The Dallas Cowboys rushed for their most yards in a game in 1979 against the Vikings on October 7, 1979, with 279 yards.
| TEAM | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Cowboys | 279 | 10/7/1979 | @ | W 36-20 | 46 | 6.1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | | Cowboys | 214 | 9/16/1979 | vs | W 24-20 | 46 | 4.7 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | Cowboys | 201 | 10/14/1979 | vs | W 30-6 | 50 | 4.0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | Cowboys | 194 | 9/30/1979 | vs | W 38-13 | 42 | 4.6 | 3 | ||
| 5 | | Cowboys | 185 | 12/8/1979 | @ | W 24-17 | 41 | 4.5 | 2 | ||
| 6 | | Cowboys | 166 | 12/2/1979 | vs | W 28-7 | 44 | 3.8 | 1 | ||
| 7 | | Cowboys | 161 | 9/2/1979 | @ | W 22-21 | 41 | 3.9 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | Cowboys | 155 | 10/21/1979 | vs | W 22-13 | 32 | 4.8 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | Cowboys | 123 | 11/12/1979 | vs | L 21-31 | 27 | 4.6 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | Cowboys | 123 | 9/24/1979 | @ | L 7-26 | 30 | 4.1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | Cowboys | 114 | 12/16/1979 | vs | W 35-34 | 30 | 3.8 | 2 | ||
| 12 | | Cowboys | 106 | 11/4/1979 | @ | W 16-14 | 32 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | Cowboys | 98 | 9/9/1979 | @ | W 21-13 | 36 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | Cowboys | 92 | 11/22/1979 | vs | L 24-30 | 30 | 3.1 | 1 | ||
| 15 | | Cowboys | 85 | 11/18/1979 | @ | L 20-34 | 28 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | Cowboys | 79 | 10/28/1979 | @ | L 3-14 | 23 | 3.4 | 0 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
 Cowboys | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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