The Dallas Cowboys were 10-4 in 1972. They finished 2nd in the NFC East and 2nd in the NFC. They fell to the Washington Redskins, 26 to 3, in the 1972 NFC Championship game on December 31, 1972.
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Cowboys place Malik Davis on IR with hip injury and sign Israel Abanikanda off practice squad
1972 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 14 | 319 | 4,466 | 897 | 5.0 | 2,124 | 499 | 4.3 | 2,580 | 367 | 7.0 | 31 | 238 | 256 | 118 | 126 | 12 | 90 | 841 |
Team Rank | 10th | 6th | 4th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 9th | 7th | 14th | 10th | 16th | 10th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 22nd | 26th | 25th | |
Opponent | 14 | 240 | 3,755 | 842 | 4.5 | 1,515 | 428 | 3.5 | 2,508 | 382 | 6.6 | 32 | 268 | 217 | 81 | 113 | 23 | 59 | 586 |
Opponent Rank | 6th | 6th | 11th | 6th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 17th | 24th | 10th | 10th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 17th | 21st | 24th | 19th | |
Net | +79 | +711 | +55 | +0.5 | +609 | +71 | +0.7 | +72 | -15 | +0.5 | -1 | -30 | +39 | +37 | +13 | -11 | +31 | +255 | |
Net Rank | 7th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 13th | 20th | 10th | 14th | 15th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 26th | 26th | 26th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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