1984 Dallas Cowboys season

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rdf:langString Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

rdf:langString Pat Summerall and John Madden

rdf:langString Dick Stockton and Hank Stram

rdf:langString Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

rdf:langString Frank Gifford , Don Meredith and O. J. Simpson

rdf:langString Frank Glieber and Dick Vermeil

rdf:langString Jack Buck and John Madden

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rdf:langString Signed with the USFL

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rdf:langString Mike Revell

rdf:langString Neil Maune

rdf:langString Bob Frederic

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rdf:langString First quarter *Cowboys – Rafael Septién 37 yard field goal – NOS 0, Dal 3 Second quarter *Saints – Tyrone Young 36 yard pass from Richard Todd – NOS 7, Dal 3 *Cowboys – Rafael Septién 27 yard field goal – NOS 7, Dal 6 *Saints – Hokie Gajan 62 yard rush – NOS 14, Dal 6 *Saints – Morten Andersen 49 yard field goal – NOS 17, Dal 6 Third quarter *Saints – Morten Andersen 50 yard field goal – NOS 20, Dal 6 *Saints – Dirt Winston 43 yard interception return – NOS 27, Dal 6 Fourth quarter *Cowboys – Tony Dorsett 3 yard rush – NOS 27, Dal 13 *Cowboys – Mike Renfro 12 yard pass from Danny White – NOS 27, Dal 20 *Cowboys – Jim Jeffcoat 0 yard fumble return – NOS 27, Dal 27 ;Over Time *Cowboys – Rafael Septién 41 yard field goal – NOS 27, Dal 30

rdf:langString First quarter *No Score Second quarter *Dolphins – Mark Clayton 41 yard pass from Dan Marino – Dal 0, Mia 7 Third quarter *Dolphins – Bruce Hardy 3 yard pass from Dan Marino – Dal 0, Mia 14 *Cowboys – Timmy Newsome 1 yard rush – Dal 7, Mia 14 Fourth quarter *Cowboys – Timmy Newsome 4 yard rush – Dal 14, Mia 14 *Dolphins – Mark Clayton 39 yard pass from Dan Marino – Dal 14, Mia 21 *Cowboys – Tony Hill 66 yard pass from Danny White – Dal 21, Mia 21 *Dolphins – Mark Clayton 63 yard pass from Dan Marino – Dal 21, Mia 28

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rdf:langString Week Eleven: Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Ten: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

rdf:langString Week One: Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Twelve: Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Three: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Nine: Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Fourteen: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Fifteen: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Four: Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Six: St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Eight: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Five: Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Sixteen: Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Seven: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary

rdf:langString Week Thirteen: New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

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rdf:langString Vegas Spread *Vegas Line= Dal -6.0 *Over/Under= 42.0 ;Dallas vs New Orleans – 1984 The 1984 season will not go down in Cowboys history as one they want to remember. Actually it's one of those seasons that should be forgotten. The Cowboys finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs. It was also the season that coach Tom Landry made the preseason decision to make Gary Hogeboom the starting quarterback over veteran Danny White. The Cowboys went into the game against the Saints with a 4-3 record. They started strong with their first drive of the game as Hogeboom drove them to the Saints 20 yard line before the drive stalled on a Hogeboom sack by Saints linebacker Rickey Jackson. Rafael Septién kicked a field goal and the Cowboys took a short lived 3-0 lead. Early in the second quarter the Saints punted and pinned the Cowboys on their own one yard line. The Cowboys were forced to punt after three plays and no yards gained. Danny White could only manage a 36 yard punt and the Saints took over on the Cowboys 39 yard line. Two plays later the Saints took the lead on a Richard Todd to Tyrone Young 36 yard touchdown pass as Young streaked across the middle beating Everson Walls and Ron Fellows. The Saints went ahead 7-3. The Cowboys could only manage another Septién field goal before the Saints went back to work. The Saints alternated running backs in 1984. Their first back was Earl Campbell and they also had George Rodgers . But it was fullback Hokie Gajan who took center stage in this game as he ran for 78 yards and a touchdown. His score came after Ed Jones got a hold of him in the backfield, but Gajan managed to break free and went untouched from that point and scored from 62 yards out. This gave the Saints a 14-6 lead with 2:54 left before halftime. Saints kicker Morten Anderson added a field goal at the end of the first half increasing the Saints lead to 17-6. Things would only get worse for the Cowboys in the third quarter. Morten Anderson kicked his second field goal of the game early in the third quarter. With the Saints leading 20-6 things went from bad to worse for the Cowboys as Hogeboom was intercepted by Dirt Winston who then returned it 43 yards for a Saints touchdown. The Saints now led 27-6. On the interception Hogeboom hit his wrist on a Saints helmet and forced him to the bench for the rest of the game. With the injury, it forced Danny White into the game. The entrance of White seemed to wake the Cowboys up. Early in the fourth quarter Cowboys special teams player Chuck McSwain blocked a Saints punt and the Cowboys recovered on the Saints three yard line. From there Tony Dorsett ran it in and got the Cowboys closer at 27-13. Late in the fourth quarter with only 3:59 to play Danny White threw a 12 yard touchdown pass to receiver Mike Renfro. This closed the Saints lead to 27-20. With 2:53 left in the game and veteran Kenny Stabler in at quarterback for the Saints because of Richard Todd's injury early in the fourth quarter, the Dallas defense made a stand. Stabler attempted to pass from his own nine yard line as Randy White came crashing through the line and sacked Stabler forcing a fumble. The ball rolled into the end zone where Jim Jeffcoat fought through a wild scramble of players and recovered the fumble for the touchdown. With the extra point the Cowboys tied the game at 27-27. The Cowboys actually got the ball back two more times in the final 1:20 of the game on two Stabler interceptions, but could not move the ball into scoring position. The game would go into overtime. The Cowboys won the coin toss in overtime. From their own 29 yard line Danny White attempted a pass to Tony Hill who was interfered with, which resulted in a 24 yard penalty. Then White completed a 15 yard pass to Renfro to set up Septién for the winning field. Septein kicked a 41 yard field goal to complete the comeback and the Cowboys won the game 30-27. The comeback was the Cowboys biggest in team history. "I always feel we can come back and win it", coach Tom Landry said. "Our guys found out how hard you have to work to win a football game." "I feel good about our team now, said Landry. Better than I felt all year. We just haven’t played with the tough emotion we played with in the fourth quarter. It may be the difference the rest of the season. I’ve been saying all along we have to play hard to win." "I thought all along I should start. But I don’t think because of the way Gary played I should start", White said. "I’d love to start to be back in there, where I should have been all along. But that's up to coach Landry. It meant a lot for my confidence."http://lonestarstruck.com/2009/12/17/flashback-dallas-vs-new-orleans-1984/

rdf:langString Cowboys *Passing Danny White 20/34, 246 Yds, 1 TD, 2 Int, 66 Lng *Rushing *Tony Dorsett 19/58 Yds, O TD, 10 Lng *Timmy Newsome 6/20 Yds, 2 TD, 7 Lng *Receiving *Tony Hill 6 Rec, 115 Yds, 1 TD, 66 Lng *Doug Cosbie 5 Rec, 83 Yds, O TD, 25 Lng *Tony Dorsett 6 Rec, 28 Yds, O TD, 14 Lng Dolphins *Passing *Dan Marino 23/40, 340 Yds, 4 TD, 2 Int, 63 Lng *Rushing *Tony Nathan 13/39 Yds, O TD, 15 Lng *Woody Bennett 7/14 Yds, O TD, 6 Lng *Receiving *Mark Clayton 4 Rec, 150 Yds, 3 TD, 63 Lng *Mark Duper 4 Rec, 57 Yds, O TD, 25 Lng *Nat Moore 3 Rec, 47 Yds, O TD, 22 Lng *Tony Nathan 7 Rec, 46 Yds, O TD, 15 Lng *Tony Nathan 7 Rec, 46 Yds, O TD, 15 Lng *Bruce Hardy 3 Rec, 25 Yds, 1 TD, 14 Lng Vegas Spread *Vegas Line= Miami -6.5 *Over/Under= 47.0

rdf:langString The 1984 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 25th in the National Football League. The Cowboys finished the season with a record of nine wins and seven losses, and missed the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. A division record of 3–5 caused them to finish fourth in the NFC East, despite equaling the overall records of the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. A loss to the winless Buffalo Bills in week 12 cost the team a critical win. Nonetheless, the Cowboys had a 9-5 record and would have made the playoffs had they won one of their two remaining games, and would have won the division had they won both games. The team gave up a 15-point lead against the Washington Redskins in week 15, and then lost to the Miami Dolphins by one touchdown (surrendered with less than a minute to play) in the final week of the season. The season was overshadowed by a quarterback controversy between Danny White and Gary Hogeboom, with Hogeboom getting the majority of the starts.