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SMITH BECOMES CLUB’S ALL-TIME RUSHER – With 163 yards on 29 carries in a 16-6 win over the New
York Giants on Nov. 8, Emmitt Smith becomes the Dallas Cowboys all-time leading rusher. Smith’s performance
pushes him past Tony Dorsett (12,036) and into the Cowboys top spot.
NINETEENTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP – After a one-year absence from postseason play, the Cowboys
clinch their sixth NFC Eastern Division title in the last seven years with a 13-9 win over Philadelphia at Texas
Stadium on Dec. 20. The 1998 division crown is the 19th division championship (15th NFC East title) in the
club’s 39-year history.
SMITH BECOMES NFL’S ALL-TIME RUSHING TOUCHDOWN LEADER – After scoring a first-half touchdown
on a one-yard run against the Redskins at Texas Stadium, Emmitt Smith becomes the NFL’s all-time leader in
rushing touchdowns, moving ahead of Marcus Allen (123). Smith later added a 26-yard touchdown run to bring
his record total to 125 rushing touchdowns by season’s end.
COWBOYS POST 10 WINS AND SWEEP NFC EAST – The Cowboys closed the year with a 23-7 victory
over Washington and a 10-6 record, marking the 23rd season in which Dallas recorded at least 10 wins – a
NFL record. The win over the Redskins also enabled Dallas to become the first team in the history of the NFC
East to post an 8-0 record in division play.
COWBOYS EXTEND NFL-RECORD WITH 25TH PLAYOFF APPEARANCE – The Cowboys extended their
NFL record for postseason appearances to 25 with a 20-7 loss to Arizona in a NFC Wild Card Playoff Game at
Texas Stadium on Jan. 2, 1999.
1999
COWBOYS COMEBACK – The Cowboys overcome a 21 point fourth quarter deficit and pull out an overtime
win over the Washington Redskins in the season opener on Sept. 12. After the team scored 21 points in the
fourth quarter to tie the game – tying the largest deficit overcome to win a game – Troy Aikman connected
with Raghib Ismail on a 76-yard bomb in overtime to provide the final margin of victory.
IRVIN RECORDS FINAL CATCH – On Oct. 10 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, wide receiver Michael Irvin
went across the middle and hauled in an eight-yard reception for the 750th catch of his career. The catch would
be the last of his career as he suffered neck and back injuries on the play and was never able to return to the
playing field. Irvin finished his career tied for 10th on the NFL’s all-time reception list and was ninth all-time in
receiving yards.
SELLOUT STREAK ENDS – The Dallas Cowboys NFL-record of consecutive games in front of sold out stadiums
comes to an end on Dec. 24, 1999 in a Christmas Eve game against the New Orleans Saints in the
Louisiana Superdome. The streak, which included home and away games, came to a halt after 160 games.
It began on December 23, 1990 at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium and included 79 straight sell-outs at Texas
Stadium (including playoffs) and 81 straight sell-outs on the road (including playoffs).
AIKMAN NFL’S WINNINGEST QUARTERBACK – With eight wins in 1999, Troy Aikman became the winningest
starting quarterback of any decade in NFL history with 90 wins in the 1990s. He broke the mark of 86
wins set by Joe Montana in the 1980s
TEAM OF THE 90’S – The Cowboys close the century as the NFL’s most successful team in the decade of
the 1990s. From 1990 to 1999, Dallas qualified for the playoffs eight times, won six division titles, made four
trips to the conference championship game and won three Super Bowls.
SMITH BECOMES NFL’S ALL-TIME LEADING POSTSEASON RUSHER – Emmitt Smith ran for 99 yards in
a 27-10 loss at Minnesota in an NFC Wild Card Playoff Game on Jan. 9, 1999. The total gave Smith the NFL record
with 1,586 career postseason rushing yards, moving him past Franco Harris (1,556).
2000
CAMPO NAMED HEAD COACH – Jerry Jones named Cowboys defensive coordinator Dave Campo as the
fifth head coach in franchise history on Jan. 26. Campo spent the previous 11 seasons as an assistant coach
in Dallas and was the defensive coordinator for the 1995 team that won Super Bowl XXX. He replaced Chan
Gailey, who was fired on Jan. 11.
TOM LANDRY DIES – After a long battle with leukemia, Tom Landry died on Feb. 12 at the age of 75.
SMITH ECLIPSES 15,000 YARDS – With 150 yards rushing against Washington on Dec. 10, running back
Emmitt Smith became just the third player in NFL history to rush for over 15,000 career yards, joining Walter
Payton and Barry Sanders. Smith’s effort also pushed him past the 1,000-yard mark for the season, marking
the 10th consecutive season he has done so. Barry Sanders is the only other player to have accomplished
this feat.
STAFF PLAYERS 2014 SEASON RECORDS PLAYOFF HISTORICAL
RECORDS HIGHLIGHTS
2001
AIKMAN RETIRES – At a press conference at Texas Stadium on April 9, quarterback Troy Aikman announced
his retirement after 12 seasons with the Cowboys. Aikman departed holding or tied for 47 separate club passing
records.
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