1987 Dallas Cowboys Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Tom Landry (7-8) | 7-8 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| David Adams | RB | June 24, 1964 | 5’6′ | 168 | Arizona |
| Vince Albritton | DB | July 23, 1962 | 6’2′ | 215 | Washington |
| Jimmy Armstrong | DB | June 18, 1962 | 5’8′ | 166 | Appalachian St. |
| Brian Baldinger | G-T-C | January 7, 1960 | 6’4′ | 278 | Duke |
| Gordon Banks | WR | March 12, 1958 | 5’10’ | 175 | Stanford |
| Rod Barksdale | WR | September 8, 1962 | 6’1′ | 189 | Arizona |
| Bill Bates | DB | June 6, 1961 | 6’1′ | 204 | Tennessee |
| Alvin Blount | RB | February 12, 1965 | 5’9′ | 197 | Maryland |
| Rich Borresen | TE | March 16, 1964 | 6’5′ | 252 | Northwestern |
| Kerry Brady | K | August 27, 1963 | 6’1′ | 205 | Hawaii |
| Kevin Brooks | DT-DE | February 9, 1963 | 6’6′ | 277 | Michigan |
| Cornell Burbage | WR | February 22, 1965 | 5’10’ | 186 | Kentucky |
| Dave Burnette | T | March 24, 1961 | 6’6′ | 278 | Central Arkansas |
| Ron Burton | LB | May 2, 1964 | 6’1′ | 250 | North Carolina |
| Sal Cesario | T | July 4, 1963 | 6’4′ | 255 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Thornton Chandler | TE | November 27, 1963 | 6’5′ | 243 | Florida A&M |
| Steve Cisowski | T | January 16, 1963 | 6’5′ | 275 | Santa Clara |
| Darryl Clack | RB | October 29, 1963 | 5’10’ | 219 | Arizona St. |
| Anthony Coleman | DB | August 20, 1964 | 6’0′ | 185 | Baylor |
| Doug Cosbie | TE | March 27, 1956 | 6’6′ | 236 | Holy Cross |
| Vince Courville | WR | December 5, 1959 | 5’9′ | 170 | Texas Southern |
| Steve DeOssie | LB | November 22, 1962 | 6’2′ | 248 | Boston Col. |
| Tony Dorsett | RB | April 7, 1954 | 5’11’ | 192 | Pittsburgh |
| Michael Downs | DB | June 9, 1959 | 6’3′ | 205 | Rice |
| Chris Duliban | LB | January 9, 1963 | 6’2′ | 216 | Texas |
| John Dutton | DT-DE | February 6, 1951 | 6’6′ | 266 | Nebraska |
| Mike Dwyer | DT | June 13, 1963 | 6’3′ | 280 | Rhode Island |
| Kelvin Edwards | WR | July 19, 1964 | 6’2′ | 202 | Liberty |
| Harry Flaherty | LB | December 25, 1961 | 6’1′ | 232 | Holy Cross |
| Steve Folsom | TE | March 21, 1958 | 6’5′ | 235 | Long Beach St. |
| Todd Fowler | TE | June 9, 1962 | 6’3′ | 221 | S.F. Austin |
| Ron Francis | DB | April 7, 1964 | 5’9′ | 201 | Baylor |
| Kevin Gogan | G-T | November 2, 1964 | 6’7′ | 317 | Washington |
| Alex Green | DB | November 3, 1965 | 6’1′ | 194 | Indiana |
| Tommy Haynes | DB | February 6, 1963 | 6’0′ | 190 | USC |
| Mike Hegman | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6’1′ | 227 | Alabama A&M |
| Manny Hendrix | DB | October 20, 1964 | 5’10’ | 180 | Utah |
| Tim Hendrix | TE | February 24, 1965 | 6’5′ | 241 | Tennessee |
| Bill Hill | DB | April 21, 1959 | 5’9′ | 172 | Rutgers |
| Jeff Hurd | LB | May 25, 1964 | 6’2′ | 245 | Kansas St. |
| Garth Jax | LB | September 16, 1963 | 6’2′ | 250 | Florida St. |
| Jim Jeffcoat | DE | April 1, 1961 | 6’5′ | 274 | Arizona St. |
| Walt Johnson | DT | September 13, 1965 | 6’1′ | 250 | Pittsburgh |
| E.J. Jones | RB | February 1, 1962 | 5’11’ | 216 | Kansas |
| Too Jones | DE | February 23, 1951 | 6’9′ | 271 | Tennessee St. |
| Dale Jones | LB | March 8, 1963 | 6’1′ | 234 | Tennessee |
| Crawford Ker | G | May 5, 1962 | 6’3′ | 288 | Florida |
| Robert Lavette | RB | September 8, 1963 | 5’11’ | 190 | Georgia Tech |
| George Lilja | G-C-T | March 3, 1958 | 6’4′ | 264 | Michigan |
| Bruce Livingston | DB | August 7, 1963 | 5’10’ | 169 | Arkansas Tech |
| Eugene Lockhart | LB | March 8, 1961 | 6’2′ | 234 | Houston |
| Kelvin Martin | WR | May 14, 1965 | 5’9′ | 163 | Boston Col. |
| Timmy Newsome | RB | May 17, 1958 | 6’1′ | 232 | Winston-Salem St. |
| Nate Newton | G-T | December 20, 1961 | 6’3′ | 318 | Florida A&M |
| Danny Noonan | DT-DE | July 14, 1965 | 6’4′ | 270 | Nebraska |
| Steve Pelluer | QB | July 29, 1962 | 6’4′ | 209 | Washington |
| Jesse Penn | LB | September 6, 1962 | 6’3′ | 220 | Virginia Tech |
| Ray Perkins | DE | September 25, 1964 | 6’5′ | 242 | Virginia |
| Phil Pozderac | T | December 19, 1959 | 6’9′ | 277 | Notre Dame |
| Tom Rafferty | C-G | August 2, 1954 | 6’3′ | 256 | Penn St. |
| Mike Renfro | WR | June 19, 1955 | 6’0′ | 184 | TCU |
| Jeff Rohrer | LB | December 25, 1958 | 6’3′ | 228 | Yale |
| Roger Ruzek | K | December 17, 1960 | 6’1′ | 195 | Weber St. |
| Buzz Sawyer | P | November 18, 1962 | 6’1′ | 201 | Texas A&M |
| Mike Saxon | P | July 10, 1962 | 6’3′ | 205 | San Diego St. |
| Chuck Scott | WR | May 24, 1963 | 6’2′ | 198 | Vanderbilt |
| Victor Scott | DB | June 1, 1962 | 6’0′ | 200 | Colorado |
| Joe Shearin | G-C | April 16, 1960 | 6’4′ | 254 | Texas |
| Jon Shields | G | April 30, 1964 | 6’5′ | 293 | Portland St. |
| Victor Simmons | LB | May 9, 1964 | 6’2′ | 230 | Central State (OH) |
| Don Smerek | DT-DE | December 20, 1957 | 6’7′ | 255 | Nevada-Reno |
| Daryle Smith | T | January 18, 1964 | 6’5′ | 277 | Tennessee |
| Loren Snyder | QB | November 28, 1963 | 6’4′ | 207 | Northern Colorado |
| Sebron Spivey | WR | August 2, 1964 | 5’11’ | 180 | Southern Illinois |
| Russ Swan | LB | March 30, 1963 | 6’4′ | 223 | Virginia |
| Kevin Sweeney | QB | November 16, 1963 | 6’0′ | 191 | Fresno St. |
| Kirk Timmer | LB | December 18, 1963 | 6’3′ | 242 | Montana St. |
| Mark Tuinei | T-C-DT | March 31, 1960 | 6’5′ | 302 | UCLA |
| Mark Walen | DT-DE | March 10, 1963 | 6’5′ | 265 | UCLA |
| Gary Walker | C | December 15, 1963 | 6’3′ | 283 | Boston Univ. |
| Herschel Walker | RB | March 3, 1962 | 6’1′ | 225 | Georgia |
| Everson Walls | DB | December 28, 1959 | 6’1′ | 194 | Grambling St. |
| Randy Watts | DE-DT | June 22, 1963 | 6’6′ | 275 | East Carolina |
| Gerald White | RB | December 9, 1964 | 5’11’ | 223 | Michigan |
| Randy White | DT-LB-DE | January 15, 1953 | 6’4′ | 257 | Maryland |
| Bob White | C-G | April 9, 1963 | 6’5′ | 272 | Rhode Island |
| Danny White | QB-P | February 9, 1952 | 6’2′ | 193 | Arizona St. |
| Robert Williams | DB | October 2, 1962 | 5’10’ | 190 | Baylor |
| Luis Zendejas | K | October 22, 1961 | 5’9′ | 175 | Arizona St. |
| Mike Zentic | C | November 22, 1963 | 6’3′ | 255 | NW Missouri St. |
| Jeff Zimmerman | G | January 10, 1963 | 6’3′ | 320 | Florida |
