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Roger StaubachDallas Cowboys · #12

Quarterback · 6'3", 197 lb · Cincinnati, Ohio · Age 84

Roger Staubach won the 1963 Heisman Trophy, served in the Navy, then led the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl titles including Super Bowl VI as MVP, led the NFL in passer rating four times, and entered the Hall of Fame in 1985.

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Aug 20, 2026

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Dallas Cowboys · #12 · Quarterback

Roger Staubach

Season avg3,586 pass yds · 27 td · 11 int

Career avg22,700 pass yds · 153 td · 109 int

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Scouting report

Roger Staubach — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B-

Quarterback · Rotation piece · Impact 56

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Passing

C+

Efficiency

C+

Scoring

Passing volume

Elite · offense

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B+

Efficiency

Excellent · offense

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Scoring

Elite · offense

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C-

Accuracy

Average · offense

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Ball security

Average · offense

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Act II

Where Roger Staubach stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

56Impact index

1066Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file4

2× Super Bowl · Super Bowl MVP

Stat explorer

Roger Staubach — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Passing

3,586 YDS

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B+

Efficiency

92.3 RTG

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Scoring

27 TD

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Ball security

11 INT

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The engine

How the model sees Roger Staubach

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 1980 modeled

2700

pass yds

2314–3087

17–24

int

7–13

89.0

rating

83.6–94.3

games

14–16

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 11-season history below.

What moves the pass yds line vs last season

Last season 3586 → projected 2700 pass yds

Baseline (recency-weighted)

-293.0

Age curve

-592.7

Net vs last season-885.7 pass yds

Everything it reads

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11 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 84 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 14 / 15 / 16

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Roger Staubach career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Cmp%	Yds	TD	INT	Rate
1969	6	48.9	421	1	2	69.5
1970	8	53.7	542	2	8	42.9
1971 SB MVP	13	59.7	1,882	15	4	104.8
1972	4	45.0	98	0	2	20.4
1973	14	62.6	2,428	23	15	94.6
1974	14	52.8	2,552	11	15	68.4
1975	13	56.9	2,666	17	16	78.5
1976	14	56.4	2,715	14	11	79.9
1977 SB	14	58.2	2,620	18	9	87.0
1978	15	55.9	3,190	25	16	84.9
1979	16	57.9	3,586	27	11	92.3
Career	131		22,700	153	109

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

88off index

65def index

+19net

66%playoff odds

73roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (88), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 83, pass rush 55, coverage 75.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

56 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Epic

Rank #47 of 2316 in NFL.

Résumé

4 accolades

2× Super Bowl · Super Bowl MVP · 6× Pro Bowl

Act IV

The Ballad of Roger Staubach

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1942-02-05

The beginning

Roger Staubach was a Heisman-winning Navy officer turned Cowboys legend, a scrambling, clutch quarterback nicknamed 'Captain Comeback' who led Dallas to two Super Bowl titles.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 1964, Round 10 (#129 overall) as a Quarterback.

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Won the 1963 Heisman Trophy at Navy and served before turning pro.

Chapter

Led Dallas to victory as MVP of Super Bowl VI after the 1971 season.

Chapter

Threw the original 'Hail Mary' to beat Minnesota in the 1975 playoffs.

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Staubach's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Roger Staubach: A Football Life - World Champions ▶ Roger Staubach: A Football Life - Captain America

Off the court

Measurables

Height: 6'3"
Weight: 197 lb
Draft: 1964, Round 10 (#129 overall)
Born: Cincinnati, Ohio
Age: 84
Jersey: #12

Off the Field

After football Staubach built a highly successful commercial real estate company, later sold for hundreds of millions, and remained a respected civic figure in Dallas. In 2018 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The person

Disciplined, resourceful, and fearless in the clutch, Staubach combined military bearing with improvisational brilliance, earning a reputation as one of the game's great comeback artists.

ClutchEngineered numerous fourth-quarter comebacks, earning the nickname 'Captain Comeback.'

MobilityA dangerous scrambler whose improvisation kept plays alive.

EfficiencyLed the NFL in passer rating four times in a run-oriented era.

Verified profiles & sources

Wikipedia Pro-Football-Reference NFL.com

FAQ

Roger Staubach — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Roger Staubach, answered.

Why did Roger Staubach start his NFL career late?

He fulfilled a service commitment to the U.S. Navy, including a tour in Vietnam, and did not join the Cowboys until he was 27 in 1969.

How many Super Bowls did Roger Staubach win?

He won two Super Bowls with Dallas, earning MVP honors in Super Bowl VI and adding a title in Super Bowl XII.

What was Roger Staubach's nickname?

He was known as 'Captain Comeback' and 'Roger the Dodger' for his late-game rallies and scrambling ability.

Roger Staubach career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.