1972 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (10-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1972 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (10-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1972 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Dallas ran up 319 points, while the defense allowed 240. Calvin Hill carried the ball for a team-best 1,036 yards for the Cowboys, and Walt Garrison also contributed to the rushing attack.
Craig Morton threw for 2,396 yards. Calvin Hill hauled in 43 passes, while Ron Sellers accumulated 653 receiving yards. Walt Garrison was targeted regularly, too.
Charlie Waters intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1972 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Herb Adderley | LCB | June 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 205 | Michigan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | Lance Alworth | WR | August 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 184 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 7 |
| 66 | George Andrie | DE | April 20, 1940 | 6'6" | 250 | Marquette | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | John Babinecz | LB | July 27, 1950 | 6'1" | 222 | Villanova | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Benny Barnes | DB | March 3, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | Stanford | Lufkin, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Marv Bateman | P | April 5, 1950 | 6'4" | 213 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Larry Cole | LDE | November 15, 1946 | 6'5" | 252 | Air Force | Clarkfield, MN USA | 9 | 7 |
| 86 | Ralph Coleman | LB | August 31, 1950 | 6'4" | 216 | North Carolina A&T | Spartanburg, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Mike Ditka | TE | October 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Carnegie, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | LLB | December 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 225 | Auburn | Columbia, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | John Fitzgerald | C-G | April 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 255 | Boston Col. | Southbridge, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 190 | none | Petronell, Austria | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Jean Fugett | TE | December 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Amherst | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Walt Garrison | FB | July 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Denton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Cornell Green | SS | February 10, 1940 | 6'3" | 208 | Utah St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Bill Gregory | DE-DT | December 14, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | Wisconsin | Galveston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 43 | Cliff Harris | FS | November 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 188 | Ouachita Baptist | Fayetteville, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Bob Hayes | WR | December 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 12 | 6 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 227 | Yale | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | RLB | June 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 228 | West Virginia | Wheeling, WV USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Lee Jordan | MLB | April 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 221 | Alabama | Excel, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Mike Keller | LB | December 13, 1949 | 6'4" | 221 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | LB | October 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi St. | Knoxville, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly | RDT | July 26, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Dave Manders | C | February 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Mike Montgomery | RB-WR | July 10, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | Kansas St. | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | LT | September 12, 1943 | 6'6" | 265 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 44 | Robert Newhouse | RB | January 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 209 | Houston | Longview, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | John Niland | LG | February 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Iowa | Quincy, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Blaine Nye | RG | March 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Ogden, UT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Billy Parks | WR | January 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | Long Beach St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | LDT | July 3, 1944 | 6'6" | 260 | Elizabeth City St. | Windsor, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Dan Reeves | RB | January 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | South Carolina | Rome, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Mel Renfro | RCB | December 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Ron Sellers | WR | February 5, 1947 | 6'4" | 205 | Florida St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 85 | Tody Smith | LDE | December 24, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | Michigan St. | Orange, TX USA | 10 | 6 |
| 12 | Roger Staubach | QB | February 5, 1942 | 6'3" | 197 | New Mex. Mil. Inst. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Bill Thomas | RB | August 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Boston Col. | Ossining, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 67 | Pat Toomay | RDE | May 17, 1948 | 6'5" | 247 | Vanderbilt | Pomona, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Billy Truax | TE | July 15, 1943 | 6'5" | 240 | LSU | Gulfport, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 71 | Rodney Wallace | T-G | February 10, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | New Mexico | Pueblo, CO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Mark Washington | DB | December 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 188 | Morgan St. | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 41 | Charlie Waters | DB | September 10, 1948 | 6'1" | 193 | Clemson | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Rayfield Wright | RT | August 23, 1945 | 6'6" | 255 | Fort Valley St. | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
