cowboys all-time first downs

The Dallas Cowboys have gotten a first down 19,645 times all-time.

TEAM 1DWN SEASON PASS 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PEN 1DWN GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Cowboys
Cowboys
180
1960
105
57
18
12
0
11
1
23
177
14.8
369
30.8
2 Cowboys
Cowboys
239
1961
130
100
9
14
4
9
1
29
236
16.9
380
27.1
3 Cowboys
Cowboys
246
1962
136
101
9
14
5
8
1
51
398
28.4
402
28.7
4 Cowboys
Cowboys
248
1963
132
105
11
14
4
10
0
40
305
21.8
378
27.0
5 Cowboys
Cowboys
230
1964
119
89
22
14
5
8
1
30
250
17.9
289
20.6
6 Cowboys
Cowboys
211
1965
108
87
16
14
7
7
0
40
325
23.2
280
20.0
7 Cowboys
Cowboys
287
1966
139
124
24
14
10
3
1
56
445
31.8
239
17.1
8 Cowboys
Cowboys
261
1967
141
109
11
14
9
5
0
45
342
24.4
268
19.1
9 Cowboys
Cowboys
297
1968
143
135
19
14
12
2
0
54
431
30.8
186
13.3
10 Cowboys
Cowboys
275
1969
125
133
17
14
11
2
1
44
369
26.4
223
15.9
11 Cowboys
Cowboys
229
1970
95
119
15
14
10
4
0
35
299
21.4
221
15.8
12 Cowboys
Cowboys
288
1971
144
135
9
14
11
3
0
50
406
29.0
222
15.9
13 Cowboys
Cowboys
256
1972
126
118
12
14
10
4
0
36
319
22.8
240
17.1
14 Cowboys
Cowboys
281
1973
127
139
15
14
10
4
0
46
382
27.3
203
14.5
15 Cowboys
Cowboys
295
1974
129
147
19
14
8
6
0
38
297
21.2
235
16.8
16 Cowboys
Cowboys
288
1975
142
132
14
14
10
4
0
41
350
25.0
268
19.1
17 Cowboys
Cowboys
269
1976
140
111
18
14
11
3
0
34
296
21.1
194
13.9
18 Cowboys
Cowboys
272
1977
136
118
18
14
12
2
0
42
345
24.6
212
15.1
19 Cowboys
Cowboys
342
1978
167
146
29
16
12
4
0
48
384
24.0
208
13.0
20 Cowboys
Cowboys
339
1979
195
122
22
16
11
5
0
45
371
23.2
313
19.6
21 Cowboys
Cowboys
337
1980
171
143
23
16
12
4
0
60
454
28.4
311
19.4
22 Cowboys
Cowboys
321
1981
158
137
26
16
12
4
0
40
367
22.9
277
17.3
23 Cowboys
Cowboys
180
1982
99
70
11
9
6
3
0
28
226
25.1
145
16.1
24 Cowboys
Cowboys
342
1983
205
109
28
16
12
4
0
59
479
29.9
360
22.5
25 Cowboys
Cowboys
323
1984
202
93
28
16
9
7
0
34
308
19.3
308
19.3
Average 297.7 165.5 108.8 23.4 15.2 8.7 6.5 0.1 41.0 351.2 23.1 307.9 20.2
Total 19,645 10,924 7,179 1,542 1,004 571 426 7 2,706 23,180 23.1 20,322 20.2
StatMuse has team, season-level data for first downs going back to the 1935 season.

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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