1971 Dallas Cowboys Statistics

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 Roster
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. Meanwhile, 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, while Mike Ditka and Lance Alworth contributed to the receiving game 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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Roger Staubach	211	126	59.7	1882	8.9	15	7.1	4	1.9	85	23	175	104.8
Craig Morton	143	78	54.5	1131	7.9	7	4.9	8	5.6	76	9	76	73.5
Dan Reeves	5	2	40.0	24	4.8	0	0.0	1	20.0	14	0	0	15.8
Duane Thomas	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Calvin Hill	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	361	206	57.1	3037	8.4	22	6.1	14	3.9	85	32	251

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Duane Thomas	175	793	4.5	56	11
Calvin Hill	106	468	4.4	17	8
Walt Garrison	127	429	3.4	34	1
Roger Staubach	41	343	8.4	31	2
Dan Reeves	17	79	4.6	22	0
Joe Williams	21	67	3.2	16	1
Claxton Welch	14	51	3.6	14	1
Bob Hayes	3	18	6.0	11	0
Craig Morton	4	9	2.2	4	1
Mike Ditka	2	2	1.0	11	0
Lance Alworth	2	-10	-5.0	-4	0
Totals	512	2249	4.4	56	25

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walt Garrison	40	396	9.9	36	1
Bob Hayes	35	840	24.0	85	8
Lance Alworth	34	487	14.3	26	2
Mike Ditka	30	360	12.0	29	1
Calvin Hill	19	244	12.8	27	3
Billy Truax	15	232	15.5	25	1
Duane Thomas	13	153	11.8	34	2
Gloster Van Richardson	8	170	21.2	45	3
Margene Adkins	4	53	13.2	23	0
Joe Williams	3	59	19.7	35	0
Dan Reeves	3	25	8.3	11	0
Reggie Rucker	1	19	19.0	19	1
Claxton Welch	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	206	3037	14.7	85	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mike Clark	47	47	100.0	25	13	52.0	86
Toni Fritsch	2	2	100.0	8	5	62.5	17
Dan Reeves	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	50	50	100.0	33	18	54.5	104

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Widby	56	2329	41.6	59
Totals	56	2329	41.6	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cliff Harris	17	129	7.6	35
Charlie Waters	9	109	12.1	42
Bob Hayes	1	5	5.0	5
Margene Adkins	4	5	1.2	10
Totals	31	248	8.0	42

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cliff Harris	29	823	28.4	77	0
Ike Thomas	7	295	42.1	101	2
Claxton Welch	4	105	26.2	39	0
Duane Thomas	2	64	32.0	15	0
Mike Ditka	3	30	10.0	29	0
Charlie Waters	1	18	18.0	18	0
D.D. Lewis	1	15	15.0	15	0
Bob Hayes	1	14	14.0	14	0
Joe Williams	1	12	12.0	12	0
Cornell Green	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	50	1376	27.5	101	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herb Adderley	6	182	30.3	46
Chuck Howley	5	122	24.4	53
Mel Renfro	4	11	2.8	7
Charlie Waters	2	37	18.5	30
Lee Jordan	2	34	17.0	23
Cornell Green	2	16	8.0	12
Cliff Harris	2	0	0.0	0
Dave Edwards	2	0	0.0	0
D.D. Lewis	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	26	402	15.5	53

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Larry Cole			0	4	20	0
Chuck Howley		0	0	3	0	0
Cliff Harris		0	4	3	-6	0
Lee Jordan		0	0	3	0	0
Dave Edwards		0	0	2	5	0
Rayfield Wright			0	2	0	0
D.D. Lewis		0	0	2	0	0
Claxton Welch			1	2	1
Bob Hayes			0	2	0
Roger Staubach			6	1	-10
Bob Lilly			0	1	7	1
Mike Ditka			0	1	0
Mike Clark			0	1	0
Jethro Pugh			0	1	0	0
Rodney Wallace			0	1	0	0
Margene Adkins			0	1	0	0
Duane Thomas			3	1	0
Craig Morton			1	1	0
John Fitzgerald			0	1	0	0
George Andrie			0	1	0	0
Calvin Hill			2	0	0
Joe Williams			3	0	0
Cornell Green		0	1	0	0	0
Dan Reeves			1	0	0
Walt Garrison			6	0	0
Charlie Waters		0	2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	30	34	17	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mike Clark									13	47	0			86
Duane Thomas	11	2		0					0	0	0			78
Calvin Hill	8	3							0	0	0			66
Bob Hayes	0	8	0	0					0	0	0			48
Gloster Van Richardson		3							0	0	0			18
Toni Fritsch									5	2	0			17
Walt Garrison	1	1							0	0	0			12
Roger Staubach	2								0	0	0			12
Ike Thomas				2					0	0	0			12
Lance Alworth	0	2							0	0	0			12
Claxton Welch	1	0		0					0	0	0		1	8
Joe Williams	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Billy Truax		1							0	0	0			6
Craig Morton	1								0	0	0			6
Reggie Rucker		1							0	0	0			6
Bob Lilly							1		0	0	0			6
Mike Ditka	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Dan Reeves	0	0							0	1	0			1
Totals	25	22	0	2	0	0	1	0	18	50	0	0	1	406