Player Profile: Emmitt Smith (1990)
From the Cowboys*96 Media Guide
(July, 1996)
1990: Despite missing training camp and the preseason
in 1990, Smith finished fifth in the NFC and 10th in the NFL
with 937 rushing yards, tops among rookies. In addition his 11
rushing touchdowns led NFL rookies, placed third in the NFC and
fifth in the NFL.
Smith earned his first professional start against the Giants
(9/16) after little more than a week with the club, and the following
week at Washington (9/23), he scored his first NFL touchdown,
Smith's 241 carries broke Dorsett's rookie club record of 208
carries set in 1977, and his three 100-yard rushing games were
the second most ever by a Cowboys' rookie.
A vital part of the Cowboys four-game win streak late in the
season, Smith caught four passes for a career-high 117 yards
against the Rams (11/18) in game one of the streak. Four days
later he scored on a 48-yard scamper on his way to a season-high
132 yards rushing against Washington (11/22).
Facing Phoenix (12/16), Smith rushed for 103 yards and a career-high
four touchdowns to tie the club record for rushing and total
touchdowns in a game. The first rookie halfback to start for
the Cowboys since Ron Springs in the 1979 season opener, Smith
was named NFL Offensive Rookie fo the Year by AP, Football News,
Pro Football Weekly and Pro Set Trading Cards and was a consensus
All-Rookie selection.
He also became the first Cowboys player to participate in the
Pro Bowl since Herschel Walker in 1988.
Emmitt's Seasons: 1995 ... 1994 ... 1993
... 1992 ... 1991
Emmitt in College & Game Starts
Emmitt's Personal Data
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