1982 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (6-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1982 Dallas Cowboys Roster
1982 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Cowboys piled up points with 226 points, while the solid defense yielded 145. Danny White threw for 2,079 yards. Tony Hill hauled in 35 passes for 526 yards. Doug Cosbie provided receiving help, too.

Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 745 yards for Dallas.

Everson Walls intercepted 7 errant tosses from the opposition. Harvey Martin sacked quarterbacks 8 times, leading the way for a team which created 32 sacks.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1982 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Danny White	247	156	63.2	2079	8.4	16	6.5	12	4.9	49	25	264	91.1
Gary Hogeboom	8	3	37.5	45	5.6	0	0.0	1	12.5	26	0	0	17.2
Drew Pearson	2	1	50.0	26	13.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	26	0	0	56.3
Tony Dorsett	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	258	160	62.0	2150	8.3	16	6.2	14	5.4	49	25	264

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Dorsett	177	745	4.2	99	5
Ron Springs	59	243	4.1	46	2
Timmy Newsome	15	98	6.5	25	1
Danny White	17	91	5.4	21	0
Robert Newhouse	14	79	5.6	27	1
Tony Hill	1	22	22.0	22	0
George Peoples	7	22	3.1	7	0
Butch Johnson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Billy DuPree	1	6	6.0	6	1
Gary Hogeboom	3	0	0.0	0	0
Doug Cosbie	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	296	1313	4.4	99	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Hill	35	526	15.0	47	1
Doug Cosbie	30	441	14.7	45	4
Drew Pearson	26	382	14.7	48	3
Tony Dorsett	24	179	7.5	18	0
Ron Springs	17	163	9.6	34	2
Butch Johnson	12	269	22.4	49	3
Billy DuPree	7	41	5.9	12	2
Timmy Newsome	6	118	19.7	46	1
Doug Donley	2	23	11.5	12	0
Jay Saldi	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	160	2150	13.4	49	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rafael Septien	28	28	100.0	14	10	71.4	58
Totals	28	28	100.0	14	10	71.4	58

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Danny White	37	1542	41.7	56
Totals	37	1542	41.7	56

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Fellows	25	189	7.6	17
Rod Hill	4	39	9.8	26
Doug Donley	1	14	14.0	14
Totals	30	242	8.1	26

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Fellows	16	359	22.4	35
Doug Donley	8	151	18.9	33
Timmy Newsome	5	74	14.8	26
James Jones	2	46	23.0	27
Dennis Thurman	1	17	17.0	17
Doug Cosbie	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	33	651	19.7	35

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Everson Walls	7	61	8.7	37	0
Dennis Thurman	3	75	25.0	60	1
Michael Downs	1	22	22.0	22	0
Anthony Dickerson	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bob Breunig	1	1	1.0	1	0
Too Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	15	163	10.9	60	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Harvey Martin	8.0
Too Jones	6.0
Anthony Dickerson	2.5
Randy White	2.5
Dextor Clinkscale	2.0
John Dutton	2.0
Larry Bethea	2.0
Bob Breunig	1.5
Mike Hegman	1.5
Monty Hunter	1.0
Michael Downs	1.0
Benny Barnes	1.0
Don Smerek	1.0
Totals	32.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Rod Hill			1	3	0	0
Michael Downs		0	0	3	87	1
Danny White			10	2	0	0
Tom Rafferty			0	2	0	0
Kurt Petersen			0	2	0	0
Benny Barnes			0	2	0	0
Too Jones		0	0	1	0	0
Herbert Scott			0	1	0	0
Dennis Thurman		0	0	1	0
Monty Hunter			0	1	0	0
Bob Breunig		0	0	1	0	0
Ron Springs			3	1	0
Tony Dorsett			6	1	0
Timmy Newsome			1	1	0
Jim Cooper			0	1	0	0
Randy White			0	1	0	0
Ron Fellows			3	1	0	0
George Peoples			0	1	0	0
Everson Walls		0	1	0	0	0
Gary Hogeboom			2	0	0	0
Doug Donley			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	26	87	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rafael Septien									10	28	0			58
Tony Dorsett	5	0							0	0	0			30
Doug Cosbie	0	4		0					0	0	0			24
Ron Springs	2	2							0	0	0			24
Butch Johnson	0	3							0	0	0			18
Billy DuPree	1	2							0	0	0			18
Drew Pearson		3							0	0	0			18
Timmy Newsome	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Michael Downs						0	1		0	0	0			6
Dennis Thurman				0		1			0	0	0			6
Robert Newhouse	1								0	0	0			6
Tony Hill	0	1							0	0	0			6
Totals	10	16	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	28	0	0	0	226