- 1971 Dallas Cowboys season
The 1971 Dallas Cowboys season was their 12th in the NFL. The club led the NFL with 406 points scored. Their defense allowed 222 points. For the sixth consecutive seasons, the Cowboys had a first place finish. The Cowboys made it to their second consecutive Super Bowl and beat the Miami Dolphins to capture their first Super Bowl Championship. They were the first team from the NFC East Division to win the Super Bowl.
Infobox NFL_season
team = Dallas Cowboys
year = 1971
record = 11-3
division_place = 1st inNFC East
coach =Tom Landry
stadium = Cotton Bowl andTexas Stadium
playoffs = WonSuper Bowl VI (Dolphins)NFL Draft
Postseason
NFC Divisional Playoff
* Dallas Cowboys 20, Minnesota Vikings 12Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cowboys
R1=3
R2=3
R3=14
R4=0
RT=20
Home=Vikings
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=9
HT=12"at
Metropolitan Stadium ,Bloomington, Minnesota "*TV: CBS, 1PM EST
*Referee:
Norm Schachter NFC Championship Game
* Dallas Cowboys 14, San Francisco 49ers 3Linescore Amfootball
Road=49ers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=3
R4=0
RT=3
Home=Cowboys
H1=0
H2=7
H3=0
H4=7
HT=14"at
Texas Stadium ,Irving, Texas "*TV: CBS
*Referee: Tommy Bell
uper Bowl VI
coring summary
*DAL - FG: Mike Clark 9 yards 3-0 DAL
*DAL - TD: Lance Alworth 7 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) 10-0 DAL
*MIA - FG: Garo Yepremian 31 yards 10-3 DAL
*DAL - TD: Duane Thomas 3 yard run (Mike Clark kick) 17-3 DAL
*DAL - TD: Mike Ditka 7 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) 24-3 DALAwards and Records
* Led NFC, Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed, 1,144 yards
* Led NFL, 401 Points Scored
* Led NFL, 5,035 Total Yards Gained
*Herb Adderley , Three Interceptions in One Game, Club Record
*Roger Staubach , MVP, Super Bowl VI
*Roger Staubach , NFL Passing Leader
*Roger Staubach , Led NFL, 2,786 pass yards
*Roger Staubach ,Bert Bell Award
* Roger Staubach, NFC Pro Bowl
* Roger Staubach, All-Pro Quarterback
* Duane Thomas, NBFL Touchdown Leader (13 - 11 Rushing, 2 Receiving)References
* http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal1971.htm
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