1971 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (11-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1971 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (11-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1971 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
Offensively, the Cowboys topped the league with 406 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense allowed 222 points. Duane Thomas ran for a team-best 793 yards.
Roger Staubach passed for 1,882 yards, and Craig Morton spent time under center, too. Walt Garrison hauled in 40 passes, while Bob Hayes accumulated 840 receiving yards. Mike Ditka and Lance Alworth provided receiving help as well.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 51 turnovers, topping in the league. Herb Adderley intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1971 Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Herb Adderley | LCB | June 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 205 | Michigan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Margene Adkins | WR | April 30, 1947 | 5'10" | 183 | Henderson JC | Fort Worth, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Lance Alworth | WR | August 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 184 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 66 | George Andrie | RDE | April 20, 1940 | 6'6" | 250 | Marquette | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Lee Caffey | LB | June 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 240 | Texas A&M | Thorndale, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | K | November 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Texas A&M | Marshall, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Larry Cole | LDE | November 15, 1946 | 6'5" | 252 | Air Force | Clarkfield, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Mike Ditka | TE | October 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Carnegie, PA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | LLB | December 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 225 | Auburn | Columbia, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | John Fitzgerald | C-G | April 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 255 | Boston Col. | Southbridge, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Richmond Flowers | DB-WR | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Tennessee | Montgomery, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Toni Fritsch | K | July 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 190 | none | Petronell, Austria | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Walt Garrison | FB | July 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Denton, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Cornell Green | SS | February 10, 1940 | 6'3" | 208 | Utah St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Forrest Gregg | T-G-DT | October 18, 1933 | 6'4" | 249 | SMU | Birthright, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | Bill Gregory | DE-DT | December 14, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | Wisconsin | Galveston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Cliff Harris | FS | November 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 188 | Ouachita Baptist | Fayetteville, AR USA | 14 | 11 |
| 22 | Bob Hayes | WR | December 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 227 | Yale | Baltimore, MD USA | 8 | 5 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | RLB | June 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 228 | West Virginia | Wheeling, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Lee Roy Jordan | MLB | April 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 221 | Alabama | Excel, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | LB | October 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi St. | Knoxville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly | RDT | July 26, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Tony Liscio | LT | July 2, 1940 | 6'5" | 264 | Tulsa | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 51 | Dave Manders | C | February 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 10 | 4 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | LT | September 12, 1943 | 6'6" | 265 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 7 | 7 |
| 76 | John Niland | LG | February 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Iowa | Quincy, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Blaine Nye | RG | March 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Ogden, UT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | LDT | July 3, 1944 | 6'6" | 260 | Elizabeth City St. | Windsor, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Dan Reeves | RB | January 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | South Carolina | Rome, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Mel Renfro | RCB | December 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Tody Smith | DE | December 24, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | Michigan St. | Orange, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Roger Staubach | QB | February 5, 1942 | 6'3" | 197 | New Mex. Mil. Inst. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 13 | 10 |
| 56 | Thomas Stincic | LB | November 24, 1946 | 6'4" | 230 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 72 | Don Talbert | T-LB | March 1, 1939 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Louisville, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | Duane Thomas | RB | June 21, 1947 | 6'1" | 220 | West Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
| 37 | Ike Thomas | DB-WR | November 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 193 | Bishop | Newton, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 67 | Pat Toomay | DE | May 17, 1948 | 6'5" | 247 | Vanderbilt | Pomona, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Billy Truax | TE | July 15, 1943 | 6'5" | 240 | LSU | Gulfport, MS USA | 12 | 10 |
| 31 | Gloster Van Richardson | WR | July 18, 1942 | 6'2" | 200 | Jackson St. | Greenville, MS USA | 11 | 3 |
| 71 | Rodney Wallace | T-G | February 10, 1949 | 6'5" | 255 | New Mexico | Pueblo, CO USA | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | Mark Washington | DB | December 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 188 | Morgan St. | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Charlie Waters | DB | September 10, 1948 | 6'1" | 193 | Clemson | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 42 | Claxton Welch | RB | July 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 203 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Ron Widby | P | March 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Joe Williams | RB | March 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 193 | Wyoming | Center, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Rayfield Wright | RT | August 23, 1945 | 6'6" | 255 | Fort Valley St. | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
