1970 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (10-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1970 Dallas Cowboys RosterTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (10-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1970 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Cowboys ran up 299 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 221. Duane Thomas carried the ball for a team-best 803 yards for Dallas.
Craig Morton threw for 1,819 yards. Bob Hayes hauled in 34 passes for 889 yards. Lance Rentzel provided receiving help, too.
The larcenous defense created 39 turnovers. Charlie Waters intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1970 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Super Bowl.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Craig Morton | 207 | 102 | 49.3 | 1819 | 8.8 | 15 | 7.2 | 7 | 3.4 | 89 | 20 | 166 | 89.8 | Roger Staubach | 82 | 44 | 53.7 | 542 | 6.6 | 2 | 2.4 | 8 | 9.8 | 43 | 19 | 130 | 42.9 | Lance Rentzel | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 58 | 58.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 | Dan Reeves | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | Calvin Hill | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 297 | 149 | 50.2 | 2445 | 8.2 | 18 | 6.1 | 16 | 5.4 | 89 | 39 | 296 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Duane Thomas | 151 | 803 | 5.3 | 47 | 5 | Calvin Hill | 153 | 577 | 3.8 | 20 | 4 | Walt Garrison | 126 | 507 | 4.0 | 18 | 3 | Roger Staubach | 27 | 221 | 8.2 | 25 | 0 | Dan Reeves | 35 | 84 | 2.4 | 8 | 2 | Craig Morton | 16 | 37 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 | Bob Hayes | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 1 | Pettis Norman | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 22 | 0 | Claxton Welch | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 1 | Lance Rentzel | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Dennis Homan | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 522 | 2300 | 4.4 | 47 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bob Hayes | 34 | 889 | 26.1 | 89 | 10 | Lance Rentzel | 28 | 556 | 19.9 | 86 | 5 | Walt Garrison | 21 | 205 | 9.8 | 36 | 2 | Calvin Hill | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 | Dan Reeves | 12 | 140 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 | Duane Thomas | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 17 | 0 | Reggie Rucker | 9 | 200 | 22.2 | 52 | 1 | Mike Ditka | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 26 | 0 | Dennis Homan | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 43 | 0 | Pettis Norman | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 | Steve Kiner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
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| Totals | 149 | 2445 | 16.4 | 89 | 18 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bob Hayes | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 34 | 0 | Mel Renfro | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 29 | 0 | Margene Adkins | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
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| Totals | 32 | 237 | 7.4 | 34 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Duane Thomas | 19 | 416 | 21.9 | 33 | 0 | Mark Washington | 5 | 242 | 48.4 | 100 | 1 | Margene Adkins | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 | Steve Kiner | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 | Cliff Harris | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | Charlie Waters | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Richmond Flowers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Totals | 37 | 888 | 24.0 | 100 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Charlie Waters | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 | Mel Renfro | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | Herb Adderley | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 30 | 0 | Cliff Harris | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 60 | 0 | Chuck Howley | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | Dave Edwards | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | Cornell Green | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 | Steve Kiner | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | Thomas Stincic | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Mark Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Jethro Pugh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 24 | 307 | 12.8 | 60 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Chuck Howley | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | Cliff Harris | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | Mel Renfro | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Hayes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Blaine Nye | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | George Andrie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pettis Norman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D.D. Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Waters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richmond Flowers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duane Thomas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cornell Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mark Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron East | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Manders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Liscio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Craig Morton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lance Rentzel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roger Staubach | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lee Roy Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Reeves | 4 | 0 | -20 | 0 | 0 | Calvin Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Walt Garrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Margene Adkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Mike Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 89 | Bob Hayes | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | Walt Garrison | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Duane Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Lance Rentzel | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Calvin Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Dan Reeves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Mark Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Claxton Welch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Reggie Rucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
