1970 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season

1970 Dallas Cowboys season

Owner| Clint Murchison, Jr.
Head coach| Tom Landry
Home field| Cotton Bowl
Results
Record| 10–4
Division place| 1st NFC East
Playoff finish| Won Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Lions) 5–0
Won NFC Championship
(at 49ers) 17–10
Lost Super Bowl V
(vs. Colts) 13–16

* <- 1969
* Cowboys seasons
* 1971 ->

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 (NFL).

Dallas outscored their opponents 299–221, and finished first in their division for the fifth consecutive season. In 1970, the club made its debut on Monday Night Football on November 16, but were shut out 38–0 by the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. The Cowboys advanced to their first Super Bowl, but lost to the Baltimore Colts 16–13.

## NFL Draft

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Main article: 1970 NFL draft

1970 Dallas Cowboys draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 23  | Duane Thomas | RB | West Texas State |
2  | 29  | Bob Asher | OT | Vanderbilt |
2  | 49  | Margene Adkins | WR | Henderson County J.C. |
3  | 66  | Charlie Waters * | S | Clemson |
3  | 73  | Steve Kiner | LB | Tennessee |
3  | 75  | Denton Fox | DB | Texas Tech |
4  | 101  | John Fitzgerald | C | Boston College |
6  | 153  | Pat Toomay | DE | Vanderbilt |
7  | 179  | Don Abbey | LB | Penn State |
8  | 205  | Jerry Dossey | OG | Arkansas |
9  | 231  | Zenon Andrusyshyn | K | UCLA |
10  | 257  | Pete Athas | CB | Tennessee |
11  | 283  | Ivan Southerland | OT | Clemson |
12  | 309  | Joe Williams | RB | Wyoming |
13  | 335  | Mark Washington | CB | Morgan State |
14  | 361  | Julian Martin | WR | North Carolina Central |
15  | 387  | Ken DeLong | TE | Tennessee |
16  | 413  | Seabern Hill | DB | Arizona State |
17  | 439  | Glenn Patterson | C | Nebraska |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

## Regular season

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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 seven 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 two touchdowns with eight 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. The playoff victory over Detroit on December 26 remains the lowest scoring postseason game in NFL history. Through the 2022 season, the Cowboys-Browns game is one of only two 6-2 games in league history; the other was a Packers-Bears game in 1931, and the Cowboys-Lions playoff is one of three 5-0 games, along with a 1927 game between the Providence Steam Roller and Buffalo Bisons, and a Bills-Bengals game in 1978.

For the first time, the Cowboys defeated the Green Bay Packers; this year's game was on Thanksgiving on the new artificial turf of the Cotton Bowl.[2] Green Bay had won the first six contests, four in the regular season (1960, 1964, 1965, 1968) and two in NFL championship games (1966, 1967). The Packers won the next meeting in Green Bay in 1972.[3]

### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Game Site  | Attendance  | Recap

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

Division opponents are in bold text

### Game summaries

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#### Week 1 at Eagles

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See also: Cowboys–Eagles rivalry

Week One: Dallas Cowboys (0–0) at Philadelphia Eagles (0–0)

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Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7| 3| 17
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0| 0| 7

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Date: September 20, 1970
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,728
* Referee: John McDonough
* Box Score

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Cowboys  | Passing | Roger Staubach | 11/15, 115 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Calvin Hill | 25 rushes, 117 yards
Receiving | Lance Rentzel | 6 receptions, 100 yards, TD
Eagles  | Passing | Norm Snead | 10/23, 138 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing | Tom Woodeshick | 15 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving | Ben Hawkins | 4 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | DAL  | PHI
1  |  |  |  |  | Eagles  | Ben Hawkins 10-yard touchdown reception from Norm Snead, Mark Moseley kick good  | 0  | 7
2  |  |  |  |  | Cowboys  | Walt Garrison 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Clark kick good  | 7  | 7
3  |  |  |  |  | Cowboys  | Lance Rentzel 31-yard touchdown reception from Roger Staubach, Mike Clark kick good  | 14  | 7
4  |  |  |  |  | Cowboys  | 13-yard field goal by Mike Clark  | 17  | 7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 17  | 7

#### Week 2

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Giants | 3 | 7| 0| 0 | 10
• Cowboys | 0 | 0| 14| 14 | 28

* Date: September 27
* Location: Cotton Bowl
* Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 57,236
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
* Referee: Tommy Bell

| Scoring summary

Q1| | NYG| Gogolak 20 yard field goal| NYG 3–0
Q2| | NYG| Johnson 1 yard run (Gogolak kick)| NYG 10–0
Q3| | DAL| Hill 3 yard run (Clark kick)| NYG 10–7
Q3| | DAL| Garrison 18 yard run (Clark kick)| DAL 14–10
Q4| | DAL| Hayes 58 yard pass from Rentzel (Clark kick)| DAL 21–10
Q4| | DAL| Hayes 24 yard pass from Staubach (Clark kick)| DAL 28–10

* Bob Hayes 5 Rec, 112 Yds[4]

#### Week 3

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Cowboys | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• Cardinals | 3 | 3| 7| 7 | 20

* Date: October 4
* Location: Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium
* Game start: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Referee: Fred Silva

#### Week 4

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Falcons | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• Cowboys | 0 | 3| 3| 7 | 13

* Date: October 11
* Location: Cotton Bowl
* Game start: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Referee: Fred Swearingen

#### Week 5

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Cowboys | 3 | 3| 0| 7 | 13
• Vikings | 14 | 20| 17| 3 | 54

* Date: October 18
* Location: Metropolitan Stadium
* Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Referee: Bernie Ulman
* TV announcers (CBS): Ray Scott and Pat Summerall

#### Week 6

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• Cowboys | 3 | 10| 14| 0 | 27
Chiefs | 7 | 3| 0| 6 | 16

* Date: October 25
* Location: Municipal Stadium
* Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Referee: Pat Haggerty

#### Week 7

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Eagles | 0 | 0| 10| 7 | 17
• Cowboys | 0 | 14| 7| 0 | 21

* Date: November 1
* Location: Cotton Bowl
* Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* Television network: CBS

#### Week 8

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Cowboys | 10 | 7| 3| 0 | 20
• Giants | 3 | 6| 7| 7 | 23

* Date: November 8
* Location: Yankee Stadium
* Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Bob Finley
* TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker and Frank Gifford

#### Week 9

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• Cardinals | 7 | 10| 0| 21 | 38
Cowboys | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0

* Date: November 16
* Location: Cotton Bowl
* Game start: 8:05 p.m. CST
* Referee: Jim Tunney
* TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell

#### Week 10

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• Cowboys | 3 | 21| 14| 7 | 45
Redskins | 7 | 0| 14| 0 | 21

* Date: November 22
* Location: RFK Stadium
* Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Norm Schachter

#### Week 11

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Packers | 3 | 0| 0| 0 | 3
• Cowboys | 0 | 3| 0| 13 | 16

* Date: November 26
* Location: Cotton Bowl
* Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
* Referee: Fred Swearingen
* TV announcers (CBS): Ray Scott and Pat Summerall

Thanksgiving Day

#### Week 12

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Redskins | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• Cowboys | 0 | 7| 14| 13 | 34

* Date: December 6
* Location: Cotton Bowl
* Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Referee: Jack Reader

#### Week 13

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• Cowboys | 0 | 0| 3| 3 | 6
Browns | 2 | 0| 0| 0 | 2

* Date: December 12
* Location: Cleveland Stadium
* Game start: 12:30 p.m. EST
* Referee: Jim Tunney

#### Week 14

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Oilers | 3 | 0| 0| 7 | 10
• Cowboys | 17 | 7| 14| 14 | 52

* Date: December 20
* Location: Cotton Bowl
* Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Referee: Pat Haggerty

## Standings

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NFC East

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| 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

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Main article: 1970–71 NFL playoffs

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Game Site  | Attendance  | Recap

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Divisional | December 26, 1970 | Detroit Lions | W 5–0  | Cotton Bowl | 69,613  | Recap
NFC Championship | January 3, 1971  | at San Francisco 49ers | W 17–10  | Kezar Stadium | 59,364  | Recap
Super Bowl | January 17, 1971  | vs Baltimore Colts | L 13–16  | Orange Bowl | 79,204  | Recap

### NFC Divisional Playoff

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Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0

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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

The Cowboys shut down the Lions offense and took advantage of a first-quarter field goal to outlast the Lions in the lowest-scoring playoff game in NFL history.

### NFC Championship Game

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Dallas Cowboys 17, San Francisco 49ers 10

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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

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Dallas Cowboys 13, Baltimore Colts 16

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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

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Dallas Cowboys 1970 roster

Quarterbacks

*   * 11 Bob Belden
*   * 14 Craig Morton
*   * 12 Roger Staubach

Running backs

*   * 32 Walt Garrison FB
*   * 35 Calvin Hill
*   * 30 Dan Reeves
*   * 33 Duane Thomas KR
*   * 42 Claxton Welch

Wide receivers

*   * 23 Margene Adkins
*   * 22 Bob Hayes PR
*   * 24 Dennis Homan
*   * 19 Lance Rentzel
*   * 88 Reggie Rucker

Tight ends

*   * 89 Mike Ditka
*   * 84 Pettis Norman

|  | Offensive linemen

*   * 64 Halvor Hagen G/C
*   * 72 Tony Liscio T
*   * 51 Dave Manders C
*   * 73 Ralph Neely T
*   * 76 John Niland G
*   * 61 Blaine Nye G
*   * 70 Rayfield Wright T

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)

Practice squad

*   * 62 John Fitzgerald DT

Rookies in italics
43 active, 2 inactive, 1 practice squad

## Awards and records

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

## Publications

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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

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1. ^ Bill McGrane (1990). "A Mad, Mad, Mad Super Bowl," The Super Bowl: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of America's Greatest Game. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-72798-2.
2. ^ Lea, Bud (November 27, 1970). "Cowboys end Packer jinx, 16-3". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
3. ^ Lea, Bud (October 2, 1972). "Patched up Pack jolts Dallas". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
4. ^ "New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys - September 27th, 1970". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 15, 2019.

## External links

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* 1970 Dallas Cowboys
* Pro Football Hall of Fame
* Dallas Cowboys Official Site

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