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1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Head Coach : Tom Landry 1971 Home : Texas Stadium, Irving, TX.

1971 Team Roster
26 Herb Adderley DB
23 Margene Adkins WR
19 Lance Alworth WR
66 George Andrie DE
60 Lee Roy Caffey LB
83 Mike Clark K
63 Larry Cole T
89 Mike Ditka TE
52 Dave Edwards LB
62 John Fitzgerald T
45 Richmond Flowers WR
15 Toni Fritsch K
32 Walt Garrison HB
34 Cornell Green AP PB DB
79 Forest Gregg G
77 Bill Gregory DT
43 Cliff Harris DB
22 Bob Hayes WR
35 Calvin Hill HB
54 Chuck Howley AP PB LB
55 Lee Roy Jordan LB
50 D.D. Lewis LB
74 Bob Lilly AP PB DT
72 Tony Liscio T
51 Dave Manders C
14 Craig Morton QB
73 Ralph Neely T
76 John Niland AP PB G
61 Blain Nye G
75 Jethro Pugh DT
30 Dan Reeves HB
20 Mel Renfro  AP PB DB
31 Gloster Richardson WR
88 Reggie Rucker WR
85 Tody Smith DE
12 Roger Staubach AP PB QB
56 Tom Stinic LB
72 Don Talbert DE
33 Duane Thomas LL TDs 13 HB
37 Ike Thomas DB
67 Pat Toomay DE
87 Billy Truax TE
71 Rodney Wallace DT
46 Mark Washington DB
41 Charlie Waters DB
42 Claxton Welch HB
10 Rod Widby AP PB P
36 Joe Williams HB
85 Rayfield Wright AP PB T
*starters - all pro - probowl


1971 Draft

1 Tody Smith DE Stanford
2 Ike Thomas DB Bishop
3 Sam Scarber RB New Mexico
3 Bill Gregory DT Wisconsin
4 Joe Carter TE Grambling
4 Adam Mitchell T Mississippi
5 Ron Kadziel LB Stanford
6 Steve Maier WR N. Arizona
7 Bill Griffin T Catawba
8 Ron Jessie WR Kansas
9 Honor Jackson WR Pacific
10 Rodney Wallace DT New Mexico
11 Ernest Bonwell DT Lane
12 Steve Goepel QB Colgate
13 Jim Ford HB Texas Southern
14 Tyrone Covey DB Utah State
15 Bob Young TE Delaware
16 John Brennan T Boston College
17 John Borner C Memphis State


1971 Schedule
Sept.19 at Buffalo 49-37
Sept. 26 at Philadelphia 42-7
Oct. 3 WASHINGTON 20-16
Oct. 11 NY GIANTS 20-13
Oct. 17 at New Orleans 24-14
Oct. 24 NEW ENGLAND 44-21
Oct. 31 at Chicago 23-19
Nov. 7 at St. Louis 16-13
Nov. 14 PHILADELPHIA 20-7
Nov. 21 at Washington 13-0
Nov. 25 LA RAMS 28-21
Dec. 4 NY JETS 52-10
Dec. 11 at NY Giants 42-14
Dec. 18 ST. LOUIS 31-12
Dec. 25

Division Playoff Game  at Minnesotta

 20-12
Jan. 2 NFC Championship Game SAN FRANCISCO 14-3
Jan. 16    SUPER BOWL VI   MIAMI vs. DALLAS   at New Orleans, LA. 24-3



1971 NFC East Standings
DAL 11 3 0 .786
WAS 9 4 1 .692
PHI 6 7 1 .462
StL 4 9 1 .308
NYG 4 10 0 .286



1971 Team Stats
Passing
  Att Com % Yds Avg TD Int
DAL 361 206 57.1 3037 8.4 22 14
OPP 421 209 49.6 2660 6.3 15 26
  Rushing Scoring
  Att Yds Avg TD Pts PPG
DAL 512 2249 4.4 25 406 29.0
OPP 363 1144 3.2 8 222 15.9
[ LEAGUE LEADER ]


Kicking
  FG PAT Pts

M.Clark

  13/25  47/47 86 

Fritch

 5/8 2/2 17
Dal 18/33 50/50 103
OPP  16/23 24/24   72


Kickoff Returns
  Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Harris  29  823  28.4  77 0
I.Thomas 7 295 42.1 101t 2
Welch 4 105 26.3 39 0
Ditka 3 30 10.0 20 0
D.Thomas 2 64 32.0 33 0
Waters 1 18 18.0 18 0
Lewis 1 15 15.0 15 0
Hayes 1 14 14.0 14 0
Williams 1 12 12.0 12 0
Green 1 0 0.0 0 0
DAL  50  1376  27.5 101 2
OPP 70 1681 24.0 52t 0


Punting
  Att Yds Avg TB in20 Lg Bl Net
Widby 56 2329 41.6 7 17 59 1 35.0
OPP 65 2697 41.5 5 17 58 1 36.1




Passing
  Att Comp % Yds Avg TD Int Rtg
Staubach  211  126 59.7   1882 8.91   15 4  104.8
Morton 143 78 54.5 1131 7.91 7 8 73.5
Reeves 5 2 40.0 24 4.80 0 1 15.8
D.Thomas 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Hill 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0.0
DAL  361  206  57.1  3037  8.41  22  14  88.8
OPP 421 209 49.6 2660 6.32 15 26 55.9


Rushing
  Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
D.Thomas 175 793 4.5 56t 11
Hill 106 468 4.4 17 8
Garrison 127 429 3.4 34 1
Staubach 41 343 8.4 31 2
Reeves 17 79 4.6 22 0
Williams 21 67 3.2 16 1
Welch 14 51 3.6 14 1
Hayes 3 18 6.0 11 0
Morton 4 9 2.3 4 1
Ditka 2 2 1.0 11 0
Alworth 2 -10 -5.0 -4 0
DAL  512  2249  4.4  56t  25
OPP 353 1144 3.2 57t 8


Receiving
  Rec Yds Avg Lg TDs
Garrison  40 396   9.9  36 1
Hayes 35 840 24.0 85t 8
Alworth 34 487 14.3 26 2
Ditka 30 360 12.0 29 1
Hill 19 244 12.8 27t 3
Truax 15 232 15.5 25 1
D.Thomas 13 153 11.8 34t 2
Richardson 8 170 21.3 45t 3
Adkins 4 53 13.3 23 0
Williams 3 59 19.7 35 0
Reeves 3 25 8.3 11 0
Rucker 1 19 19.0 19t 1
Welch 1 -1  -1.0 -1 0
DAL  206  3037  14.7  85t  22
OPP  209 2660  12.7  75t 15


Interceptions
  Int Yds Avg Lg TDs
Adderley 6  182 30.3 46 0 
Howley 5 122 24.4 53 0
Renfro 4 11 2.8 7 0
Waters 2 37 18.5 30 0
Jordan 2 34 17.0 23 0
Green 2 16 8.0 12 0
Edwards 2 0 0.0 0 0
Harris 2 0 0.0 0 0
Lewis 1 0 0.0 0 0
DAL 26 402  15.5 53 0
OPP 14 304  21.7 60 1


Punt Returns
  Att FC Yds Avg Lg TDs
Harris  17 8 129   7.6 35  0
Waters 9 5 109 12.1 42 0
Adkins 4 0 5 1.3 10 0
Hayes 1 0 5 0.2 5 0
Renfro 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
DAL  31  14  248  8.0  42 0
OPP  26 15  231 8.9   43 0