• NFL-Record Streak of 20 Consecutive Winning Seasons
• 19 Division Championships
• 8 Trips to the Super Bowl
• 5 Super Bowl Victories

• Dallas is granted an NFL franchise on January 28th.
• Clint Murchison Jr. (majority owner) hired Tex Schramm to be general manager, Gil Brandt as director of player personnel, and Tom Landry as head coach.
• Wide Receiver Jim Doran was the first Dallas Cowboys player to be selected to play in the Pro Bowl.
• Recorded first preseason win with a 14-3 victory over the New York Giants on August 27th.
• Recorded first non-losing game with a 31-31 tie with the New York Giants on December 4th.
• Ended the 1960 season with an 0-11-1 record.

• Dallas is moved into the NFL's Eastern Conference.
• Bob Lilly is selected as the Cowboys first ever NFL Draft choice.
• Picked up first regular-season win in a 27-24 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 17th.
• Don Perkins became the first Dallas Cowboy to rush for 100 yards in a game when he racked up 108 yards against the Minnesota Vikings on September 24th.

• Training Camp moved to Northern Michigan College in Marquette, Michigan
• Became the first team in NFL History with two 100+ yard runs in same game in a 41-19 win over Philadelphia on October 14th. In the fourth quarter, Amos Marsh returned a kickoff 101 yards and Mike Gaechter returned an interception 100 yards.

• Training camp moved to California Lutheran College in Thousand Oaks, California.
• Don Meredith became the first Cowboy to pass for 400 yards in a game when he threw for 460 yards against San Francisco on November 10th.

• Head coach Tom Landry was given a 10-year contract extension.

• Finished 7-7 to record first non-losing season.
• The Cowboys and Packers set a record for fewest passing yards in a game with -11 on October 24th.
• Recorded first sellout crowd (76,251) on November 21st in a 24-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns in the Cotton Bowl.

• First winning season (10-3-1), and Eastern Conference Championship.
• Played in first post-season action in the Playoff Bowl on January 9th. Lost 35-3 to the Baltimore Colts in Miami.
• Texx Schramm named President of the Dallas Cowboys.
• Cowboys' first Thanksgiving Day appearance was a 26-14 win over the Cleveland Browns on November 24th.

• The NFL's move to a divisional format left the Cowboys in the Capitol Division of the Eastern Conference.
• Won their first Capitol Division title.
• On December 23rd, the Cowboys announced plans to build Texas Stadium.
• Recorded first playoff win with a 52-14 win over the Cleveland Browns on December 24th.
• On December 31st, lost NFL Title game 21-17 to Green Bay in game widely known as the "Ice Bowl".

• Recorded first season with double-digit wins.
• Allowed just two rushing touchdowns all year.
• Scored a league high 431 points.

• Broke ground on Texas Stadium on January 25th.
• The last of the original Cowboys (Don Meredith and Don Perkins) retire.
• Recorded fourth-consecutive season leading the league in fewest yards allowed.

• Re-alignment after merger with AFL leaves Dallas in the Eastern Division of the NFC.

• Made first Super Bowl appearnace with a heartbreaking 16-13 loss to the Baltimore Colts in
• Super Bowl V on January 17th.
• The first game at Texas Stadium, a 44-21 win over the Patriots, was played on October 24th.

• Recorded first Super Bowl championship with a 24-3 win over the Miami Dolphins at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
• Calvin Hill becomes first 1000-yard rusher for the Cowboys.

• Recorded 100th victory with a 40-3 win over the New Orleans Saints on September 24th.
• Set an NFL record by qualifying for the playoffs for the eighth-consecutive year.

• Only year during the decade of the 70s that the Cowboys failed to qualify for the playoffs.

• Played first season since 1966 without a Thankgiving day game.
• Bob Lilly named first member of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Fame.

• Lost 21-17 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X on January 18th.
• Don Meredith and Don Perkins added to Ring of Honor.

• Chuck Howley added to Cowboys Ring of Honor.
• Drafted Tony Dorsett, who went on to be NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
• Harvey Martin named NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
• Roger Staubach is the NFC Passing Leader.

• Defeated the Denver Broncos 27-10 in Super Bowl XII on January 15th.
• Scored the most points during the '78 season with 384 and allowed the fewest with only 208.
• Roger Staubach is the NFC Passing Leader.

• Lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII on January 21st.
• Roger Staubach is the NFC Passing Leader.

• Bob Lilly becomes the first Dallas Cowboys player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

• Mel Refro is added to the Cowboys Ring of Honor.

• Recorded 200th regular-season win with a 24-10 victory over the Redskins on December 5th.
• Tony Dorsett lead the NFL in rushing.
• Went through entire strike-shortened season (nine games) without recording a single fair catch.

• Roger Staubach added to Cowboys Ring of Fame.
• Ground broke on new headquarters at Valley Ranch.

• H.R. "Bum" Bright buys the Dallas Cowboys from Clint Murchison Jr.
• Missed playoffs for the first time since 1974.

• Roger Staubach inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• New headquarters at Valley Ranch open on October 27th.
• Texas Stadium becomes the first to have two DiamondVision scoreboards.

• Lost 17-6 to Chicago at Wembly Stadium on August 3rd in London in the first American Bowl.
• Recorded first losing season in 21 years.

• Original owner Clint Murchinson, Jr dies on March 30.

• Tom Landry tied Curly Lambeau's NFL record of 29 consecutive years as head coach of one team.

• On February 25th, Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys from "Bum" Bright.
• Jones replaces head coach Tom Landry with Jimmy Johnson. Tex Schramm resigns as Cowboys general manager.
• Lee Roy Jordan added to Cowboys Ring of Fame.
• Cowboys tie the record of 15 losses in a season and set a new record with 14-consecutive home losses.

• New training facility in Austin, Texas opens on July 18th.
• Tom Landry is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Emmitt Smith is named NFL Rookie of the Year.
• Jimmy Johnson is named NFL Coach of the Year.

• Tex Scramm is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Emmitt Smith leads the NFL in rushing.

• Paul Tagliabue names Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to the NFL's Competition Committee.
• Emmitt Smith leads the league in rushing again.

• On January 31st, Dallas defeated Buffalo 52-17 in Super Bowl XXVII.
• Tom Landry is added to the Cowboys Ring of Fame.
• Emmitt Smith leads the league in rushing for the third year in a row, and is named the NFL's Most Valuable Player.

• On January 30th, Dallas defeated Buffalo, 30-13, in Super Bowl XXVIII.
• Barry Switzer is named the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys on March 30th.
• Tony Dorsett and Randy White added to Cowboys Ring of Fame.

• Emmitt Smith leads the league in rushing.

• Dallas defeats the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17, in Super Bowl XXX on January 28th.
• '96 season results in the Cowboy's fifth-straight NFC Eastern Division title.

• Troy Aikman becomes the Cowboys all-time leading passer.
• Michael Irvin becomes the Cowboys all-time leading receiver.
• Head Coach Barry Switzer resigns under pressure.

• Chan Gailey is hired as head coach of the Cowboys.
• Emmitt Smith becomes the Cowboys all-time leader in rushing yards and the NFL's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns.

• Former head coach Tom Landry passes away after a battle with Leukemia.
• Cowboys all-time leading receiver Michael Irvin suffers a career-ending neck injury.

• Chan Gailey fired at conclusion of '99 season.
• Dave Campo is hired to be the Cowboys new head coach.

• Quarterback Troy Aikman announced his retirement after 12 seasons with the Cowboys.

• Emmitt Smith passes Walter Payton to become the NFL's all-time leading rusher.

• Bill Parcells named head coach of the Cowboys.
• Emmitt Smith was released and signed with the Cardinals.
• Cowboys post 10 wins and return to the playoffs.

2004

• Emmitt Smith announced his retirement as a Cowboys.