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

+ Legend (#) The order of league championship won by the franchise Finish Final position in league, division, or conference Pct The team's winning percentage for the season Super Bowl champions (1970–present) * Conference champions ^ Division champions § Wild Card berth

+ Dallas Cowboys record by seasonSeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachFinish 1960NFLWestern7th0111Tom Landry 1961NFLEastern6th491 1962NFLEastern5th581 1963NFLEastern5th4100 1964NFLEastern5th581 1965NFLEastern2nd770 1966NFLEastern*1st*1031Lost NFL Championship (Packers) 34–27Tom Landry () 1967NFLEastern*Capitol^1st^950Won Conference playoffs (Browns) 52–14Lost 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) 5–0Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 17–10Lost Super Bowl V (vs. Colts) 16–13Chuck Howley () 1971NFLNFC*East^1st^1130Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 20–12Won NFC Championship (49ers) 14–3Won Super Bowl VI (1) (vs. Dolphins) 24–3Roger Staubach () 1972NFLNFCEast2nd§1040Won Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 30–28Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 3–26 1973NFLNFCEast^1st^1040Won Divisional playoffs (Rams) 27–16Lost NFC Championship (Vikings) 27–10 1974NFLNFCEast3rd860 1975NFLNFC*East2nd§1040Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 37–7Lost Super Bowl X (vs. Steelers) 21–17 1976NFLNFCEast^1st^1130Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 14–12 1977NFLNFC*East^1st^1220Won Divisional playoffs (Bears) 37–7Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 23–6Won Super Bowl XII (2) (vs. Broncos) 27–10Tony Dorsett ()Harvey Martin (, )Randy White () 1978NFLNFC*East^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Falcons) 27–20Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 28–0Lost Super Bowl XIII (vs. Steelers) 35–31 1979NFLNFCEast^1st^1150Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 21–19 1980NFLNFCEast2nd§1240Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 34–13Won Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 30–27Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 20–7 1981NFLNFCEast^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Buccaneers) 38–0Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 28–27 1982NFLNFCNone2nd§630Won First Round playoffs (Buccaneers) 30–17Won Second Round playoffs (Packers) 37–26Lost 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) 17–13Lost Divisional playoffs (at Lions) 38–6 1992NFLNFC*East^1st^1330Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 34–10Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 30–20Won Super Bowl XXVII (3) (vs. Bills) 52–17Troy Aikman () 1993NFLNFC*East^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 27–17Won NFC Championship (49ers) 38–21Won Super Bowl XXVIII (4) (vs. Bills) 30–13Emmitt Smith () 1994NFLNFCEast^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 35–9Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 38–28Barry Switzer 1995NFLNFC*East^1st^1240Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 30–11Won NFC Championship (Packers) 38–27Won Super Bowl XXX (5) (vs. Steelers) 27–17Larry Brown () 1996NFLNFCEast^1st^1060Won Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 40–15Lost 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) 21–17Greg Ellis ()Wade Phillips 2008NFLNFCEast3rd970 2009NFLNFCEast^1st^1150Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 34–14Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 34–3 2010NFLNFCEast3rd6100Wade Phillips Jason Garrett 2011NFLNFCEast3rd880 Jason Garrett 2012NFLNFCEast3rd880Jason Witten () 2013NFLNFCEast2nd880 2014NFLNFCEast^1st^1240Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 24–20Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 26–21DeMarco Murray () 2015NFLNFCEast4th4120 2016NFLNFCEast^1st^1330Lost Divisional playoffs (Packers) 34–31Jason Garrett () Dak Prescott () 2017NFLNFCEast2nd970 2018NFLNFCEast^1st^1060 Won Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 24–22Lost 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) 31–14Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 19–12Dak Prescott () 2023NFLNFCEast^1st^1250Lost Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 48–32 2024NFLNFCEast3rd710020252025NFLNFCEast2nd791.441Brian SchottenheimerTotals5764327 All-time regular season record (1960–2025)3631— All-time postseason record (1960–2025)6124637 All-time regular season & postseason record (1960–2025)

See also History of the Dallas Cowboys List of Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks List of Dallas Cowboys head coaches

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