1985 Dallas Cowboys season
| 1985 Dallas Cowboys season | |
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| Head coach |
Tom Landry (26th season) |
| General manager |
Tex Schramm (Since 1960) |
| Owner |
Bum Bright (Since 1984) |
| Home field | Texas Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 1st NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 20–0 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 53 yard field goal | Cowboys 3–0 | |
| 2 | Cowboys | Timmy Newsome 1 yard run (Rafael Septien kick) | Cowboys 10–0 | |
| 2 | Redskins | John Riggins 1 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) | Cowboys 10–7 | |
| 2 | Cowboys | Mike Renfro 55 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | Cowboys 17–7 | |
| 3 | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 39 yard field goal | Cowboys 20–7 | |
| 3 | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 43 yard field goal | Cowboys 23–7 | |
| 3 | Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 9 yard run (Rafael Septien kick) | Cowboys 30–7 | |
| 4 | Cowboys | Victor Scott 26 yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | Cowboys 37–7 | |
| 4 | Redskins | Clint Didier 19 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | Cowboys 37–14 | |
| 4 | Cowboys | Dennis Thurman 21 yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | Cowboys 44–14 | |
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The Cowboys finished the 1985 season with a record of ten wins and six losses, good for first place in the NFC East, and earning a trip to the playoffs (the final postseason appearance for the Cowboys under Tom Landry), where they lost in a divisional playoff game to the Los Angeles Rams.
Tom Landry's team got off to a fast start, opening the season with 44-14 trouncing of their longtime nemesis, the Redskins, and later defeating the Steelers (their first victory over Pittsburgh since 1972) to give the team a 5–1 record and an early two-game lead over the rest of the division. However, the team was up and down the rest of the way, finishing out the season 5–5 and allowing both the Giants and Redskins to catch up with them at 10–6. Two wins each over both the Giants and Redskins allowed the Cowboys to win the division based on the tie-breaking rules. During the inconsistent stretch toward the end of the season, the Cowboys suffered two of the most embarrassing defeats in team history. On November 17, the undefeated Chicago Bears came to Texas Stadium and gave the Cowboys a 44–0 beating that was the worst loss in team history, and it was also the first time in 218 games that the Cowboys had not scored. Three weeks later the team traveled to Cincinnati, where the Bengals handed them a 50–24 loss, piling up 570 yards in the process, the most yards the Cowboys had given up in team history. The Cowboys proved to be a resilient bunch however, winning a crucial game at home against the Giants the following week that gave them their first division title since 1981, and the final for Tom Landry. That game would prove to be the last highlight of the season, as the team was shut out in the playoffs for the first time in team history, 20–0, by the Rams in Anaheim, California, which would prove to be the final playoff appearance for the Cowboys under Landry.
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