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List of Dallas Cowboys seasons

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List of Dallas Cowboys seasons

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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 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

Tom Landry sitting at a table ahead of Super Bowl XXXI.
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The order of league championship won by the franchise
Final position in league, division, or conference
The team's winning percentage for the season
Super Bowl champions (1970–present)
Conference champions
Division champions
Wild Card berth
SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachRefsFinishWLTPct2025Totals5764327All-time regular season record (1960–2025)3631All-time postseason record (1960–2025)6124637All-time regular season & postseason record (1960–2025)
1960NFLWestern7th0111Tom Landry
1961NFLEastern6th491
1962NFLEastern5th581
1963NFLEastern5th4100
1964NFLEastern5th581
1965NFLEastern2nd770
1966NFLEastern*1st*1031Lost NFL Championship (Packers) 34–27Tom Landry ()
1967NFLEastern*Capitol^1st^950Won Conference playoffs (Browns) 52–14
Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 21–17
1968NFLEasternCapitol^1st^1220Lost Conference playoffs (at Browns) 31–20
1969NFLEasternCapitol^1st^1121Lost Conference playoffs (Browns) 38–14Calvin Hill ()
1970NFLNFC*East^1st^1040Won Divisional playoffs (Lions) 5–0
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 17–10
Lost Super Bowl V (vs. Colts) 16–13Chuck Howley ()
1971NFLNFC*East^1st^1130Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 20–12
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 14–3
Won Super Bowl VI (1) (vs. Dolphins) 24–3Roger Staubach ()
1972NFLNFCEast2nd§1040Won Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 30–28
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 3–26
1973NFLNFCEast^1st^1040Won Divisional playoffs (Rams) 27–16
Lost NFC Championship (Vikings) 27–10
1974NFLNFCEast3rd860
1975NFLNFC*East2nd§1040Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14
Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 37–7
Lost Super Bowl X (vs. Steelers) 21–17
1976NFLNFCEast^1st^1130Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 14–12
1977NFLNFC*East^1st^1220Won Divisional playoffs (Bears) 37–7
Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 23–6
Won Super Bowl XII (2) (vs. Broncos) 27–10Tony Dorsett ()Harvey Martin (, )Randy White ()
1978NFLNFC*East^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Falcons) 27–20
Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 28–0
Lost Super Bowl XIII (vs. Steelers) 35–31
1979NFLNFCEast^1st^1150Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 21–19
1980NFLNFCEast2nd§1240Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 34–13
Won Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 30–27
Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 20–7
1981NFLNFCEast^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Buccaneers) 38–0
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 28–27
1982NFLNFCNone2nd§630Won First Round playoffs (Buccaneers) 30–17
Won Second Round playoffs (Packers) 37–26
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 31–17
1983NFLNFCEast2nd§1240Lost Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 24–17
1984NFLNFCEast4th970
1985NFLNFCEast^1st^1060Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 20–0
1986NFLNFCEast3rd790
1987NFLNFCEast2nd780
1988NFLNFCEast5th3130
1989NFLNFCEast5th1150Jimmy Johnson
1990NFLNFCEast4th790Jimmy Johnson () Emmitt Smith ()
1991NFLNFCEast2nd§1150Won Wild Card playoffs (at Bears) 17–13
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Lions) 38–6
1992NFLNFC*East^1st^1330Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 34–10
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 30–20
Won Super Bowl XXVII (3) (vs. Bills) 52–17Troy Aikman ()
1993NFLNFC*East^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 27–17
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 38–21
Won Super Bowl XXVIII (4) (vs. Bills) 30–13Emmitt Smith ()
1994NFLNFCEast^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 35–9
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 38–28Barry Switzer
1995NFLNFC*East^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 30–11
Won NFC Championship (Packers) 38–27
Won Super Bowl XXX (5) (vs. Steelers) 27–17Larry Brown ()
1996NFLNFCEast^1st^1060Won Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 40–15
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 26–17
1997NFLNFCEast4th6100
1998NFLNFCEast^1st^1060Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cardinals) 20–7Chan Gailey
1999NFLNFCEast2nd§880Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 27–10
2000NFLNFCEast4th5110Dave Campo
2001NFLNFCEast5th5110
2002NFLNFCEast4th5110
2003NFLNFCEast2nd§1060Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Panthers) 29–10Bill Parcells
2004NFLNFCEast3rd6100
2005NFLNFCEast3rd970
2006NFLNFCEast2nd§970Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 21–20
2007NFLNFCEast^1st^1330Lost Divisional playoffs (Giants) 17–21Greg Ellis ()Wade Phillips
2008NFLNFCEast3rd970
2009NFLNFCEast^1st^1150Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 34–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 34–3
2010NFLNFCEast3rd6100Wade Phillips Jason Garrett
2011NFLNFCEast3rd880Jason Garrett
2012NFLNFCEast3rd880Jason Witten ()
2013NFLNFCEast2nd880
2014NFLNFCEast^1st^1240Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 24–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 26–21DeMarco Murray ()
2015NFLNFCEast4th4120
2016NFLNFCEast^1st^1330Lost Divisional playoffs (Packers) 34–31Jason Garrett () Dak Prescott ()
2017NFLNFCEast2nd970
2018NFLNFCEast^1st^1060Won Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 24–22
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 30–22
2019NFLNFCEast2nd880
2020NFLNFCEast3rd6100Mike McCarthy
2021NFLNFCEast^1st^1250Lost Wild Card playoffs (49ers) 23–17Micah Parsons ()
2022NFLNFCEast2nd§1250Won Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 31–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 19–12Dak Prescott ()
2023NFLNFCEast^1st^1250Lost Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 48–32
2024NFLNFCEast3rd7100
2025NFLNFCEast2nd791.441Brian Schottenheimer

Notes

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