2011 Dallas Cowboys season
52nd season in franchise history
The 2011 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 52nd in the National Football League (NFL), their third playing home games at Cowboys Stadium and their first full season under head coach Jason Garrett. The team improved on their 6–10 record from 2010, but missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season due to their week 17 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants.
Offseason
Players added
Players lost
2011 draft class
Notes
^[a] The Cowboys forfeited its original seventh-round selection after selecting defensive tackle Josh Brent in the 2010 supplemental draft.
The Cowboys later acquired a new seventh-round selection in a trade that sent wide receiver Patrick Crayton to the San Diego Chargers.
Undrafted free agents
Staff
Rosters
Opening preseason roster
Week one roster
Final roster
Schedule
Preseason
The Cowboys' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: at New York Jets
Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions
With their second loss to the Lions at home in five years, the Cowboys fell to 2–2.
Week 6: at New England Patriots
The Cowboys' blue uniforms returned after a 1-year hiatus, and they blew a 3-point fourth quarter lead, and lost to the 2011 AFC champion New England Patriots.
Week 7: vs.
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