Roger Staubach and Bob Lilly jerseys shown at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
Quarterback Dak Prescott handing the ball off to running back Ezekiel Elliott, both in the blue jerseys during a 2018 game
Thanksgiving Day uniforms
With the Dallas Cowboys traditionally hosting Thanksgiving Day games, the team donned new uniforms when they unveiled their white "Double-Star" jersey for the first time on November 24, 1994.[214] This game later became synonymous with future Cowboys Head Coach (2010–2019); then 3rd string Quarterback Jason Garrett as he led a come-from-behind victory against the Green Bay Packers.[215]
In the 2004 season, the team went further into Cowboys history by choosing to don blue jerseys worn in their first 4 years of existence, which included white helmets and pants. However, keeping consistent with modern marketing, navy blue was used for this version as opposed to the original 1960-1963 royal color jersey.[3] Aside from the 2007 and 2008 seasons, the Cowboys continued to use this "throwback" uniform through Thanksgiving Day 2012.
Before the start of the 2013 season, the NFL announced a "One-helmet" rule to help prevent potential player concussions.[216] This regulation also prevented the Cowboys from pairing the white helmets with the throwback uniforms, as the team will often use the traditional silver-blue as their primary helmets throughout the season.
In the 2015 season, the Cowboys chose to wear a variation of the 1994 "Double-Star" jersey as their Color Rush on Thanksgiving Day against the Carolina Panthers on November 26, 2015.[217] Since then, the Color Rush was only used again on Thanksgiving against the Washington Football Team on November 26, 2020.[218] In all other seasons, the team opted to wear their standard white or blue uniforms.
In 2022, the NFL restored the use of alternate helmets and the Cowboys reinstated the white helmet and navy 'throwback" uniforms on November 24, 2022, against the New York Giants.[219]
Stadiums
Cotton Bowl
The main entrance to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas
The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as the Fair Park Bowl, it is located in Fair Park, site of the State Fair of Texas. Concerts or other events using a stage allow the playing field to be used for additional spectators. The Cotton Bowl was the longtime home of the annual Cotton Bowl Classic college football bowl game, for which the stadium is named. (Beginning with the January 2010 game, the Cotton Bowl Classic has been played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.) The Dallas Cowboys called the Cotton Bowl home for 11 years, from the team's formation in 1960 until 1971, when the Cowboys moved to Texas Stadium. It is the only Cowboys stadium within the Dallas city limits. The Cowboys hosted the Green Bay Packers for the 1966 NFL Championship at the Cotton Bowl.[220]
Texas Stadium
The outside of Texas Stadium in Irving
For the majority of the franchise's history the Cowboys played their home games at Texas Stadium. Just outside the city of Dallas, the stadium was located in Irving. The stadium opened on October 24, 1971, at a cost of $35 million and with a seating capacity of 65,675. The stadium was famous for its hole-in-the-roof dome. The roof's worn paint had become so unsightly in the early 2000s that it was repainted in the summer of 2006 by the City of Irving. It was the first time the famed roof was repainted since Texas Stadium opened. The roof was structurally independent from the stadium it covered. The Cowboys lost their final game at Texas Stadium to the Baltimore Ravens, 33–24, on December 20, 2008. After Cowboys Stadium was opened in 2009, the Cowboys turned over the facility to the City of Irving.
In 2009, it was replaced as home of the Cowboys by Cowboys Stadium, which officially opened on May 27, 2009, in Arlington.[221] Texas Stadium was demolished by implosion on April 11, 2010.[222]
AT&T Stadium
AT&T Stadium during a game
AT&T Stadium, previously named Cowboys Stadium, is a domed stadium with a retractable roof in Arlington. After failed negotiations to build a new stadium on the site of the Cotton Bowl, Jerry Jones, along with the city of Arlington, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, funded the stadium at a cost of $1.3 billion.[223] The stadium is located in Tarrant County, the first time the Cowboys has called a stadium home outside of Dallas County. It was completed on May 29, 2009, and seats 80,000, but is expandable to seat up to 100,000. AT&T Stadium is among the largest domed stadiums in the world.[224]
A highlight of AT&T Stadium is its gigantic, center-hung high-definition television screen, at one point the largest in the world.[225] The 160 by 72 feet (49 by 22 m), 11,520-square-foot (1,070 m2) scoreboard surpassed the 8,736 sq ft (812 m2) screen that opened in 2009 at the renovated Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City as the world's largest.[226][227][228] In 2011, Charlotte Motor Speedway unveiled its plans for a new HDTV screen larger than the one in AT&T Stadium;[225] that larger screen has since been completed.[229]
At the debut pre-season game of Cowboys Stadium, a punt by Tennessee Titans kicker, A. J. Trapasso, hit the 2,100 in. screen above the field. The punt deflected and was ruled in-play until Titans coach Jeff Fisher informed the officials that the punt struck the scoreboard. (Many believe Trapasso was trying to hit the suspended scoreboard, based on replays and the angle of the kick.) The scoreboard is, however, within the regulation of the NFL guidelines – hanging approximately five feet above the minimum height. No punts hit the scoreboard during the entire 2009 regular season during an actual game. Also, on August 22, 2009, the day after AJ Trapasso hit the screen, many fans touring the facility noted that half of the field was removed with large cranes re-positioning the screen. According to some fans, a tour guide explained that Jerry Jones invited a few professional soccer players to drop kick soccer balls to try to hit the screen. Once he observed them hitting it consistently he had the screen moved up another 10 feet.
The first regular season home game of the 2009 season was against the New York Giants. A league record-setting 105,121 fans showed up to fill Cowboys Stadium for the game before which the traditional "blue star" at the 50-yard line was unveiled for the first time; however, the Cowboys lost in the final seconds, 33–31.[230]
The Cowboys got their first regular-season home win on September 28, 2009. They beat the Carolina Panthers 21–7 with 90,588 in attendance. The game was televised on ESPN's Monday Night Football and marked a record 42nd win for the Cowboys on Monday Night Football.[231]
On July 25, 2013, the Cowboys announced that AT&T would be taking over the rights to the name of the stadium.[232]
Training camp sites
Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, home of Cowboys training camp since 2016
Dallas Cowboys training camp locations:[233]
1960: Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon
1961: St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
1962: Northern Michigan College, Marquette, Michigan
1963–1989: California Lutheran College, Thousand Oaks, California
1990–1997: St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas
1998–2002: Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
2001, 2004–2006, 2008, 2012–2015: River Ridge Sports Complex, Oxnard, California
2002–2003, 2007, 2009: The Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
2010–2011: The Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas and River Ridge Sports Complex, Oxnard, California
2016–present: The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
Nationwide fanbase
Fan support
Ever since the team joined the NFL in 1960, the franchise have garnered strong fan support in both the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the state of Texas. With its strong fanbase across the country, including the notable presence of fans at road games, the Cowboys are often referred to as "America's Team".[234][235][236]
Criticism
Despite the historical success of the franchise and a large Cowboys' fanbase, many fans of other NFL teams have come to dislike the Cowboys.[237][238][239][240] Over the years, the Cowboys' fanbase had been labeled as the most annoying in all of sports.[241] ESPN host and commentator Stephen A. Smith has validated this claim.[242]
Rivalries
The NFC East, composed of the Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, the Washington Commanders and New York Giants, is one of the least-changed divisions of the original six formed in the wake of the NFL-AFL merger (its only major changes being the relocation of the Cardinals franchise from St. Louis to Arizona and its subsequent move to the NFC West in the league's 2002 realignment). Three of the four teams have been division rivals since the Cowboys' entry into the NFL. As such, the Cowboys have some of the longest and fiercest rivalries in the sport.
Divisional
Philadelphia Eagles
A game between the Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles in December 2007
The competition between the Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles has been particularly intense since the late 1970s, when the long-moribund Eagles returned to contention.[243] In January 1981, the two teams faced off in the NFC Championship, with Philadelphia winning 20–7. A series of other factors heightened tensions during the 1980s and 1990s, including several provocative actions by Philadelphia fans and Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan. Among these were the 1989 Bounty Bowls in which Ryan allegedly placed a bounty on Dallas kicker Luis Zendejas and Veterans Stadium fans pelted the Cowboys with snowballs and other debris.
A 1999 game in Philadelphia saw Eagles fans cheering as Michael Irvin lay motionless on the field at Veterans Stadium. In 2008, the rivalry became more intense when in the last game of the year in which both teams could clinch a playoff spot with a victory, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Cowboys 44–6. The following season, the Cowboys avenged that defeat by beating the Eagles three times: twice during the regular season to claim the title as NFC East champions and once more in a wild-card playoff game by a combined score of 78–30, including a 24–0 shutout in week 17. That three-game sweep was Dallas' first over any opponent and the longest winning streak against the Eagles since 1992–1995 when Dallas won seven straight matches against Philadelphia.
During the 2013 season, Dallas won the first meeting 17–3 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The two teams met again in Week 17 at AT&T Stadium with the winner clinching the 2013 NFC East title. The Cowboys came into the game at a disadvantage with starting quarterback Tony Romo out with a season-ending back injury, which put backup Kyle Orton as the starter. It was a tight game with the Eagles up 24–22 with less than 2 minutes to go in regulation. Orton got the ball and started driving down the field when he was intercepted by the Eagles defense, which ended the game and the Cowboys season. In 2014, the Cowboys and Eagles both won against each other on the road with Philadelphia posting a dominant 33–10 win on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas, and Dallas returning the favor two weeks later by defeating the Eagles 38–27 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The second game between these rivals clinched a playoff spot for Dallas and led to formerly first-place Philadelphia missing out on the post-season. Dallas leads the all-time series 73–56.[244]
New York Giants
The first game ever played between the New York Giants and Cowboys was a 31–31 tie on December 4, 1960. Dallas logged its first win in the series on October 29, 1961, and New York's first was on November 11, 1962. Among the more notable moments in the rivalry was the Giants' defeat of Dallas in the 2007 playoffs en route to their victory in Super Bowl XLII and winning the first regular-season game played at Cowboys Stadium in 2009. Dallas currently leads the all-time series 75–47–2.[245]
Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys enjoy what has been called by Sports Illustrated the top NFL rivalry of all time and "one of the greatest in sports". Some sources trace the enmity to before the Cowboys were even formed, due to a longstanding disagreement between Washington owner George Preston Marshall and Cowboys founder Clint Murchison, Jr. over the creation of a new football team in the South, due to Marshall's TV monopoly in that region. The two teams' storied on-field rivalry goes back to 1960 when the two clubs first played each other, resulting in a 26–14 Washington victory. Since that time, the two teams have met in 126 regular-season contests and two NFC Championships. Dallas leads the regular season all-time series 78–46–2, and Washington leads the all-time playoff series 2–0.[246] The Cowboys currently have a 14–7 advantage over Washington at FedEx Field. Some notable moments in the rivalry include Washington's victory over Dallas in the 1982 NFC Championship and the latter's 1989 win over Washington for their only victory that season. The last Cowboys game with Tom Landry as coach was a win over Washington on December 11, 1988. In the 2010s, Washington has struggled to consistently compete for the Division title, but still play the Cowboys particularly tough, posting an impressive upset victory against Dallas in 2014, despite being outclassed by the Cowboys in the overall standings. The 2010s also included an important game in week 17 of 2012 which saw Washington defeat Dallas 28–18 to win the NFC East.
Conference
San Francisco 49ers
The bitter rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers has been going on since the 1970s.[247][248] The NFL Top 10 ranked this rivalry to be the tenth best in the history of the NFL. San Francisco has played Dallas in seven postseason games. The Cowboys defeated the 49ers in the 1970 and 1971 NFC Championship games, and again in the 1972 Divisional Playoff Game. The 1981 NFC Championship Game in San Francisco, which saw the 49ers' Joe Montana complete a game-winning pass to Dwight Clark in the final minute (now known as The Catch) is one of the most famous games in NFL history. The rivalry became even more intense during the 1992–1994 seasons. San Francisco and Dallas faced each other in the NFC Championship Game three separate times. Dallas won the first two match-ups, and San Francisco won the third. In each of these pivotal match-ups, the game's victor went on to win the Super Bowl. Both the Cowboys and the 49ers are tied for third all-time in Super Bowl victories to the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots, with five each. The 49ers-Cowboys rivalry is also part of the larger cultural rivalry between California and Texas. The 49ers lead the all-time series with a record of 20–19–1.[249]
Green Bay Packers
The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers[250] is one of the best known intra-conference rivalries in the NFL. The two teams do not play every year; instead, they play once every three years due to the NFL's rotating division schedules, or if the two teams finish in the same place in their respective divisions, they would play the ensuing season. The rivalry has also resulted in notable playoff games.[251][252]
The all-time regular seasons series record is 20–17 in favor of the Packers, and the postseason series is also in favor of the Packers at 5–4.[253]
Los Angeles Rams
The Cowboys also had a fierce rivalry with the Los Angeles Rams, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s. The two teams played eight postseason games during this period, including two NFC championship games. Between 1975 and 1980, the Cowboys faced the Rams in the playoffs five times in a six-year period. In both 1975 and 1978, the Cowboys won the NFC championship on the road in blowout fashion, only to be followed by close defeats at home in next year's divisional round. The 1980 Wild Card Round saw Dallas follow up last year's playoff defeat with another blowout victory. As of 2022, the Cowboys and Rams tied the all-time regular season series 18–18, but the Rams lead the all-time playoff series 5–4, having recently defeated the Cowboys in the 2018 Divisional Round.[254][255]
Minnesota Vikings
Between the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings,[256] the Cowboys lead the all-time series 18–15. The teams have met seven times in the post-season, the Cowboys third most played playoff opponent. The rivalry is home to many key memories, including the famous 1975 Hail Mary pass against the Vikings, the Herschel Walker trade, the Randy Moss Thanksgiving game, and Brett Favre torching the Cowboys in what would be his last playoff win of his career in 2009. As of the 2023 season, the Cowboys lead the all-time series 19–15.[257]
Interconference
Houston Oilers/Houston Texans
The Cowboys have an intrastate interconference rivalry with the Houston Texans for which they compete in either a preseason or regular season game for bragging rights in Texas, a tradition started between the teams prior to the Oilers relocating to Nashville, Tennessee to become the Tennessee Titans. The Texans defeated the Cowboys in the team's inaugural season in 2002. The Cowboys lead the all-time series 4–2.[258]
Pittsburgh Steelers
The two teams met in the first regular-season game the Cowboys ever played in 1960 (a 35–28 loss to the Steelers), the first-ever regular-season victory for the expansion Cowboys in 1961, and would later meet in three Super Bowls, all of them closely contested events. The Steelers-Cowboys is to date the Super Bowl matchup with the most contests. The Steelers won Super Bowl X and Super Bowl XIII; both games were decided in the final seconds, first on a last-second throw by Roger Staubach, then as a fourth-quarter rally by Dallas fell short on an onside kick.[259][260] The Cowboys won Super Bowl XXX in January 1996.[261] It is said that the rivalry was fueled in the 1970s due to the stark contrast of the teams: the Cowboys, being more of a "flashy" team with Roger Staubach's aerial attack and the "flex" Doomsday Defense; while the Steelers were more of a "blue-collar" team with a strong running game and the 1970s-esque Steel Curtain defense, a contrast that still exists today.[262] In addition, both teams have national fan bases rivaled by few NFL teams, and both come from areas with a strong following for football at all levels. Dallas leads the all-time series 17–16 including the playoffs.[245]
Season-by-season records
Players of note
Current roster
Dallas Cowboys rostervte
Quarterbacks (QB)
10 Joe Milton
4 Dak Prescott
Running backs (RB)
23 Jaydon Blue
43 Malik Davis
40 Hunter Luepke FB
33 Javonte Williams
Wide receivers (WR)
19 Ryan Flournoy
88 CeeDee Lamb
81 Jonathan Mingo
3 George Pickens
1 Jalen Tolbert
9 KaVontae Turpin
Tight ends (TE)
87 Jake Ferguson
86 Luke Schoonmaker
89 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Offensive linemen (OL)
75 Hakeem Adeniji RT
66 T. J. Bass RG
56 Cooper Beebe C
52 Tyler Booker RG
60 Tyler Guyton LT
67 Brock Hoffman C
73 Tyler Smith LG
78 Terence Steele RT
71 Nathan Thomas LT
Defensive linemen (DL)
95 Kenny Clark DT
42 Jadeveon Clowney DE
41 Donovan Ezeiruaku DE
13 Dante Fowler DE
53 James Houston DE
97 Osa Odighizuwa DT
90 Solomon Thomas DT
93 Jay Toia DT
92 Quinnen Williams DT
54 Sam Williams DE
99 Perrion Winfrey DT
Linebackers (LB)
50 Shemar James OLB
35 Marist Liufau OLB
59 Kenneth Murray OLB
0 DeMarvion Overshown OLB
55 Logan Wilson OLB
Defensive backs (DB)
14 Markquese Bell SS
26 DaRon Bland CB
25 Trikweze Bridges CB
21 Caelen Carson CB
38 Alijah Clark S
29 C. J. Goodwin CB
28 Malik Hooker FS
34 Shavon Revel CB
27 Reddy Steward CB
6 Donovan Wilson SS
Special teams (ST)
5 Bryan Anger P
17 Brandon Aubrey K
44 Trent Sieg LS
Practice squad
36 Corey Ballentine CB
45 Justin Barron OLB
51 Earnest Brown IV DE
11 Parris Campbell WR
48 Zion Childress CB
84 Rivaldo Fairweather TE
85 Princeton Fant TE
15 Will Grier QB
80 Traeshon Holden WR
79 Marcellus Johnson RT
91 Isaiah Land DE
61 Nick Leverett G
16 Jalen Moreno-Cropper WR
96 Adedayo Odeleye DE (Int.)
30 Robert Rochell CB
32 Julius Wood S
Reserve
31 Josh Butler CB (PUP)
69 Ajani Cornelius RT (IR)
7 Trevon Diggs CB (IR)
65 Robert Jones RG (IR)
76 Trevor Keegan LG (IR)
37 Phil Mafah RB (IR)
57 Jack Sanborn MLB (IR)
24 Miles Sanders RB (IR)
2 Juanyeh Thomas FS (NF-Ill.)
98 Payton Turner DE (IR/DFR)53 active, 16 practice squad, 10 reserveAs of November 22, 2025. Rookies in italics.RosterDepth chartTransactions
Pro Football Hall of Famers
[263]
Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman
Hall of Fame RB Tony Dorsett
Hall of Fame DE Charles Haley
Hall of Fame S Cliff Harris
Hall of Fame WR Bob Hayes
Hall of Fame LB Chuck Howley
Hall of Fame WR Michael Irvin
Hall of Fame DT Bob Lilly
Hall of Fame WR Drew Pearson
Hall of Fame CB Deion Sanders
Hall of Fame RB Emmitt Smith
Hall of Fame QB Roger Staubach
Hall of Fame DT Randy White
Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famers
Players
No.
Name
Position
Seasons
Inducted
79
Forrest Gregg
OT
1971
1977[264]
19
Lance Alworth
WR
1971–1972
1978[265]
74
Bob Lilly
DT
1961–1974
1980[266]
26
Herb Adderley
CB
1970–1972
1981[267]
12
Roger Staubach
QB
1969–1979
1985[268]
89
Mike Ditka
TE
1969–1972
1988[269]
33
Tony Dorsett
RB
1977–1987
1994[270]
81
Jackie Smith
TE
1978
1994[271]
54
Randy White
DT, LB
1975–1988
1994[272]
20
Mel Renfro
CB
1964–1977
1996[273]
25
Tommy McDonald
WR
1964
1998[274]
8
Troy Aikman
QB
1989–2000
2006[275]
70
Rayfield Wright
OT
1967–1979
2006
88
Michael Irvin
WR
1988–1999
2007[276]
22
Bob Hayes
WR
1965–1974
2009[277]
22
Emmitt Smith
RB
1990–2002
2010[278]
21
Deion Sanders
CB, KR
1995–1999
2011[279]
73
Larry Allen
1994–2005
2013[280]
94
Charles Haley
DE
1992–1996
2015[281]
81
Terrell Owens
WR
2006–2008
2018[282]
17
Harold Carmichael
WR
1984
2020[283]
43
Cliff Harris
1970–1979
2020[284]
88
Drew Pearson
WR
1973–1983
2021[285]
54
Chuck Howley
LB
1961–1973
2023[286]
55
Zach Thomas
LB
2008
2023[287]
94
DeMarcus Ware
LB
2005–2013
2023[288]
Coaches and Contributors
Name
Position
Seasons
Inducted
Tom Landry
Coach
1960–1988
1990
Tex Schramm
President/GM
1960–1988
1991
Bill Parcells
Coach
2003–2006
2013
Jerry Jones
Owner/Executive
1989–present
2017[289]
Gil Brandt
Executive
1960–1988
2019
Jimmy Johnson
Coach
1989–1993
2020
Super Bowl MVPs
The Cowboys have had seven players win Super Bowl MVP.[290]
Super Bowl MVP Winners
Super Bowl
Player
Position
Chuck Howley
LB
VI
Roger Staubach
QB
XII
Randy White
DT
Harvey Martin
DE
XXVII
Troy Aikman
QB
XXVIII
Emmitt Smith
RB
XXX
Larry Brown
CB
Ring of Honor
Unlike many NFL teams, the Cowboys do not retire jersey numbers of past standouts as a matter of policy. Instead, the team has a "Ring of Honor", which is on permanent display encircling the field. Originally at Texas Stadium, the ring is now on display at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The first inductee was Bob Lilly in 1975 and by 2005, the ring contained 17 names, all former Dallas players except for one head coach and one general manager/president.
The Ring of Honor has been a source of controversy over the years. Tex Schramm was believed to be a "one-man committee" in choosing inductees and many former Cowboys players and fans felt that Schramm deliberately excluded linebacker Lee Roy Jordan because of a bitter contract dispute the two had during Jordan's playing days. When Jerry Jones bought the team he inherited Schramm's Ring of Honor "power" and immediately inducted Jordan.
Jones also has sparked controversy regarding his decisions in handling the "Ring of Honor". For four years he was unsuccessful in convincing Tom Landry to accept induction. Meanwhile, he refused to induct Tex Schramm (even after Schramm's induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame). In 1993, thanks in part to the efforts of Roger Staubach as an intermediary, Landry accepted induction and had a ceremony on the day of that year's Cowboys-Giants game (Landry had played and coached for the Giants). In 2003, Jones chose to induct Tex Schramm. Schramm and Jones held a joint press conference at Texas Stadium announcing the induction. Schramm did not live to see his ceremonial induction at the Cowboys-Eagles game that fall.[citation needed]
Troy Aikman, all-time NFL leading rusher Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin, known as "The Triplets", were inducted into the Ring of Honor during halftime at a Monday Night Football home game against the archrival Washington Redskins on September 19, 2005.[291]
Defensive end Charles Haley, offensive lineman Larry Allen, and wide receiver Drew Pearson were inducted into the Ring of Honor during halftime of the Cowboys' game vs. the Seattle Seahawks on November 6, 2011.[292]
Safety Darren Woodson was inducted on November 1, 2015.[293] Executive Gil Brandt was inducted on November 29, 2018.[294]
The most recent inductees were DeMarcus Ware, who was inducted on October 29, 2023, and Jimmy Johnson, who was inducted on December 30, 2023.[295][296]
No.
Name
Position
Years With Club
Inducted
74
Bob Lilly
DT
1961–1974
November 23, 1975
17
Don Meredith
QB
1960–1968
November 7, 1976
43
Don Perkins
FB
1961–1968
November 7, 1976
54
Chuck Howley
LB
1961–1973
October 30, 1977
20
Mel Renfro
CB
1964–1977
October 25, 1981
12
Roger Staubach
QB
1969–1979
October 9, 1983
55
Lee Roy Jordan
LB, C
1963–1976
October 29, 1989
—
Tom Landry
Head Coach
1960–1988
November 7, 1993
33
Tony Dorsett
RB
1977–1987
October 9, 1994
54
Randy White
DT, LB, DE
1975–1988
October 9, 1994
22
Bob Hayes
WR
1965–1974
September 23, 2001
—
Tex Schramm
General Manager
1960–1989
October 12, 2003
43
Cliff Harris
1970–1979
October 10, 2004
70
Rayfield Wright
OT
1967–1979
October 10, 2004
8
Troy Aikman
QB
1989–2000
September 19, 2005
88
Michael Irvin
WR
1988–1999
September 19, 2005
22
Emmitt Smith
RB
1990–2002
September 19, 2005
88
Drew Pearson
WR
1973–1983
November 6, 2011
94
Charles Haley
DE
1992–1996
November 6, 2011
73
Larry Allen
OG, OT
1994–2005
November 6, 2011
28
Darren Woodson
1992–2004
November 1, 2015
—
Gil Brandt
VP Player Personnel
1960–1988
November 29, 2018
94
DeMarcus Ware
LB
2005–2013
October 29, 2023
—
Jimmy Johnson
Head Coach
1989–1993
December 30, 2023
Retired numbers
The Dallas Cowboys do not officially retire jersey numbers; however, some are kept "unofficially inactive".[298][299] As of 2022, six numbers have been kept out of circulation: Troy Aikman's No. 8, Roger Staubach's No. 12, Bob Hayes' and Emmitt Smith's No. 22,[300] Bob Lilly's No. 74, and Jason Witten's No. 82.[301] The Cowboys are one of three NFL teams that do not officially retire numbers, with the other two being the Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders.
Career leaders
Passing yards: 34,183 Tony Romo (2004–2016)[302]
Pass completions: 2,898 Troy Aikman (1989–2000)[302]
Passing touchdowns: 248 Tony Romo (2004–2016)[302]
Rushing yards: 17,162 Emmitt Smith (1990–2002)[303]
Rushing touchdowns: 153 Emmitt Smith (1990–2002)[303]
Receptions: 1,215 Jason Witten (2003–2017, 2019)[304]
Receiving yards: 12,977 Jason Witten (2003–2017, 2019)[304]
Receiving touchdowns: 73 Dez Bryant (2010–2017)[304]
Points scored: 986 Emmitt Smith (1990–2002)[305]
Field goals made: 186 Dan Bailey (2011–2017)[306]
Total punt yardage: 24,542 Mike Saxon (1985–1992)[307]
Punting average: 45.3 Mat McBriar (2003–2011)[307]
Kickoff return yards: 3,416 Kevin Williams (1993–1996)[308]
Punt Return yards: 1,803 Kelvin Martin (1987–1992, 1996)[308]
Pass interceptions: 52 Mel Renfro (1964–1977)[309]
Sacks: 117.0 DeMarcus Ware (2005–2013)[309]
Forced fumbles: 32 DeMarcus Ware (2005–2013)[309]
Single-season leaders
Passing yards: 4,903 Tony Romo (2012)[310]
Passing touchdowns: 37 Dak Prescott (2021)[310]
Rushing yards: 1,845 DeMarco Murray (2014)[311]
Rushing touchdowns: 25 Emmitt Smith (1995)[311]
Receptions: 135 CeeDee Lamb (2023)[312]
Receiving yards: 1,749 CeeDee Lamb (2023)[312]
Receiving touchdowns: 16 Dez Bryant (2014)[312]
Points: 150 Emmitt Smith (1995)[313]
Field goals made: 34 Richie Cunningham (1997)[314]
Total punt yardage: 3,665 Toby Gowin (2003)[315]
Punting average: 49.0 Mat McBriar (2008)[315]
Kickoff return yards: 1,399 Tyson Thompson (2005)[316]
Punt return yards: 548 James Jones, Jr. (1980)[316]
Pass interceptions: 11 Everson Walls (1981) & Trevon Diggs (2021)[317]
Sacks: 20.0 DeMarcus Ware (2008)[318]
All-time first-round draft picks
The Cowboys have had the number one overall pick in the NFL Draft on three occasions.[319]
Head coaches and staff
Head coaches
Current staff
Dallas Cowboys staffvte
Front office
Owner/president/general manager – Jerry Jones
COO/executive vice president/director of player personnel – Stephen Jones
Executive vice president/chief brand officer – Charlotte Jones Anderson
Executive vice president/chief of sales – Jerry Jones Jr.
Vice president of player personnel – Will McClay
Senior director of football operations/football administration – Todd Williams
Director of football administration and technology – Jason McKay
Director of college scouting – Mitch LaPoint
Assistant director of college scouting - Chris Vaughn
Director of pro scouting – Alex Loomis
Director of strategic football operations - John Park
Director of salary cap/player contracts – Adam Prasifka
Director of player development – Bryan Wansley
Head coach
Head coach – Brian Schottenheimer
Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator – Klayton Adams
Quarterbacks – Steve Shimko
Running backs – Derrick Foster
Wide receivers – Junior Adams
Assistant wide receivers – Tiquan Underwood
Tight ends – Lunda Wells
Offensive line – Conor Riley
Assistant offensive line – Ramon Chinyoung
Pass game specialist – Ken Dorsey
Quarterback fellowship – Dele Harding
Game management coordinator – Ryan Feder
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator – Matt Eberflus
Defensive line – Aaron Whitecotton
Assistant defensive line – Bryan Bing
Linebackers – Dave Borgonzi
Defensive passing game coordinator/safeties – Andre Curtis
Cornerbacks/secondary – David Overstreet II
Secondary/nickels – Darian Thompson
Defensive assistant/quality control – JJ Clark
Defensive assistant/quality control – Tanzel Smart
Special teams coaches
Special teams coordinator – Nick Sorensen
Assistant special teams – Carlos Polk
Chief of staff – Tyler Boyles
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Harold Nash
Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith
Assistant strength and conditioning – Kendall Smith
Assistant strength and conditioning/sport science – Braylon Tatum
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Radio and television
As of 2010, the Cowboys' flagship radio station is KRLD-FM.[320] Brad Sham is the team's longtime play-by-play voice.[321] Working alongside him is former Cowboy quarterback Babe Laufenberg, who returned in 2007 after a one-year absence to replace former safety Charlie Waters.[322] The Cowboys, who retain rights to all announcers, chose not to renew Laufenberg's contract in 2006 and brought in Waters. However, Laufenberg did work as the analyst on the "Blue Star Network", which televises Cowboys preseason games not shown on national networks. The anchor station is KTVT, the CBS owned and operated station in Dallas. Previous stations which aired Cowboys games included KVIL-FM, KRLD, and KLUV-FM. Kristi Scales is the sideline reporter on the radio broadcasts.[323]
During his tenure as Cowboys coach, Tom Landry co-hosted his own coach's show with late veteran sportscaster Frank Glieber and later with Brad Sham. Landry's show was famous for his analysis of raw game footage and for him and his co-host making their NFL "predictions" at the end of each show. Glieber is one of the original voices of the Cowboys Radio Network, along with Bill Mercer, famous for calling the Ice Bowl of 1967 and both Super Bowl V and VI. Mercer is perhaps best known as the ringside commentator of WCCW in the 1980s. Upon Mercer's departure, Verne Lundquist joined the network, and became their play-by-play announcer by 1977, serving eight years in that capacity before handing those chores permanently over to Brad Sham, who joined the network in 1977 as the color analyst and occasional fill-in for Lundquist.
Longtime WFAA-TV sports anchor Dale Hansen was the Cowboys color analyst with Brad Sham as the play-by-play announcer from 1985 to 1996.[324]
Dave Garrett served as the Cowboys' play-by-play announcer from 1995 to 1997, when Brad Sham left the team and joined the Texas Rangers' radio network team as well as broadcast Sunday Night Football on Westwood One.
Seeking to expand its radio broadcasting scope nationally, the Cowboys began a five-year partnership with Compass Media Networks on February 2, 2011. The result was the America's Team Radio Network, a supplement to the franchise's regional one.[325] Beginning with the 2011 season, Kevin Burkhardt and Danny White handled the broadcasts, with Jerry Recco as the studio host.[326]
Fight song
The Dallas Cowboys fight song, "Cowboys Stampede March" by Tom Merriman Big Band was the official fight song of the Dallas Cowboys.[327] The Cowboys now play We Dem Boyz by Wiz Khalifa for starting defensive line, because of the saying "How Bout Dem Cowboys". For every touchdown scored by the Cowboys at a home game the song "Cowboys and Cut Cigars" by The Burning of Rome is played after a train horn.[328]
See also
America's Team – Nickname for the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders – NFL cheerleader squad for the Dallas Cowboys
Doomsday Defense – Defense of Dallas Cowboys American football team
List of Dallas Cowboys players
List of Dallas Cowboys seasons
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