La stagione dei Dallas Cowboys è stata la 19ª della franchigia nella National Football League. Per la terza stagione consecutiva, la squadra vinse la propria division, guidando la NFC in punti segnati. I Cowboys diventarono la prima franchigia a disputare cinque Super Bowl e la prima ad esservi sconfitta dopo essersi presentata da campione in carica, contro i Pittsburgh Steelers nel Super Bowl XIII.

Roster Dallas Cowboys 1978 roster Quarterback 18 Glenn Carano 12 Roger Staubach 11 Danny White P

Running Back 24 Alois Blackwell 36 Larry Brinson 33 Tony Dorsett 35 Scott Laidlaw FB 44 Robert Newhouse FB 26 Preston Pearson

Wide Receiver 80 Tony Hill 86 Butch Johnson RS 88 Drew Pearson 82 Robert Steele

Tight End 89 Billy Joe DuPree 81 Jackie Smith Offensive Linemen 61 Jim Cooper C/T 67 Pat Donovan T 62 John Fitzgerald C 71 Andy Frederick T 66 Burton Lawless G 64 Tom Rafferty G 60 Tom Randall G 68 Herbert Scott G 70 Rayfield Wright T

Defensive Linemen 76 Larry Bethea DT 63 Larry Cole DE/DT 72 Ed Jones DE 79 Harvey Martin DE 75 Jethro Pugh DT 65 Dave Stalls DE/DT 54 Randy White DTLinebackers 53 Bob Breunig MLB 59 Guy Brown OLB 58 Mike Hegman OLB 56 Thomas Henderson OLB 57 Bruce Huther MLB 50 D.D. Lewis OLB

Defensive Back 31 Benny Barnes CB 43 Cliff Harris FS 42 Randy Hughes SS 25 Aaron Kyle CB 32 Dennis Thurman FS/CB 46 Mark Washington CB 41 Charlie Waters SS

Special Team  1 Rafael Septien KLista delle riserve Vuota

Rookie in corsivo

Calendario Stagione regolare Turno Data Avversario Risultato Pubblico 1 4/9/1978 Baltimore Colts V 38–0 64,224 2 10/9/1978 at New York Giants V 34–24 73,265 3 17/9/1978 at Los Angeles Rams S 27–14 65,749 4 24/9/1978 St. Louis Cardinals V 21–12 62,760 5 2/10/1978 at Washington Redskins S 9–5 55,031 6 8/10/1978 New York Giants V 24–3 63,420 7 15/10/1978 at St. Louis Cardinals V 24–21 48,991 8 22/10/1978 Philadelphia Eagles V 14–7 60,525 9 26/10/1978 Minnesota Vikings S 21–10 61,848 10 5/11/1978 at Miami Dolphins S 23–16 69,414 11 12/11/1978 at Green Bay Packers V 42–14 55,256 12 19/11/1978 New Orleans Saints V 27–7 57,920 13 23/11/1978 Washington Redskins V 37–10 64,905 14 3/12/1978 New England Patriots V 17–10 63,263 15 10/12/1978 at Philadelphia Eagles V 31–13 64,667 16 17/12/1978 at New York Jets V 30–7 52,532

Playoff Turno Data Avversario Risultato Divisional 30/12/1978 vs. Atlanta Falcons V 27-20 NFC Championship 7/1/1979 vs. Los Angeles Rams V 28-0 Super Bowl XIII 21/1/1979 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers S 31-35

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