1999 Dallas Cowboys season

1999 Dallas Cowboys season
1999 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner	Jerry Jones
Head coach	Chan Gailey
General manager	Jerry Jones
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Vikings) 10–27
Pro Bowlers	RB Emmitt Smith; CB Deion Sanders; LB Dexter Coakley; OL Larry Allen; OT Erik Williams
	← 1998; Cowboys seasons; 2000 →;

The 1999 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 40th in the National Football League (NFL) and second under head coach Chan Gailey. The Cowboys were looking to return to the playoffs and improve on their 10-6 record from the previous season.

While the Cowboys were unable to repeat as division champions or improve on their win total from 1998, their 8-8 record enabled them to qualify for the playoffs as a Wild Card. The Cowboys lost to the Minnesota Vikings, ending their season in the opening round of the playoffs for a second consecutive year.

Gailey left the team following the season, and the Cowboys would not return to the playoffs until 2003.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1999 Dallas Cowboys draft
1	20	Ebenezer Ekuban	Defensive end	North Carolina
2	55	Solomon Page	Tackle	West Virginia
3	85	Dat Nguyen	Linebacker	Texas A&M
4	118	Wane McGarity	Wide Receiver	Texas
4	132	Peppi Zellner	Defensive end	Fort Valley State
6	193	MarTay Jenkins	Wide Receiver	Nebraska–Omaha
7	229	Mike Lucky	Tight end	Arizona
7	243	Kelvin Garmon	Guard	Baylor
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Hall of Fame Game[]

Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 17 (Overtime) ^[1]

Regular season[]

The season began at Washington with a come-from-behind victory over the division-rival Washington Redskins. Trailing by three touchdowns entering the fourth quarter they rallied to tie the game. Then free agent acquisition Raghib Ismail hauled in the winning touchdown catch in overtime while Troy Aikman threw for a franchise record five touchdowns in a single game (since matched by Tony Romo).

The team started with a 3–0 record, but a week 5 injury to wide receiver Michael Irvin against the Philadelphia Eagles eventually forced him into retirement. Afterwards, Dallas struggled down the stretch as age and injury began to take their toll. The team again made the playoffs despite an 8–8 season, but lost once more in the first round to the Minnesota Vikings. Despite leading the team to consecutive playoff berths and seemingly re-igniting the Dallas offense,^{[citation needed]} owner Jerry Jones fired head coach Chan Gailey after the season.

A notable addition to the team was fan favorite linebacker Dat Nguyen, the only (to date) Vietnamese-American to play in the NFL.

This marked the final season for future hall-of-famer Michael Irvin and longtime Cowboys fullback Daryl Johnston. Irvin and Johnston both suffered season-ending (and as it turned out career-ending) injuries early in the season. Irvin was the last Cowboys player to have played for Tom Landry.

The annual Thanksgiving Day game featured the return of former head coach Jimmy Johnson to Texas Stadium as Dolphins head coach. It was the only game Johnson ever coached in Texas Stadium as a visiting coach. The Cowboys won 20–0.

The Cowboys lost four games in which their defense only yielded 13 points in each contest.^{[citation needed]}

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 12	at Washington Redskins	W 41–35 (OT)	1–0	79,237
2	September 20	Atlanta Falcons	W 24–7	2–0	63,663
3	Bye
4	October 3	Arizona Cardinals	W 35–7	3–0	64,169
5	October 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–13	3–1	66,669
6	October 18	at New York Giants	L 10–13	3–2	78,204
7	October 24	Washington Redskins	W 38–20	4–2	64,377
8	October 31	at Indianapolis Colts	L 24–34	4–3	56,860
9	November 8	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–27	4–4	64,111
10	November 14	Green Bay Packers	W 27–13	5–4	64,634
11	November 21	at Arizona Cardinals	L 9–13	5–5	72,015
12	November 25	Miami Dolphins	W 20–0	6–5	64,328
13	December 5	at New England Patriots	L 6–13	6–6	58,444
14	December 12	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–10	7–6	64,086
15	December 19	New York Jets	L 21–22	7–7	64,271
16	December 24	at New Orleans Saints	L 24–31	7–8	47,835
17	January 2	New York Giants	W 26–18	8–8	63,767

Standings[]

NFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	443	377	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Dallas Cowboys	8	8	0	.500	352	276	W1
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	299	358	L3
Arizona Cardinals	6	10	0	.375	245	382	L4
Philadelphia Eagles	5	11	0	.313	272	357	W2

Roster[]

**1999 Dallas Cowboys final roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Troy Aikman 17 Jason Garrett 11 Mike Quinn Running backs 35 Robert Chancey RB/FB 39 Ryan Neufeld FB/TE 22 Emmitt Smith 44 Robert Thomas FB 42 Chris Warren Wide receivers 82 Chris Brazzell 81 Raghib Ismail 80 Ernie Mills 85 Jeff Ogden 87 Jason Tucker KR Tight ends 86 Eric Bjornson 89 David LaFleur 84 Mike Lucky		Offensive linemen 76 Flozell Adams T 73 Larry Allen G 69 Ben Fricke C 67 Everett McIver G 62 Tom Myslinski T/G 77 Solomon Page G/T 53 Mark Stepnoski C 79 Erik Williams T Defensive linemen 96 Ebenezer Ekuban DE 95 Chad Hennings DT 78 Leon Lett DE/DT 94 Michael Myers DT 75 Brandon Noble DT 97 Kavika Pittman DE 90 Alonzo Spellman DT/DE 93 Peppi Zellner DE		Linebackers 52 Dexter Coakley OLB 57 Quentin Coryatt OLB 56 Randall Godfrey MLB 55 Lemanski Hall OLB 54 Darren Hambrick OLB 59 Dat Nguyen MLB Defensive backs 29 Chris Akins FS 41 Wendell Davis CB 38 Duane Hawthorne CB 23 Kevin Mathis CB 27 Singor Mobley SS/CB 21 Deion Sanders CB/PR 26 Kevin Smith CB 31 George Teague FS 25 Charlie Williams CB 28 Darren Woodson SS Special teams 4 Toby Gowin P 70 Dale Hellestrae LS/OT 3 Eddie Murray K		Reserve lists 98 Greg Ellis DE (IR) 61 Kelvin Garmon OG (NF-Inj.) 66 Tony Hutson OG (IR) 88 Michael Irvin WR (IR) 48 Daryl Johnston FB (IR) 63 Mike Kiselak C (IR) 83 Wane McGarity WR (IR) -- James McKnight WR (IR) 32 Beau Morgan RB (IR) 43 Izell Reese FS (IR) 50 Brandon Tolbert LB (IR) 30 Kenny Wheaton FS (IR) Practice squad -- Chris Brymer T Rookies in italics 51 active, 10 inactive, 1 practice squad

Publications[]

The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2

References[]

^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369

External links[]

[1] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369

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