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SEVENTEEN STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS – The Cowboys finished the strike-shortened regular season 6-
3 to establish an NFL record of 17 consecutive winning seasons. Entering the playoffs for a record-tying eighth
straight year and for the 16th time in 17 years, the Cowboys beat Tampa Bay 30-17 and Green Bay 37-26, both
at Texas Stadium, to advance to the NFC Championship Game for the third year in a row. But again the Cowboys
come up short, losing 31-17 at Washington.
1983
STAUBACH HONORED – Former quarterback Roger Staubach, who led the Cowboys to four Super Bowls, became
the sixth member of the Ring of Honor during halftime ceremonies of the Cowboys-Tampa Bay game on Oct. 9.
NEW HEADQUARTERS – Ground was broken on Nov. 29 for the Cowboys new headquarters and training facility
at The Valley Ranch in northwest Dallas County.
EIGHTEEN STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS – The Cowboys extended their NFL record to 18 consecutive winning
seasons with a 12-4 finish. The club also set a league record with its ninth straight playoff appearance, qualifying
as a wild card entry. The L..A. Rams eliminated Dallas from the playoffs, however, with a 24-17 upset victory
at Texas Stadium in the NFC Wild Card Game on Dec. 26.
1984
SILVER SEASON – The Cowboys kicked off their 25th anniversary with a news conference at Texas Stadium on
Jan. 27. President Tex Schramm announced the Cowboys would celebrate their 25th anniversary during 1984
under the theme “Silver Season.”
OWNERSHIP CHANGES HANDS – The sale of the Cowboys from the Murchison family to an 11-member limited
partnership headed by Dallas businessman H.R. “Bum” Bright was approved by NFL owners on March 19 at
the league’s annual meeting in Honolulu. The sale was completed on May 18.
NINETEEN STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS – The Cowboys defeated the Eagles 26-10 in Philadelphia to
extend their NFL record to 19 consecutive winning seasons. The Cowboys finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs
for the first time in 10 years and only the second time in 19 years.
1985
STAUBACH ENTERS HALL OF FAME – Roger Staubach, the master of the comeback victory during his 11-
year career as a Cowboys quarterback, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Enshrined with Staubach on Aug. 3 at Canton, Ohio, were Pete Rozelle, Joe Namath, O.J. Simpson and
Frank Gatski. Staubach joined Bob Lilly as the only players who spent their entire career with the Cowboys to be
elected to the Hall of Fame.
TEXAS STADIUM IMPROVEMENTS – Texas Stadium unveiled a new look when the Cowboys opened their preseason
schedule against Green Bay on Aug. 10. The stadium became the first to have two DiamondVision color
scoreboards, and the addition of 118 Crown Suites gave Texas Stadium more private suites, 296, than any stadium
in the nation.
COWBOYS RANCH OPENS – Cowboys players and coaches reported on Aug. 27 to the team’s new headquarters
and training facility at Cowboys Center in Valley Ranch.
DORSETT PASSES 10,000 YARDS – On a 19-yard sweep around left end, Tony Dorsett, became the sixth player
in NFL history to rush for 10,000 yards. Dorsett’s feat highlighted a 27-13 victory over Pittsburgh at Texas
Stadium on Oct. 13.
THIRTEENTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – The Cowboys edged the New York Giants 28-21 on Dec. 15 at Texas
Stadium to capture the NFC Eastern Division championship for the first time since 1981. Picked in most season
previews to finish third or fourth in the division, the Cowboys rallied for their NFL record 20th consecutive winning
season, a 13th division title in 20 years and a playoff berth for the 18th time in that span. But in their NFL record
36th playoff game appearance, the Cowboys fell 20-0 to the Los Angeles Rams in Anaheim Stadium on Jan. 4.
1986
COWBOYS GO TO LONDON – The Cowboys began preparations for their first trip to a foreign country when the
NFL announced on March 12 that the Cowboys would play the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears in a preseason
game at London’s Wembley Stadium on Aug. 3.
100TH WIN AT TEXAS STADIUM – Dallas defeated St. Louis 37-6 for the club’s 100th victory at Texas Stadium.
Since the facility opened in 1971 the Cowboys have compiled a 100-25 (.800) record.
STREAK BROKEN – The Cowboys streak of 20 consecutive winning seasons from 1966 through 1985, third
longest in professional sports history, came to an end when the club finished with a 7-9 record after losing seven
of its last eight games. Only baseball’s New York Yankees (39 straight winning seasons, 1926-64) and hockey’s
Montreal Canadiens (32 from 1951-52 through 1982-83) surpassed the Cowboys accomplishments.
1987
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FOUNDER DIES – Cowboys founder Clint Murchison, Jr., died March 30 after a long illness. Murchison, 63, who
owned the club until 1984, acquired the expansion Dallas franchise in the NFL in 1960. He hired Tex Schramm
as general manager, gave Tom Landry a 10-year contract when his coaching career was in doubt in 1964 and
was instrumental in the building of Texas Stadium.
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