1976 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Dallas Cowboys 1976 11–3 1st NFC East Tom Landry Tex Schramm Clint Murchison Jr. Texas Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(vs. Rams) 12–14 Cowboys seasons The 1976 Dallas Cowboys season was their 17th in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous output of 10–4, winning eleven games.1976 Dallas Cowboys They qualified for the playoffs, but were defeated by the Los Angeles Rams with a score of 14–12 in the divisional round. Offseason 1976 expansion draft 1976 NFL expansion draft + Dallas Cowboys selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Ron HowardTight endSeattle Seahawks00Cal PetersonLinebackerTampa Bay Buccaneers00Rolly WoolseyCornerbackSeattle Seahawks NFL draft 1976 NFL draft 1976 Dallas Cowboys 1 27 Aaron Kyle CB Wyoming yes 2 40 Jim Jensen RB Iowa yes 2 55 Jim Eidson OG Mississippi State yes 3 73 Duke Fergerson WR San Diego State yes 3 75 John Smith RB Boise State yes 3 87 Butch Johnson WR California-Riverside yes 4 119 Tom Rafferty OG Penn State yes 5 151 Wally Pesuit OT Kentucky no 6 181 Greg McGuire OT Indiana no 7 186 Greg Schaum DT Michigan State yes 7 208 David Williams RB Colorado no 8 236 Henry Laws DB South Carolina no 9 264 Beasley Reece DB North Texas State yes 10 290 Leroy Cook DE Alabama yes 11 308 Cornelius Greene QB Ohio State no 12 346 Charles McShane LB California Lutheran no 13 374 Mark Driscoll QB Colorado State no 14 402 Larry Mushinskie TE Nebraska no 15 430 Dale Curry LB UCLA no 16 458 Rick Costanzo OT Nebraska no 17 486 Stan Woodfill K Oregon no Roster Dallas Cowboys 1976 roster Quarterbacks 12 Roger Staubach Running backs 21 Doug Dennison 37 Jim Jensen 35 Scott Laidlaw 44 Robert Newhouse 26 Preston Pearson 30 Charley Young Wide receivers 86 Butch Johnson 88 Drew Pearson 82 Beasley Reece 83 Golden Richards Tight ends 89 Billy Joe DuPree 87 Jay Saldi Offensive linemen 67 Pat Donovan T 52 Jim Eidson T 62 John Fitzgerald C 66 Burton Lawless G 73 Ralph Neely T 61 Blaine Nye G 64 Tom Rafferty G/C 68 Herbert Scott G 70 Rayfield Wright T Defensive linemen 63 Larry Cole DT 77 Bill Gregory DT 72 Ed Jones DE 79 Harvey Martin DE 75 Jethro Pugh DT 78 Greg Schaum DELinebackers 53 Bob Breunig OLB 58 Mike Hegman OLB 56 Thomas Henderson OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 D. D. Lewis OLB 54 Randy White MLB Defensive backs 31 Benny Barnes CB 43 Cliff Harris FS 42 Randy Hughes FS 25 Aaron Kyle CB 20 Mel Renfro CB 46 Mark Washington CB 41 Charlie Waters SS Special teams  1 Efrén Herrera K 11 Danny White P/QBReserve lists 57 Kyle Davis C (IR) 10px -- Duke Fergerson WR (IR) 10px 81 Percy Howard WR (IR) 10px 40 John Smith RB (IR) 10px Rookies in italics 43 active, 4 inactive Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap 1 September 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–7 1–0 Texas Stadium 54,052 Recap 2 September 19 at New Orleans Saints W 24–6 2–0 Louisiana Superdome 61,413 Recap 3 September 26 Baltimore Colts W 30–27 3–0 Texas Stadium 64,237 Recap 4 October 3 at Seattle Seahawks W 28–13 4–0 Kingdome 62,027 Recap 5 October 10 at New York Giants W 24–14 5–0 Giants Stadium 76,042 Recap 6 October 17 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–21 5–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,317 Recap 7 October 24 Chicago Bears W 31–21 6–1 Texas Stadium 61,346 Recap 8 October 31 at Washington Redskins W 20–7 7–1 RFK Stadium 55,004 Recap 9 November 7 New York Giants W 9–3 8–1 Texas Stadium 58,870 Recap 10 November 15, 1976 Buffalo Bills W 17–10 9–1 Texas Stadium 51,799 Recap 11 November 21 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–17 9–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 54,992 Recap 12 November 25 St. Louis Cardinals W 19–14 10–2 Texas Stadium 62,498 Recap 13 December 5 at Philadelphia Eagles W 26–7 11–2 Veterans Stadium 55,072 Recap 14 December 12 Washington Redskins L 14–27 11–3 Texas Stadium 59,916 Recap Division opponents are in bold text Playoffs 1976–77 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Game Site Attendance Recap Divisional December 19, 1976 Los Angeles Rams (3) L 12–14 Texas Stadium 62,436 Recap Standings Season recap The Cowboys entered the year with high expectations, dominating the regular season by finishing with an 11-3 record, while capturing the NFC East title. But they came up short in the first round of the divisional playoffs, after being heavily favored at home against the Los Angeles Rams, but still losing 14–12. 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 30em Category:Dallas Cowboys seasons Category:NFC East championship seasons Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys