Dallas Cowboys

12-4-0 • 2nd in NFC East •
Logo for the 1980 Dallas Cowboys

PPG

28.4

1st

OPP PPG

19.4

13th

RUSH YDS/G

148.6

6th

PASS YDS/G

209.8

15th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The Dallas Cowboys were 12-4 in 1980. They finished 2nd in the NFC East and 1st in the NFC. They fell to the Philadelphia Eagles, 20 to 7, in the 1980 NFC Championship game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
1/11
 		@
PHI logo PHI
L
7-20
Sun
1/4
 		@
ATL logo ATL
W
30-27
Sun
12/28
 		vs
LA logo LA
W
34-13
Sun
12/21
 		vs
PHI logo PHI
W
35-27
Mon
12/15
 		@
LA logo LA
L
14-38

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,287

White

White

RUSH YDS

1,185

Dorsett

Dorsett

REC YDS

1,055

Hill

Hill

1980 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles logo Eagles
12 4 0 .750
Cowboys logo Cowboys
12 4 0 .750
Redskins logo Redskins
6 10 0 .375
Cardinals logo Cardinals
5 11 0 .313
Giants logo Giants
4 12 0 .250

1980 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 16 454 5,482 1,075 5.1 2,378 595 4.0 3,356 449 7.5 31 252 337 143 171 23 109 908
Team Rank 1st 9th 4th 12th 6th 3rd 9th 15th 24th 8th 8th 19th 2nd 4th 8th 14th 20th 17th
Opponent 16 311 5,279 996 5.3 2,069 469 4.4 3,568 484 7.4 43 358 286 98 160 28 106 989
Opponent Rank 13th 17th 6th 22nd 18th 6th 26th 19th 13th 21st 9th 23rd 9th 3rd 14th 23rd 7th 3rd
Net +143 +203 +79 -0.2 +309 +126 -0.4 -212 -35 +0.1 -12 -106 +51 +45 +11 -5 +3 -81
Net Rank 2nd 10th 5th 16th 11th 3rd 22nd 18th 17th 13th 6th 24th 5th 2nd 10th 20th 15th 8th

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