Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

First Season
1960
Team History
Dallas Cowboys (1960-present)
Conference/Division
National Football League (1960–present) National Football Conference (1970–present) NFC East (1970–present) Eastern Conference (1961-69) Capitol Division (1967-69) Western Conference (1960)
Venue
AT&T Stadium (2009-present) Texas Stadium (1971-2008) Cotton Bowl (1960-71)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team is headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and plays its home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960.

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Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
preseason	August 19	vs. Baltimore Colts	Cotton Bowl
Week 1	September 24	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Cotton Bowl
Week 2	September 30	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
Week 3	October 9	at Washington Redskins	Griffith Stadium
Week 6	October 30	vs. Baltimore Colts	Cotton Bowl
Week 10	November 27	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
Week 11	December 4	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
Week 12	December 11	at Detroit Lions	Briggs Stadium
1961
preseason	August 26	vs. New York Giants	University Stadium
Week 2	September 24	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Cotton Bowl
Week 5	October 15	vs. New York Giants	Cotton Bowl
Week 6	October 22	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
Week 7	October 29	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
Week 9	November 5	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Cotton Bowl
Week 10	November 19	vs. Washington Redskins	Cotton Bowl
Week 11	November 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 12	December 3	vs. Cleveland Browns	Cotton Bowl
Week 14	December 17	at Washington Redskins	D.C. Stadium
1962
Week 5	October 14	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
Week 8	November 4	at Washington Redskins	D.C. Stadium
Week 9	November 11	vs. New York Giants	Cotton Bowl
Week 14	December 16	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
1963
Week 3	September 29	at Washington Redskins	D.C. Stadium
Week 4	October 6	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 6	October 20	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
Week 8	November 3	vs. Washington Redskins	Cotton Bowl
Week 12	December 1	vs. New York Giants	Cotton Bowl
1964
preseason	August 8	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 6	October 18	vs. Cleveland Browns	Cotton Bowl
Week 9	November 8	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
Week 10	November 15	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
Week 11	November 22	at Washington Redskins	D.C. Stadium
Week 12	November 29	vs. Green Bay Packers	Cotton Bowl
1965
Week 4	October 10	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
Week 6	October 24	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 11	November 28	at Washington Redskins	D.C. Stadium
Week 12	December 5	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 14	December 19	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
1966
preseason	August 7	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
preseason	August 20	vs. Green Bay Packers	Cotton Bowl
Week 6	October 16	at St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 6	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 10	November 13	at Washington Redskins	D.C. Stadium
Week 14	December 18	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
postseason	January 1, 1967	vs. Green Bay Packers	Cotton Bowl
1967
preseason	August 12	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
preseason	August 20	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
preseason	September 2	at Houston Oilers	Rice Stadium
Week 2	September 24	vs. New York Giants	Cotton Bowl
Week 5	October 15	vs. New Orleans Saints	Cotton Bowl
Week 6	October 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Pitt Stadium
Week 7	October 29	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 8	November 5	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Cotton Bowl
Week 12	December 3	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 13	December 10	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
Week 14	December 16	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
postseason	December 24	vs. Cleveland Browns	Cotton Bowl
postseason	December 31	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
1968
preseason	August 11	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
preseason	August 24	vs. Green Bay Packers	Cotton Bowl
Week 1	September 15	vs. Detroit Lions	Cotton Bowl
Week 3	September 29	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 5	October 13	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
Week 8	November 3	at New Orleans Saints	Tulane Stadium
Week 9	November 10	vs. New York Giants	Cotton Bowl
Week 10	November 17	at Washington Redskins	D.C. Stadium
Week 11	November 24	at Chicago Bears	Wrigley Field
postseason	December 21	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
postseason	January 5, 1969	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Orange Bowl
1969
preseason	July 21	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
preseason	August 17	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
preseason	August 23	vs. Green Bay Packers	Cotton Bowl
preseason	August 28	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
preseason	September 14	vs. Baltimore Colts	Cotton Bowl
Week 3	October 5	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 5	October 19	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
Week 6	October 27	vs. New York Giants	Cotton Bowl
Week 8	November 9	vs. New Orleans Saints	Cotton Bowl
Week 9	November 16	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 10	November 23	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
postseason	January 3, 1970	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Orange Bowl

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
preseason	August 8	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
preseason	August 22	vs. Green Bay Packers	Cotton Bowl
preseason	September 13	vs. New York Jets	Cotton Bowl
Week 1	September 20	at Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
Week 2	September 27	vs. New York Giants	Cotton Bowl
Week 4	October 11	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Cotton Bowl
Week 7	November 1	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
Week 8	November 8	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
Week 9	November 16	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Cotton Bowl
Week 12	December 6	vs. Washington Redskins	Cotton Bowl
postseason	December 26	vs. Detroit Lions	Cotton Bowl
postseason	January 3, 1971	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Super Bowl V	January 17, 1971	vs. Baltimore Colts	Orange Bowl
1971
preseason	August 6	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
preseason	August 20	vs. Cleveland Browns	Cotton Bowl
preseason	August 26	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
preseason	September 3	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
preseason	September 11	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Cotton Bowl
Week 1	September 19	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 3	October 3	vs. Washington Redskins	Cotton Bowl
Week 4	October 11	vs. New York Giants	Cotton Bowl
Week 7	October 31	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 9	November 14	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
Week 10	November 21	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 13	December 12	at New York Giants	Yankee Stadium
postseason	December 25	at Minnesota Vikings	Metropolitan Stadium
postseason	January 2, 1972	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Texas Stadium
Super Bowl VI	January 16, 1972	at Miami Dolphins	Tulane Stadium
1972
preseason	July 28	at College All-Stars	<a href="/wiki/index.php/Soldier_Field Soldier Field]
preseason	August 5	vs. Houston Oilers	Texas Stadium
preseason	September 9	vs. Oakland Raiders	Texas Stadium
Week 1	September 17	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
Week 3	October 1	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 7	October 30	vs. Detroit Lions	Texas Stadium
Week 10	November 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 12	December 3	at St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Memorial Stadium
postseason	December 23	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
postseason	December 31	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
1973
preseason	August 3	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
preseason	August 18	vs. New Orleans Saints	Texas Stadium
preseason	August 23	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 4	October 8	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 7	October 28	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
postseason	December 23	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Texas Stadium
postseason	December 30	at Minnesota Vikings	Texas Stadium
1974
Week 6	October 20	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
Week 7	October 27	at New York Giants	Yale Bowl
1975
Week 2	September 28	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Texas Stadium
Week 4	October 12	at New York Giants	Shea Stadium
Week 10	November 23	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
Week 13	December 13	vs. Washington Redskins	Texas Stadium
postseason	January 4, 1976	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Super Bowl X	January 18, 1976	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Orange Bowl
1976
Week 5	October 10	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
postseason	December 19	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Texas Stadium
1977
preseason	August 6	vs. San Diego Chargers	Texas Stadium
preseason	August 13	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
preseason	August 20	vs. Miami Dolphins	Texas Stadium
preseason	August 27	vs. Baltimore Colts	Texas Stadium
Week 2	September 25	vs. New York Giants	Texas Stadium
Week 3	October 2	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Texas Stadium
Week 8	November 6	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Week 9	November 14	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Texas Stadium
Week 10	November 20	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 11	November 27	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 12	December 4	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
postseason	January 1, 1978	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Texas Stadium
Super Bowl XII	January 15, 1978	at Denver Broncos	Louisiana Superdome
1978
Week 2	September 10	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Week 4	September 24	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Texas Stadium
Week 5	October 2	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 7	October 15	at St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Memorial Stadium
Week 8	October 22	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
Week 9	October 26	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Texas Stadium
postseason	December 30	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Texas Stadium
postseason	January 7, 1979	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Super Bowl XIII	January 21, 1979	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Orange Bowl
1979
preseason	August 4	vs. Denver Broncos	Texas Stadium
preseason	August 18	vs. Houston Oilers	Texas Stadium
Week 9	October 28	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 10	November 4	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Week 11	November 12	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
Week 13	November 22	vs. Houston Oilers	Texas Stadium
Week 14	December 2	vs. New York Giants	Texas Stadium
Week 16	December 16	vs. Washington Redskins	Texas Stadium
postseason	December 30	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Texas Stadium

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
preseason	August 16	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
Week 4	September 28	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 7	October 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 15	December 15	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
postseason	December 28	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Texas Stadium
postseason	January 11, 1981	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1981
preseason	August 15	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
Week 6	October 11	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
Week 13	November 26	vs. Chicago Bears	Texas Stadium
Week 16	December 19	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
postseason	January 2, 1982	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Texas Stadium
postseason	January 10, 1982	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
1982
Week 5	December 5	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 7	December 19	vs. New Orleans Saints	Texas Stadium
postseason	January 9, 1983	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Texas Stadium
postseason	January 22, 1983	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
1983
preseason	August 6	vs. Miami Dolphins	Texas Stadium
preseason	August 15	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
preseason	August 27	vs. Houston Oilers	Texas Stadium
Week 3	September 18	vs. New York Giants	Texas Stadium
Week 8	October 2	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
Week 9	October 9	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Texas Stadium
Week 12	November 20	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Texas Stadium
Week 13	November 24	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Texas Stadium
Week 15	December 11	vs. Washington Redskins	Texas Stadium
postseason	December 26	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Texas Stadium
1984
Week 2	September 9	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Week 11	November 11	at St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Memorial Stadium
Week 12	November 18	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
Week 13	November 22	vs. New England Patriots	Texas Stadium
1985
Week 1	September 9	vs. Washington Redskins	Texas Stadium
Week 6	October 13	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Texas Stadium
Week 13	November 28	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Texas Stadium
Week 16	December 22	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
postseason	January 4, 1986	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
1986
preseason	August 3	vs. Chicago Bears	Wembley Stadium
preseason	August 30	vs. Houston Oilers	Texas Stadium
Week 6	October 12	vs. Washington Redskins	Texas Stadium
Week 12	November 23	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
1987
Week 4	October 11	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
Week 7	November 2	vs. New York Giants	Texas Stadium
1988
Week 6	October 9	vs. Washington Redskins	Texas Stadium
Week 7	October 16	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 9	October 30	vs. Phoenix Cardinals	Texas Stadium
Week 15	December 11	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
1989
preseason	September 2	vs. Houston Oilers	Texas Stadium
Week 3	September 24	vs. Washington Redskins	Texas Stadium
Week 5	October 8	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 6	October 15	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Texas Stadium
Week 9	November 5	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 14	December 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 15	December 16	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium

1990s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
Week 1	September 9	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Week 4	September 30	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Veterans Stadium
Week 6	October 15	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Veterans Stadium
Week 14	December 16	vs. Green Bay Packers	Veterans Stadium
postseason	January 5, 1991	vs. Washington Redskins	Veterans Stadium
1991
preseason	August 3	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 9	November 4	vs. New York Giants	Veterans Stadium
Week 14	December 8	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
1992
preseason	August 1	vs. New York Jets	Fawcett Stadium
postseason	January 3, 1993	at New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
postseason	January 10, 1993	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1993
preseason	August 1	vs. New Orleans Saints	Tokyo Dome
Week 6	October 17	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Week 9	November 14	vs. Miami Dolphins	Veterans Stadium
Week 10	November 21	vs. New York Giants	Veterans Stadium
Week 12	December 6	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1994
preseason	August 5	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 1	September 4	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Week 6	October 16	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1995
Week 9	November 6	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 13	December 3	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
postseason	January 7, 1996	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1996
preseason	August 3	at Baltimore Ravens	Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 1	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 3	September 15	vs. Detroit Lions	Veterans Stadium
Week 6	October 13	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
postseason	December 29	at San Francisco 49ers	3Com Park
1997
preseason	August 21	vs. New England Patriots	Veterans Stadium
Week 14	December 7	vs. New York Giants	Veterans Stadium
1998
preseason	August 29	at New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium
Week 11	November 22	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Week 12	November 29	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 15	December 20	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 16	December 27	vs. New York Giants	Veterans Stadium
1999
Week 4	October 3	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium

2000s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
Week 14	December 3	vs. Tennessee Titans	Veterans Stadium
Week 15	December 10	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Browns Stadium]]
Week 16	December 24	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Veterans Stadium
postseason	December 31	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Veterans Stadium
postseason	January 7, 2001	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
2001
Week 6	October 22	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
postseason	January 19, 2002	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
2002
Week 8	November 25	at San Francisco 49ers	3Com Park
Week 16	December 28	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
postseason	January 11, 2003	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Veterans Stadium
postseason	January 19, 2003	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Veterans Stadium
2003
preseason	August 22	vs. New England Patriots	Lincoln Financial Field
Week 1	September 8	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lincoln Financial Field
postseason	January 11, 2004	vs. Green Bay Packers	Lincoln Financial Field
2004
Week 9	November 15	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
postseason	January 16, 2005	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Lincoln Financial Field
postseason	January 23, 2005	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Lincoln Financial Field
Super Bowl XXXIX	February 6, 2005	vs. New England Patriots	Alltel Stadium
2005
Week 5	October 9	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
2006
Week 2	September 17	vs. New York Giants	Lincoln Financial Field
Week 9	November 12	vs. Washington Redskins	Lincoln Financial Field
Week 10	November 19	vs. Tennessee Titans	Lincoln Financial Field
Week 12	December 4	vs. Carolina Panthers	Lincoln Financial Field
2007
preseason	August 13	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
Week 4	September 30	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
2008
preseason	August 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
Week 13	December 7	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium
postseason	January 4, 2009	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
2009
Week 16	January 3, 2010	at Dallas Cowboys	Cowboys Stadium
postseason	January 9, 2010	at Dallas Cowboys	Cowboys Stadium

2010s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
Week 13	December 12	at Dallas Cowboys	Cowboys Stadium
Week 14	December 19	at New York Giants	New Meadowlands Stadium
2012
Week 9	November 11	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Lincoln Financial Field
2013
Week 5	October 6	at New York Giants	MetLife Stadium
Week 14	December 15	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
2014
Week 10	November 16	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
2015
Week 8	November 8	at Dallas Cowboys	AT&T Stadium
2016
Week 6	October 23	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Lincoln Financial Field
Week 14	December 18	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
2017
preseason	August 10	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 3	September 24	vs. New York Giants	Lincoln Financial Field
Week 5	October 8	vs. Arizona Cardinals	Lincoln Financial Field
Week 9	November 5	vs. Denver Broncos	Lincoln Financial Field
Week 12	December 3	at Seattle Seahawks	CenturyLink Field
postseason	January 21, 2018	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Lincoln Financial Field
Super Bowl LII	February 4, 2018	vs. New England Patriots	U.S. Bank Stadium
2018
Week 1	September 6	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Lincoln Financial Field
postseason	January 6, 2019	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
postseason	January 13, 2019	at New Orleans Saints	Mercedes-Benz Superdome

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