The 1984 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 25th in the National Football League. The Cowboys finished the season with a record of nine wins and seven losses, and missed the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. A division record of 3–5 caused them to finish fourth in the NFC East, despite equaling the overall records of the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Tom Landry | ||||||
| General manager | Tex Schramm | ||||||
| Owner | Bum Bright | ||||||
| Home field | Texas Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 9–7 | ||||||
| Division place | 4th in NFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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