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 Statistics
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, Dallas topped the league with 406 points. At the same time, the defense allowed 222 points. Duane Thomas ran for a team-best 793 yards for the Cowboys.

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 were targeted regularly as well.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 51 turnovers, topping in the league. Herb Adderley intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

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	12
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	14
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	14
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	14
62	John Fitzgerald	OT	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	11
34	Cornell Green	SS	February 10, 1940	6'3"	208	Utah St.	Oklahoma City, OK USA	14	14
79	Forrest Gregg	OT	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	2
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	13
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	14
55	Lee Roy Jordan	MLB	April 27, 1941	6'1"	221	Alabama	Excel, AL USA	14	14
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	14
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	14
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	14
61	Blaine Nye	RG	March 29, 1946	6'4"	251	Stanford	Ogden, UT USA	14	14
75	Jethro Pugh	LDT	July 3, 1944	6'6"	260	Elizabeth City St.	Windsor, NC USA	12	12
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	14
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	LOT	March 1, 1939	6'5"	255	Texas	Louisville, MS USA	9	2
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	1
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	DT	February 10, 1949	6'5"	255	New Mexico	Pueblo, CO USA	11	0
46	Mark Washington	CB	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	14