List of 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 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. The team has earned the most postseason appearances (30, which includes another league record of 55 postseason games, winning 33 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). The Cowboys have played for 10 NFL Championships and have won five, all five being Super Bowls.

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 – when the Cowboys played in the postseason 18 times. During this period, they played in two NFL Championships and five Super Bowls, winning two of them, winnining a total of 20 playoff games. The second period of success was between – when the Cowboys captured five straight NFC East Division titles and won three Super Bowls going 11-2 in the postseason.

The Cowboys have also experienced failure in their history. The most notable period of failure was from their 1960 inaugural season to, during which the Cowboys did not have a single postseason appearance. 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.