1985 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (10-6)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1985 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Landry (10-6)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1985 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Cowboys racked up 357 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 333. Danny White threw for 3,157 yards. Tony Hill hauled in 74 passes for 1,113 yards. Doug Cosbie and Mike Renfro provided receiving help also.
Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,307 yards for Dallas.
The larcenous defense led the way with 48 turnovers. Everson Walls intercepted 9 errant tosses from the opposition. Too Jones topped pass rushers with 13 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 62 sacks.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1985 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Vince Albritton | DB | July 23, 1962 | 6'2" | 215 | Washington | Oakland, CA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 87 | Gordon Banks | WR | March 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Bill Bates | PR | June 6, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 2 |
| 99 | Kevin Brooks | DT-DE | February 9, 1963 | 6'6" | 277 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 47 | Dextor Clinkscale | SS | April 13, 1958 | 5'11" | 192 | South Carolina St. | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Jim Cooper | RT | September 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 262 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 85 | Fred Cornwell | TE | August 7, 1961 | 6'6" | 236 | USC | Osborne, KS USA | 16 | 1 |
| 84 | Doug Cosbie | TE | March 27, 1956 | 6'6" | 236 | Holy Cross | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Steve DeOssie | LB | November 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 248 | Boston Col. | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Tony Dorsett | RB | April 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Rochester, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Michael Downs | FS | June 9, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Rice | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Kenny Duckett | WR | October 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 184 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | John Dutton | LDT | February 6, 1951 | 6'6" | 266 | Nebraska | Rapid City, SD USA | 16 | 15 |
| 42 | Ricky Easmon | DB | July 3, 1963 | 5'10" | 158 | Florida | Inverness, FL USA | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Ron Fellows | RCB | November 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 178 | Missouri | South Bend, IN USA | 13 | 11 |
| 46 | Todd Fowler | TE | June 9, 1962 | 6'3" | 221 | S.F. Austin | Van, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 83 | Leon Gonzalez | WR | September 21, 1963 | 5'10" | 162 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Hegman | LLB | January 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 227 | Alabama A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 80 | Tony Hill | WR | June 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 199 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Gary Hogeboom | QB | August 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | RDE | April 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 274 | Arizona St. | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Too Jones | LDE | February 23, 1951 | 6'9" | 271 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | James Jones | RB | December 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 200 | Mississippi St. | Starkville, MS USA | 16 | 2 |
| 68 | Crawford Ker | G | May 5, 1962 | 6'3" | 288 | Florida | Philadelphia, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Robert Lavette | KR | September 8, 1963 | 5'11" | 190 | Georgia Tech | Cartersville, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Eugene Lockhart | MLB | March 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 234 | Houston | Crockett, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 30 | Timmy Newsome | FB | May 17, 1958 | 6'1" | 232 | Winston-Salem St. | Ahoskie, NC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Steve Pelluer | QB | July 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 209 | Washington | Yakima, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Jesse Penn | LB | September 6, 1962 | 6'3" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Martinsville, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Kurt Petersen | RG | June 17, 1957 | 6'4" | 264 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | David Ponder | DT | June 27, 1962 | 6'3" | 248 | Florida St. | Dade City, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Karl Powe | WR | January 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 175 | Alabama St. | Mobile, AL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 75 | Phil Pozderac | LT | December 19, 1959 | 6'9" | 277 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 9 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | C | August 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Penn St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Mike Renfro | WR | June 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 184 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Howard Richards | G-T | August 7, 1959 | 6'6" | 263 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Jeff Rohrer | RLB | December 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 228 | Yale | Inglewood, CA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 89 | Brian Salonen | LB-TE | July 29, 1961 | 6'3" | 229 | Montana | Glasgow, MT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Mike Saxon | P | July 10, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | San Diego St. | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Chris Schultz | LT | February 16, 1960 | 6'8" | 277 | Arizona | Hamilton, ON Canada | 16 | 8 |
| 22 | Victor Scott | DB | June 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado | East St. Louis, IL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 1 | Rafael Septien | K | December 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | La-Lafayette | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Don Smerek | DT | December 20, 1957 | 6'7" | 255 | Nevada-Reno | Waterford, MI USA | 10 | 1 |
| 67 | Broderick Thompson | T | August 14, 1960 | 6'5" | 295 | Kansas | Birmingham, AL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 32 | Dennis Thurman | DB | April 13, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 63 | Glen Titensor | LG | February 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 263 | UCLA | Bellflower, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei | T-C-DT | March 31, 1960 | 6'5" | 302 | UCLA | Nanakuli, HI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Everson Walls | LCB | December 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 194 | Grambling St. | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Randy White | RDT | January 15, 1953 | 6'4" | 257 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Danny White | QB | February 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 193 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | John Williams | RB | October 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 213 | Wisconsin | Muskegon, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
