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Super Bowl VI

January 16, 1972 - Tulane Stadium - New Orleans, LA

Dallas Cowboys (13-3)		Miami Dolphins (12-3-1)

	Dallas -24 Miami -3

Super Bowl VI Quick Stats
Date:	January 16, 1972
Location:	Tulane Stadium - New Orleans, LA
Surface:	Outdoors on turf
Game Weather:	Sunny
Conditions:	Temp: 39 F
Attendance:	81,203
Kickoff Time:	1:35 P.M. Central
Commentary:	Ray Scott and Pat Summerall (CBS)
Officials:	Referee: Jim Tunney (32), Umpire: Joe Connell (57), Line Judge: Art Holst (33), Head Linesman: Al Sabato (10), Back Judge: Ralph Vandenberg (47), Field Judge: Bob Wortman (84)
Pre-Game Show:	Kilgore J.C. Rangerettes, Air Force fly-over
National Anthem:	U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale
Coin Toss:	The Referee
Halftime Show:	"Salute to Louis Armstrong" Ftr: Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt, U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team Producer: Jim Skinner
Winner Share:	$15,000
Loser Share:	$7,500
Ticket Price:	$15 (varying ticket colors depending on level)
Favorite:	Dallas by 6.0 pts.
TV Rating:	44.2, 74 share (CBS)
Most Valuable Player:	Cowboys QB Roger Staubach (12/19, 119 yds, 2 TDs)

* Denotes Division Champion | † Denotes Overtime
1971 NFL Playoffs
AFC Divisional		AFC Conference		NFC Conference		NFC Divisional
Miami* (10-3-1) at Kansas City* (10-3-1)	27 24†	Baltimore (11-4) at Miami (11-3-1)	0 21	San Francisco (10-5) at Dallas (12-3)	3 14	Dallas* (11-3) at Minnesota* (11-3)	20 12
Baltimore (10-4) at Cleveland* (9-5)	20 3					Washington (9-4-1) at San Francisco* (9-5)	20 24

* Denotes Wildcard Team | Tiebreakers: New England finished ahead of N.Y. Jets based on better strength of schedule (.537 to Jets' .510).
1971 NFL Standings
American Football Conference
Eastern Division			Central Division			Western Division
Miami Dolphins Baltimore Colts* New England Patriots New York Jets Buffalo Bills	10-3-1 10-4-0 6-8-0 6-8-0 1-13-0	0.769 0.714 0.429 0.429 0.071	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers Cincinnati Bengals	9-5-0 6-8-0 4-9-1 4-10-0	0.643 0.429 0.308 0.286	Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos	10-3-1 8-4-2 6-8-0 4-9-1	0.769 0.667 0.429 0.308
National Football Conference
Eastern Division			Central Division			Western Division
Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins* Philadelphia Eagles St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants	11-3-0 9-4-1 6-7-1 4-9-1 4-10-0	0.786 0.692 0.462 0.308 0.286	Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers	11-3-0 7-6-1 6-8-0 4-8-2	0.786 0.538 0.429 0.333	San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints	9-5-0 8-5-1 7-6-1 4-8-2	0.643 0.615 0.538 0.333

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Dallas 1971 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (11-3)
Sun	9/19	at Buffalo	W	49-37
Sun	9/26	at Philadelphia	W	42-7
Sun	10/3	Washington	L	16-20
Mon*	10/11	N.Y. Giants	W	20-13
Sun	10/17	at New Orleans	L	14-24
Sun	10/24	New England	W	44-21
Sun	10/31	at Chicago	L	19-23
Sun	11/7	at St. Louis	W	16-13
Sun	11/14	Philadelphia	W	20-7
Sun	11/21	at Washington	W	13-0
Thu	11/25	Los Angeles	W	28-21
Sat	12/4	N.Y. Jets	W	52-10
Sun	12/12	at N.Y. Giants	W	42-14
Sat	12/18	St. Louis	W	31-12
Post Season
Sat	12/25	at Minnesota	W	20-12
Sun	1/2	San Francisco	W	14-3

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Miami 1971 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (10-3-1)
Sun	9/19	at Denver	T	10-10
Sun	9/26	at Buffalo	W	29-14
Sun	10/3	N.Y. Jets	L	10-14
Sun	10/10	at Cincinnati	W	23-13
Sun	10/17	New England	W	41-3
Sun	10/24	at N.Y. Jets	W	30-14
Sun	10/31	at Los Angeles	W	20-14
Sun	11/7	Buffalo	W	34-0
Sun	11/14	Pittsburgh	W	24-21
Sun	11/21	Baltimore	W	17-14
Mon*	11/29	Chicago	W	34-3
Sun	12/5	at New England	L	13-34
Sat*	12/11	at Baltimore	L	3-14
Sun	12/19	Green Bay	W	27-6
Post Season
Sat	12/25	at Kansas City	W	27-24
Sun	1/2	Baltimore	W	21-0

Starting Lineups
DALLAS				MIAMI
OFFENSE		DEFENSE		OFFENSE		DEFENSE
B.Hayes	WR	L.Cole	LE	P.Warfield	WR	J.Riley	LE
T.Liscio	LT	J.Pugh	DT	D.Crusan	LT	M.Fernandez	DT
J.Niland	LG	B.Lilly	DT	B.Kuechenberg	LG	B.Heinz	DT
D.Manders	C	G.Andrie	RE	B.DeMarco	C	B.Stanfill	RE
B.Nye	RG	D.Edwards	LLB	L.Little	RG	D.Swift	LLB
R.Wright	RT	L.Jordan	MLB	N.Evans	RT	N.Buoniconti	MLB
M.Ditka	TE	C.Howley	RLB	M.Fleming	TE	M.Kolen	RLB
L.Alworth	WR	H.Adderley	LCB	H.Twilley	WR	T.Foley	LCB
R.Staubach	QB	M.Renfro	RCB	B.Griese	QB	C.Johnson	RCB
D.Thomas	RB	C.Green	SS	J.Kiick	RB	D.Anderson	SS
W.Garrison	RB	C.Harris	FS	L.Csonka	RB	J.Scott	FS

Substitutions
DALLAS		MIAMI
OFFENSE	DEFENSE	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
B.Truax (TE)	P.Toomay (DL)	K.Noonan (WR)	F.Cornish (DL)
D.Reeves (RB)	T.Smith (DL)	O.Stowe (WR)	V.Den Herder (DL)
C.Hill (RB)	B.Gregory (DL)	J.Mandich (TE)	B.Matheson (LB)
J.Williams (RB)	D.D.Lewis (LB)	E.Morris (RB)	J.Powell (LB)
C.Welch (RB)	T.Stincic (LB)	T.Cole (RB)	L.Mumphord (LB)
J.Fitzgerald (OL)	I.Thomas (DB)	H.Ginn (RB)	B.Petrella (DB)
	C.Waters (DB)	W.Moore (OL)
		J.Langer (OL)
KICKERS		KICKERS
M.Clark (K)	R.Widby (P)	G.Yepremian (K)	L.Seiple (P)
DID NOT PLAY		DID NOT PLAY
C.Morton (QB)	F.Gregg (G)	G.Mira (QB)	J.Richardson (WR)
G.Richardson (WR)

Team Statistics
	DAL	MIA
FIRST DOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Penalty	23 15 8 0	10 3 7 0
3rd DOWN EFF.	6/13-46%	2/9-22%
4th DOWN EFF.	1/1-100%	0/0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS Total Offensive Plays Average Gain	352 69 5.1	185 44 4.2
NET RUSH YARDS Rushing Plays Average Gain	252 48 5.3	80 20 4.0
NET PASS YARDS Pass Att-Comp-INT Tackled-Yds Lost Gross Yards Passing	100 19-12-0 2-19 119	105 23-12-1 1-29 134
PUNTS-Yards Average Dist. Blocked	5-186 37.2 0	5-200 40.0 0
RETURN YARDS-Total Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interception Returns	74 1-[-1] 2-34 1-41	143 1-21 5-122 0-0
PENALTIES-yards	3-15	0-0
TOTAL TURNOVERS Fumbles-Lost Had Intercepted	1 1-1 0	3 2-2 1
TOUCHDOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Returns	3 1 2 0	0 0 0 0
EXTRA POINTS-Made Kicking-Made/Att Blocked	3 3/3 0	0 0/0 0
FIELD GOALS-Made/Att Blocked	1/1 0	1/2 0
SAFETIES	0	0
TOTAL POINTS	24	3
T.O.P.	39:12	20:48

Scoring Summary
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
DALLAS	3	7	7	7	24
MIAMI	0	3	0	0	3

1st Quarter

DAL - M.Clark, 9 yard FG. 11-50, TOP 7:48 (13:37)

2nd Quarter

DAL - L.Alworth, 7 yard pass from R.Staubach. M.Clark kick. 10-76, TOP 5:00 (13:45)
MIA - G.Yepremian, 31 yard FG. 4-44, TOP 1:11 (14:56)

3rd Quarter

DAL - D.Thomas, 3 yard rush. M.Clark kick. 8-71, TOP 5:17 (5:17)

4th Quarter

DAL - M.Ditka, 7 pass from R.Staubach. M.Clark kick. 3-9, TOP 0:53 (3:18)

Cowboys QB Roger Staubach throws a pass. (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)

Individual Statistics

DALLAS COWBOYS

MIAMI DOLPHINS

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
R.Staubach	19	12	63.2	119	0	2	9.9	2/19

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
B.Griese	23	12	52.2	134	1	0	11.2	1/29

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D.Thomas	19	95	5.0	23	1
W.Garrison	14	74	5.3	17	0
C.Hill	7	25	3.6	13	0
R.Staubach	5	18	3.6	5	0
M.Ditka	1	17	17.0	17	0
B.Hayes	1	16	16.0	16	0
D.Reeves	1	7	7.0	7	0
TOTAL	48	252	5.3	23	1

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG
J.Kiick	10	40	4.0	12
L.Csonka	9	40	4.4	9
B.Griese	1	0	0.0	0
TOTAL	20	80	4.0	12

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D.Thomas	3	17	5.7	11	0
L.Alworth	2	28	14.0	21	1
M.Ditka	2	28	14.0	21	1
B.Hayes	2	23	11.5	18	0
W.Garrison	2	11	5.5	7	0
C.Hill	1	12	12.0	12	0
TOTAL	12	119	9.9	21	2

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
P.Warfield	4	39	9.8	23
J.Kiick	3	21	7.0	11
L.Csonka	2	18	9.0	16
M.Fleming	1	27	27.0	27
H.Twilley	1	20	20.0	20
J.Mandich	1	9	9.0	9
TOTAL	12	134	11.2	27

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	IN20	TB
R.Widby	5	186	37.2	47	0	1

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	IN20	TB
L.Seiple	5	200	40.0	45	0	0

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG
B.Hayes	1	1	-1	-1.0	-1
C.Harris	0	2	0	0.0	0
TOTAL	1	3	-1	-1.0	-1

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
J.Scott	1	0	21	21.0	21	0

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
I.Thomas	1	23	23.0	23
C.Waters	1	11	11.0	11
TOTAL	2	34	17.0	23

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
E.Morris	4	90	22.5	37
H.Ginn	1	32	32.0	32
TOTAL	5	122	24.4	37

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
C.Howley	1	41	41.0	41	0

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
TOTAL	0	0	0.0	0	0

FUMBLES

DALLAS	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
C.Howley	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
L.Cole	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
C.Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
MIAMI	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
L.Csonka	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B.Griese	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M.Fernandez	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Defensive Statistics

(Tackles are not an official stat, hence some variation from source to source)

DALLAS COWBOYS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

C.Harris

0.0

L.Jordan

0.0

C.Green

0.0

D.Edwards

0.0

B.Lilly

1.0

29.0

L.Cole

0.0

C.Howley

0.0

H.Adderley

0.0

G.Andrie

0.0

B.Gregory

0.0

D.Lewis

0.0

J.Pugh

0.0

M.Renfro

0.0

I.Thomas

0.0

P.Toomay

0.0

C.Waters

0.0

TOTAL

1.0

29.0

TKL = Tackle
PD = Pass Defense

AST = Assist
FF = Forced Fumble

COM = Combined
FR = Fumble Recovery

INT = Interception
BL = Blocked

MIAMI DOLPHINS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

M.Kolen

0.0

N.Buoniconti

0.0

M.Fernandez

1.0

6.0

D.Anderson

0.0

J.Riley

1.0

13.0

C.Johnson

0.0

T.Foley

0.0

B.Heinz

0.0

J.Scott

0.0

D.Swift

0.0

B.Stanfill

0.0

V.Den Herder

0.0

B.Matheson

0.0

L.Mumphord

0.0

TOTAL

2.0

19.0

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