cowboys career games as a running backs october 8

Running backs have 12 games played for the Cowboys on October 8 all-time.

	NAME	POSITION	DATE	GP	TM		OPP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Merrill Douglas M. Douglas	Running Back	10/8/1961	1	DLC	@	MIN	12	3	4.0	0	0	0			0
2	Amos Marsh A. Marsh	Running Back	10/8/1961	1	DLC	@	MIN	32	13	2.5	0	5	1		5.0	0
3	Don McIlhenny D. McIlhenny	Running Back	10/8/1961	1	DLC	@	MIN	4	1	4.0	0	0	0			0
4	Don Perkins D. Perkins	Running Back	10/8/1961	1	DLC	@	MIN	73	19	3.8	1	17	3		5.7	0
5	Craig Baynham C. Baynham	Running Back	10/8/1967	1	DAL	@	WAS	0	0		0	17	1		17.0	0
6	Walt Garrison W. Garrison	Running Back	10/8/1967	1	DAL	@	WAS	0	0		0	0	0			0
7	Don Perkins D. Perkins	Running Back	10/8/1967	1	DAL	@	WAS	49	12	4.1	0	4	1		4.0	0
8	Dan Reeves D. Reeves	Running Back	10/8/1967	1	DAL	@	WAS	35	20	1.8	0	56	3		18.7	1
9	Walt Garrison W. Garrison	Running Back	10/8/1972	1	DAL	vs	PIT	76	12	6.3	0	30	2		15.0	0
10	Calvin Hill C. Hill	Running Back	10/8/1972	1	DAL	vs	PIT	108	23	4.7	1	27	4		6.8	0
11	Mike Montgomery M. Montgomery	Running Back	10/8/1972	1	DAL	vs	PIT	2	3	0.7	0	16	1		16.0	0
12	Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	Running Back	10/8/1972	1	DAL	vs	PIT	0	0		0	0	0			0
13	Dan Reeves D. Reeves	Running Back	10/8/1972	1	DAL	vs	PIT	0	0		0	0	0			0
14	Walt Garrison W. Garrison	Running Back	10/8/1973	1	DAL	@	WAS	8	1	8.0	0	20	3		6.7	0
15	Calvin Hill C. Hill	Running Back	10/8/1973	1	DAL	@	WAS	103	21	4.9	0	19	3		6.3	0
16	Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	Running Back	10/8/1973	1	DAL	@	WAS	55	14	3.9	0	0	0			0
17	Les Strayhorn L. Strayhorn	Running Back	10/8/1973	1	DAL	@	WAS	0	0		0	0	0			0
18	Alois Blackwell A. Blackwell	Running Back	10/8/1978	1	DAL	vs	NYG	5	2	2.5	0	0	0			0
19	Doug Dennison D. Dennison	Running Back	10/8/1978	1	DAL	vs	NYG	0	0		0	0	0			0
20	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	Running Back	10/8/1978	1	DAL	vs	NYG	73	17	4.3	0	42	3		14.0	0
21	Scott Laidlaw S. Laidlaw	Running Back	10/8/1978	1	DAL	vs	NYG	3	1	3.0	0	0	0			0
22	Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	Running Back	10/8/1978	1	DAL	vs	NYG	51	9	5.7	0	0	0			0
23	Preston Pearson P. Pearson	Running Back	10/8/1978	1	DAL	vs	NYG	0	1	0.0	0	53	4		13.3	0
24	Darryl Clack D. Clack	Running Back	10/8/1989	1	DAL	@	GB	0	0		0	0	0			0
25	Daryl Johnston D. Johnston	Running Back	10/8/1989	1	DAL	@	GB	1	1	1.0	0	8	1		8.0	0
	Average			0.2				25.3	6.5	3.9	0.1	13.3	1.4	1.8	9.9	0.0
	Total			12				1,288	332	3.9	6	680	69	34	9.9	1

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PASS

1,639

Prescott

RUSH

317

Williams

REC

577

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

25.2

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OPP PPG

26.5

25th

RUSH YDS/G

76.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

273.2

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 4

Final

Packers

4 - 2

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

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Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000