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.
Simple Rating System: Total 9.9, Offense: 8.3, Defense: 1.6, SoS: -3.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tom Landry (11-3-0)
Training Camp: California Lutheran College (Thousand Oaks, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Roger Staubach* | 29 | 2 | 10 | 126 for 211, 1,882 yards, 15 td, 4 int, & 41 rushes for 343 yards and 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 16th / 122nd pick / 1964 Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 129th pick / 1964 |
| RB | Duane Thomas | 24 | 1 | 9 | 175 rushes for 793 yards, 11 td, & 13 catches for 153 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1970 |
| RB | Calvin Hill | 24 | 2 | 5 | 106 rushes for 468 yards, 8 td, & 19 catches for 244 yards and 3 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Walt Garrison | 27 | 5 | 0 | 127 rushes for 429 yards, 1 td, & 40 catches for 396 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 151st pick / 1966 |
| WR | Lance Alworth | 31 | 9 | 11 | 34 catches for 487 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for -10 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 9th pick / 1962 |
| WR | Bob Hayes | 29 | 6 | 0 | 35 catches for 840 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Billy Truax | 28 | 7 | 10 | 15 catches for 232 yards, 1 td | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1964 Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1964 |
| LT | Ralph Neely | 28 | 6 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965 |
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| LT | Tony Liscio | 31 | 8 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | John Niland*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966 Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966 |
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| C | Dave Manders | 30 | 7 | 0 | ||
| RG | Blaine Nye | 25 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1968 | |
| RT | Rayfield Wright*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Larry Cole | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Jethro Pugh | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Bob Lilly*+ | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961 |
| RDE | George Andrie | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 12th / 96th pick / 1962 |
| LLB | Dave Edwards | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Lee Roy Jordan | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Chuck Howley* | 35 | 13 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| LCB | Herb Adderley | 32 | 10 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 2nd / 13th pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Mel Renfro* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964 |
| SS | Cornell Green* | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Cliff Harris | 23 | 1 | 11 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Clark | 31 | 8 | 0 | 13 of 25 field goals & 47 of 47 extra points | |
| P | Ron Widby* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 56 punts for a 41.6 average, 1 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967 |
| PR | Cliff Harris | 23 | 1 | 11 | 17 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Cliff Harris | 23 | 1 | 11 | 29 kick returns for a 28.4 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Herb Adderley | 32 | DB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 6/8/1939 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 2nd / 13th pick / 1961 |
| 23 | Margene Adkins | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Henderson JC | 4/30/1947 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1970 |
| 19 | Lance Alworth | 31 | FL-WR | 12 | 11 | 184 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 8/3/1940 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 9th pick / 1962 |
| 66 | George Andrie | 31 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Marquette | 4/20/1940 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 82nd pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 12th / 96th pick / 1962 |
| 60 | Lee Roy Caffey | 30 | LB | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 6/3/1941 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 25th pick / 1963 Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | 31 | K | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/7/1940 | 8 | |
| 63 | Larry Cole | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Air Force,Houston,Hawaii | 11/15/1946 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 16th / 428th pick / 1968 |
| 89 | Mike Ditka | 32 | TE | 14 | 4 | 228 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 10/18/1939 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1961 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/14/1939 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 25th / 194th pick / 1962 |
| 62 | John Fitzgerald | 23 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 4/16/1948 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1970 |
| 45 | Richmond Flowers | 24 | DB-WR | 5 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/13/1947 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1969 |
| 15 | Toni Fritsch | 26 | K | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-7 | none | 7/10/1945 | Rook | |
| 32 | Walt Garrison | 27 | RB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oklahoma St. | 7/23/1944 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 79th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 151st pick / 1966 |
| 34 | Cornell Green* | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Utah St. | 2/10/1940 | 9 | |
| 79 | Forrest Gregg | 38 | T-G-DT | 6 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | SMU | 10/18/1933 | 15 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 20th pick / 1956 |
| 77 | Bill Gregory | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 12/14/1949 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 77th pick / 1971 |
| 43 | Cliff Harris | 23 | DB | 14 | 11 | 188 | 6-0 | Ouachita Baptist | 11/12/1948 | 1 | |
| 22 | Bob Hayes | 29 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1942 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 88th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 14th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | 24 | RB | 8 | 5 | 227 | 6-4 | Yale | 1/2/1947 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley* | 35 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 6/28/1936 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1958 |
| 55 | Lee Roy Jordan | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Alabama | 4/27/1941 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 2nd / 14th pick / 1963 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 10/16/1945 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 159th pick / 1968 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly*+ | 32 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | TCU | 7/26/1939 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 13th pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1961 |
| 64 | Tony Liscio | 31 | T-G | 5 | 5 | 264 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 7/2/1940 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1963 |
| 51 | Dave Manders | 30 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 2/20/1941 | 7 | |
| 14 | Craig Morton | 28 | QB | 10 | 4 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 75th pick / 1965 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | 28 | T-G | 7 | 7 | 265 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 9/12/1943 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 28th pick / 1965 |
| 76 | John Niland*+ | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/29/1944 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1966 Oakland Raiders / 13th / 116th pick / 1966 |
| 61 | Blaine Nye | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 3/29/1946 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 130th pick / 1968 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | 27 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Elizabeth City St. | 7/3/1944 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 145th pick / 1965 |
| 30 | Dan Reeves | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/19/1944 | 6 | |
| 20 | Mel Renfro* | 30 | DB-RB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 17th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 79th pick / 1964 |
| 31 | Gloster Richardson | 29 | WR-FL | 11 | 3 | 200 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 7/18/1942 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965 |
| 88 | Reggie Rucker | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 9/21/1947 | 1 | |
| 85 | Tody Smith | 23 | DE | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Michigan St.,USC | 12/24/1948 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1971 |
| 12 | Roger Staubach* | 29 | QB | 13 | 10 | 197 | 6-3 | New Mex. Mil. Inst.,Navy | 2/5/1942 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 16th / 122nd pick / 1964 Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 129th pick / 1964 |
| 56 | Thomas Stincic | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Michigan | 11/24/1946 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 68th pick / 1969 |
| 72 | Don Talbert | 32 | T-LB | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 3/1/1939 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 34th / 271st pick / 1962 Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 100th pick / 1961 |
| 33 | Duane Thomas | 24 | RB | 11 | 9 | 220 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 6/21/1947 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 23rd pick / 1970 |
| 37 | Ike Thomas | 24 | DB-WR | 7 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Bishop | 11/4/1947 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 51st pick / 1971 |
| 67 | Pat Toomay | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 5/17/1948 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 153rd pick / 1970 |
| 87 | Billy Truax | 28 | TE | 12 | 10 | 240 | 6-5 | LSU | 7/15/1943 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1964 Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1964 |
| 71 | Rodney Wallace | 22 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | New Mexico | 2/10/1949 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 259th pick / 1971 |
| 46 | Mark Washington | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Morgan St. | 12/28/1947 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 335th pick / 1970 |
| 41 | Charlie Waters | 23 | DB | 14 | 3 | 193 | 6-1 | Clemson | 9/10/1948 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 66th pick / 1970 |
| 42 | Claxton Welch | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Oregon | 7/3/1947 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 230th pick / 1969 |
| 10 | Ron Widby* | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 3/9/1945 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967 |
| 36 | Joe Williams | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 3/30/1947 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 309th pick / 1970 |
| 70 | Rayfield Wright*+ | 26 | T-TE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Fort Valley St. | 8/23/1945 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 182nd pick / 1967 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 14 | 222.7 | 6-2.5 | 4.7 |