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HIGHLIGHTS
RECORD NUMBER OF PRO BOWL SELECTIONS – AGAIN – For the second straight year, the Cowboys send
11 players to the Pro Bowl, tying the NFC record that Dallas established in 1993.
NFL RECORD FOR TITLE GAME APPEARANCES – While making an NFL record 13th NFC Championship Game
appearance, the Cowboys become the only team in NFL history to advance to at least two championship games
in every decade of the team’s existence. Dallas fell short of its third straight Super Bowl with a 38-28 loss to the
San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on Jan. 15, 1995.
1995
SEVENTEENTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – On Dec. 24, Dallas wrapped up its fourth straight NFC Eastern
Division title – a feat that no other NFC East team has accomplished other than the Cowboys teams from 1976
to 1979.
SMITH WINS FOURTH RUSHING CROWN – Emmitt Smith closes the season with a team-record 1,773 rushing
yards and an NFL record 25 touchdowns. Smith led the NFL in rushing for the fourth time in five years,
becoming just the fifth player in NFL history to win at least four rushing titles.
TEN PRO BOWLERS SELECTED – Ten Cowboys are selected to the NFC Pro Bowl squad. Since 1993,
Dallas has earned 32 Pro Bowl selections – the most ever by one team over a three year period of time.
EIGHTH NFC TITLE – The Cowboys win an NFL record eighth conference championship game by defeating
the Green Bay Packers 38-27 at Texas Stadium on Jan. 14, 1996. The victory marked the Cowboys third NFC
title in four years.
THREE SUPER BOWL TITLES IN FOUR YEARS – Dallas becomes the first team in NFL history to win three
Super Bowls in a four year period by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil
Stadium in Tempe, AZ. The game, played on Jan. 28, 1996, is witnessed by 138.4 million television viewers,
making Super Bowl XXX the most watched event in television history. The victory enables Dallas to earn its fifth
Super Bowl title – joining the San Francisco 49ers as the only NFL franchises to win five Super Bowls. The
Cowboys have now appeared in an NFL record eight Super Bowls – three more than any other team.
1996
RENFRO ENTERS HALL OF FAME – Mel Renfro, a 10-time Pro Bowl selection, becomes the seventh player
in club history to gain induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. During his 14-year career, Renfro became
one of the best to ever play in the secondary, recording a club-record 52 career interceptions and a 26.4-yard
career kickoff return average – a mark that is second in club records.
SMITH PASSES 10,000 YARDS – On a six-yard dash up the middle against Washington on Thanksgiving Day,
Emmitt Smith became the 12th player in NFL history to rush for 10,000 yards. Smith’s feat highlighted a 21-
10 win over the Redskins at Texas Stadium on Nov. 28.
NINE PRO BOWLERS SELECTED – A NFL-high nine players are selected to the NFC Pro Bowl squad, the
fourth straight year Dallas has led the NFL in Pro Bowl selections. Over the past four seasons, Dallas has sent
41 players to Hawaii, the most ever in the NFL in a four-year period. The next highest total was posted by the
1971-74 Miami Dolphins with 38.
EIGHTEENTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – On Dec. 15, Dallas wrapped up its fifth straight NFC Eastern
Division title – a feat never before achieved in the NFC East – and the eighteenth division title in team history
with a 12-6 win over New England at Texas Stadium. The Carolina Panthers eliminated the Cowboys from the
playoffs in a divisional playoff loss at Carolina.
1997
IRVIN TOPS 10,000 YARDS – On a 14-yard touchdown reception at Washington on Oct. 13, Michael Irvin
became the 14th player in NFL history to record over 10,000 yards receiving.
PLAYOFF STREAK SNAPPED – The Cowboys close the 1997 season with a 6-10 record, marking the team’s
first non-playoff season since 1990.
1998
GAILEY NAMED HEAD COACH – Jerry Jones named Chan Gailey as the fourth head coach in the history of
the Dallas Cowboys franchise on Feb. 12. Gailey, who had previously served as the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive
coordinator, replaced Barry Switzer, who resigned from his position on January 9th.
TRAINING CAMP OPENS IN WICHITA FALLS – The Cowboys open training camp at Midwestern State
University in Wichita Falls, Texas on July 15. Attendance figures for the four-week camp exceed 100,000.
SANDERS SETS RETURN MARK – On Sept. 21, Deion Sanders returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown
in the first half at the New York Giants and then took an interception 71 yards for a score in the fourth quarter.
It was the first time in club history one player scored two touchdowns on returns of any kind in the same game.
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