Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys were 11-5 in 1979. They finished 1st in the NFC East and 1st in the NFC. They fell to the Los Angeles Rams, 21 to 19, in the 1979 NFC divisional game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 12/30	vs	LA	L 19-21
Sun 12/16	vs	WAS	W 35-34
Sat 12/8	@	PHI	W 24-17
Sun 12/2	vs	NYG	W 28-7
Thu 11/22	vs	HOU	L 24-30

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,586

Staubach

RUSH YDS

1,107

Dorsett

REC YDS

1,062

Hill

1979 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	11	5	.688
Cowboys	11	5	.688
Redskins	10	6	.625
Giants	6	10	.375
Cardinals	5	11	.313

1979 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
Team	16	371	5,968	1,122	5.3	2,375	578	4.1	3,883	503	7.7	41	290	339	122	195	22	100	845
Team Rank		5th	2nd	2nd	3rd	10th	8th	11th	2nd	8th	4th	17th	14th	2nd	15th	2nd	19th	12th	11th
Opponent	16	313	4,586	978	4.7	2,115	500	4.2	2,833	435	6.5	43	362	259	105	134	20	70	704
Opponent Rank		12th	8th	2nd	10th	11th	4th	20th	5th	6th	9th	10th	23rd	3rd	6th	9th	9th	28th	26th
Net		+58	+1,382	+144	+0.6	+260	+78	-0.1	+1,050	+68	+1.2	-2	-72	+80	+17	+61	+2	+30	+141
Net Rank		5th	2nd	1st	4th	12th	5th	16th	2nd	7th	3rd	14th	17th	1st	10th	1st	10th	28th	24th

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,412

Maye

3,261

Prescott

3,238

Mahomes

Rush Yards Leaders

1,282

Taylor

1,228

Cook

1,034

Achane

Rec Yards Leaders

1,336

Smith-Njigba

1,142

Pickens

1,019

Nacua

Pass TD Leaders

32

Stafford

25

Prescott

25

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

15

Taylor

11

Jacobs

11

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

9

St. Brown

8

McBride

QB Rating Leaders

111.9

Maye

111.7

Stafford

110.2

Goff

Sack Leaders

19.0

Garrett

13.0

Burns

12.5

Parsons

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

29.8

29.3

29.2

28.1

27.8

Opp PPG Rankings

16.5

17.5

18.1

18.2

18.5

18.8

Total Yards Rankings

393.1

381.0

376.3

375.4

374.8

374.3

Rush Yards Rankings

155.7

153.8

138.9

138.1

136.8

134.4

Pass Yards Rankings

280.0

269.8

263.4

262.3

256.1

254.2

Sack Leaders

51.0

43.0

41.0

40.0

35.0

34.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

262.6

Taylor

243.5

McCaffrey

219.6

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

177.3

Smith-Njigba

164.2

Pickens

152.9

Adams

Fantasy TE Rankings

135.9

McBride

104

Kelce

99

Warren

Fantasy K Rankings

144

Myers

121

Aubrey

121

Dicker

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4-1

8-5

Worst Record ATS

4-8

5-7

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	2	0	.846
Bills	8	4	0	.667
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	6	6	0	.500
Steelers	6	6	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	8	4	0	.667
Colts	8	4	0	.667
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	10	2	0	.833
Chargers	8	4	0	.667

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	8	4	0	.667
Cowboys	6	5	1	.542
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	9	3	0	.750
Packers	8	3	1	.708
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	5	0	.583
Panthers	7	6	0	.538
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams	9	3	0	.750
Seahawks	9	3	0	.750