# List of Dallas Cowboys seasons

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. The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960 and have played their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, since 2009. 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. In 1967 the NFL subdivided the Eastern and Western conferences into divisions, assigning the Cowboys to the NFL Capitol Division. 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.
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. The Cowboys have won eight NFC championships, tied for most in the conference's history. 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). The Cowboys have won their division 25 times, the most among the teams in their division.
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. The team has had 40 winning seasons, 19 losing seasons, and 6 seasons with as many wins as losses.

## Seasons

Legend :
| $^{(#)}$ | The order of league championship won by the franchise |
| Finish | Final position in league, division, or conference |
| Pct | The team's winning percentage for the season |
| $^‡$ | Super Bowl champions (1970–present) |
| $^*$ | Conference champions |
| $^^$ | Division champions |
| $^§$ | Wild Card berth |
Dallas Cowboys record by season :
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coach | Refs |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Finish | W | L | T | Pct | Postseason results | Awards | Head coach | Refs |
| 1960 | 1960 | NFL | Western | | 7th | 0 | 11 | 1 | .042 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Eastern | | 6th | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Eastern | | 5th | 5 | 8 | 1 | .393 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL | Eastern | | 5th | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL | Eastern | | 5th | 5 | 8 | 1 | .393 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Eastern | | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Eastern$^*$ | | 1st$^*$ | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Lost NFL Championship (Packers) 34–27 | Tom Landry (COYTooltip AP NFL Coach of the Year) | Tom Landry | |
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Eastern$^*$ | Capitol$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | Won Conference playoffs (Browns) 52–14 Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 21–17 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | Lost Conference playoffs (at Browns) 31–20 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | Lost Conference playoffs (Browns) 38–14 | Calvin Hill (OROYTooltip AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year) | Tom Landry | |
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC$^*$ | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | Won Divisional playoffs (Lions) 5–0 Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 17–10 Lost Super Bowl V (vs. Colts) 16–13 | Chuck Howley (SB MVPTooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player) | Tom Landry | |
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL$^‡$ | NFC$^*$ | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 20–12 Won NFC Championship (49ers) 14–3 Won Super Bowl VI (1) (vs. Dolphins) 24–3 | Roger Staubach (SB MVPTooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player) | Tom Landry | |
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd$^§$ | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | Won Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 30–28 Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 3–26 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | Won Divisional playoffs (Rams) 27–16 Lost NFC Championship (Vikings) 27–10 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC* | East | 2nd$^§$ | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14 Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 37–7 Lost Super Bowl X (vs. Steelers) 21–17 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 14–12 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL$^‡$ | NFC$^*$ | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | Won Divisional playoffs (Bears) 37–7 Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 23–6 Won Super Bowl XII (2) (vs. Broncos) 27–10 | Tony Dorsett (OROYTooltip AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year)Harvey Martin (DPOYTooltip AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year, SB MVPTooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player)Randy White (SB MVPTooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player) | Tom Landry | |
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC$^*$ | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Won Divisional playoffs (Falcons) 27–20 Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 28–0 Lost Super Bowl XIII (vs. Steelers) 35–31 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 21–19 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd$^§$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 34–13 Won Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 30–27 Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 20–7 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Won Divisional playoffs (Buccaneers) 38–0 Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 28–27 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | NFC | None | 2nd$^§$ | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | Won First Round playoffs (Buccaneers) 30–17 Won Second Round playoffs (Packers) 37–26 Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 31–17 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd$^§$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 24–17 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 20–0 | | Tom Landry | |
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | | | Tom Landry | |
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | | | Jimmy Johnson | |
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | | Jimmy Johnson (COYTooltip AP NFL Coach of the Year) Emmitt Smith (OROYTooltip AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year) | Jimmy Johnson | |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd$^§$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Bears) 17–13 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Lions) 38–6 | | Jimmy Johnson | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL$^‡$ | NFC$^*$ | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 34–10 Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 30–20 Won Super Bowl XXVII (3) (vs. Bills) 52–17 | Troy Aikman (SB MVPTooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player) | Jimmy Johnson | |
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL$^‡$ | NFC$^*$ | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 27–17 Won NFC Championship (49ers) 38–21 Won Super Bowl XXVIII (4) (vs. Bills) 30–13 | Emmitt Smith (SB MVPTooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player) | Jimmy Johnson | |
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 35–9 Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 38–28 | | Barry Switzer | |
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL$^‡$ | NFC$^*$ | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 30–11 Won NFC Championship (Packers) 38–27 Won Super Bowl XXX (5) (vs. Steelers) 27–17 | Larry Brown (SB MVPTooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player) | Barry Switzer | |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 40–15 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 26–17 | | Barry Switzer | |
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | | | Barry Switzer | |
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cardinals) 20–7 | | Chan Gailey | |
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd$^§$ | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 27–10 | | Chan Gailey | |
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Dave Campo | |
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Dave Campo | |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Dave Campo | |
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd$^§$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Panthers) 29–10 | | Bill Parcells | |
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | | | Bill Parcells | |
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | | | Bill Parcells | |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd$^§$ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 21–20 | | Bill Parcells | |
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Giants) 17–21 | Greg Ellis (CBPOYTooltip AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year) | Wade Phillips | |
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | | | Wade Phillips | |
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 34–14 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 34–3 | | Wade Phillips | |
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | | | Wade Phillips (1–7) Jason Garrett (5–3) | |
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | | | Jason Garrett | |
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | | Jason Witten (WPMOYTooltip Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year) | Jason Garrett | |
| 2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | | | Jason Garrett | |
| 2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 24–20 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 26–21 | DeMarco Murray (OPOYTooltip AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year) | Jason Garrett | |
| 2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | | | Jason Garrett | |
| 2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Packers) 34–31 | Jason Garrett (COYTooltip AP NFL Coach of the Year) Dak Prescott (OROYTooltip AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year) | Jason Garrett | |
| 2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | | | Jason Garrett | |
| 2018 | 2018 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 24–22 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 30–22 | | Jason Garrett | |
| 2019 | 2019 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | | | Jason Garrett | |
| 2020 | 2020 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | | | Mike McCarthy | |
| 2021 | 2021 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (49ers) 23–17 | Micah Parsons (DROYTooltip AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year) | Mike McCarthy | |
| 2022 | 2022 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd$^§$ | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 31–14 Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 19–12 | Dak Prescott (WPMOYTooltip Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year) | Mike McCarthy | |
| 2023 | 2023 | NFL | NFC | East$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 48–32 | | Mike McCarthy | |
| 2024 | 2024 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | | | Mike McCarthy | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 569 | 423 | 6 | .573 | All-time regular season record (1960–2024) | All-time regular season record (1960–2024) | All-time regular season record (1960–2024) | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 36 | 31 | — | .537 | All-time postseason record (1960–2024) | All-time postseason record (1960–2024) | All-time postseason record (1960–2024) | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 605 | 454 | 6 | .571 | All-time regular season & postseason record (1960–2024) | All-time regular season & postseason record (1960–2024) | All-time regular season & postseason record (1960–2024) | |