Dallas Cowboys Trivia V

DALLAS COWBOYS TRIVIA V

41) What Dallas Cowboy holds the NFL record for career rushing yards?

HERSCHEL WALKER TONY DORSETT EMMITT SMITH DON PERKINS

On October 27, 2002, Emmitt Smith broke Walter Payton's NFL record for career rushing yards. Payton had retired with 16,726 rushing yards. Smith finished his 15-year career with an amazing 18,355 rushing yards! He also compiled 164 touchdowns, another NFL record.

42) Where did the Cowboys play their home games from 1960-1970?

COTTON BOWL TEXAS STADIUM FARRINGTON FIELD COWBOYS STADIUM

The Cowboys played in the Cotton Bowl for 11 seasons before moving into Texas Stadium in 1971.

43) Who was the first coach to claim a national championship in college football and a Super Bowl victory in the NFL?

JASON GARRETT BARRY SWITZER JIMMY JOHNSON TOM LANDRY

Jimmy Johnson won back-to-back Super Bowls with the 'Boys (1992-93)and the national college title with the Miami Hurricanes (1987).

44) In the 1981 NFC Championship Game, what quarterback engineered an 89-yard touchdown drive, culminating with "The Catch" to keep Dallas out of the Super Bowl?

RANDALL CUNNINGHAM JOE MONTANA JOHN ELWAY PHIL SIMMS

Future Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana led the 49ers to an 89-yard game winning touchdown drive connecting with Dwight Clark in a play known as "The Catch".

45) Against what team did Emmitt Smith become the NFL's all-time leading rusher?

WASHINGTON REDSKINS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS BUFFALO BILLS SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Smith's record-breaking run came on an 11-yard gain against the Seattle Seahawks on October 27, 2002. He broke the record previously held by Walter Payton.

46) Which Cowboy broke another club record in the same game that Emmitt Smith became the NFL's all-time leading rusher?

MICHAEL IRVIN TROY AIKMAN DARREN WOODSON BILLY CUNDIFF

On October 27, 2002, Darren Woodson broke the Cowboys career tackling record, but was overshadowed by Emmitt Smith who set the NFL's career rushing record during the same game.

47) What did Clint Murchison, Jr. give to Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall to keep him from voting against the Dallas Cowboys expansion franchise in 1959?

A LAUNDRY CHAIN A HORSE THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS FIGHT SONG AN OIL WELL

Angry over a business deal, Marshall opposed any franchise for Murchison in Dallas. At the time, NFL expansion needed unanimous approval from team owners, so Marshall's position prevented Murchison from joining the league. Murchison shrewdly purchased the rights to the Redskins fight song "Hail to the Redskins" and refused to let Marshall play it during games. He then offered to give Marshall the rights in exchange for his vote.

48) What player did Jerry Jones lure away from the 49ers prior to the 1995 season?

JERRY RICE KEN NORTON, JR.DEION SANDERS CHARLES HALEY

Prior to the start of 1995 season, Jerry Jones lured All-Pro cornerback Deion Sanders away from San Francisco. With their new shutdown corner, Dallas would go on to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX.

49) Who was the first Cowboys coach who didn't take the team to a Super Bowl?

BARRY SWITZER DAVE CAMPO CHAN GAILEY WADE PHILLIPS

Gailey was fired after just two seasons (1998-99), making him the first Cowboys coach who didn't take the team to a Super Bowl. Jerry Jones would later say that one of his bigger regrets was firing Gailey so quickly.

50) What player suffered a career-ending spinal injury in a 1999?

MICHAEL IRVIN EMMITT SMITH JAY NOVACEK TROY AIKMAN

During the fifth game of the 1999 season, Michael Irvin was tackled at Veterans Stadium by Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Tim Hauck and went head-first into the turf, sustaining a non-life-threatening cervical spinal cord injury that would force him into early retirement. As he was carted off the field on a stretcher, Philadelphia's infamous fans cheered. Irvin later told talk show host Jim Rome that he accepted Eagles fans cheering his injury because he'd been "killing them for 10 years".