The 1979 roster for the Cowboys included Roger Staubach at quarterback, Tony Dorsett at running back, Tony Hill at wide receiver, Billy Joe DuPree at tight end and Pat Donovan at offensive lineman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |  | B. Barnes | DB | 6'1" | 190 | 3/3/1951 | 28 | Stanford |
| 2 | 76 | | L. Bethea | DL | 6'5" | 251 | 7/21/1956 | 23 | Michigan State |
| 3 | 24 | | A. Blackwell | RB | 5'10" | 195 | 11/12/1954 | 25 | Houston |
| 4 | 53 | | B. Breunig | LB | 6'2" | 226 | 7/4/1953 | 26 | Arizona State |
| 5 | 36 | | L. Brinson | RB | 6'0" | 214 | 6/6/1954 | 25 | Florida |
| 6 | 59 | | G. Brown | LB | 6'4" | 223 | 6/1/1955 | 24 | Houston |
| 7 | 18 | | G. Carano | QB | 6'3" | 201 | 11/18/1955 | 24 | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 8 | 63 | | L. Cole | DL | 6'5" | 252 | 11/15/1946 | 33 | Hawaii |
| 9 | 61 | | J. Cooper | OL | 6'5" | 262 | 9/28/1955 | 24 | Temple |
| 10 | 84 | | D. Cosbie | TE | 6'6" | 236 | 3/27/1956 | 23 | Santa Clara |
| 11 | 67 | | P. Donovan | OL | 6'5" | 253 | 7/1/1953 | 26 | Stanford |
| 12 | 33 | | T. Dorsett | RB | 5'11" | 192 | 4/7/1954 | 25 | Pittsburgh |
| 13 | 89 | | B. Joe DuPree | TE | 6'4" | 225 | 3/7/1950 | 29 | Michigan State |
| 14 | 78 | | J. Dutton | DL | 6'6" | 266 | 2/6/1951 | 28 | Nebraska |
| 15 | 62 | | J. Fitzgerald | OL | 6'5" | 255 | 4/16/1948 | 31 | Boston College |
| 16 | 71 | | A. Frederick | OL | 6'6" | 257 | 7/25/1954 | 25 | New Mexico |
| 17 | 43 | | C. Harris | DB | 6'0" | 188 | 11/12/1948 | 31 | Ouachita Baptist |
| 18 | 58 | | M. Hegman | LB | 6'1" | 227 | 1/17/1953 | 26 | Tennessee State |
| 19 | 56 | | T. Henderson | LB | 6'2" | 221 | 3/1/1953 | 26 | Langston |
| 20 | 80 | | T. Hill | WR | 6'2" | 199 | 6/23/1956 | 23 | Stanford |
| 21 | 42 | | R. Hughes | DB | 6'4" | 209 | 4/3/1953 | 26 | Oklahoma |
| 22 | 57 | | B. Huther | LB | 6'1" | 221 | 7/23/1954 | 25 | New Hampshire |
| 23 | 86 | | B. Johnson | WR | 6'1" | 187 | 5/28/1954 | 25 | California-Riverside |
| 24 | 25 | | A. Kyle | DB | 5'11" | 185 | 4/6/1954 | 25 | Wyoming |
| 25 | 35 | | S. Laidlaw | RB | 6'0" | 206 | 2/17/1953 | 26 | Stanford |
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
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2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
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1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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