List of Dallas Cowboys seasons
Seasons
Table:
Season

Team

League

Conference

Division

Regular season

Postseason Results

Awards

Head coaches

Finish

Wins

Losses

Ties

1960

1960

NFL

Western

7th

0

11

1

Tom Landry

1961

1961

NFL

Eastern

6th

4

9

1

1962

1962

NFL

Eastern

5th

5

8

1

1963

1963

NFL

Eastern

5th

4

10

0

1964

1964

NFL

Eastern

5th

5

8

1

1965

1965

NFL

Eastern

2nd

7

7

0

1966

1966

NFL

Eastern

1st

10

3

1

Lost NFL Championship Game (Packers) 27–34

Tom Landry (COY)

1967[8]

1967

NFL

Eastern

Capitol

1st

9

5

0

Won Conference playoffs (Browns) 52–14
Lost NFL Championship Game (at Packers) 17–21

1968

1968

NFL

Eastern

Capitol

1st

12

2

0

Lost Conference playoffs (at Browns) 20–31

1969

1969

NFL

Eastern

Capitol

1st

11

2

1

Lost Conference playoffs (Browns) 14–38

Calvin Hill (OROY)

1970

1970

NFL

NFC

East

1st

10

4

0

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

Chuck Howley (SB MVP)

1971

1971

NFL

NFC

East

1st

11

3

0

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 MVP)

1972

1972

NFL

NFC

East

2nd

10

4

0

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

1973

1973

NFL

NFC

East

1st[9]

10

4

0

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

1974

1974

NFL

NFC

East

3rd

8

6

0

1975

1975

NFL

NFC

East

2nd

10

4

0

Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14
Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 37–7
Lost Super Bowl X (vs. Steelers) 17–21

1976

1976

NFL

NFC

East

1st

11

3

0

Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 12–14

1977

1977

NFL

NFC

East

1st

12

2

0

Won Divisional playoffs (Bears) 37–7
Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 23–6
Won Super Bowl XII (2) (vs. Broncos) 27–10

Tony Dorsett (OROY)
Harvey Martin (DPOY, SB MVP)
Randy White (SB MVP)

1978[10]

1978

NFL

NFC

East

1st[11]

12

4

0

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

1979

1979

NFL

NFC

East

1st[12]

11

5

0

Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 19–21

1980

1980

NFL

NFC

East

2nd[13]

12

4

0

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

1981

1981

NFL

NFC

East

1st

12

4

0

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

1982[14]

1982

NFL

NFC

2nd

6

3

0

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

1983

1983

NFL

NFC

East

2nd

12

4

0

Lost Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 17–24

1984

1984

NFL

NFC

East

4th

9

7

0

1985

1985

NFL

NFC

East

1st[15]

10

6

0

Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 0–20

1986

1986

NFL

NFC

East

3rd

7

9

0

1987[16]

1987

NFL

NFC

East

4th

7

8

0

1988

1988

NFL

NFC

East

5th

3

13

0

1989

1989

NFL

NFC

East

5th

1

15

0

Jimmy Johnson

1990

1990

NFL

NFC

East

4th

7

9

0

Emmitt Smith (OROY)
Jimmy Johnson (COY)

1991

1991

NFL

NFC

East

2nd[17]

11

5

0

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

1992

1992

NFL

NFC

East

1st

13

3

0

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 MVP)

1993

1993

NFL

NFC

East

1st

12

4

0

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

Emmitt Smith (MVP, SB MVP)

1994

1994

NFL

NFC

East

1st

12

4

0

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

Barry Switzer

1995

1995

NFL

NFC

East

1st

12

4

0

Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 30–11
Won NFC Championship (Packers) 38–27
Won Super Bowl XXX (5) (vs. Steelers) 27–17

Larry Brown (SB MVP)

1996

1996

NFL

NFC

East

1st[18]

10

6

0

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

1997

1997

NFL

NFC

East

4th

6

10

0

1998

1998

NFL

NFC

East

1st

10

6

0

Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cardinals) 7–20

Chan Gailey

1999

1999

NFL

NFC

East

2nd[19]

8

8

0

Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 10–27

2000

2000

NFL

NFC

East

4th

5

11

0

Dave Campo

2001

2001

NFL

NFC

East

5th

5

11

0

2002

2002

NFL

NFC

East

4th

5

11

0

2003

2003

NFL

NFC

East

2nd

10

6

0

Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Panthers) 10–29

Bill Parcells

2004

2004

NFL

NFC

East

3rd

6

10

0

2005

2005

NFL

NFC

East

3rd

9

7

0

2006

2006

NFL

NFC

East

2nd

9

7

0

Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 20–21

2007

2007

NFL

NFC

East

1st

13

3

0

Lost Divisional playoffs (Giants) 17–21

Greg Ellis (CBPOY)

Wade Phillips

2008

2008

NFL

NFC

East

3rd

9

7

0

2009

2009

NFL

NFC

East

1st[20]

11

5

0

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

2010

2010

NFL

NFC

East

3rd

6

10

0

Wade Phillips (1–7)
Jason Garrett (5–3)

2011

2011

NFL

NFC

East

3rd

8

8

0

Jason Garrett

2012

2012

NFL

NFC

East

3rd

8

8

0

Jason Witten (WP MOY)

2013

2013

NFL

NFC

East

2nd

8

8

0

2014

2014

NFL

NFC

East

1st

12

4

0

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

DeMarco Murray (OPOY)

2015

2015

NFL

NFC

East

4th

4

12

0

2016

2016

NFL

NFC

East

1st

13

3

0

Lost Divisional playoffs (Packers) 31–34

Dak Prescott (OROY)
Jason Garrett (COY)

2017

2017

NFL

NFC

East

2nd

9

7

0

2018

2018

NFL

NFC

East

1st

10

6

0

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

Total

511

380

6

All-time regular season record (1960–2018)

35

28

0

All-time postseason record (1960–2018)

546

408

6

All-time regular season and postseason record (1960–2018)

5 NFL Championships, 10 Conference Championships, 23 Divisional Championships

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