Dallas Cowboys seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Dallas Cowboys American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Cowboys' franchise from 1960 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The Cowboys franchise was originally founded in 1960 as an expansion team. [cite web | work=Dallas Cowboys' Official Website | url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/history_year.cfm | title=1950 Dallas Cowboys | accessdate=2008-01-12] The team has earned the most postseason appearances (29, which includes another league record of 54 postseason games, winning 32 of them), the longest consecutive streak of winning seasons with 20, the most appearances in the NFC Championship Game (14), and the most Super Bowl appearances (8), two more than any other NFL team. The Cowboys have played for 10 NFL Championships and have won five, all five being Super Bowls.cite web | work=NFLTeamHistory.com | url=http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/dallas_cowboys/championship_history.html | title=Dallas Cowboys' Championship History | accessdate=2008-01-12]

The Cowboys won Super Bowl VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII and XXX. They also played in and lost Super Bowl V, X, and XIII.

The franchise has experienced two major periods of continued success in their history. The first period of success came from 1966–1985 when the Cowboys played in the postseason 18 times.cite web | work=NFLTeamHistory.com | url=http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/dallas_cowboys/championship_history.html | title=Dallas Cowboys Championship History | accessdate=2008-01-28] During this period, they played in two NFL Championships and five Super Bowls, winning two of them. The second period of success was between 1992–1996 when the Cowboys captured five straight NFC East Division titles and won three Super Bowls.

The Cowboys have also experienced failure in their history. The most notable period of failure was from their 1960 inaugural season to 1965, during which the Cowboys did not have a single postseason appearance.cite web | work=CBS Sports | url=http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/DAL | title=Dallas Cowboys History | accessdate=2008-01-27] Their first season they went winless, compiling an 0-11-1 record that is still the worst in franchise history. Also, they did not have a single winning record in this period.

:"For complete team history, see History of the Dallas Cowboys"----

*"Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Italicized numbers mean that the records are subject to change each week due to regular season or postseason games being played."

Official NFL records as of January 12, 2008

* Current Standing

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