Lucas is noted for his winning shot against the Saint Joseph's University team that sent the 2004 Oklahoma State Cowboys to the NCAA Final Four.

However, the final field goal was not an attempt at embarrassment, but at a record – Cowboys coach Barry Switzer wanted to give kicker Chris Boniol a chance to tie the then-NFL record for most field goals in a game ( seven ).

That was an NFL record until Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys broke it in.

The Cowboys are the only NFL team to record 20 straight winning seasons ( 1966 – 85 ), in which they only missed the playoffs twice ( 1974 and 1984 ), an NFL record that remains unchallenged.

Although the Cowboys finished the 1989 season with a 1 – 15 record, their worst in almost 30 years, " The Trade " later allowed Dallas to draft a number of impact players to rebuild the team.

Gailey led the team to two playoff appearances with a 10 – 6 record in 1998 and an NFC East championship, but the Cowboys were defeated in the playoffs by the Arizona Cardinals 20-7 ; after an 8 – 8 season in 1999 ( during which Irvin suffered a career-ending spinal injury in a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles ) ending in another playoff loss ( this time to the Minnesota Vikings 27-10 ), he was fired and became the first Cowboys coach who did not take the team to a Super Bowl.

The Cowboys became the surprise team of the 2003 season, posting a 10 – 6 record and a playoff berth by having the best overall defense in the NFL.

The Cowboys then finished an up-and-down 2006 season with a 9 – 7 record and a playoff appearance, but after a last second loss in the wild-card game against the Seattle Seahawks, Parcells retired and was succeeded by Wade Phillips.

The game was televised on ESPN's Monday Night Football and marked a record 42nd win for the Cowboys on MNF.

Although the Cowboys are tied with the 49ers for the second most Super Bowl victories ( Steelers have 6 ), Dallas actually holds the record, with Pittsburgh, for the most Super Bowl games played ( 8 ) and solely holds the record the most Super Bowl MVPs with 7:

The team started off 2 – 0, defeating the Dallas Cowboys earning the NFL's highest winning percentage on opening days at. 750 with a record of 9 – 3 ), and shutting out the defending champs Pittsburgh Steelers.

In, the Vikings again won the Central Division with a 9 – 5 record and advanced to their 4th NFC Championship Game in 5 years, but were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl Champion Cowboys, 23 – 6, at Texas Stadium.

Over 21. 8 million viewers tuned in to watch the game, beating the previous record for a cable television program set by a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys in 2008 ( 18. 6 million viewers ).

On a cold night in New Jersey, the Giants defeated Dallas Cowboys 31 – 14 in Week 17 to clinch the NFC East and thus their NFL record 31st playoff appearance, breaking their tie with the Cowboys at 30.

The Packers, the defending Super Bowl I champions, posted a 9-4-1 record during the 1967 NFL season before defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 21-17, in the 1967 NFL Championship Game ( also popularly known as the Ice Bowl ).

Meanwhile, the Cowboys were making their first Super Bowl appearance after posting a 10-4 regular season record.

But after head coach Tom Landry settled on Staubach, the Cowboys won their last seven regular season games to finish with an 11 – 3 record.

The Redskins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11-3 regular season record and playoff victories over the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys.

The Vikings were making their second Super Bowl appearance after also finishing the regular season with a 12-2 record, and posting postseason victories over the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys.

While the 1972 team faced no competition that possessed a better record than 8-6 in the regular season, the 1973 team played a much tougher schedule that included games against the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys ( all playoff teams ), plus two games against a resurgent Buffalo Bills squad that featured 2, 000-yard rusher O. J.

The Cowboys, with their offense and " flex " defense, became the first NFC wild-card team to advance to the Super Bowl after posting a 10-4 regular season record and postseason victories over the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams.

Even though the Cowboys finished in second place in the NFC East with a 10-4 record, they qualified for the playoffs as the NFC's wild-card team ( during that time, only one wild card team from each conference entered the playoffs ).

) The Dallas Cowboys called the Cotton Bowl home for 11 years, from the team's formation in 1960 until 1971, when the Cowboys moved to Texas Stadium.

The last Cowboys game with Tom Landry as coach was a win over Washington on December 11, 1988.

The Giants broke their losing streak and regained their position atop the NFC East Division with a tightly contested 37 – 34 victory over the Cowboys on December 11.

The Cowboys secondary was led by 2 future hall of fame cornerbacks Herb Adderley ( 6 interceptions for 182 return yards ) and Mel Renfro ( 4 interceptions for 11 yards ).

After crushing the Detroit Lions on opening day 45 – 0, they recorded 11 consecutive wins before suffering their first loss to the Dallas Cowboys 24 – 21.

The Cowboys first defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 30 – 11.

On December 22, 1996, the Redskins played their final game at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, a victory over the Dallas Cowboys 37 – 10, and finished their tenure at the stadium with a 173 – 102 – 3 record, including 11 – 1 in the playoffs.

* January 17 – The Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 16-13, in Super Bowl V. The game was plagued by a record combined 11 turnovers, and was not decided until Jim O ' Brien kicked a 32-yard field goal with five seconds remaining.

The Cowboys started with difficulties, recording an 0 – 11 – 1 record during their first season, with five or fewer wins in each of their next four.

As a first-round draft pick in the 1961 NFL Draft, and the first draft pick in Dallas Cowboys franchise history, Lilly went on to be All-Pro seven times, and was selected to play in 11 Pro Bowl games.

The attendance to the final game was estimated over 14, 000 fans from which over 11, 000 were Cowboys fans.

The film opened at the third position at the North American box office making $ 11, 039, 214 USD in its opening weekend, behind Space Cowboys and Hollow Man which was on its second consecutive week at the top spot.

Currently, the band has 11 Cowboys and two Leningrad Ladies.

The NFL's Dallas Cowboys called the Cotton Bowl home for 11 years, from the team's formation in 1960 until 1971, when the Cowboys moved to Texas Stadium.

* September 11, 1960 Green Bay 28 Dallas Cowboys 23 ( att: 20, 151 )

Veterans Stadium during the 1980 – 81 NFL playoffs # Conference championships | 1980 NFC Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys, January 11, 1981.

Following three straight 5 – 11 seasons, Dallas Cowboys ' owner Jerry Jones lured Bill Parcells out of retirement and made him the head coach in 2003.

He has performed on Sports Center, at the 2002 NHL All-Star game, 9 / 11 / 11 Jets v. Cowboys Halftime, 2011 Heritage Classic, and 2011 Carrier Classic.

During the Headlines show about 9 / 11, ESPN aired the entrance of Dallas Cowboys defensive back George Teague entering Texas Stadium with the American flag when the NFL resumed play after the attacks ; otherwise, it had to air still photographs whenever the league was mentioned.

He went on to help the Cowboys win their third Super Bowl title in four years in Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he returned a punt for 11 yards and caught a 47-yard reception on offense, setting up Dallas ' first touchdown of the game and a 27 – 17 victory.