Editing Dallas Cowboys (section)

==== Barry Switzer years (1994–1997) ====
Only weeks after Super Bowl XXVIII, however, friction between Johnson and Jones culminated in Johnson stunning the football world by announcing his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monet |first=Jazz |date=November 18, 2022 |title=Jimmy Johnson discusses how Jerry Jones 'hurt' him before his departure from Dallas |url=https://insidethestar.com/?p=161549 |access-date=November 15, 2023 |website=Inside The Star |language=en-US}}</ref> Jones then hired former [[University of Oklahoma]] head coach [[Barry Switzer]] to replace Johnson.<ref name="u140">{{cite web | title=Switzer named Dallas Cowboys coach | website=UPI | date=1994-03-31 | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/03/31/Switzer-named-Dallas-Cowboys-coach/7177765090000/ | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref> The Cowboys finished 12–4 in [[1994 Dallas Cowboys season|1994]].<ref name="i887">{{cite web | title=1994 Dallas Cowboys Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=[[Pro Football Reference]] | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1994.htm | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref> They once again clinched a first-round bye and defeated Green Bay 35–9 in the Divisional Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys - January 8th, 1995 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199501080dal.htm |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> They missed the Super Bowl, however, after losing to the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in the NFC Championship Game, 38–28.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers - January 15th, 1995 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199501150sfo.htm |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>