The Dallas Cowboys were 5-12 against the spread in 1979.

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Data note: Spread Records: team game data complete from 1979

	TEAM	DATE	ATS	SEASON	TM		OPP	RESULT	SPREAD	ATS DIFF	O/U	O/U DIFF	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF
1	Cowboys	9/2/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	@	STL	W 22-21	-4	-3 (N)	37	+6 (O)	2	24	455	342
2	Cowboys	9/9/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	@	SF	W 21-13	-13	-5 (N)	39	-5 (U)	2	19	347	294
3	Cowboys	9/16/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	vs	CHI	W 24-20	-9	-5 (N)	37	+7 (O)	3	26	420	318
4	Cowboys	9/24/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	@	CLE	L 7-26	-3	-22 (N)	40	-7 (U)	1	20	394	311
5	Cowboys	9/30/1979	1-0	1979	DAL	vs	CIN	W 38-13	-10	+15 (Y)	40	+11 (O)	5	24	370	285
6	Cowboys	10/7/1979	1-0	1979	DAL	@	MIN	W 36-20	-7	+9 (Y)	39	+17 (O)	5	25	446	240
7	Cowboys	10/14/1979	1-0	1979	DAL	vs	LA	W 30-6	-3	+21 (Y)	39	-3 (U)	4	23	403	158
8	Cowboys	10/21/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	vs	STL	W 22-13	-10	-1 (N)	39	-4 (U)	2	12	319	235
9	Cowboys	10/28/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	@	PIT	L 3-14	+3	-8 (N)	39	-22 (U)	0	16	278	288
10	Cowboys	11/4/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	@	NYG	W 16-14	-8	-6 (N)	38	-8 (U)	1	19	344	249
11	Cowboys	11/12/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	vs	PHI	L 21-31	-10	-20 (N)	38	+14 (O)	3	17	408	328
12	Cowboys	11/18/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	@	WAS	L 20-34	-4	-18 (N)	37	+17 (O)	2	27	384	306
13	Cowboys	11/22/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	vs	HOU	L 24-30	-1	-7 (N)	41	+13 (O)	3	20	371	378
14	Cowboys	12/2/1979	1-0	1979	DAL	vs	NYG	W 28-7	-11	+10 (Y)	38	-3 (U)	4	21	316	197
15	Cowboys	12/8/1979	1-0	1979	DAL	@	PHI	W 24-17	-3	+4 (Y)	40	+1 (O)	3	19	279	284
16	Cowboys	12/16/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	vs	WAS	W 35-34	-8	-7 (N)	39.5	+29.5 (O)	5	27	434	373
17	Cowboys	12/30/1979	0-1	1979	DAL	vs	LA	L 19-21	-8.5	-10.5 (N)			2	17	280	361
	Average		1.7										2.8	20.9	367.5	291.0
	Total		5-12										47	356	6,248	4,947

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More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,046

Prescott

RUSH

528

Williams

REC

709

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.4

7th

OPP PPG

26.6

27th

RUSH YDS/G

94.1

25th

PASS YDS/G

255.8

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	PHI	@	DAL	4:30 PM
Mon 12/7	DAL	@	SEA	8:15 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

3 - 5

Final

Cowboys

3 - 5

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000