1999 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Dallas Cowboys 1999 8–8 2nd NFC East Jerry Jones Jerry Jones Chan Gailey Dave Campo Texas Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Vikings) 10–27 File:Dallas Cowboys Uniforms 2013-2014.png RB Emmitt SmithCB Deion SandersLB Dexter CoakleyOL Larry AllenOT Erik Williams Cowboys seasons The 1999 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 40th in the National Football League (NFL) and second and final under head coach Chan Gailey. The Cowboys were looking to return to the playoffs, improve on their 10–6 record from the previous season and head to the Super Bowl for the final time in the 1990s. While the Cowboys were unable to repeat as division champions or match their win total from 1998, their 8–8 record enabled them to qualify for the playoffs as a wild-card team. The Cowboys lost to the Minnesota Vikings 27–10, ending their season in the opening round of the playoffs for a second consecutive year. Gailey was fired at the end of the season. The Cowboys would not return to the playoffs until 2003. Offseason 1999 expansion draft 1999 NFL expansion draft + Cowboys selected during the expansion draft Pick Name Position Expansion team2 Hurvin McCormack Defensive end Cleveland Browns26 Antonio Anderson Defensive tackle NFL draft 1999 NFL draft 1999 Dallas Cowboys 1 20 Ebenezer Ekuban Defensive end North Carolina no yes 2 55 Solomon Page Tackle West Virginia no yes 3 85 Dat Nguyen Linebacker Texas A&M no yes 4 118 Wane McGarity Wide receiver Texas no yes 4 132 Peppi Zellner Defensive end Fort Valley State no yes 6 193 MarTay Jenkins Wide receiver Nebraska–Omaha no no 7 229 Mike Lucky Tight end Arizona no yes 7 243 Kelvin Garmon Guard Baylor no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1999 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKevin BrooksCornerbackSouth CarolinaDuane HawthorneCornerbackNorthern IllinoisBrian KuklickQuarterbackWake ForestGabe LindstromPunterToledoDenvis MannsRunning backNew Mexico StateLaDouphyous McCallaCornerbackRiceRyan NeufeldFullbackUCLARobert NewkirkDefensive tackleMichigan StateGrant PearsallSafetyUSCJoe PhippsLinebackerTCUBilly PowellWide receiverRutgers Hall of Fame game Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 17 (overtime)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369. Regular season The season began at Washington with a come-from-behind victory over the division-rival Washington Redskins. Trailing by three touchdowns entering the fourth quarter, they rallied to tie the game. Then free agent acquisition Raghib Ismail hauled in the winning touchdown catch in overtime while Troy Aikman threw for a franchise-record five touchdowns in a single game (since matched by Tony Romo). The team started with a 3–0 record, but a week 5 injury to wide receiver Michael Irvin against the Philadelphia Eagles eventually forced him into retirement. Afterwards, Dallas struggled down the stretch as age and injury began to take their toll. The team again made the playoffs despite an 8–8 season, but lost once more in the first round to the Minnesota Vikings. Despite leading the team to consecutive playoff berths and seemingly re-igniting the Dallas offense,August 2016 head coach Chan Gailey was fired by owner Jerry Jones after the season. A notable addition to the team was fan favorite linebacker Dat Nguyen, the only (to date) Vietnamese-American to play in the NFL. Another notable addition was Tim Lester, reuniting him with Ernie Mills, whom he had played with from 1995 to 1996 while they were on the Pittsburgh Steelers, losing Super Bowl XXX to the Cowboys. This marked the final season for future Hall of Famer Michael Irvin and longtime Cowboys fullback Daryl Johnston. Irvin and Johnston both suffered season-ending (and as it turned out career-ending) injuries early in the season. Irvin was the last Cowboys player to have played for Tom Landry. The annual Thanksgiving Day game featured the return of former Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson to Texas Stadium as Miami Dolphins head coach. It was the only game Johnson ever coached in Texas Stadium as a visiting coach. The Cowboys won 20–0. The Cowboys lost four games in which their defense only yielded 13 points in each contest.August 2016 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 at Washington Redskins W 41–35 (OT) 1–0 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 79,237 2 September 20, 1999 Atlanta Falcons W 24–7 2–0 Texas Stadium 63,663 3 Bye 4 October 3 Arizona Cardinals W 35–7 3–0 Texas Stadium 64,169 5 October 10 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–13 3–1 Veterans Stadium 66,669 6 October 18, 1999 at New York Giants L 10–13 3–2 Giants Stadium 78,204 7 October 24 Washington Redskins W 38–20 4–2 Texas Stadium 64,377 8 October 31 at Indianapolis Colts L 24–34 4–3 RCA Dome 56,860 9 November 8, 1999 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–27 4–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,111 10 November 14 Green Bay Packers W 27–13 5–4 Texas Stadium 64,634 11 November 21 at Arizona Cardinals L 9–13 5–5 Sun Devil Stadium 72,015 12 November 25 Miami Dolphins W 20–0 6–5 Texas Stadium 64,328 13 December 5 at New England Patriots L 6–13 6–6 Foxboro Stadium 58,444 14 December 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–10 7–6 Texas Stadium 64,086 15 December 19 New York Jets L 21–22 7–7 Texas Stadium 64,271 16 December 24, 1999 at New Orleans Saints L 24–31 7–8 Louisiana Superdome 47,835 17 January 2, 2000 New York Giants W 26–18 8–8 Texas Stadium 63,767 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Playoffs 1999–2000 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Wild Card January 9, 2000 at Minnesota Vikings (4) L 27–10 0–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Roster 1999 Dallas Cowboys 53 14 5  8 Troy Aikman 17 Jason Garrett 11 Mike Quinn 35 Robert Chancey FB 39 Ryan Neufeld y FB 22 Emmitt Smith 44 Robert Thomas fullback FB 42 Chris Warren American football 82 Chris Brazzell 81 Rocket Ismail 80 Ernie Mills 85 Jeff Ogden KR 87 Jason Tucker KR 86 Eric Bjornson 89 David LaFleur 84 Mike Lucky y 76 Flozell Adams T 73 Larry Allen G 69 Ben Fricke C 67 Everett McIver G 62 Tom Myslinski C/G 77 Solomon Page y G/T 53 Mark Stepnoski C 79 Erik Williams T 96 Ebenezer Ekuban y DE 95 Chad Hennings DT 78 Leon Lett DE/DT 94 Michael Myers American football DT 75 Brandon Noble DT 97 Kavika Pittman DE 90 Alonzo Spellman DT 93 Peppi Zellner y DE 52 Dexter Coakley OLB 57 Quentin Coryatt OLB 56 Randall Godfrey MLB 55 Lemanski Hall OLB 54 Darren Hambrick OLB 59 Dat Nguyen y MLB 24 Vashone Adams SS 29 Chris Akins y FS 41 Wendell Davis cornerback CB 38 Duane Hawthorne y CB 34 Jason Kaiser FS 23 Kevin Mathis CB/KR 27 Singor Mobley SS 21 Deion Sanders CB/PR 26 Kevin Smith cornerback CB 31 George Teague FS 25 Charlie Williams American football CB 28 Darren Woodson SS  4 Toby Gowin P 70 Dale Hellestrae LS  3 Eddie Murray American football K -- Hayward Clay TE IR 98 Greg Ellis American football DE IR 61 Kelvin Garmon y G NF-Inj. 66 Tony Hutson G IR 88 Michael Irvin WR IR 48 Daryl Johnston FB IR 63 Mike Kiselak C IR 83 Wane McGarity y WR/PR IR -- James McKnight American football WR IR 32 Beau Morgan RB IR 43 Izell Reese S IR 36 Tarik Smith RB IR 50 Brandon Tolbert LB IR 30 Kenny Wheaton CB/S IR 60 Chris Brymer y T 92 Kendrick Gholston y DE 19 Deon Mitchell y WR 51 Joe Phipps y LB 74 Greg Wilkins defensive tackle y DT Publications The Football Encyclopedia 0-312-11435-4 Total Football 0-06-270170-3 Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes 0-446-51950-2 References External links https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1999.htm 1999 Dallas Cowboys Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro Football Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys Official Site Category:Dallas Cowboys seasons Dallas Dallas