1970 Dallas Cowboys season

1970 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Super Bowl V (Baltimore)

The Cowboys playing against the Colts in Super Bowl V

The 1970 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 11th in the National Football League.

The Cowboys scored 299 points and allowed 221 points. For the fifth consecutive season, the Cowboys finished first in their division. In 1970, the club made its debut on Monday Night Football. The Cowboys lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 38–0. The Cowboys made it to their first Super Bowl and lost to the Baltimore Colts.

NFL Draft

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
23	Dallas Cowboys	Duane Thomas	Running Back	West Texas State

Regular season

The Cowboys had to overcome many obstacles during the regular season. Fullback Calvin Hill, the team's second leading rusher with 577 yards and 4 touchdowns, was lost for the year after suffering a leg injury late in the regular season. And wide receiver Bob Hayes was benched by head coach Tom Landry for poor performances on several occasions.

Most significantly, the Cowboys had a quarterback controversy between Craig Morton and Roger Staubach. Morton and Staubach alternated as the starting quarterback during the regular season, but Landry eventually chose Morton to start Super Bowl V because he felt less confident that Staubach would follow his game plan (Landry called all of Morton's plays in Super Bowl V).^[1] Also, Morton had done extremely well in the regular season, throwing for 1,819 yards and 15 touchdowns, with only 7 interceptions, earning him a passer rating of 89.8. In contrast, Staubach, although a noted scrambler and able to salvage broken plays effectively, threw for 542 yards, and only 2 touchdowns compared to 8 interceptions, giving him a 42.9 rating.

Hayes was the main deep threat on the team, catching 34 passes for 889 yards (a 26.1 yards per catch average) and 10 touchdowns, while also rushing 4 times for 34 yards and another touchdown, and adding another 116 yards returning punts. On the other side of the field, wide receiver Lance Rentzel recorded 28 receptions for 556 yards and 5 touchdowns.

However, the main strength on the Cowboys offense was their running game. Rookie running back Duane Thomas rushed 151 times for 803 yards (a 5.1 yards per carry average) and 5 touchdowns, while adding another 416 yards returning kickoffs. Fullback Walt Garrison, who replaced the injured Hill, provided Thomas with excellent blocking and rushed for 507 yards and 3 touchdowns himself. Garrison was also a good receiver out of the backfield, catching 21 passes for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns. Up front, Pro Bowl guard John Niland and future Hall of Famer tackle Rayfield Wright anchored the offensive line.

The Cowboys had their lowest regular season (6–2 vs. Cleveland Browns) and playoff (5–0 vs. Detroit Lions) scoring games in franchise history.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1970-09-20	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–7	Franklin Field	59,728
2	1970-09-27	New York Giants	W 28–10	Cotton Bowl	57,236
3	1970-10-04	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–7	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,780
4	1970-10-11	Atlanta Falcons	W 13–0	Cotton Bowl	53,611
5	1970-10-18	at Minnesota Vikings	L 54–13	Metropolitan Stadium	47,900
6	1970-10-25	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–16	Municipal Stadium	51,158
7	1970-11-01	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	Cotton Bowl	55,736
8	1970-11-08	at New York Giants	L 23–20	Yankee Stadium	62,938
9	1970-11-16	St. Louis Cardinals	L 38–0	Cotton Bowl	69,323
10	1970-11-22	at Washington Redskins	W 45–21	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	50,415
11	1970-11-26	Green Bay Packers	W 16–3	Cotton Bowl	67,182
12	1970-12-06	Washington Redskins	W 34–0	Cotton Bowl	57,936
13	1970-12-12	at Cleveland Browns	W 6–2	Cleveland Stadium	75,458
14	1970-12-20	Houston Oilers	W 52–10	Cotton Bowl	50,504

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	0	7	7	3	17
Eagles	7	0	0	0	7

Date: September 20
Location: Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 67°F • Wind 7
Referee: John McDonough

Scoring summary

1	PHI	Ben Hawkins 10 yard pass from Norm Snead (Mark Moseley kick)	Eagles 7–0

2	DAL	Walt Garrison 1 yard run (Mike Clark kick)	Tie 7–7

3	DAL	Lance Rentzel 31 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)	Cowboys 14–7

4	DAL	Mike Clark 13 yard field goal	Cowboys 17–7

^[2]

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result
Divisional	Dec. 26, 1970	Detroit Lions	W 5–0
Conference	Jan. 3, 1971	at San Francisco 49ers	W 17–10
Super Bowl V	Jan. 17, 1971	Baltimore Colts	L 16–13

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	5–3	7–4	299	221	W5
New York Giants	9	5	0	.643	6–2	6–5	301	270	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	8	5	1	.615	5–3	6–5	325	228	L3
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	3–5	4–7	297	314	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	3	10	1	.231	1–7	1–9–1	241	332	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	3	0	0	2	5

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 69,613
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Frank Gifford

Game information
Scoring DAL – field goal Clark 26 DAL 3–0 DAL – Safety, Andrie tackled Landry in end zone DAL 5–0

NFC Championship Game

Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	3	14	0	17
49ers	3	0	7	0	10

at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco

Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 59,364
Referee: Tommy Bell
TV announcers (CBS): Ray Scott and Pat Summerall

Game information
Scoring SF – field goal Gossett 16 SF 3–0 DAL – field goal Clark 21 3–3 DAL – Thomas 13 run (Clark kick) DAL 10–3 DAL – Garrison 15 pass from Morton (Clark kick) DAL 17–3 SF – Witcher 26 pass from Brodie (Gossett kick)DAL 17–10

Super Bowl V

Dallas Cowboys 13, Baltimore Colts 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts (AFC)	0	6	0	10	16
Cowboys (NFC)	3	10	0	0	13

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Date: January 17, 1971
Game attendance: 79,204
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Kyle Rote

Game information
Scoring DAL – field goal Clark 14 DAL 3–0 DAL – field goal Clark 30 DAL 6–0 BAL – Mackey 75 pass from Unitas (kick blocked) 6–6 DAL – Thomas 7 pass from Morton (Clark kick) DAL 13–6 BAL – Nowatzke 2 run (O'Brien kick) 13–13 BAL – field goal O'Brien 32 BAL 16–13

Chuck Howley became the first defensive player, and only member of a losing team to be the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1970 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

89 Mike Ditka
84 Pettis Norman

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

66 George Andrie DE
63 Larry Cole DE
77 Ron East DT
74 Bob Lilly DT
75 Jethro Pugh DT
67 Pat Toomay DE

Linebackers

52 Dave Edwards OLB
54 Chuck Howley OLB
55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB
60 Steve Kiner OLB
50 D. D. Lewis OLB
56 Tom Stincic MLB

Defensive Backs

26 Herb Adderley CB
45 Richmond Flowers FS
34 Cornell Green SS/CB
43 Cliff Harris FS
20 Mel Renfro CB/FS
46 Mark Washington CB
41 Charlie Waters FS

Special Teams

83 Mike Clark K
10 Ron Widby P

Reserve Lists

78 Bob Asher T (IR)
27 Mike Gaechter SS (IR)

Rookies in italics
43 Active, 2 Inactive

Awards and records

Chuck Howley, Most Valuable Player, Super Bowl V
Mel Renfro, Pro Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player

Publications

The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2

References

↑ Bill McGrane, "A Mad, Mad, Mad Super Bowl," The Super Bowl: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of America's Greatest Game. Simon and Schuster, 1990 ISBN 0-671-72798-2
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

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Division championships (22)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1985 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2007 2009 2014

Conference championships (10)	1966 1967 1970 1971 1975 1977 1978 1992 1993 1995

League Championships (5)	1971 (VI) 1977 (XII) 1992 (XXVII) 1993 (XXVIII) 1995 (XXX)

Ring of Honor	Bob Lilly Don Meredith Don Perkins Chuck Howley Mel Renfro Roger Staubach Lee Roy Jordan Tom Landry Tony Dorsett Randy White Bob Hayes Tex Schramm Cliff Harris Rayfield Wright Troy Aikman Michael Irvin Emmitt Smith Drew Pearson Charles Haley Larry Allen Darren Woodson

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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Dallas Cowboys seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1970 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Boston	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Buffalo	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
Miami	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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