▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs . ▁The ▁Tex ans ▁would ▁lose ▁the ▁following ▁week ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁champion , ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Drive . ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Young ▁left ▁the ▁Tex ans ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁the ▁line back ers ▁coach ▁with ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos . ▁K ram er ▁h ired ▁former ▁Drive ▁and ▁Fire bird s ▁assistant , ▁Jerry ▁Tr ice ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁team ' s ▁new ▁head ▁coach . ▁The ▁Tex ans ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁ 3 – 9 , ▁but ▁still ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁play offs , ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁In ▁October , ▁the ▁Tex ans ▁were ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁A FL ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁meet in ▁financial ▁requirements . ▁ ▁Future ▁of ▁A FL ▁in ▁Dallas ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Jerry ▁Jones ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁expansion ▁franch ise ▁in ▁Dallas . ▁Jones ▁was ▁considering ▁using ▁the ▁nick name ▁" Tex ans " ▁but ▁ultimately ▁choose ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Des per ados , ▁playing ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁( but ▁now ▁also ▁def unct ) ▁Dallas ▁V ig il antes ▁franch ise ▁was ▁an ▁expansion ▁team ▁un related ▁to ▁either ▁the ▁Tex ans ▁or ▁Des per ados . ▁ ▁Season - by - season ▁results ▁ ▁| - ▁| 1 9 9 0 ▁|| ▁ 6 ▁|| ▁ 2