1984 Season

The 1984 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 25th in the National Football League. The Cowboys finished the season with a record of nine wins and seven losses, and missed the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. A division record of 3–5 caused them to finish fourth in the NFC East, despite equaling the overall records of the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. The season was overshadowed by a quarterback controversy between Danny White and Gary Hogeboom, with Hogeboom getting the majority of the starts.

Offseason

The Cowboys went through major changes during the offseason, as key players Drew Pearson, Billy Joe Dupree, Harvey Martin, Robert Newhouse, and Pat Donovan all retired, and Butch Johnson was traded to the Denver Broncos.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	NFL Recap	Attendance
1	September 3, 1984	at Los Angeles Rams	W 20–13	Anaheim Stadium	[1]	65,403
2	September 9, 1984	at New York Giants	L 7–28	Giants Stadium	[2]	75,921
3	September 16, 1984	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–17	Texas Stadium	[3]	64,521
4	September 23, 1984	Green Bay Packers	W 20–6	Texas Stadium	[4]	64,222
5	September 30, 1984	at Chicago Bears	W 23–14	Soldier Field	[5]	63,623
6	October 7, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–31	Texas Stadium	[6]	61,438
7	October 14, 1984	at Washington Redskins	L 14–34	RFK Stadium	[7]	55,431
8	October 21, 1984	New Orleans Saints	W 30–27 OT	Texas Stadium	[8]	50,966
9	October 28, 1984	Indianapolis Colts	W 22–3	Texas Stadium	[9]	58,724
10	November 4, 1984	New York Giants	L 7–19	Texas Stadium	[10]	60,235
11	November 11, 1984	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–17	Busch Memorial Stadium	[11]	48,721
12	November 18, 1984	at Buffalo Bills	L 3–14	Rich Stadium	[12]	74,391
13	November 22, 1984	New England Patriots	W 20–17	Texas Stadium	[13]	55,341
14	December 2, 1984	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–10	Veterans Stadium	[14]	66,322
15	December 9, 1984	Washington Redskins	L 28–30	Texas Stadium	[15]	64,286
16	December 17, 1984	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–28	Orange Bowl	[16]	74,139

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1984 roster
Quarterbacks 14 Gary Hogeboom 16 Steve Pelluer 11 Danny White P Running Backs 31 Gary Allen RS 33 Tony Dorsett 28 Norm Granger 23 James Jones 35 Chuck McSwain 30 Timmy Newsome FB/RB 20 Ron Springs FB Wide Receivers 83 Doug Donley 86 Duriel Harris 80 Tony Hill 81 Kirk Phillips 82 Mike Renfro Tight Ends 85 Fred Cornwell 84 Doug Cosbie 89 Brian Salonen		Offensive Linemen 62 Brian Baldinger G/T 79 John Hunt T 73 Syd Kitson C/G 65 Kurt Petersen G 75 Phil Pozderac T 64 Tom Rafferty C 68 Herbert Scott T/G 63 Glen Titensor G/C Defensive Linemen 76 Dowe Aughtman DT 78 John Dutton DT 77 Jim Jeffcoat DE 72 Ed Jones DE 60 Don Smerek DE/DT 71 Mark Tuinei DT/OT 54 Randy White DT		Linebackers 55 Steve DeOssie MLB 51 Anthony Dickerson OLB 58 Mike Hegman OLB 56 Eugene Lockhart MLB 50 Jeff Rohrer OLB 57 Jimmie Turner OLB Defensive Backs 36 Vince Albritton SS 40 Bill Bates SS 47 Dextor Clinkscale SS 26 Michael Downs FS 27 Ron Fellows CB 22 Victor Scott FS 32 Dennis Thurman CB 24 Everson Walls CB Special Teams  1 Rafael Septien K  5 John Warren P		Reserve Lists 52 Billy Cannon, Jr. OLB (IR)  61 Jim Cooper T (IR)  21 Carl Howard CB (IR)  70 Howard Richards T (IR)  Rookies in italics 49 Active, 4 Inactive