ILB · Dallas Cowboys
Dat Nguyen
Age 50 · 180 cm (5'11") · 108 kg · Born Sep 25, 1975 · Texas A&M
NFL career
1999
debut year
2005
last season
7
seasons
#59
jersey
College: Texas A&M
1999 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#85
overall pick
DAL
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 1999 to 2005 · 88 games.
Defense
355solo tackles
6.0sacks
7INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
7 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 30 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 35 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 86 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 78 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 67 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 22 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Games during career · Dallas Cowboys
Most recent results for the franchise while Dat Nguyen was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
10–20 vs Rams
2005-17 · Jan 1, 2006 · REGULAR
W
24–20 @ Panthers
2005-16 · Dec 24, 2005 · REGULAR
L
7–35 @ Commanders
2005-15 · Dec 18, 2005 · REGULAR
W
31–28 vs Chiefs
2005-14 · Dec 11, 2005 · REGULAR
L
10–17 @ Giants
2005-13 · Dec 4, 2005 · REGULAR
L
21–24 vs Broncos
2005-12 · Nov 24, 2005 · REGULAR
W
20–7 vs Lions
2005-11 · Nov 20, 2005 · REGULAR
W
21–20 @ Eagles
2005-10 · Nov 14, 2005 · REGULAR
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
Texas A&M alumni in the NFL
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1999 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#62
#65
#66
#67
#68
#68
#69
#71
#72
Daylon McCutcheon
DB · CLE
#63
#64
Brandon Burlsworth
IND
Doug Brzezinski
G · PHI
#65
Cory Hall
FS · CIN
#66
Rex Tucker
OT · CHI
#67
Chris Watson
DB · DEN
#68
Rich Coady
DB · STL
#68
Rich Coady
C · STL
#69
Steve Heiden
TE · SDG
#70
Jared DeVries
DE · DET
#71
D'Wayne Bates
WR · CHI
#72
Grey Ruegamer
G · MIA
ILB peers of the era
Other ILBs who debuted within five seasons of Dat Nguyen.
David Bowens
Debut 1999 · #96 · Browns
Eric Barton
Debut 1999 · #50 · Browns
Jeff Ulbrich
Debut 2000 · #53 · 49ers
London Fletcher
Debut 1998 · #59 · Commanders
Matt Beck
Debut 2000 · #55 · Rams
Takeo Spikes
Debut 1998 · #51 · Chargers
Derek M. Smith
Debut 1997 · #59 · Dolphins
James Farrior
Debut 1997 · #51 · Steelers
Born on September 25
Harry Schuh
1942 · Green Bay Packers
Mike Fanucci
1949 · Green Bay Packers
Booker Brown
1952 · Los Angeles Chargers
Steve Niehaus
1954 · Minnesota Vikings
Sylvester Croom
1954 · New Orleans Saints
Kim Bokamper
1954 · Miami Dolphins
Larry Braziel
1954 · Cleveland Browns
Larry Anderson
1956 · Indianapolis Colts