Английская Википедия:1986 Dallas Cowboys season

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The Шаблон:Nfly Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League. The team finished the regular season at 7–9 and finishing with a losing record for the first time since 1964.

Summary

The Cowboys, re-invigorated by the off-season acquisitions of running back Herschel Walker and passing coordinator Paul Hackett, got off to a strong 6–2 start, including a season opening win on Monday night over the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants, which saw Walker score the winning touchdown late in the game, and a 30–6 blowout win over the Washington Redskins, which ended the Redskins 5–0 start. Quarterbacks Danny White and Steve Pelluer played well early in the season under Hackett's tutelage, who was brought over from the San Francisco 49ers to breathe new life into the passing game. However, White broke his wrist on a sack by Carl Banks during a crucial loss to the New York Giants, and was ruled out for the season. Pelluer took over as the starting quarterback, and struggled mightily, throwing 17 interceptions over the course of the season, as well as seeing constant pressure from opposing pass rushers, including being sacked a team record twelve times in a game against San Diego. The Cowboys lost seven out of their final eight games, and suffered a five-game losing streak to close out the season, including embarrassing losses to the Redskins (41–14) and the Seahawks in the annual Thanksgiving Day game (31–14). It was the Cowboys' first loss on Thanksgiving since 1979. During the third quarter of a late-season loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Tom Landry was forced to leave the field due to a threat against his life. Landry returned to the field later in the game wearing a bulletproof vest.

The Cowboys undoing certainly wasn't because of an inability to move the football, as the team ranked fourth in the NFL in total offense. Running back Herschel Walker rushed for 737 yards, caught 76 passes for 837 yards, and scored 14 touchdowns. Late in the season against the Eagles, Walker had a combined 292 yards rushing and receiving, breaking the team single game record. Running back Tony Dorsett added 748 yards rushing, and even though he was still the team's starting running back, he was clearly unhappy with his reduced role. This was the first non-strike season he hadn't rushed for 1,000 yards. The passing game flourished under Danny White early in the year, but following White's injury, turnovers and an inability to protect the quarterback neutralized the passing attack. Wide receiver Tony Hill and tight end Doug Cosbie both began to show their age, and Mike Renfro was limited because of injury. Rookie wide receiver Mike Sherrard provided a deep threat, gaining 744 yards on just 41 receptions. Defensively, the team struggled to stop the run, finishing 23rd against the run, and the secondary, an opportunistic bunch in past seasons, only intercepted 17 passes during the season. The pass rush was still strong, despite defensive tackle Randy White finally beginning to slow down due to age and injury, as fourth year defensive end Jim Jeffcoat stepped up with 14 sacks. Overall, it was mistakes that would plague the team throughout the 1986 season. The offensive line gave up 60 sacks, the offense turned the ball over 41 times, and the team committed 112 penalties.

No Cowboys were selected for the Pro Bowl in 1986.

Regular season

Schedule

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1	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	New York Giants	W 31–28	1–0	Texas Stadium	59,804	Recap
2	September 14	at Detroit Lions	W 31–7	2–0	Pontiac Silverdome	73,812	Recap
3	September 21	Atlanta Falcons	L 35–37	2–1	Texas Stadium	62,880	Recap
4	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–7	3–1	Busch Stadium	49,077	Recap
5	October 5	at Denver Broncos	L 14–29	3–2	Mile High Stadium	76,082	Recap
6	October 12	Washington Redskins	W 30–6	4–2	Texas Stadium	63,264	Recap
7	October 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–14	5–2	Veterans Stadium	68,572	Recap
8	October 26	St. Louis Cardinals	W 37–6	6–2	Texas Stadium	60,756	Recap
9	November 2	at New York Giants	L 14–17	6–3	Giants Stadium	74,871	Recap
10	November 9	Los Angeles Raiders	L 13–17	6–4	Texas Stadium	61,706	Recap
11	November 16	at San Diego Chargers	W 24–21	7–4	Jack Murphy Stadium	55,622	Recap
12	November 23	at Washington Redskins	L 14–41	7–5	RFK Stadium	55,642	Recap
13	November 27	Seattle Seahawks	L 14–31	7–6	Texas Stadium	58,020	Recap
14	December 7	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10–29	7–7	Anaheim Stadium	64,949	Recap
15	December 14	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–23	7–8	Texas Stadium	46,117	Recap
16	December 21	Chicago Bears	L 10–24	7–9	Texas Stadium	57,256	Recap

Division opponents are in bold text

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Giants

Herschel Walker could have arrived at a better time, with Tony Dorsett sidelined with a first half ankle injury, Walker ended his NFL debut by scoring a game-winning touchdown on a 10-yard run with 1:16 to play against the Giants. It was Walker's 2nd TD of the night-a Monday Night in which he ran for 64 yards on 10 tries. Dorsett opened the scoring on a 36-yard toss from Danny White in the second quarter, but New York rallies from 14-0 and 24–21 to claim a 28–24 lead on Phil Simms' third TD pass with 5:24 remaining. Simms threw for 300 yards, but it was Walker having arrived from the USFL that made the difference for Dallas.

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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• Dokie Williams 5 Rec, 107 Yds

Awards

For the first time in team history, the Cowboys had no players chosen to play in the Pro Bowl. They also had no players mentioned on the Associated Press' All-NFL team.

Publications

• The Football Encyclopedia Шаблон:ISBN
• Total Football Шаблон:ISBN
• Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes Шаблон:ISBN

External links

• 1986 Dallas Cowboys
• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Dallas Cowboys Official Site