most touchdowns in a game by a cowboy

6 players are tied for the most total touchdowns for the Cowboys in a game, with 4 touchdowns. The first three are Terrell Owens on November 18, 2007, Emmitt Smith on September 4, 1995 and on December 16, 1990 and Duane Thomas on December 18, 1971.

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns in a regular-season game by a cowboy
NAMETDDATETMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
1Terrell Owens
T. Owens
4
11/18/2007
vs
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
2Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4
9/4/1995
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4
12/16/1990
vs
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
4Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
4
12/18/1971
vs
3
1
0
0
0
0
24
5Calvin Hill
C. Hill
4
9/19/1971
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
24
6Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
4
12/20/1970
vs
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
7Dan Reeves
D. Reeves
4
11/5/1967
vs
2
2
0
0
0
0
24
8Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
3
10/30/2022
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
9Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
3
9/20/2020
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
10Michael Gallup
M. Gallup
3
12/29/2019
vs
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
11Blake Jarwin
B. Jarwin
3
12/30/2018
@
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
12Amari Cooper
A. Cooper
3
12/9/2018
vs
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
13Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
3
10/22/2017
@
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
14Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
3
11/13/2016
@
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
15Joseph Randle
J. Randle
3
9/27/2015
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
16Dez Bryant
D. Bryant
3
12/14/2014
@
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
17DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
3
11/28/2013
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
18Miles Austin
M. Austin
3
9/18/2011
@
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
19Dez Bryant
D. Bryant
3
10/25/2010
vs
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
18
20Marion Barber
M. Barber
3
12/9/2007
@
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
18
21Terrell Owens
T. Owens
3
10/15/2006
vs
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
22Julius Jones
J. Jones
3
12/6/2004
@
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
23Terry Glenn
T. Glenn
3
10/19/2003
@
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
18
24Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
3
11/26/1998
vs
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
25Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
3
11/15/1998
@
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for touchdowns going back to the 1950 season.

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