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DALLAS COWBOYS ~1971 SUPER BOWL VI ~ CHAMPIONS~American Football~Replica RING ~ size US =11 UK= V1/2Finished in 18k gold plated.Super Bowl VIFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSuper Bowl VIDallas Cowboys
(NFC)Miami 16, 1972StadiumTulane Stadium, New Orleans, LouisianaMVPRoger Staubach,QuarterbackFavoriteCowboysby 6[1][2]RefereeJim TunneyAttendance81,023[3]FutureHall of FamersCowboys:Tom Landry(coach),Herb Adderley,Lance Alworth,Mike Ditka,Forrest Gregg,Bob Hayes,Bob Lilly,Mel Renfro,Roger Staubach,Rayfield Wright.
Dolphins:Don Shula(coach),Nick Buoniconti,Larry Csonka,Bob Griese,Jim Langer,Larry Little,Paul Warfield.CeremoniesNational anthemU.S. Air Force AcademyChoraleCoin tossJim TunneyHalftime show\"Salute toLouis Armstrong\" withElla Fitzgerald,Carol Channing,Al Hirtand theU.S. Marine CorpsDrill TeamTVin the United StatesNetworkCBSAnnouncersRay ScottandPat SummerallNielsen ratings44.2
(est. 56.64 million viewers)[4]Market share74Cost of 30-second commercialUS$86,000< VSuper BowlVII >
Super Bowl VIwas anAmerican footballgame between theNational Football Conference(NFC) championDallas Cowboysand theAmerican Football Conference(AFC) championMiami Dolphinsto decide theNational Football League(NFL) champion for the1971 season. The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins by the score of 24–3, to win their first Super Bowl. The game was played on January 16, 1972, atTulane StadiuminNew Orleans,Louisiana, the second time the Super Bowl was played in that city.
Dallas, in its second Super Bowl appearance, entered the game with a reputation of not being able to win big playoff games such asSuper Bowl Vand the1966and1967 NFL Championship Gamesprior to the 1970AFL-NFL Merger. They posted an 11–3 record during the 1971 regular season before defeating theMinnesota Vikingsand theSan Francisco 49ersin the playoffs. The Dolphins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after building a 10–3–1 regular season record, including eight consecutive wins, and posting postseason victories over theKansas City Chiefsand theBaltimore Colts.
The Cowboys dominated Super Bowl VI, setting Super Bowl records for the most rushing yards (252), the most first downs (23), and the least points allowed (3). They remain the only team ever to prevent their opponent from scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl. The game was close in the first half, with the Cowboys only leading 10–3 at halftime. But Dallas opened the third quarter with a 71-yard, 8-play touchdown drive, and then Dallas linebackerChuck Howley\'s 41-yard interception return in the fourth quarter set up another score. Cowboys quarterbackRoger Staubach, who completed 12 out of 19 passes for 119 yards, threw 2 touchdown passes, and rushed 5 times for 18 yards, and was named the Super Bowl\'sMost Valuable Player.[5]
This would be the last Super Bowl to be blacked out in the TV market in which the game was played. Under the NFL\'s unconditionalblackoutrules at the time, the Super Bowl could not be broadcast locally even if the local team did not advance to the Super Bowl, and it was a sellout. The following year, the league changed their rules to allow games to be broadcast in the local market if sold out 72 hours in advance.
ContentsBackground[edit]The NFL awarded Super Bowl VI to New Orleans on March 23, 1971 at the owners meetings held in Palm Beach, Florida.
Dallas Cowboys[edit]The Cowboys entered the season still having the reputation of \"not being able to win the big games\" and \"next year\'s champion\". TheSuper Bowl Vloss added more fuel to that widely held view. As in the previous season, Dallas had a quarterback controversy as Staubach andCraig Mortonalternated as starting quarterback (in a loss to the Bears in game 7, Morton and Staubach alternatedplays).[6]The Cowboys were 4–3 at the season midpoint, including a 24–14 loss to theNew Orleans Saintsat Tulane Stadium. But after head coachTom Landrysettled on Staubach, the Cowboys won their last seven regular season games to finish with an 11–3 record.
Staubach finished the regular season as the NFL\'s top rated passer (101.8) by throwing for 1,882 yards, 15 touchdowns, and only 4 interceptions. He was also a terrific rusher, gaining 343 yards and 2 touchdowns on 41 carries. Dallas also had an outstanding trio of running backs,Walt Garrison,Duane Thomas, andCalvin Hill, who rushed for a combined total of 1,690 yards and 14 touchdowns during the season. Garrison led the team in receptions during the season (40). (Thomas, upset that the Cowboys would not renegotiate his contract after his excellent rookie year, had stopped talking to the press and to almost everyone on the team). Wide ReceiversBob HayesandLance Alworthalso provided a deep threat, catching a combined total of 69 passes for 1,327 yards and 10 touchdowns. The offensive line, anchored by all-pro tackleRayfield Wright,Pro BowlersJohn NilandandRalph Neely, and futurehall of famerForrest Gregg, was also a primary reason for their success on offense. Neely had broken his leg in November in a dirt-bike accident, and was replaced first by Gregg and then byTony Liscio, who came out of retirement.
The Dallas defense (nicknamed the \"Doomsday Defense\") had given up only one touchdown in the last 14 quarters prior to the Super Bowl.[7]Their defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowl defensive tackleBob Lilly, who excelled at pressuring quarterbacks and breaking up running plays. Dallas also had an outstanding trio of linebackers: Pro BowlerChuck Howley, who recorded 5 interceptions and returned them for 122 yards;Dave Edwards2 interceptions; andLee Roy Jordan, who recorded 2 interceptions. The Cowboys secondary was led by 2 future hall of fame cornerbacksHerb Adderley(6 interceptions for 182 return yards) andMel Renfro(4 interceptions for 11 yards). SafetiesCliff Harrisand Pro BowlerCornell Greenalso combined for 4 interceptions. They were also helped out by weak side linebacker D.D. Lewis.
Miami Dolphins[edit]The Dolphins were based primarily around their league-leading running attack, led by running backsLarry CsonkaandJim Kiick. Csonka rushed for 1,051 yards, averaging over five yards per carry, and scored seven touchdowns. Versatile Jim Kiick rushed for 738 yards and three touchdowns, and was second on the Dolphins in receiving with 40 receptions for 338 yards. They fumbled once (by Kiick) between the two of them during the regular season. But Miami also had a threatening passing game. QuarterbackBob Griese, the AFC\'s leading passer and most valuable player, put up an impressive performance during the season, completing 145 passes for 2,089 yards and 19 touchdowns with only 9 interceptions. Griese\'s major weapon was wide receiverPaul Warfield, who caught 43 passes for 996 yards (a 23.2 yards per catch average) and a league-leading 11 touchdowns. The Dolphins also had an excellent offensive line to open up holes for their running backs and protect Griese on pass plays, led by future Hall of Fame guardLarry Little.
Miami\'s defense was a major reason why the team built a 10–3–1 regular season record, including eight consecutive wins. Future Hall of Fame linebackerNick Buonicontiwas a major force reading and stopping plays, while safetyJake Scottrecorded 7 interceptions.
Playoffs[edit]Before this season, the Dolphins had never won a playoff game in franchise history, but they surprised the entire NFL by advancing to the Super Bowl with wins against the two previous Super Bowl champions.
First Miami defeated the Kansas City Chiefs (winners of Super Bowl IV), 27–24, in the longest game in NFL history with kicker Garo Yepremian\'s game-winning field goal after 22 minutes and 40 seconds of overtime play. Later, Miami shut out the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Colts, 21–0, in the AFC Championship Game, with safety Dick Anderson intercepting 3 passes from Colts quarterbackJohnny Unitasand returning one of them for a 62-yard touchdown.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys marched to the Super Bowl with playoff wins over the Minnesota Vikings, 20–12 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs, and the San Francisco 49ers, 14–3 in the NFC Championship Game, only giving up one touchdown in the two games.
Super Bowl pregame news and notes[edit]Soon after the Dolphins\' win in the AFC Championship Game, Shula received a phone call at his home from PresidentRichard M. Nixonat 1:30 in the morning. Nixon had a play he thought would work, a particular pass to Warfield. (That particular play, which was called late in the first quarter, was broken up byMel Renfro.)
When asked about the Dolphins\' defensive team prior to Super Bowl VI, Landry said that he could not recall any of the players\' names, but they were a big concern to him. Over the years this remark has been regarded as the origin of the nickname \"No-Name Defense\". However, it was Miami defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger who had originally given his squad the nickname after the Dolphins had beaten the Baltimore Colts in the AFC Championship.[8]
According to Tom Landry, the Cowboys were very confident. \"When they talked among themselves they said there was no way they were going to lose that game.\"[9]
On Media Day, Duane Thomas refused to answer any questions and sat silently until his required time was up. Roger Staubach surmises that Duane Thomas would have been named MVP if he had cooperated with the press prior to the game.[6]In the Cowboys\' locker room after the game, flustered CBS reporterTom Brookshierasked Duane Thomas a long-winded question, the gist of which was \"You\'re fast, aren\'t you?\" Thomas, who had shunned the press all season, simply said \"Evidently.\" Thomas became the first player to score touchdowns in back-to-back Super Bowls, having a receiving touchdown inSuper Bowl V.
Dolphins safetyJake Scottentered Super Bowl VI with a broken left hand. He broke his right wrist during the game but never came out. With both hands in casts for three months, he said \"When I go to the bathroom, that\'s when I find out who my real friends are.\"[10]
This game was originally scheduled to be the last to be played in Tulane Stadium. It was hoped theLouisiana Superdomewould be ready in time for the1972 NFL season. However, political wrangling led to a lengthy delay in construction, and groundbreaking did not take place until August 11, 1971, five months before this game. The Superdome was not completed until August 1975, forcingSuper Bowl IXto be moved to Tulane Stadium. That Super Bowl proved to be the final NFL game in the stadium, which was demolished in late 1979.
The temperature at kickoff was a windy 39 degrees Fahrenheit, making this the coldest outdoor Super Bowl to date.
Television and entertainment[edit]The game was broadcast in the United States byCBSwithplay-by-play announcerRay Scottandcolor commentatorPat Summerall. Although Tulane Stadium was sold out for the game, unconditionalblackoutrules in the NFL prohibited the live telecast from being shownin the New Orleans area. This would be the last Super Bowl to be blacked out in the TV market in which the game was played. The following year, the NFL allowedSuper Bowl VIIto be televised live in the host city (Los Angeles) when all tickets were sold. In 1973, the NFL changed its blackout policy to allow any game to be broadcast in the home team\'s market if sold out 72 hours in advance.
The Tyler Junior College Apache Belles drill team performed during the pregame and halftime festivities. Later, theUnited States Air Force AcademyChorale sang the national anthem. This was followed by an eight-planeflyoverwhich featured a plane in themissing man formation.
The halftime show was a \"Salute toLouis Armstrong\" featuringjazzsingerElla Fitzgerald, actress and singerCarol Channing, trumpeterAl Hirtand theU.S. Marine CorpsDrill Team. Armstrong, a New Orleans native, died in July 1971.
Despite being the second Super Bowl after the AFL-NFL merger, Super Bowl VI was the first one to have the NFL logo painted at the 50-yard line. The NFL would do this for all but one Super Bowl after this untilSuper Bowl XXXI.
The night before the game,Joe Fraziersuccessfully defended hisheavyweight boxing championshipwith a fourth-round knockout of Terry Daniels at theRivergate Convention Center, which was approximately one mile south of the construction site for the Superdome on Poydras Street.
Game summary[edit]This sectionneeds additional citations forverification.Please helpimprove this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.(February 2008)According to Roger Staubach,[6]the Cowboys\' game plan was to neutralize the Dolphins\' key offensive and defensive players—Paul Warfield and Nick Buoniconti. Warfield was double-teamed by Green and Renfro. \"They pretty much shut him down,\" wrote Staubach. Since the running game was the key to the Cowboys\' offense, they wanted to take the quick-reacting Buoniconti out of each play. Two linemen, usually Niland and centerDave Manders, were assigned to block Buoniconti. Combined with counterplays and the excellent cutback running of Thomas, this tactic proved very successful.
Miami\'s defense was designed to stop Staubach\'s scrambling. According to Staubach, although his scrambing was shut down this did not work to the Dolphins\' benefit because it opened things up for the other backs.
Miami won the coin toss and elected to receive. Neither team could mount a drive on its first possession. On the first play of the Dolphins\' second possession, Csonka, on his first carry of the game, gained 12 yards on a sweep aided by a big block by Larry Little on Herb Adderley. That would be his longest gain of the day. On the next play, Csonka fumbled a handoff from Griese–his first fumble of the season–and it was recovered by linebackerChuck Howleyat the Cowboys 48-yard line. Runs by Walt Garrison put Dallas within field goal range, but Staubach was sacked by Jim Riley and Bob Heinz for a 12-yard loss. However, Staubach found Bob Hayes open for a pass and then Staubach passed to Duane Thomas for first and goal.On third and goal, Dick Anderson made a great play to keep Duane Thomas out of the end zone. Dallas kickerMike Clarkkicked a 9-yard field goal to give the Cowboys a 3–0 lead.[11]
On the third play of the Dolphins\' next possession at their own 38-yard line, Griese was sacked by Lilly for aSuper Bowlrecord 29-yard loss, which to this day is the longest negative play from scrimmage in Super Bowl history (A picture of Griese being chased by Larry Cole, Bob Lilly and Jethro Pugh is the game\'s most famous photograph). Early in the second quarter, Miami drove to the Cowboys 42-yard line with the aid of a 20-yard reception by receiverHoward Twilley, but the drive stalled and ended with no points after kickerGaro Yepremianmissed a 49-yard field goal attempt.
Later in the period, Dallas drove 76 yards in nine plays, including a 21-yard reception by Alworth andCalvin Hill\'s three carries for 25 yards, and then scored on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Staubach to Alworth to increase their lead, 10–0. Miami started the ensuing drive with just 1:15 left in the half, and quarterbackBob Griesecompleted three consecutive passes, two to receiverPaul Warfieldand one to running backJim Kiick, for 44 total yards to reach the Dallas 24-yard line. On the next play Griese threw to Warfield, who was open at the 2-yard line, but the ball was deflected by Green and bounced off Warfield\'s chest. Miami had to settle for Yepremian\'s 31-yard field goal to cut the Dolphins deficit to 10–3 going into halftime.
But Dallas dominated the second half, preventing any chance of a Miami comeback. Dallas reasoned that Miami would make adjustments to stop the Cowboys\' inside running game which had been so successful in the first half. So the Cowboys decided to run outside. The Cowboys opened the third period with a 71-yard, 8-play drive, which included four runs by Thomas for 37 yards, a reverse by Hayes for 16 yards, and only one pass, scoring on Thomas\' 3-yard sweep to make the score 17–3. This seemed to fire up the Dallas defense, who managed to prevent Miami from getting a single first down in the entire third quarter. The farthest advance Miami had in the third quarter was to its own 42-yard line as Griese and the offense were, said Shula, \"destroyed.\"[9]On an incomplete pass, Jake Scott sacked Roger Staubach on a blitz that shook him up late in the third quarter, but Staubach returned in the fourth quarter. Miami did manage to advance to midfield early in the final period, but Howley ended the drive by intercepting a pass from Griese intended for Kiick in the flat. After returning the ball 41 yards, Howley tripped and fell at the Dolphins 9-yard line with nobody near him. But three plays later, Staubach threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight endMike Ditka, increasing the Dallas lead to 24–3 with twelve minutes left in the game.
Miami began their next possession at their own 23-yard line and mounted only their third sustained drive of the game, reaching the Dallas 16-yard line in six plays. However, Griese fumbled the snap and the ball was recovered by Cowboys left endLarry Coleat the 20-yard line. The Cowboys then mounted an eleven-play drive to the Miami 1-yard line which featured just one pass and a fake field goal attempt on fourth-and-one at the Miami 20-yard line. However, on first-and-goal at the 1-yard line, Hill fumbled while attempting to dive across the goal line, and the ball was recovered at the 4-yard line by Dolphins defensive tackleManny Fernandezwith just under two minutes left. Miami then ran four meaningless plays to end the game.
Wrote Staubach, \"I can say that I don\'t think I ever felt any better as an athlete than how I felt after that game...\"[6]Nick Buoniconti wrote, \"I was knocked senseless...The Cowboys seemed to be moving so much faster than we were....We were overmatched psychologically as well as physically.\"[12]Jim Kiick said, \"Dallas wasn\'t that much better, but football is momentum. We lost it in the first quarter when we fumbled and they scored, and we never got it back.\"[13]Said the Dolphins\' Howard Twilley:
It\'s so hard to figure. We went in confident. We really thought we\'d win and win handily. Something happened, though, during the week. I guess it was that week. The week has its own momentum, like nothing we\'d been in before...[Shula] said we\'d been embarrassed. He said we didn\'t even compete....That\'s the sickest feeling I\'ve ever had.[9]
Said Cornell Green, \"The difference between the Dolphins and Cowboys was that the Dolphins were just happy to be in the game and the Cowboys came to win the game.\".[12]
Griese completed the same amount of passes as Staubach (12), and threw for 15 more yards (134), but threw no touchdown passes and was intercepted once. Csonka and Kiick, were held to just 80 combined rushing yards (40 yards each), no touchdowns, and lost 1 fumble on 19 carries. Warfield was limited to just 4 receptions for 39 yards. Thomas was the top rusher of the game with 19 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 3 passes for 17 yards. Dallas running backWalt Garrisonadded 74 rushing yards and caught 2 passes for 11 yards.
The Dallas Cowboys became the first team to win the Super Bowl after losing it the previous year. The Miami Dolphins would duplicate this feat the following season by winningSuper Bowl VII. This would be the only game the Dolphins would lose in 1972, going undefeated the next season prior to their Super Bowl VII win. To date, Miami holds the unenviable record of least amount of points scored in a Super Bowl, with 3, and the only team not to score a touchdown. No team has been shutout in a Super Bowl.
Box style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: inherit;\">atTulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana- Date: January 16, 1972
- Game time: 1:35 p.m.CST
- Game weather: 39°F (4°C), windy.[14]
Sources:The NFL\'s Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football, (1973), p.153, Macmillan Publishing Co. New York, NY, LCCN 73-3862,NFL.com Super Bowl VI
Statistical comparison[edit]Dallas CowboysMiami DolphinsFirst downs2310First downs rushing153First downs passing87First downs penalty00Third down efficiency7/142/9Fourth down efficiency1/10/0Net yards rushing25280Rushing attempts4820Yards per rush5.34.0Passing – Completions/attempts12/1912/23Times sacked-total yards2–191–29Interceptions thrown01Net yards passing100105Total net yards352185Punt returns-total yards1--11-21Kickoff returns-total yards2-345-122Interceptions-total return yards1–410–0Punts-average yards3–150–0Time of leaders[edit]Cowboys PassingC/ATT1YdsTDINTRoger Staubach12/1911920Cowboys RushingCar2YdsTDLG3Duane Thomas1995123Walt Garrison1474017Calvin Hill725013Roger Staubach51805Mike Ditka117017Bob Hayes116016Dan Reeves1707Cowboys ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Duane Thomas317011Lance Alworth228121Mike Ditka228121Bob Hayes223018Walt Garrison21107Calvin Hill112012Dolphins PassingC/ATT1YdsTDINTBob Griese12/2313401Dolphins RushingCar2YdsTDLG3Larry Csonka940012Jim Kiick104009Bob Griese1000Dolphins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Paul Warfield439023Jim Kiick321011Larry Csonka218016Marv Fleming127027Howard Twilley120020Jim Mandich1909
Starting lineups[edit]
Hall of Fame ‡
MiamiPositionDallasOffensePaul Warfield‡WRBob Hayes‡Doug CrusanLTTony LiscioBob KuechenbergLGJohn NilandBob DeMarcoCDave MandersLarry Little‡RGBlaine NyeNorm EvansRTRayfield Wright‡Marv FlemingTEMike Ditka‡Howard TwilleyWRLance Alworth‡Bob Griese‡QBRoger Staubach‡Larry Csonka‡FBWalt GarrisonJim KiickHBDuane ThomasDefenseJim RileyLELarry ColeManny FernandezLDTJethro PughBob HeinzRDTBob Lilly‡Bill StanfillREGeorge AndrieDoug SwiftLOLBDave EdwardsNick Buoniconti‡MLBLee Roy JordanMike KolenROLBChuck HowleyTim FoleyLCBHerb Adderley‡Curtis JohnsonRCBMel Renfro‡Dick AndersonSSCornell GreenJake ScottFSCliff HarrisOfficials[edit]- Referee:Jim Tunney#32
- Umpire:Joe Connell #57
- Head Linesman:Al Sabato #10
- Line Judge:Art Holst #33
- Field Judge:Bob Wortman #84
- Back Judge:Ralph Vandenberg #47
- Alternate Referee:Bernie Ulman#6
- Alternate Umpire:Tony Sacco #18
Note: A seven-official system was not used until 1978
DALLAS COWBOYS SUPER BOWL 1971 REPLICA Football VI Champions Ring size 11:
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