1980 Dallas Cowboys season
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The 1980 Dallas Cowboys season was a National Football League campaign in which the Cowboys reached the NFC Championship Game before falling one win short of the Super Bowl.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1980 Dallas Cowboys season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7214554 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1980 Dallas Cowboys season Context triple: [1981 NFC Championship Game, seasonOfTeams, 1980 Dallas Cowboys season]
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Dallas Cowboys Doomsday Defense
The Dallas Cowboys Doomsday Defense was the nickname for the team’s dominant, hard-hitting defensive unit of the late 1960s and 1970s, renowned for its ferocious pass rush and key role in multiple Super Bowl runs.
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B.
1989 NFL season
The 1989 NFL season was the league year culminating in the San Francisco 49ers’ dominant championship run, highlighted by Joe Montana’s MVP performance and a lopsided Super Bowl victory.
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1981 NFL season
The 1981 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the San Francisco 49ers’ first championship, highlighted by Joe Montana’s rise and the iconic NFC Championship “The Catch.”
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NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
The NFL 1980s All-Decade Team is an honorary roster selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame to recognize the most outstanding NFL players at each position during the 1980s.
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E.
1984 NFL season
The 1984 NFL season was the league campaign that culminated in Super Bowl XIX, featuring a dominant year by the San Francisco 49ers and the record-setting play of quarterback Dan Marino.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1980 Dallas Cowboys season Target entity description: The 1980 Dallas Cowboys season was a National Football League campaign in which the Cowboys reached the NFC Championship Game before falling one win short of the Super Bowl.
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A.
Dallas Cowboys Doomsday Defense
The Dallas Cowboys Doomsday Defense was the nickname for the team’s dominant, hard-hitting defensive unit of the late 1960s and 1970s, renowned for its ferocious pass rush and key role in multiple Super Bowl runs.
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B.
1989 NFL season
The 1989 NFL season was the league year culminating in the San Francisco 49ers’ dominant championship run, highlighted by Joe Montana’s MVP performance and a lopsided Super Bowl victory.
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C.
1981 NFL season
The 1981 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the San Francisco 49ers’ first championship, highlighted by Joe Montana’s rise and the iconic NFC Championship “The Catch.”
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D.
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
The NFL 1980s All-Decade Team is an honorary roster selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame to recognize the most outstanding NFL players at each position during the 1980s.
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E.
1984 NFL season
The 1984 NFL season was the league campaign that culminated in Super Bowl XIX, featuring a dominant year by the San Francisco 49ers and the record-setting play of quarterback Dan Marino.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dallas Cowboys season
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NFL season ⓘ |
| conference | NFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveCoordinator | Ernie Stautner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | NFC East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionPlace | 1st in NFC East ⓘ |
| fellOneWinShortOf | Super Bowl XV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchiseSeasonNumber | 21 ⓘ |
| generalManager | Tex Schramm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach | Tom Landry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Irving, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Texas Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| losses | 4 ⓘ |
| madePlayoffs | true ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1981 Dallas Cowboys season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nfcChampionshipOpponent | Philadelphia Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nfcChampionshipResult | loss ⓘ |
| nfcChampionshipVenue | Veterans Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nfcEastTitle | won ⓘ |
| notableCornerback | Everson Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDefensiveEnd | Harvey Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDefensiveTackle | Randy White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLinebacker | Bob Breunig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSafety | Cliff Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTightEnd | Billy Joe DuPree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWideReceiver |
Drew Pearson
NERFINISHED
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Tony Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offensiveCoordinator | Dan Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Clint Murchison Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffAppearanceNumber | 15 ⓘ |
| playoffRoundReached | NFC Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonFormat | NFL playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1979 Dallas Cowboys season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonFinish | NFC East champions ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord | 12–4 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startingQuarterback | Danny White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startingRunningBack | Tony Dorsett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superBowlAppearance | no ⓘ |
| team | Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wins | 12 ⓘ |
| year | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1980 Dallas Cowboys season Description of subject: The 1980 Dallas Cowboys season was a National Football League campaign in which the Cowboys reached the NFC Championship Game before falling one win short of the Super Bowl.
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