – NOS 7, Dal 3
Cowboys – Rafael Septién 27 yard field goal – NOS 7, Dal 6
Saints – Hokie Gajan 62 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) – NOS 14, Dal 6
Saints – Morten Andersen 49 yard field goal – NOS 17, Dal 6

Third quarter

Saints – Morten Andersen 50 yard field goal – NOS 20, Dal 6
Saints – Dirt Winston 43 yard interception return (Morten Andersen kick) – NOS 27, Dal 6

Fourth quarter

Cowboys – Tony Dorsett 3 yard rush (Rafael Septién kick) – NOS 27, Dal 13
Cowboys – Mike Renfro 12 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick) – NOS 27, Dal 20
Cowboys – Jim Jeffcoat 0 yard fumble return (Rafael Septién kick) – NOS 27, Dal 27

Over Time

Cowboys – Rafael Septién 41 yard field goal – NOS 27, Dal 30

Vegas Spread

Vegas Line= Dal -6.0
Over/Under= 42.0(over)

Dallas vs New Orleans – 1984

The 1984 season will not go down in Cowboys history as one they want to remember. Actually it's one of those seasons that should be forgotten. The Cowboys finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs. It was also the season that coach Tom Landry made the preseason decision to make Gary Hogeboom the starting quarterback over veteran Danny White.

The Cowboys went into the game against the Saints with a 4-3 record. They started strong with their first drive of the game as Hogeboom drove them to the Saints 20 yard line before the drive stalled on a Hogeboom sack by Saints linebacker Rickey Jackson. Rafael Septién kicked a field goal and the Cowboys took a short lived 3-0 lead.

Early in the second quarter the Saints punted and pinned the Cowboys on their own one yard line. The Cowboys were forced to punt after three plays and no yards gained. Danny White could only manage a 36 yard punt and the Saints took over on the Cowboys 39 yard line. Two plays later the Saints took the lead on a Richard Todd (Yes, the same Richard Todd who played for the Jets in the late 70s and early 80′s) to Tyrone Young 36 yard touchdown pass as Young streaked across the middle beating Everson Walls and Ron Fellows. The Saints went ahead 7-3.

The Cowboys could only manage another Septién field goal before the Saints went back to work. The Saints alternated running backs in 1984. Their first back was Earl Campbell (67 yds rushing in the game) and they also had George Rodgers (52 yds rushing in the game). But it was fullback Hokie Gajan who took center stage in this game as he ran for 78 yards and a touchdown. His score came after Ed Jones got a hold of him in the backfield, but Gajan managed to break free and went untouched from that point and scored from 62 yards out. This gave the Saints a 14-6 lead with 2:54 left before halftime.

Saints kicker Morten Anderson added a field goal at the end of the first half increasing the Saints lead to 17-6. Things would only get worse for the Cowboys in the third quarter.

Morten Anderson kicked his second field goal of the game early in the third quarter. With the Saints leading 20-6 things went from bad to worse for the Cowboys as Hogeboom was intercepted by Dirt Winston who then returned it 43 yards for a Saints touchdown. The Saints now led 27-6.

On the interception Hogeboom hit his wrist on a Saints helmet and forced him to the bench for the rest of the game. With the injury, it forced Danny White into the game. The entrance of White seemed to wake the Cowboys up.

Early in the fourth quarter Cowboys special teams player Chuck McSwain blocked a Saints punt and the Cowboys recovered on the Saints three yard line. From there Tony Dorsett ran it in and got the Cowboys closer at 27-13.

Late in the fourth quarter with only 3:59 to play Danny White threw a 12 yard touchdown pass to receiver Mike Renfro. This closed the Saints lead to 27-20.

With 2:53 left in the game and veteran Kenny Stabler in at quarterback for the Saints because of Richard Todd's injury early in the fourth quarter, the Dallas defense made a stand. Stabler attempted to pass from his own nine yard line as Randy White came crashing through the line and sacked Stabler forcing a fumble. The ball rolled into the end zone where Jim Jeffcoat fought through a wild scramble of players and recovered the fumble for the touchdown. With the extra point the Cowboys tied the game at 27-27.

The Cowboys actually got the ball back two more times in the final 1:20 of the game on two Stabler interceptions, but could not move the ball into scoring position. The game would go into overtime.

The Cowboys won the coin toss in overtime. From their own 29 yard line Danny White attempted a pass to Tony Hill who was interfered with, which resulted in a 24 yard penalty. Then White completed a 15 yard pass to Renfro to set up Septién for the winning field. Septein kicked a 41 yard field goal to complete the comeback and the Cowboys won the game 30-27. The comeback was the Cowboys biggest in team history.

"I always feel we can come back and win it", coach Tom Landry said. "Our guys found out how hard you have to work to win a football game."

"I feel good about our team now, said Landry. Better than I felt all year. We just haven’t played with the tough emotion we played with in the fourth quarter. It may be the difference the rest of the season. I’ve been saying all along we have to play hard to win."

"I thought all along I should start. But I don’t think because of the way Gary played I should start", White said. "I’d love to start to be back in there, where I should have been all along. But that's up to coach Landry. It meant a lot for my confidence."[1]

Week 9[edit]

Week Nine: Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts (3-6)	0	0	0	3	3
Cowboys (6-3)	0	13	3	6	22

atTexas Stadium

Date: Sunday, October 28, 1984
Game time: 1:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 67 degrees, relative humidity 71%, wind 10 mph
Game attendance: 58,724
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play-by-play) and Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 10[edit]

Week Ten: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants (6-4)	6	0	7	6	19
Cowboys (6-4)	0	7	0	0	7

atTexas Stadium

Date: Sunday, November 4, 1984
Game time: 1:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 61 degrees, relative humidity 78%, wind 15 mph
Game attendance: 60,235
Referee: Gene Barth
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 11[edit]

Week Eleven: Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (7-4)	7	10	0	7	24
Cardinals (6-5)	0	7	10	0	17

atBusch Stadium

Date: Sunday, November 11, 1984
Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 36 degrees, relative humidity 84%, wind 19 mph, wind chill 26
Game attendance: 48,721
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 12[edit]

In their first visit to Rich Stadium and first overall to Buffalo since 1971, the Cowboys lost for the first time in four meetings with the Bills. The teams did not meet again until Super Bowl XXVII.

Week Twelve: Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (7-5)	0	3	0	0	3
Bills (1-11)	7	0	0	7	14

atRich Stadium

Date: Sunday, November 18, 1984
Game time: 1:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 38 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 17 mph, wind chill 29
Game attendance: 74,391
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Hank Stram (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 13[edit]

Week Thirteen: New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots (8-5)	3	0	0	14	17
Cowboys (8-5)	7	3	7	3	20

atTexas Stadium

Date: Thursday, November 22, 1984
Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 41 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 5 mph
Game attendance: 55,341
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play-by-play) and Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 14[edit]

Week Fourteen: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (9-5)	7	0	16	3	26
Eagles (5-8-1)	0	3	0	7	10

atVeterans Stadium

Date: Sunday, December 2, 1984
Game time: 1:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 40 degrees, relative humidity 61%, wind 7 mph
Game attendance: 66,322
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Hank Stram (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 15[edit]

Week Fifteen: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (10-5)	0	6	17	7	30
Cowboys (9-6)	7	14	0	7	28

atTexas Stadium

Date: Sunday, December 9, 1984
Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 58 degrees, relative humidity 67%, wind 13 mph
Game attendance: 64,286
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 16[edit]

Week Sixteen: Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (9-7)	0	0	7	14	21
Miami (14-2)	0	7	7	14	28

atOrange Bowl

Date: Monday, December 17, 1984
Game time: 9:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 73 degrees, relative humidity 68%, wind 16 mph
Game attendance: 74,139
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith and O. J. Simpson (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter

No Score

Second quarter

Dolphins – Mark Clayton 41 yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) – Dal 0, Mia 7

Third quarter

Dolphins – Bruce Hardy 3 yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) – Dal 0, Mia 14
Cowboys – Timmy Newsome 1 yard rush (Rafael Septién kick) – Dal 7, Mia 14

Fourth quarter

Cowboys – Timmy Newsome 4 yard rush (Rafael Septién kick) – Dal 14, Mia 14
Dolphins – Mark Clayton 39 yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) – Dal 14, Mia 21
Cowboys – Tony Hill 66 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septién kick) – Dal 21, Mia 21
Dolphins – Mark Clayton 63 yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) – Dal 21, Mia 28

Cowboys

Passing

Danny White 20/34, 246 Yds, 1 TD, 2 Int, 66 Lng

Rushing
Tony Dorsett 19/58 Yds, O TD, 10 Lng
Timmy Newsome 6/20 Yds, 2 TD, 7 Lng
Receiving
Tony Hill 6 Rec, 115 Yds, 1 TD, 66 Lng
Doug Cosbie 5 Rec, 83 Yds, O TD, 25 Lng
Tony Dorsett 6 Rec, 28 Yds, O TD, 14 Lng

Dolphins

Passing
Dan Marino 23/40, 340 Yds, 4 TD, 2 Int, 63 Lng
Rushing
Tony Nathan 13/39 Yds, O TD, 15 Lng
Woody Bennett 7/14 Yds, O TD, 6 Lng
Receiving
Mark Clayton 4 Rec, 150 Yds, 3 TD, 63 Lng
Mark Duper 4 Rec, 57 Yds, O TD, 25 Lng
Nat Moore 3 Rec, 47 Yds, O TD, 22 Lng
Tony Nathan 7 Rec, 46 Yds, O TD, 15 Lng
Tony Nathan 7 Rec, 46 Yds, O TD, 15 Lng
Bruce Hardy 3 Rec, 25 Yds, 1 TD, 14 Lng

Vegas Spread

Vegas Line= Miami -6.5
Over/Under= 47.0(over)

Standings[edit]

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽²⁾	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	426	310	W4
New York Giants⁽⁵⁾	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–7	299	301	L2
St. Louis Cardinals	9	7	0	.563	5–3	6–6	423	345	L1
Dallas Cowboys	9	7	0	.563	3–5	7–5	308	308	L2
Philadelphia Eagles	6	9	1	.406	2–6	3–8–1	278	320	L1

Season recap[edit]

The Cowboys announced that they would celebrate their 25th anniversary during the 1984 season under the theme "Silver Season".

The sale of the franchise from the Murchison family to an 11-member limited partnership headed by Dallas businessman Harvey Roberts ("Bum") Bright was approved by NFL owners on March 19 and the sale was completed on May 18.

Gary Hogeboom replaced Danny White as the starting quarterback in the preseason, and a quarterback controversy ensued throughout the season. After a 4–1 start, Hogeboom played poorly in losses to St. Louis and Washington, and was replaced by White in both games. The following week against New Orleans, White had to relieve Hogeboom again, this time after Hogeboom injured his right wrist early in the second half. White led the Cowboys to victory, overcoming a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

White started the next two games, but after a poor performance by both quarterbacks against the Giants, Hogeboom regained the starting position. The constant change at quarterback didn't help the team's inconsistent play, and they reached their lowest point at Buffalo late in the season, suffering a humiliating 14–3 loss at the hands of the winless Bills. Afterwards, White would go on to start at quarterback for the rest of the season. Still, despite all the turmoil surrounding the Cowboys, they held a 9–5 record going into the season's final two weeks and were tied for the division lead. However, two heartbreaking losses to the Redskins (a game in which the Cowboys led 21–6 at halftime) and Dolphins ended the Cowboys' string of postseason appearances at nine.

The Cowboys perennially potent offense fell into disarray during the 1984 season. The offensive line was ravaged by injury and retirement, and Cowboy quarterbacks were under duress all season. The line also struggled to open holes for the running game, despite another productive season from running back Tony Dorsett, who rushed for 1,189 yards. Turnovers were another source of frustration, as the offense turned it over 42 times. The defense once again featured a strong pass rush, led by perennial all-pro defensive tackle Randy White, as well as an opportunistic secondary, with safety Michael Downs leading the way with seven interceptions. However, stopping the run was a problem throughout the season, as the defense allowed 4.4 yards per carry.

Awards[edit]

The Cowboys had three players represent them in the Pro Bowl: Randy White, Doug Cosbie, and Bill Bates, who became the first player to be chosen for the Pro Bowl for outstanding play on special teams coverage units.^[1] White was named to the associated press' All-NFL first team for his play at defensive tackle, while safety Michael Downs was named second team All-NFL, despite being overlooked for the pro bowl.

Publications[edit]

The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

1984 Dallas Cowboys
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Dallas Cowboys Official Site
Dallas Cowboys 1984 season Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine

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