1972 Dallas Cowboys Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Tom Landry (10-4) | 10-4 | 1-1 | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | Lost Conference Championship |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Herb Adderley | DB | June 8, 1939 | 6’0′ | 205 | Michigan St. |
| Lance Alworth | FL-WR | August 3, 1940 | 6’0′ | 184 | Arkansas |
| George Andrie | DE | April 20, 1940 | 6’6′ | 250 | Marquette |
| John Babinecz | LB | July 27, 1950 | 6’1′ | 222 | Villanova |
| Benny Barnes | DB | March 3, 1951 | 6’1′ | 190 | Stanford |
| Marv Bateman | P | April 5, 1950 | 6’4′ | 213 | Utah |
| Larry Cole | DE-DT | November 15, 1946 | 6’5′ | 252 | Air Force |
| Ralph Coleman | LB | August 31, 1950 | 6’4′ | 216 | North Carolina A&T |
| Mike Ditka | TE | October 18, 1939 | 6’3′ | 228 | Pittsburgh |
| Dave Edwards | LB | December 14, 1939 | 6’1′ | 225 | Auburn |
| John Fitzgerald | C-G | April 16, 1948 | 6’5′ | 255 | Boston Col. |
| Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5’7′ | 190 | none |
| Jean Fugett | TE | December 16, 1951 | 6’3′ | 225 | Amherst |
| Walt Garrison | RB | July 23, 1944 | 6’0′ | 205 | Oklahoma St. |
| Cornell Green | DB | February 10, 1940 | 6’3′ | 208 | Utah St. |
| Bill Gregory | DE-DT | December 14, 1949 | 6’5′ | 255 | Wisconsin |
| Cliff Harris | DB | November 12, 1948 | 6’0′ | 188 | Ouachita Baptist |
| Bob Hayes | SE-WR | December 20, 1942 | 6’0′ | 187 | Florida A&M |
| Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6’4′ | 227 | Yale |
| Chuck Howley | LB | June 28, 1936 | 6’3′ | 228 | West Virginia |
| Lee Jordan | LB | April 27, 1941 | 6’1′ | 221 | Alabama |
| Mike Keller | LB | December 13, 1949 | 6’4′ | 221 | Michigan |
| D.D. Lewis | LB | October 16, 1945 | 6’1′ | 225 | Mississippi St. |
| Bob Lilly | DT-DE | July 26, 1939 | 6’5′ | 260 | TCU |
| Dave Manders | C | February 20, 1941 | 6’2′ | 250 | Michigan St. |
| Mike Montgomery | RB-WR | July 10, 1949 | 6’2′ | 210 | Kansas St. |
| Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6’4′ | 214 | California |
| Ralph Neely | T-G | September 12, 1943 | 6’6′ | 265 | Oklahoma |
| Robert Newhouse | RB | January 9, 1950 | 5’10’ | 209 | Houston |
| John Niland | G | February 29, 1944 | 6’3′ | 245 | Iowa |
| Blaine Nye | G | March 29, 1946 | 6’4′ | 251 | Stanford |
| Billy Parks | WR | January 1, 1948 | 6’1′ | 185 | Long Beach St. |
| Jethro Pugh | DT-DE | July 3, 1944 | 6’6′ | 260 | Elizabeth City St. |
| Dan Reeves | RB | January 19, 1944 | 6’1′ | 200 | South Carolina |
| Mel Renfro | DB-RB | December 30, 1941 | 6’0′ | 190 | Oregon |
| Ron Sellers | WR | February 5, 1947 | 6’4′ | 205 | Florida St. |
| Tody Smith | DE | December 24, 1948 | 6’5′ | 250 | Michigan St. |
| Roger Staubach | QB | February 5, 1942 | 6’3′ | 197 | New Mex. Mil. Inst. |
| Bill Thomas | RB | August 7, 1949 | 6’2′ | 225 | Boston Col. |
| Pat Toomay | DE | May 17, 1948 | 6’5′ | 247 | Vanderbilt |
| Billy Truax | TE | July 15, 1943 | 6’5′ | 240 | LSU |
| Rodney Wallace | T-G | February 10, 1949 | 6’5′ | 255 | New Mexico |
| Mark Washington | DB | December 28, 1947 | 5’10’ | 188 | Morgan St. |
| Charlie Waters | DB | September 10, 1948 | 6’1′ | 193 | Clemson |
| Rayfield Wright | T-TE | August 23, 1945 | 6’6′ | 255 | Fort Valley St. |