List of Dallas Cowboys seasons

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File:Arlington June 2020 4 (AT&T Stadium).jpg since 2009.{{Cite web |last=Brandt |first=Gil |author-link=Gil Brandt |date=May 28, 2009 |title=Cowboys' new $1.25 billion stadium is quite a sight to behold |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-new-1-25-billion-stadium-is-quite-a-sight-to-behold-09000d5d81088ee6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212201215/https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-new-1-25-billion-stadium-is-quite-a-sight-to-behold-09000d5d81088ee6 |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=National Football League}}]]

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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) East Division.{{cite web |title=How many teams are in the NFL? Who plays in which division? |url=https://www.dazn.com/en-CA/news/american-football/how-many-teams-are-in-the-nfl-who-plays-in-which-division/13wrouygqbx6i10bvjo1kz2ljj |website=DAZN |date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628193920/https://www.dazn.com/en-CA/news/american-football/how-many-teams-are-in-the-nfl-who-plays-in-which-division/13wrouygqbx6i10bvjo1kz2ljj |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Astbury |first1=Matt |access-date=June 17, 2024 |language=en-CA }} The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in {{nfly|1960}} and have played their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, since 2009.{{cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys |url=https://operations.nfl.com/learn-the-game/nfl-basics/team-histories/national-football-conference/east/dallas-cowboys/ |website=National Football League |access-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-date=November 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119222003/https://operations.nfl.com/learn-the-game/nfl-basics/team-histories/national-football-conference/east/dallas-cowboys/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Team Facts |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/dallas-cowboys/team-facts/ |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531145200/https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/dallas-cowboys/team-facts/ |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=January 23, 2024 }} Originally a member of the NFL Western Conference, the team was moved to the NFL Eastern Conference in 1961 after just one season; they remained in this conference until 1970.{{Cite web |date=April 12, 1961 |title=NFL Shift Puts Dallas With Eastern Division |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pampa-daily-news-nfl-shift-puts-dallas-w/141697006/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226201357/https://www.newspapers.com/article/pampa-daily-news-nfl-shift-puts-dallas-w/141697006/ |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Pampa Daily News |pages=9 |type=clipping |via=Newspapers.com |agency=United Press International}}{{cite web |title=Spagnola: How The Cowboys Won The East |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/spagnola-how-the-cowboys-won-the-east |website=Dallas Cowboys |date=July 3, 2020 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250128182314/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/spagnola-how-the-cowboys-won-the-east |archive-date=January 28, 2025 |url-status=live |last1=Spagnola |first1=Mickey |access-date=January 28, 2025}} In 1967 the NFL subdivided the Eastern and Western conferences into divisions, assigning the Cowboys to the NFL Capitol Division.{{cite web |title=1967 – An AFL Team Defeats an NFL Team for the First Time |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/football-history/football-history/1960-1979/1967/ |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313194201/https://www.profootballhof.com/football-history/football-history/1960-1979/1967/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=November 10, 2023 |language=en}} In 1970, as part of the AFL–NFL merger, the Cowboys were reassigned to the National Football Conference (NFC). In addition to being reassigned conferences, the Cowboys' division, the NFL Capitol Division, was renamed to the NFC East Division.{{cite web |title=On this day in 1969, a brand-new NFL took shape |url=https://nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428 |website=National Football League |access-date=November 10, 2023 |date= May 10, 2020 |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904063745/https://www.nfl.com/news/on-this-day-in-1969-a-brand-new-nfl-took-shape-0ap3000001113428 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Anderson (sportswriter) |date=December 23, 1979 |title=Solving a Problem in the N.F.L. With Realignment |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/23/archives/solving-a-problem-in-the-nfl-with-realignment-sports-of-the-times.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008182018/https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/23/archives/solving-a-problem-in-the-nfl-with-realignment-sports-of-the-times.html |archive-date=October 8, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |work=The New York Times |at=sec. S, p. 5}}

The franchise has made it to the Super Bowl eight times, tying it with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos for second-most Super Bowl appearances in history behind the New England Patriots' record 11 appearances. Of their eight appearances, the Cowboys have won five Super Bowls (Super Bowls VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII and XXX) which is tied for 3rd most in total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises.{{cite web |title=List of all the Pro Football Franchises |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411000014/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ |archive-date=April 11, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 }} The Cowboys have won eight NFC championships, tied for most in the conference's history.{{cite web |title=NFC championship history and notable records: Stats to know |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43526835/nfc-championship-history-notable-records-stats-know |website=ESPN |date=January 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128183151/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43526835/nfc-championship-history-notable-records-stats-know |archive-date=January 28, 2025 |url-status=live |last1=Jenkins |first1=Keith |access-date=January 28, 2025 |language=en}} The Cowboys are the only NFL team to record 20 consecutive winning seasons (from 1966 to 1985) during which they missed the playoffs only twice (1974 and 1984).{{Cite web |title=Team History |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/dallas-cowboys/team-history |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226201406/https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/dallas-cowboys/team-history |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/index.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502194954/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/index.htm |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }} The Cowboys have won their division 25 times, the most among the teams in their division.{{cite web |title=NFC East Champions: Complete list of winners by year |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfc-east-champions-complete-list-winners-year |website=Fox Sports |date=January 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422195827/https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/change-to-all-decade-team-eliminates-rubber-stamp-into-hall-of-fame |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=January 20, 2025}}

As of the end of the 2024 season, the Cowboys have accumulated a record of 569 wins, 423 losses, and 6 ties in the regular season, which is the second-best all-time regular season record among active franchises in terms of win–loss percentage. They have also made the playoffs 36 times, second only to the Green Bay Packers, and have the ninth-best playoff record in terms of win–loss percentage with 36 wins and 31 losses.{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Alex |title=Which NFL team has the most Super Bowl wins? |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39446506/which-nfl-team-most-super-bowl-wins |website=ESPN |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |date=February 12, 2024 |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213223416/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39446506/which-nfl-team-most-super-bowl-wins |url-status=live }} The team has had 40 winning seasons, 19 losing seasons, and 6 seasons with as many wins as losses.

Seasons

File:Tom Landry Jan 1997.jpg was the head coach of the Cowboys for 29 seasons. During this time he had 20 consecutive winning seasons, won two Super Bowls, and was named the AP NFL Coach of the Year. Landry was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990 and was unanimously selected as a coach for the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.{{cite web |title=Tom Landry Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/LandTo0.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530194631/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/LandTo0.htm |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}{{cite web |title=Tom Landry |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/tom-landry |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=December 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206111118/https://www.profootballhof.com/players/tom-landry/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Battista |first1=Judy |author1-link=Judy Battista |title=NFL's All-Time Team: Tight ends, offensive linemen revealed |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-s-all-time-team-tight-ends-offensive-linemen-revealed-0ap3000001087422 |website=National Football League |access-date=February 20, 2024 |date=December 13, 2019 |archive-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321111012/https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-s-all-time-team-tight-ends-offensive-linemen-revealed-0ap3000001087422 |url-status=live }}]]

File:Jimmy Johnson 2022 (cropped).jpg was the head coach of the Cowboys for five seasons. He led the team to three playoff appearances, two division titles, and two Super Bowls. In 2020, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Jimmy Johnson |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jimmy-johnson-coach |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030195425/https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jimmy-johnson-coach/ |url-status=live }}]]

File:Dallas Cowboys host baby shower (3) (cropped).jpg, a former backup quarterback for the team from 1992 to 1999, was the team's head coach from 2011 to 2019 and the interim head coach for part of the 2010 season.{{cite web |title=Jason Garrett |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/coaches-roster/jason-garrett |website=Dallas Cowboys |access-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221121550/https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/coaches-roster/jason-garrett |url-status=live }}]]

class="wikitable"
scope="row" colspan="2" | Legend
scope="row" | (#)

| The order of league championship won by the franchise

scope="row" | Finish

| Final position in league, division, or conference

scope="row" | Pct

| The team's winning percentage for the season

scope="row" style="background-color: #FFCCCC" | {{double-dagger}}

| Super Bowl champions (1970–present)

scope="row" style="background-color: #DDFFDD" | *

| Conference champions

scope="row" style="background-color: #D0E7FF" | ^

| Division champions

scope="row" style="background-color: #96CDCD" | §

| Wild Card berth

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Dallas Cowboys record by season

!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Season

!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Team

!scope="col" rowspan="2"|League

!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Conference

!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Division

! colspan="5" scope="colgroup" |Regular season

!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"|Postseason results

!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"|Awards

!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"|Head coach

!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Refs|References}}

scope="col"|Finish

!scope="col"|{{tooltip|W|Wins}}

!scope="col"|{{tooltip|L|Losses}}

!scope="col"|{{tooltip|T|Ties}}

!scope="col"|{{tooltip|Pct|Winning percentage}}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1960}}

|1960

|NFL

|Western

|

|7th

|0

|11

|1

|{{Winning percentage|0|11|1}}

|

|

|rowspan="29"|Tom Landry

|{{cite web |title=1960 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1960.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914135904/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1960.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1961}}

|1961

|NFL

|Eastern{{efn-ua|The Cowboys played in the NFL's Western Conference for the 1960 season, but were a "swing team" and played each of the other 12 teams in the league that year. When the Minnesota Vikings joined the league for the 1961 season, the owners of the Eastern Conference teams were allowed to vote on which expansion franchise they wanted to be permanently assigned to their conference. The result was the Cowboys joining the NFL's Eastern Conference.}}

|

|6th

|4

|9

|1

|{{Winning percentage|4|9|1}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1961 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1961.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127133045/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1961.htm |url-status=live }}{{Efn-ua|In 1961, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 12 games since 1947, to 14 games.{{cite web |title=NFL Regular Season Games Played per Season |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-nfl-regular-season-games-played-per-season/ |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=November 14, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213170534/https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-nfl-regular-season-games-played-per-season/ |url-status=live }}}}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1962}}

|1962

|NFL

|Eastern

|

|5th

|5

|8

|1

|{{Winning percentage|5|8|1}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1962 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1962.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208181344/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1962.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1963}}

|1963

|NFL

|Eastern

|

|5th

|4

|10

|0

|{{Winning percentage|4|10}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1963 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1963.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204122411/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1963.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1964}}

|1964

|NFL

|Eastern

|

|5th

|5

|8

|1

|{{Winning percentage|5|8|1}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1964 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1964.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203195326/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1964.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1965}}

|1965

|NFL

|Eastern

|

|2nd

|7

|7

|0

|{{Winning percentage|7|7}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1965 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1965.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203195325/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1965.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1966}}

|1966

|NFL

|style="background:#ddffdd"|Eastern*

|

|style="background:#ddffdd"|1st*

|10

|3

|1

|{{Winning percentage|10|3|1}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Lost NFL Championship (Packers) 34–27

|Tom Landry ({{Abbrlink|COY|AP NFL Coach of the Year}})

|{{cite web |title=1966 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1966.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421215218/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1966.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1967}}

|1967

|NFL

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Eastern*

|style="background:#D0E7FF"|Capitol^{{Efn-ua|In 1967, the NFL divided conferences into divisions, resulting in two divisions in each of the two conferences. Up to 1967, the league was either divided into two divisions, two conferences, or neither.}}

|style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|9

|5

|0

|{{Winning percentage|9|5}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Won Conference playoffs (Browns) 52–14
Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 21–17

|

|{{cite web |title=1967 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1967.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205192810/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1967.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1968}}

|1968

|NFL

|Eastern

|style="background:#D0E7FF"|Capitol^

|style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|2

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|2}}

|Lost Conference playoffs (at Browns) 31–20

|

|{{cite web |title=1968 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1968.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404021124/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1968.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1969}}

|1969

|NFL

|Eastern

|style="background:#D0E7FF"|Capitol^

|style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|11

|2

|1

|{{Winning percentage|11|2|1}}

|Lost Conference playoffs (Browns) 38–14

|Calvin Hill ({{Abbrlink|OROY|AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year}})

|{{cite web |title=1969 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1969.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404020111/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1969.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-award.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222035332/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-award.htm |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1970}}

|1970

|NFL

| style="background:#ddffdd"|NFC*{{Efn-ua|name=Merger|In 1970, the NFL and American Football League (AFL) officially merged in the AFL–NFL merger to form one league with two conferences. All ten former AFL teams as well as Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Baltimore from the pre-merger NFL joined the AFC; the other thirteen remaining NFL teams joined the NFC. Each of those two were divided into three divisions: East, Central, and West.}}

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^{{Efn-ua|name=Merger}}

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|10

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|10|4}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Won Divisional playoffs (Lions) 5–0
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 17–10
Lost Super Bowl V (vs. Colts) 16–13

|Chuck Howley ({{Abbrlink|SB MVP|Super Bowl Most Valuable Player}})

|{{cite web |title=1970 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1970.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515002850/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1970.htm |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}{{cite web |title=Super Bowl MVPs – Super Bowl History – National Football League |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/superbowl/history/mvps |website=ESPN |access-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114102551/https://www.espn.com/nfl/superbowl/history/mvps |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1971}}

|1971

| style="background:#FFCCCC"|NFL{{double-dagger}}

| style="background:#ddffdd"|NFC*

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|11

|3

|0

|{{Winning percentage|11|3}}

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 20–12
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 14–3
Won Super Bowl VI (1) (vs. Dolphins) 24–3

|Roger Staubach ({{Abbrlink|SB MVP|Super Bowl Most Valuable Player}})

|{{cite web |title=1971 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1971.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514152501/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1971.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1972}}

|1972

|NFL

|NFC

|East

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|10

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|10|4}}

|Won Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 30–28
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 3–26

|

|{{cite web |title=1972 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1972.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116131856/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1972.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1973}}

|1973

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|10

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|10|4}}

|Won Divisional playoffs (Rams) 27–16
Lost NFC Championship (Vikings) 27–10

|

|{{cite web |title=1973 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1973.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203195323/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1973.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1974}}

|1974

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|8

|6

|0

|{{Winning percentage|8|6}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1974 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1974.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203195325/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1974.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1975}}

|1975

|NFL

| style="background:#ddffdd"|NFC*

|East

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|10

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|10|4}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14
Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 37–7
Lost Super Bowl X (vs. Steelers) 21–17

|

|{{cite web |title=1975 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1975.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116132006/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1975.htm |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1976}}

|1976

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|11

|3

|0

|{{Winning percentage|11|3}}

|Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 14–12

|

|{{cite web |title=1976 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1976.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203195324/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1976.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1977}}

|1977

| style="background:#FFCCCC"|NFL{{double-dagger}}

| style="background:#ddffdd"|NFC*

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|2

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|2}}

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |Won Divisional playoffs (Bears) 37–7
Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 23–6
Won Super Bowl XII (2) (vs. Broncos) 27–10

|Tony Dorsett ({{Abbrlink|OROY|AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year}})


Harvey Martin ({{Abbrlink|DPOY|AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year}}, {{Abbrlink|SB MVP|Super Bowl Most Valuable Player}})
Randy White ({{Abbrlink|SB MVP|Super Bowl Most Valuable Player}})

|{{cite web |title=1977 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1977.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514201128/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1977.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}{{cite web |title=Harvey Martin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MartHa00.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 26, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201161354/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MartHa00.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1978}}

|1978

|NFL

| style="background:#ddffdd"|NFC*

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |Won Divisional playoffs (Falcons) 27–20
Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 28–0
Lost Super Bowl XIII (vs. Steelers) 35–31

|

|{{cite web |title=1978 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1978.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530070728/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1978.htm |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}{{Efn-ua|In 1978, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 14 games since 1961, to 16 games.{{cite web |title=1978 – A Seventh Official is Added to the Officiating Crew |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/football-history/football-history/1960-1979/1978/ |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313194159/https://www.profootballhof.com/football-history/football-history/1960-1979/1978/ |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=November 10, 2023 |language=en}}}}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1979}}

|1979

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|11

|5

|0

|{{Winning percentage|11|5}}

|Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 21–19

|

|{{cite web |title=1979 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1979.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118213152/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1979.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1980}}

|1980

|NFL

|NFC

|East

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|12

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}

|Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 34–13
Won Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 30–27
Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 20–7

|

|{{cite web |title=1980 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1980.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116131225/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1980.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1981}}

|1981

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}

|Won Divisional playoffs (Buccaneers) 38–0
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 28–27

|

|{{cite web |title=1981 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1981.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127133046/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1981.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1982}}

|1982

|NFL

|NFC

|None{{Efn-ua|The 1982 season was shortened to nine games after a players' strike. The top eight teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs.{{Cite news |last=Lowitt |first=Bruce |date=November 21, 1982 |title=Here it is mid-November already, and everyone's still in the race! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-here-it-is-mid-november/133914628/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025223135/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-here-it-is-mid-november/133914628/ |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=October 22, 2023 |work=The News Tribune |page=B2 |type=clipping |via=Newspapers.com |agency=Associated Press}}}}

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|6

|3

|0

|{{Winning percentage|6|3}}

|Won First Round playoffs (Buccaneers) 30–17
Won Second Round playoffs (Packers) 37–26
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 31–17

|

|{{cite web |title=1982 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1982.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406010203/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1982.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1983}}

|1983

|NFL

|NFC

|East

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|12

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}

|Lost Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 24–17

|

|{{cite web |title=1983 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1983.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116130926/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1983.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1984}}

|1984

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|4th

|9

|7

|0

|{{Winning percentage|9|7}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1984 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1984.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085542/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1984.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1985}}

|1985

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|10

|6

|0

|{{Winning percentage|10|6}}

|Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 20–0

|

|{{cite web |title=1985 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1985.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085542/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1985.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1986}}

|1986

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|7

|9

|0

|{{Winning percentage|7|9}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1986 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1986.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203195326/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1986.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1987}}

|1987

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|2nd

|7

|8

|0

|{{Winning percentage|7|8}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1987 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1987.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203195323/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1987.htm |url-status=live }}{{Efn-ua|The 1987 NFL strike caused the schedule to be reduced to 15 games.{{cite web |last1=Snider |first1=Mike |title=Has the NFL ever canceled games before? Bills-Bengals cancellation a rare move for the league |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/01/05/will-nfl-cancel-bengals-bills-game/10995582002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=November 10, 2023 |date=January 5, 2023 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117223036/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/01/05/will-nfl-cancel-bengals-bills-game/10995582002/ |url-status=live }}}}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1988}}

|1988

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|5th

|3

|13

|0

|{{Winning percentage|3|13}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1988 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1988.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203195324/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1988.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1989}}

|1989

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|5th

|1

|15

|0

|{{Winning percentage|1|15}}

|

|

|rowspan="5"|Jimmy Johnson

|{{cite web |title=1989 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1989.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116181101/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1989.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1990}}

|1990

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|4th

|7

|9

|0

|{{Winning percentage|7|9}}

|

|Jimmy Johnson ({{Abbrlink|COY|AP NFL Coach of the Year}})


Emmitt Smith ({{Abbrlink|OROY|AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year}})

|{{cite web |title=1990 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1990.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085541/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1990.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Jimmy Johnson Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JohnJi0.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215212637/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JohnJi0.htm |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=January 27, 2025 |language=en}}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1991}}

|1991

|NFL

|NFC

|East

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|11

|5

|0

|{{Winning percentage|11|5}}

|Won Wild Card playoffs (at Bears) 17–13
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Lions) 38–6

|

|{{cite web |title=1991 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1991.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116132032/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1991.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1992}}

|1992

| style="background:#FFCCCC"|NFL{{double-dagger}}

| style="background:#ddffdd"|NFC*

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|13

|3

|0

|{{Winning percentage|13|3}}

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 34–10
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 30–20
Won Super Bowl XXVII (3) (vs. Bills) 52–17

|Troy Aikman ({{Abbrlink|SB MVP|Super Bowl Most Valuable Player}})

|{{cite web |title=1992 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1992.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514224749/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1992.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1993}}

|1993

| style="background:#FFCCCC"|NFL{{double-dagger}}

| style="background:#ddffdd"|NFC*

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 27–17
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 38–21
Won Super Bowl XXVIII (4) (vs. Bills) 30–13

|Emmitt Smith ({{Abbrlink|SB MVP|Super Bowl Most Valuable Player}})

|{{cite web |title=1993 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1993.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520082638/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1993.htm |archive-date=May 20, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1994}}

|1994

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}

|Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 35–9
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 38–28

|

|rowspan="4"|Barry Switzer

|{{cite web |title=1994 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1994.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085538/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1994.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1995}}

|1995

| style="background:#FFCCCC"|NFL{{double-dagger}}

| style="background:#ddffdd"|NFC*

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}

| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 30–11
Won NFC Championship (Packers) 38–27
Won Super Bowl XXX (5) (vs. Steelers) 27–17

|Larry Brown ({{Abbrlink|SB MVP|Super Bowl Most Valuable Player}})

|{{cite web |title=1995 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1995.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514205508/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1995.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1996}}

|1996

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|10

|6

|0

|{{Winning percentage|10|6}}

|Won Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 40–15
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 26–17

|

|{{cite web |title=1996 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1996.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512154315/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1996.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1997}}

|1997

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|4th

|6

|10

|0

|{{Winning percentage|6|10}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=1997 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1997.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406221603/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1997.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1998}}

|1998

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|10

|6

|0

|{{Winning percentage|10|6}}

|Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cardinals) 20–7

|

|rowspan="2"|Chan Gailey

|{{cite web |title=1998 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1998.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116131209/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1998.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|1999}}

|1999

|NFL

|NFC

|East

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|8

|8

|0

|{{Winning percentage|8|8}}

|Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 27–10

|

|{{cite web |title=1999 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1999.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085543/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1999.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2000}}

|2000

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|4th

|5

|11

|0

|{{Winning percentage|5|11}}

|

|

|rowspan="3"|Dave Campo

|{{cite web |title=2000 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2000.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118212849/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2000.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2001}}

|2001

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|5th

|5

|11

|0

|{{Winning percentage|5|11}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2001 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2001.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085543/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2001.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2002}}

|2002

|NFL

|NFC

|East{{Efn-ua|In 2002, the NFL realigned to create four divisions in both conferences with four teams in each division.{{cite web |title=New alignment takes effect in 2002 |url=http://static.espn.go.com/nfl/news/2001/0522/1202816.html |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |access-date=November 10, 2023 |date=May 22, 2001 |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203214053/http://static.espn.go.com/nfl/news/2001/0522/1202816.html |url-status=live }}}}

|4th

|5

|11

|0

|{{Winning percentage|5|11}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2002 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2002.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818122539/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2002.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2003}}

|2003

|NFL

|NFC

|East

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|10

|6

|0

|{{Winning percentage|10|6}}

|Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Panthers) 29–10

|

|rowspan="4"|Bill Parcells

|{{cite web |title=2003 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2003.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827130026/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2003.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2004}}

|2004

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|6

|10

|0

|{{Winning percentage|6|10}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2004 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2004.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085544/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2004.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2005}}

|2005

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|9

|7

|0

|{{Winning percentage|9|7}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2005 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2005.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203195326/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2005.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2006}}

|2006

|NFL

|NFC

|East

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|9

|7

|0

|{{Winning percentage|9|7}}

|Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 21–20

|

|{{cite web |title=2006 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2006.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=November 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114021456/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2006.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2007}}

|2007

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|13

|3

|0

|{{Winning percentage|13|3}}

|Lost Divisional playoffs (Giants) 17–21

|Greg Ellis ({{Abbrlink|CBPOY|AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year}})

|rowspan="3"|Wade Phillips

|{{cite web |title=2007 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2007.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514161310/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2007.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}{{cite web |title=Cowboys make pre-emptive move, release Ellis |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/news/story?id=4224851 |website=ESPN |access-date=February 26, 2024 |language=en |date=June 2, 2009 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226203140/https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/news/story?id=4224851 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2008}}

|2008

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|9

|7

|0

|{{Winning percentage|9|7}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2008 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2008.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027182054/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2008.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2009}}

|2009

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|11

|5

|0

|{{Winning percentage|11|5}}

|Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 34–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 34–3

|

|{{cite web |title=2009 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2009.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410170519/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2009.htm |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2010}}

|2010

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|6

|10

|0

|{{Winning percentage|6|10}}

|

|

|Wade Phillips {{nowrap|({{Win-loss record|w=1|l=7}})}}


Jason Garrett {{nowrap|({{Win-loss record|w=5|l=3}})}}

|{{cite web |title=2010 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2010.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085544/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2010.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2011}}

|2011

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|8

|8

|0

|{{Winning percentage|8|8}}

|

|

|rowspan="9"| Jason Garrett

|{{cite web |title=2011 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2011.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116132042/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2011.htm |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2012}}

|2012

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|8

|8

|0

|{{Winning percentage|8|8}}

|

|Jason Witten ({{Abbrlink|WPMOY|Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year}})

|{{cite web |title=2012 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2012.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811074249/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2012.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Watkins |first1=Calvin |title=Jason Witten wins Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4705492/jason-witten-wins-walter-payton-nfl-man-of-the-year-award |website=ESPN |access-date=February 26, 2024 |language=en |date=February 3, 2013 |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417092401/https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4705492/jason-witten-wins-walter-payton-nfl-man-of-the-year-award |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2013}}

|2013

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|2nd

|8

|8

|0

|{{Winning percentage|8|8}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2013 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2013.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514172243/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2013.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2014}}

|2014

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|4

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}

|Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 24–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 26–21

|DeMarco Murray ({{Abbrlink|OPOY|AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year}})

|{{cite web |title=2014 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2014.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412005046/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2014.htm |archive-date=April 12, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}{{cite web |last1=Brinson |first1=Will |title=NFL Offensive Player of the Year: DeMarco Murray beats Aaron Rodgers |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-offensive-player-of-the-year-demarco-murray-beats-aaron-rodgers/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=February 26, 2024 |language=en |date=February 1, 2015 |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204074108/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-offensive-player-of-the-year-demarco-murray-beats-aaron-rodgers/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2015}}

|2015

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|4th

|4

|12

|0

|{{Winning percentage|4|12}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2015 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2015.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024012406/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2015.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2016}}

|2016

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|13

|3

|0

|{{Winning percentage|13|3}}

|Lost Divisional playoffs (Packers) 34–31

|Jason Garrett ({{Abbrlink|COY|AP NFL Coach of the Year}})


Dak Prescott ({{Abbrlink|OROY|AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year}})

|{{cite web |title=2016 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2016.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515130949/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2016.htm |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}{{cite web |last1=Mullenax |first1=Steven |title=Dallas Cowboys Jason Garrett wins Coach of the Year Award |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/dallas-cowboys-jason-garrett-wins-coach-of-the-year-award |website=Fox Sports |access-date=February 20, 2024 |date=March 5, 2020 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220181042/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/dallas-cowboys-jason-garrett-wins-coach-of-the-year-award |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2017}}

|2017

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|2nd

|9

|7

|0

|{{Winning percentage|9|7}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2017 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2017.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515052032/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2017.htm |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2018}}

|2018

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|10

|6

|0

|{{Winning percentage|10|6}}

| Won Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 24–22
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 30–22

|

|{{cite web |title=2018 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2018.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213071946/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2018.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2019}}

|2019

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|2nd

|8

|8

|0

|{{Winning percentage|8|8}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2019 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2019.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116131804/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2019.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2020}}

|2020

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|6

|10

|0

|{{Winning percentage|6|10}}

|

|

|rowspan="5"|Mike McCarthy

|{{cite web |title=2020 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2020.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806182740/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2020.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2021}}

|2021

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|5

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|5}}

|Lost Wild Card playoffs (49ers) 23–17

|Micah Parsons ({{Abbrlink|DROY|AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year}})

|{{cite web |title=2021 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2021.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816163322/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2021.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys' Micah Parsons is unanimous pick for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2022/02/10/micah-parsons-dallas-cowboys-wins-nfl-defensive-rookie-year/6743878001/ |website=USA Today |date=February 10, 2022 |last1=Epstein |first1=Jori |access-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220181042/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2022/02/10/micah-parsons-dallas-cowboys-wins-nfl-defensive-rookie-year/6743878001/ |url-status=live }}{{Efn-ua|In 2021, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 16 games since 1978, to 17 games.{{cite news |title=N.F.L. Officially Adds 17th Regular Season Game |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/sports/football/nfl-adds-17th-regular-season-game.html |date=March 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729203950/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/sports/football/nfl-adds-17th-regular-season-game.html |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |url-status=live |work=The New York Times |last1=Belson |first1=Ken |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 10, 2023 |at=sec. B, p. 9}}}}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2022}}

|2022

|NFL

|NFC

|East

| style="background:#96CDCD"|2nd§

|12

|5

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|5}}

|Won Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 31–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 19–12

|Dak Prescott ({{Abbrlink|WPMOY|Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year}})

|{{cite web |title=2022 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2022.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085545/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2022.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Amaranthus |first1=Bri |title=Cowboys Dak Wins 'NFL Man of the Year' Award |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-dak-prescott-wins-nfl-walter-payton-man-of-the-year-award-watch-aikman-staubach-witten |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |date=February 10, 2023 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220181042/https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dallas-cowboys-dak-prescott-wins-nfl-walter-payton-man-of-the-year-award-watch-aikman-staubach-witten |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2023}}

|2023

|NFL

|NFC

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|East^

| style="background:#D0E7FF"|1st^

|12

|5

|0

|{{Winning percentage|12|5}}

|Lost Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 48–32

|

|{{cite web |title=2023 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2023.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=February 20, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115085545/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2023.htm |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | {{nfly|2024}}

|2024

|NFL

|NFC

|East

|3rd

|7

|10

|0

|{{Winning percentage|7|10}}

|

|

|{{cite web |title=2024 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2024.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=January 5, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=March 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322204850/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2024.htm |url-status=live }}

class="sortbottom"

!scope=rowgroup rowspan="3" colspan="6" |Totals

!569

!423

!6

!{{Winning percentage|569|423|6}}

! colspan="3" | All-time regular season record (1960–2024)

! rowspan="3" |

class="sortbottom"

!36

!31

!—

!{{Winning percentage|36|31}}

! colspan="3" | All-time postseason record (1960–2024)

class="sortbottom"

!605

!454

!6

!{{Winning percentage|605|454|6}}

! colspan="3" | All-time regular season & postseason record (1960–2024)

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