all-time rushing leaders cowboys

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards for the Cowboys, with 17,162 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
17,162
201
4,052
4.2
85.4
153
3,012
486
91
6.2
15.0
11
2 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,036
157
2,755
4.4
76.7
72
3,432
382
9.0
21.9
13
3 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
8,488
118
1,955
4.3
71.9
71
2,405
317
418
7.6
20.4
12
4 Don Perkins
D. Perkins
6,217
107
1,500
4.1
58.1
42
1,310
146
9.0
12.2
3
5 Calvin Hill
C. Hill
5,009
73
1,166
4.3
68.6
39
1,359
139
9.8
18.6
6
6 Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
4,784
168
1,160
4.1
28.5
31
956
120
8.0
5.7
5
7 DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
4,526
53
934
4.8
85.4
28
1,200
171
207
7.0
22.6
1
8 Marion Barber
M. Barber
4,358
88
1,042
4.2
49.5
47
1,280
174
223
7.4
14.5
6
9 Walt Garrison
W. Garrison
3,886
119
899
4.3
32.7
30
1,794
182
9.9
15.1
9
10 Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
3,621
79
762
4.8
45.8
23
1,319
176
228
7.5
16.7
5
11 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
3,491
81
818
4.3
43.1
27
2,556
232
11.0
31.6
8
12 Julius Jones
J. Jones
3,484
53
885
3.9
65.7
18
672
84
112
8.0
12.7
0
13 Felix Jones
F. Jones
2,728
64
569
4.8
42.6
11
1,062
127
156
8.4
16.6
3
14 Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
2,264
131
410
5.5
17.3
20
-13
1
-13.0
-0.1
0
15 Ron Springs
R. Springs
2,180
88
604
3.6
24.8
28
2,028
222
9.1
23.0
10
16 Amos Marsh
A. Marsh
2,065
54
427
4.8
38.2
14
1,011
97
10.4
18.7
4
17 Dan Reeves
D. Reeves
1,990
100
535
3.7
19.9
25
1,693
129
13.1
16.9
17
18 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
1,987
128
434
4.6
15.5
30
11
1
2
11.0
0.1
1
19 Troy Hambrick
T. Hambrick
1,896
51
473
4.0
37.2
8
260
42
60
6.2
5.1
0
20 Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
1,596
25
326
4.9
63.8
16
226
23
9.8
9.0
2
21 Rico Dowdle
R. Dowdle
1,464
52
331
4.4
28.2
4
393
56
71
7.0
7.6
5
22 Timmy Newsome
T. Newsome
1,226
121
342
3.6
10.1
19
1,966
212
9.3
16.2
11
23 Don Meredith
D. Meredith
1,216
104
242
5.0
11.7
15
0
0
0.0
0
24 Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
1,207
79
325
3.7
15.3
5
2,274
189
12.0
28.8
11
25 Darren McFadden
D. McFadden
1,174
20
264
4.4
58.7
3
345
43
58
8.0
17.3
0
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Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

4th

OPP PPG

30.7

31st

RUSH YDS/G

117.2

15th

PASS YDS/G

276.3

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
Cowboys Cowboys
2
3
1
.417
Giants Giants
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Mon
11/17
DAL DAL
@
LV LV
8:15 PM
Sun
11/23
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

3 - 3 - 0

30

Final

27

DAL Cowboys

2 - 3 - 1

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM