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HIGHLIGHTS
TWELVE STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS – Getting off to an 8-0 start, their best ever, the Cowboys rolled to a
12-2 record, the championship of the NFC East, and their 12th consecutive winning season. They opened their 11th
visit to the playoffs in those 12 years with a 37-7 first-round victory over the Chicago Bears at Texas Stadium.
FOURTH NFC TITLE – Dallas crushed the Minnesota Vikings at Texas Stadium, 23-6, for National Conference
crown No. 4 and the right to meet the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII.
SECOND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – The Cowboys stopped the Denver Broncos, 27-10, to win Super Bowl XII
in New Orleans on Jan. 15, 1978. In the process, Dallas tied Minnesota for most Super Bowl appearances (four)
and Green Bay, Miami and Pittsburgh for most Super Bowl victories (two). Defensive linemen Harvey Martin and
Randy White were named co-MVPs in the game.
1978
THIRTEEN STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS – After a mediocre 6-4 start, the Cowboys won six straight games
to finish the expanded regular season with a 12-4 record and their 10th division crown. It marked the Cowboys
13th consecutive winning season and 12th trip to the playoffs in that span. Dallas rallied to beat Atlanta 27-20 in
a divisional playoff at Texas Stadium, sending the Cowboys to their seventh NFC championship game in the past
nine years.
FIFTH NFC TITLE – Dallas shut out the Rams in Los Angeles 28-0 in the National Conference title game to
advance to the Super Bowl a record fifth time, including three of the last four. In the first Super Bowl rematch,
Pittsburgh edged the Cowboys 35-31 for the NFL championship on Jan. 21 in Miami’s Orange Bowl.
1979
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY – The Cowboys celebrated their 20th anniversary season at halftime of the St.
Louis Cardinals game at Texas Stadium on Oct. 21. Star players from each of those 20 seasons plus Coach Tom
Landry were introduced during the halftime ceremonies.
FOURTH STRAIGHT NFC EAST TITLE – The Cowboys won their final three regular season games to finish with
an 11-5 record, their 11th division championship, including the past four NFC East titles, and 14th consecutive
winning season. The Cowboys made their 13th trip to the playoffs in those 14 years, but were eliminated by Los
Angeles 21-19 in a divisional playoff at Texas Stadium.
1980
STAUBACH RETIRES – At a press conference at Texas Stadium on March 31, quarterback Roger Staubach
announced his retirement after 11 record-breaking years with the Cowboys. Staubach held all major Cowboys
passing records and was the all-time leading NFL passer.
LILLY ENTERS HALL OF FAME – Bob Lilly, a seven-time All-Pro defensive tackle in his 14-year career with the
Cowboys from 1961-74, became the first Cowboys player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Enshrined along with Lilly on Aug. 2 at Canton, Ohio, were Herb Adderley, who played for the Cowboys from 1970-
71, Jim Otto and Deacon Jones.
FIFTEEN STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS – Behind new starting quarterback Danny White, the Cowboys rolled
to their 15th consecutive winning season with a surprising 12-4 record, tied for best in the league with
Philadelphia and Atlanta. The Cowboys lost the NFC East title to Philadelphia on a tie-breaker, but entered the playoffs
for the 14th time in 15 years, this time as a wild card team. The Cowboys beat Los Angeles 34-13 at Texas
Stadium in the NFC Wild Card Game and rallied past the Falcons at Atlanta 30-27 to advance to the NFC
Championship Game at Philadelphia. But the Cowboys lost 20-7 in their bid for a sixth Super Bowl appearance.
LANDRY’S 200TH VICTORY – Tom Landry joined George Halas and Curly Lambeau as the only coaches with
200 NFL victories when the Cowboys beat Los Angeles 34-13 on Dec. 28 at Texas Stadium in the NFC Wild Card
Game, raising Landry’s record to 200-119-6, counting regular season and playoff games.
1981
RENFRO HONORED – Former All-Pro defensive back Mel Renfro, the Cowboys all-time leading pass interceptor,
became the fifth member of the Cowboys Ring of Honor. Renfro, who played for Dallas from 1964 through 1977,
was honored during halftime ceremonies of the Cowboys-Miami Dolphins game at Texas Stadium on Oct. 25.
TWELFTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – The Cowboys regained the NFC Eastern Division Championship, their
12th division title since 1966, with a 12-4 record and tied Oakland’s NFL mark of 16 consecutive winning seasons.
Entering the playoffs for the 15th time in that span, the Cowboys advanced to the NFC Championship Game
for the ninth time in 12 years by routing Tampa Bay 38-0 at Texas Stadium. But for the second year in a row
Dallas lost the conference title game. San Francisco scored a last-minute touchdown at Candlestick Park to edge
the Cowboys 28-27 for a berth in Super Bowl XVI.
1982
200TH REGULAR-SEASON VICTORY – The Cowboys beat Washington 24-10 at RFK Stadium on Dec. 5 for
the club’s and Coach Tom Landry’s 200th regular season victory.
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