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Landry Career Chronology
Date	Highlight
Dec. 27, 1959	Clint Murchison and Bedford Wynne sign New York Giants defensive assistant Tom Landry to a personal services contract with the intent of hiring him as head coach once they are awarded an expansion franchise by the NFL.
Aug. 19, 1960	Cowboys debut in Dallas with a 14-10 preseason loss to the world champion Baltimore Colts.
Sept. 24, 1960	Cowboys lose first regular season game, and Landry's first as a head coach, to Pittsburgh, 35-28.
Dec. 4, 1960	Cowboys end 10-game losing streak with 31-31 tie against New York at Yankee Stadium.
Sept. 17, 1961	Landry's first NFL victory, a 27-24 triumph over Pittsburgh at the Cotton Bowl. The Cowboys score 10 points in the final 56 seconds, including Allen Green's 27-yard field goal on the last play.
Feb. 5, 1964	With one year remaining on his contract, Landry is signed to a 10-year extension.
Jan. 9, 1966	Cowboys fall to Baltimore, 35-3, in their first playoff appearance.
Dec. 18, 1966	Cowboys beat New York, 17-7, to finish 10-3-1 and win first Eastern Conference title.
Jan. 1, 1967	In their first championship game, the Cowboys lose to Green Bay, 34-27.
Dec. 24, 1967	Cowboys win their first playoff game, beating Cleveland, 52-14, in the Eastern Division championship game at Dallas.
Dec. 31, 1967	Green Bay beats Dallas 21-17 at Lambeau Field in the NFL championship remembered as the "Ice Bowl."
Dec. 28, 1969	Cowboys are upset by Cleveland, 38-14, in the Eastern championship game for the second consecutive year.
Jan. 3, 1971	In their 11th year, Cowboys win first NFC title with a 17-10 victory over San Francisco.
Jan. 17, 1971	In their first Super Bowl appearance, Cowboys fall to Baltimore, 16-13.
Jan. 16, 1972	In its second Super Bowl appearance, Dallas beats Miami, 24-3.
Sept. 24, 1973	Landry and the Cowboys win their 100th game, 40-3, over New Orleans at Texas Stadium.
Dec. 28, 1975	Roger Staubach delivers his "Hail Mary" pass to Drew Pearson to advance the Cowboys to the NFC title game.
Jan. 18, 1976	In its third Super Bowl appearance, Dallas falls to Pittsburgh, 21-17, in Miami.
Jan. 15, 1978	In their fourth Super Bowl appearance, the Cowboys beat Denver, 27-10.
Jan. 21, 1979	In the first Super Bowl rematch, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Dallas 35-31.
Jan. 10, 1981	"The Catch" by Dwight Clark gives San Francisco a 28-27 victory over Dallas in the NFC title game.
Dec. 5, 1982	Landry records his 200th regular-season victory, 24-10 in Washington, also giving the Cowboys an NFL-record 17th consecutive winning season.
Dec. 17, 1984	The Cowboys fall to Miami, 28-21, to miss the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.
Dec. 15, 1985	The Cowboys beat the New York Giants, 28-21, to win their 13th division title.
Dec. 21, 1986	A five-game losing streak to close the season gives the Cowboys their first losing record in 20 years.
July 1987	Landry signs a three-year contract to coach through the 1989 season.
Dec. 18, 1988	The Cowboys suffer through their worst year since 1960, ending a 3-13 season with a 23-7 loss to Philadelphia.
Feb. 25, 1988	Jerry Jones buys the Cowboys, flies to Austin to fire Landry and hires Jimmy Johnson as second coach in franchise history.
Feb. 27, 1988	Landry's farewell speech to the team.
Aug. 4, 1990	Landry inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Nov. 7, 1993	Landry becomes the eighth member of the team's Ring of Honor in Texas Stadium at halftime of a game between the Cowboys and the New York Giants.

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