Sunday September 9, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/09/1979:



Roger Staubach threw two touchdown passes in the second half to give the Cowboys a come-from-behind victory. Staubach completed 20 passes for the second straight week and Tony Dorsett, back after a six-week absence, rushed for 54 yards to lead the Cowboys.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE161.0  (12)294.0  (3)455.0  (3)1
DEFENSE237.0  (27)105.0  (7)342.0  (18)2
OFFENSE98.0  (23)254.0  (6)352.0  (9)2
DEFENSE110.0  (8)287.0  (24)397.0  (23)2

Line: Cowboys by 11

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (2-0-0)337821
San Francisco 49ers (0-2-0)370313

( 0- 3) SF Ray Wersching 30 yard field goal ( 3- 3) DAL Rafael Septien 23 yard field goal ( 6- 3) DAL Rafael Septien 51 yard field goal ( 6-10) SF O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick) (13-10) DAL Drew Pearson 22 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) (19-10) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 13 yard pass from Roger Staubach (kick failed) (19-13) SF Ray Wersching 44 yard field goal (21-13) DAL Safety, Steve DeBerg tackled in end zone by Harvey Martin
                     DAL             SF
First Downs:         19              16
Rushes-yards:        36-98           24-63
Yards/rush:          2.7             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-34-259-0     19-33-239-1
Sacked-yards:        1-10            1-8
Net pass yards:      249             231
Net yards/pass:      7.1             6.8
Total net yards:     347             294
Total plays:         71 (50% run)    58 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     14-125          8-64

Attendance: 56,728

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 20 of 34 for 259 yards and 2 TDs SF: Steve DeBerg, 19 of 33 for 239 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 19 for 54 yards; Robert Newhouse, 13 for 39 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 3 for 7 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for -2 yards SF: O.J. Simpson, 14 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 5 for 7 yards; Mike Hogan, 3 for 8 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 3 yards; James Owens, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Tony Hill, 6 for 96 yards; Drew Pearson, 4 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 3 for 38 yards; Tony Dorsett, 2 for 6 yards; Doug Cosbie, 1 for 10 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 3 yards SF: Mike Shumann, 4 for 44 yards; Freddie Solomon, 3 for 57 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 2 for 32 yards; Phil Francis, 2 for 32 yards; Mike Hogan, 2 for 26 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 2 for 26 yards; Bob Bruer, 2 for 18 yards; O.J. Simpson, 2 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Ron Springs, 3 for 84 yards; Wade Manning, 1 for 10 yards; Bruce Huther, 1 for 8 yards SF: James Owens, 4 for 80 yards; Phil Francis, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Wade Manning, 2 for 4 yards; Tony Hill, 1 for 7 yards SF: Tony Dungy, 1 for 11 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: D.D. Lewis, 1 for 5 yards
Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 6 for 244 yards SF: Dan Melville, 5 for 183 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 2/2 SF: Ray Wersching, 2/3


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