1976 Dallas Cowboys season
1976 Dallas Cowboys season | |
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Head coach | Tom Landry |
General manager | Tex Schramm |
Owner | Clint Murchison, Jr. |
Home field | Texas Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–3 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 14–12 |
The 1976 Dallas Cowboys season was their 17th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 10–4, winning eleven games.[1] They qualified for the playoffs, but were stunned by the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional round.
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 12, 1976 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–7 | |
2 | September 19, 1976 | at New Orleans Saints | W 24–6 | |
3 | September 26, 1976 | Baltimore Colts | W 30–27 | |
4 | October 3, 1976 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 28–13 | |
5 | October 10, 1976 | at New York Giants | W 24–14 | |
6 | October 17, 1976 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 21–17 | |
7 | October 24, 1976 | Chicago Bears | W 31–21 | |
8 | October 31, 1976 | at Washington Redskins | W 20–7 | |
9 | November 7, 1976 | New York Giants | W 9–3 | |
10 | November 15, 1976 | Buffalo Bills | W 17–10 | |
11 | November 21, 1976 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 17–10 | |
12 | November 25, 1976 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 19–14 | |
13 | December 5, 1976 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 26–7 | |
14 | December 12, 1976 | Washington Redskins | L 27–14 |
Playoffs
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Divisional | December 19, 1976 | Los Angeles Rams | L 14–12 |
Standings
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Dallas Cowboys(2) | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 296 | 194 | L1 |
Washington Redskins(4) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 291 | 217 | W4 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 5–3 | 9–3 | 309 | 267 | W2 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 165 | 286 | W1 |
New York Giants | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 1–7 | 3–9 | 170 | 250 | L1 |
Roster
Season recap
The Cowboys entered the year with high expectations, dominating the regular season by finishing with an 11-3 record, while capturing the NFC East title. But they came up short in the first round of the divisional playoffs, after being heavily favored at home against the Los Angeles Rams, but still losing 14-12.
Publications
The Football Encyclopedia
ISBN 0-312-11435-4
Total Football
ISBN 0-06-270170-3
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes
ISBN 0-446-51950-2
References
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