50 Seasons Series: ‘86 Draft is Another Disaster
The Cowboys moved up in the 1986 draft to take WR Mike Sherrard of UCLA. The rest of the draft was forgettable yet again.
50 Seasons Series: An Uncomfortable Series of Off-Season Moves in 1986
A series of moves during the 1986 offseason affected the rest of Tom Landry’s career in Dallas.
50 Seasons Series: Cowboys Can’t Stop Dickerson in 20-0 Playoff Loss to Rams
The 1985 Cowboys’ season ended with a 20-0 loss to the Rams in Tom Landry’s final playoff game as a coach.
50 Seasons Series: Cowboys Survive Roller-Coster End to the ‘85 Season
The Cowboys suffered blowout losses to the Bears and Bengals in the second half of the 1985 season, but Dallas regrouped to win the NFC East.
Cowboys’ All-Time Record vs. Eventual Super Bowl Winners
The Cowboys now have an all-time regular season record of 9-17 against eventual Super Bowl winners now that the Saints defeated the Colts.
Emmitt Smith Might Thank the Redskins (a Little Bit) for His Hall Induction
Emmitt Smith victimized many teams during his Hall of Fame career, but none more so than the Washington Redskins.
50 Seasons Series: ‘85 Cowboys Jump Out to a 6-2 Start
The Cowboys looked more like the teams of the previous decade when they jumped out to a 6-2 start in 1985.
50 Seasons Series: Happy Birthday, Joe Theismann, from Thurman’s Thieves
The Cowboys opened the 1985 season in impressive fashion, picking off Joe Theismann five times in a 44-14 win.
50 Seasons Series: Herschel Walker Highlights Otherwise Poor 1985 Draft
The Cowboys acquired rights to Herschel Walker in 1985, but the rest of the draft was disappointing.
The Dallas Cowboys’ Official 50th Anniversary is Today
The Dallas Cowboys were “born” officially on January 28, 1960.
