Regular Season Week 1: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
September 06, 1981 70° Texas Stadium
Attendance: 68,041 (91%)
Washington Redskins 0 10 0 3 - 13
Dallas Cowboys 0 3 10 10 - 23
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Washington Redskins: 4-10-DAL 19 (10:53) 9-Timothy McCasland 36 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 0 WAS 3
(Qtr 2) Dallas Cowboys: 4-1-WAS 7 (3:00) 4-Brandon Gulick 25 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 3 WAS 3
(Qtr 2) Washington Redskins: 2-5-DAL 26 (2:00) 5-Edward Chapman pass complete to 88-Jack Allen for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Timothy McCasland. DAL 3 WAS 10
(Qtr 3) Dallas Cowboys: 4-6-WAS 28 (8:44) 4-Brandon Gulick 47 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 6 WAS 10
(Qtr 3) Dallas Cowboys: 2-3-WAS 6 (3:01) 5-Jonathan Robinson pass complete to 85-David Blansett for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Brandon Gulick. DAL 13 WAS 10
(Qtr 4) Washington Redskins: 4-10-DAL 13 (9:58) 9-Timothy McCasland 30 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 13 WAS 13
(Qtr 4) Dallas Cowboys: 2-9-WAS 19 (2:10) 5-Jonathan Robinson pass complete to 89-Robert Cork for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Brandon Gulick. DAL 20 WAS 13
(Qtr 4) Dallas Cowboys: 4-5-WAS 32 (0:30) 4-Brandon Gulick 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 23 WAS 13
Team Statistics
Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins
First Downs 10 13
- Rushing 5 2
- Passing 4 10
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 222 268
- Offensive Plays 58 65
- Yards Per Play 3.83 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 81 6
- Rushing Attempts 19 21
- Yards Per Rush 4.26 0.29
Net Passing Yards 141 262
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 20 / 2 41 / 30 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 160 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 19 3 / 28
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.62 5.95
- Yards Per Completion 8.00 9.67
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 14 2 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 11.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 2 / 2
Penalties/Yards 4 / 35 3 / 21
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 59
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 2 2 / 19
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 24
Time of Possession 25:15 34:43
Drive Charts
Dallas Cowboys
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:15 0:04 OPP 32 1 0 Interception
1 9:33 1:24 OWN 34 3 4 Punt
1 2:35 2:08 OWN 33 3 -9 Punt
2 10:50 0:18 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 8:22 0:52 OWN 47 3 10 Punt
2 6:13 3:16 OPP 35 5 29 Field Goal
2 1:56 1:20 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 15:00 6:20 OWN 25 11 47 Field Goal
3 5:43 2:45 OWN 44 7 56 Touchdown
3 0:22 1:12 OWN 44 6 17 Missed FG
4 9:55 1:19 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 6:22 2:43 OPP 48 5 27 Interception
4 2:55 0:49 OPP 20 2 20 Touchdown
4 1:11 0:45 OPP 37 3 5 Field Goal
Washington Redskins
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:45 OWN 15 3 6 Punt
1 13:11 3:38 OWN 25 7 47 Missed FG
1 8:08 5:33 OWN 18 8 29 Punt
1 0:27 4:37 OWN 26 8 55 Field Goal
2 10:32 2:09 OWN 27 3 -5 Punt
2 7:30 1:17 OWN 5 3 1 Punt
2 2:57 1:01 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
2 0:36 0:36 OWN 24 1 -4 Half
3 8:40 2:57 OWN 28 4 15 Punt
3 2:58 2:36 OWN 25 4 14 Punt
4 14:09 4:15 OWN 47 9 41 Field Goal
4 8:36 2:14 OWN 20 4 13 Punt
4 3:39 0:44 OWN 22 2 -4 Interception
4 2:06 0:55 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
4 0:26 0:26 OWN 25 2 4 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#41 Daniel Olvera 8 39 4.88 13 2 0
#26 Donald Buck 9 37 4.11 13 2 0
#22 Gustavo Williams 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
#89 Robert Cork 1 -5 -5.00 -5 0 0
Washington Redskins
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 William Springer 12 15 1.25 11 1 0
#11 Mark Sprankle 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
#29 Francisco Holley 8 -12 -1.50 3 0 0
Passing Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Jonathan Robinson 37 20 160 2 / 19 2 19 2 60.64
Washington Redskins
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#11 Edward Chapman 41 30 290 3 / 28 1 44 1 90.50
Receiving Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Robert Cork 6 45 7.50 19 1
#14 Albert Nelson 4 25 6.25 7 0
#84 John Robinson 2 19 9.50 10 0
#26 Donald Buck 1 16 16.00 16 0
#83 George Hanna 1 14 14.00 14 0
#18 James Chapin 1 12 12.00 12 0
#41 Daniel Olvera 1 11 11.00 11 0
#86 Jose Owens 1 10 10.00 10 0
#86 David Blansett 1 6 6.00 6 1
#22 Gustavo Williams 2 2 1.00 3 0
Washington Redskins
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Jack Allen 6 140 23.33 44 1
#81 Russell Altieri 6 45 7.50 11 0
#16 Michael Abbott 3 31 10.33 12 0
#11 Mark Sprankle 3 29 9.67 23 0
#31 William Springer 7 24 3.43 10 0
#29 Francisco Holley 4 14 3.50 8 0
#64 Evan Jones 1 7 7.00 7 0
Blocking Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Richard Ellis 43 28 1 1
#63 Robert Lieu 39 21 1 1
#70 Willie Bledsoe 47 20 0 3
#61 Archie Chitwood 51 26 0 2
#69 Arthur Rivera 48 25 0 3
#22 Gustavo Williams 13 6 0 0
#86 Jose Owens 8 23 0 0
#86 Robert Moss 3 8 0 0
#21 Jacob Bowden 7 6 0 0
#83 George Hanna 6 10 0 1
#86 David Blansett 12 6 0 0
#57 Wayne Anderson 12 4 0 0
#84 John Robinson 0 15 0 0
#89 Robert Cork 1 14 0 2
#68 Arthur Miller 1 0 0 0
#14 Albert Nelson 0 15 0 0
#26 Donald Buck 0 3 0 0
#96 Joe Maldonado 0 1 0 0
#43 David Harmon 0 1 0 0
#95 Thomas Resendez 0 1 0 0
#41 Frederick Diaz 0 1 0 1
#43 Robert Malcolm 0 1 0 0
Washington Redskins
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Matthew Collier 45 26 2 6
#64 Evan Jones 36 33 1 3
#99 Todd Mann 8 3 0 0
#46 Gordon Padilla 0 3 0 0
#54 James Coker 0 3 0 0
#71 Scott Emerson 0 3 0 0
#45 Robert Carrasco 0 3 0 1
#52 Richard Martinez 0 3 0 0
#65 Ernest Figueiredo 0 2 0 0
#28 James Wolfe 0 2 0 0
#60 Dick Crain 24 15 0 1
#63 Michael Michael 47 24 0 2
#79 Marvin Dewitt 56 30 0 1
#87 Brian Cochran 41 20 0 3
#29 Francisco Holley 31 16 0 1
#86 Robert Velarde 31 13 0 0
#81 Russell Altieri 2 6 0 0
#16 Jack Allen 2 11 0 0
#11 Mark Sprankle 0 9 0 0
#25 Michael Riddle 2 4 0 0
#31 William Springer 4 7 0 2
#54 Frederick Davis 0 1 0 0
#81 Theodore Cummings 1 2 0 1
#16 Michael Abbott 1 1 0 0
#37 Michael Mason 0 1 0 0
#96 Raymond Hudson 0 1 0 0
#64 William Williams 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#58 Glenn Wolfe 1 2 2.00 0
Washington Redskins
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#27 Ray Davis 1 18 18.00 0
#37 Michael Mason 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Washington Redskins
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Dallas Cowboys
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Kenneth Boisvert 6 279 46.50 46.50 50 3
Washington Redskins
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Timothy McCasland 8 129 16.13 19.75 31 0
Kicking
Dallas Cowboys
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Brandon Gulick 3 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 2 50 2 / 2
Washington Redskins
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Timothy McCasland 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 36 1 / 1
Punt Return
Dallas Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Washington Redskins
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Dallas Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Washington Redskins
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Mark Sprankle 2 59 29.5 0
Defensive Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Tackles Sacks
#41 Frederick Diaz 9 0
#43 David Harmon 7 0
#43 Robert Malcolm 4 0
#94 Kirby Howerton 4 0
#96 Joe Maldonado 4 0
#98 John Mixon 4 1
#32 Patrick Clark 3 0
#58 Glenn Wolfe 3 0
#94 Louis Reyes 3 0
#95 Thomas Resendez 3 2
#89 Robert Cork 2 0
#79 Samuel Edmunds 2 0
#55 Jon Dietrich 2 0
#35 Floyd Gunter 2 0
#40 Hector Bradt 1 0
#86 David Blansett 1 0
#47 Anthony Gurley 1 0
#63 Robert Lieu 1 0
Washington Redskins
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Richard Martinez 6 0
#28 James Wolfe 5 0
#46 Gordon Padilla 5 0
#37 Michael Mason 4 0
#25 Michael Riddle 4 0
#71 Scott Emerson 3 0
#65 Ernest Figueiredo 2 0
#27 Ray Davis 2 0
#96 Raymond Hudson 2 1
#99 Todd Mann 2 0
#54 James Coker 1 1
#92 Otto Partain 1 0
#49 Larry Loney 1 0
#42 Michael Brookes 1 0
#11 Mark Sprankle 1 0