1999 Dallas Cowboys season

1999 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Chan Gailey
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) 27–10

The 1999 Dallas Cowboys season was their 40th in the NFL. Their season ended with a loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the Wilcard round. It was the final season that the Cowboys appeared in the playoffs during the 1990s and for the next three seasons, they would fall out of contention. They would appear in the playoffs in 2003.

This season was Michael Irvin's final season as a neck injury that he suffered in Week 3 at Philadelphia, in which he received a standing ovation from Eagles fans, forced him to retire early.

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. After trailing by three touchdowns in the second half, free agent acquisition Rocket 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-4 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, 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 "Moose" 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 4 games in which their defense only yielded 13 points in each contest.

Dallas didn't return to the playoffs until 2003.

Schedule

Week	Date	TV time	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1999	FOX 1:00 et	at Washington Redskins	W 41–35	79,237
2	September 20, 1999	ABC 9:00 ET	Atlanta Falcons	W 24–7	63,663
3	Bye
4	October 3, 1999	FOX 1:00 et	Arizona Cardinals	W 35–7	64,169
5	October 10, 1999	FOX 1:00 et	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–10	66,669
6	October 18, 1999	ABC 9:00 et	at New York Giants	L 13–10	78,204
7	October 24, 1999	FOX 1:00 et	Washington Redskins	W 38–20	64,377
8	October 31, 1999	FOX 4:00 et	at Indianapolis Colts	L 34–24	56,860
9	November 8, 1999	ABC 9:00 et	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–17	64,111
10	November 14, 1999	FOX 4:00 et	Green Bay Packers	W 27–13	64,634
11	November 21, 1999	FOX 4:00 et	at Arizona Cardinals	L 13–9	72,015
12	November 25, 1999	CBS 4:00 et	Miami Dolphins	W 20–0	64,328
13	December 5, 1999	ESPN 8:30 et	at New England Patriots	L 13–6	58,444
14	December 12, 1999	FOX 1:00 et	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–10	64,086
15	December 19, 1999	CBS 4:00 et	New York Jets	L 22–21	64,271
16	December 24, 1999	FOX 4:00 et	at New Orleans Saints	L 31–24	47,835
17	January 2, 2000	FOX 4:00 et	New York Giants	W 26–18	63,767

Standings

NFC East
	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

Dallas Cowboys 1999 roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

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

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

Reserve Lists

98 Greg Ellis DE (IR)
61 Kelvin Garmon OG (NFI)
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)
43 Izell Reese FS (IR)
30 Kenny Wheaton FS (IR)

Rookies in italics
51 active, 10 inactive

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

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1999 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
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	Tennessee

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