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1971 Dallas Cowboys

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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

1971 Super Bowl Champions

Scored 406 points (29.0/g), 1st of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 222 points (15.9/g), 7th.
 Differential of 184 points (13.1/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 11.3-2.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.1/g), 2nd.

Coached by Tom Landry (11-3-0)

1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 25 DAL Tody Smith DE 6 1971 1976 0 0 4 34 69 USC
2 51 DAL Ike Thomas DB 4 1971 1975 0 0 0 6 37 Bishop
3 69 DAL Sam Scarber RB 2 1975 1976 0 0 0 4 25 76 304 2 26 164 2 New Mexico
3 77 DAL Bill Gregory DE 10 1971 1980 0 0 3 30 142 Wisconsin
4 80 DAL Joe Carter TE 0 0 0 Grambling State
4 103 DAL Adam Mitchell T 0 0 0 Mississippi
5 129 DAL Ron Kadziel LB 1 1972 1972 0 0 0 1 14 Stanford
6 155 DAL Steve Maier WR 0 0 0 Northern Arizona
7 181 DAL Bill Griffin T 0 0 0 Catawba
8 206 DAL Ron Jessie WR 11 1971 1981 0 1 6 49 138 0 1 0 0 0 19 91 2 265 4278 26 Kansas
9 233 DAL Honor Jackson DB 3 1972 1974 0 0 1 8 32 Pacific
10 259 DAL Rodney Wallace T 3 1971 1973 0 0 0 3 37 New Mexico
11 285 DAL Ernest Bonwell DT 0 0 0 Lane
12 311 DAL Steve Goepel QB 0 0 0 Colgate
13 337 DAL James Ford RB 2 1971 1972 0 0 0 5 14 104 407 2 8 63 0 Texas Southern
14 363 DAL Tyrone Covey DB 0 0 0 Utah State
15 389 DAL Bob Young TE 0 0 0 Delaware
16 415 DAL John Brennan T 0 0 0 Boston College
17 440 DAL John Bomer C 0 0 0 Memphis