Posted: January 17, 1972
Super Bowl VI
Dallas 24, Miami 3
SuperBowl.com wire reports
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 16, 1972
Attendance: 81,023
MVP: Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
T |
 Dallas |
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
24 |
| Miami |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
| 1st Quarter |
 |
DAL |
FG Clark 9, 13:37 |
| 2nd Quarter |
|
DAL |
Alworth 7 pass from Staubach (Clark kick), 13:45 |
 |
MIA |
FG Yepremian 31, 14:56 |
| 3rd Quarter |
|
DAL |
D. Thomas 3 run (Clark kick), 5:17 |
| 4th Quarter |
|
DAL |
Ditka 7 pass from Staubach (Clark kick), 3:18 |
| DALLAS COWBOYS |
| Total First Downs |
23 |
| Rushing |
15 |
| Passing |
8 |
| Penalty |
0 |
| Total Net Yardage |
352 |
| Total Offensive Plays |
69 |
| Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
5.1 |
| Rushes |
48 |
| Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
252 |
| Average Yards per Rush |
5.3 |
| Passes Attempted |
19 |
| Passes Completed |
12 |
| Had Intercepted |
0 |
| Tackled Attempting to Pass |
2 |
| Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
19 |
| Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
100 |
| Punts |
5 |
| Average Distance |
37.2 |
| Punt Returns |
1 |
| Punt Return Yardage |
-1 |
| Kickoff Returns |
2 |
| Kickoff Return Yardage |
34 |
| Interception Return Yardage |
41 |
| Fumbles |
1 |
| Own Fumbles Recovered |
0 |
| Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
2 |
| Penalties |
3 |
| Yards Penalized |
15 |
| Total Points Scored |
24 |
| Touchdowns |
3 |
| Rushing |
1 |
| Passing |
2 |
| Returns |
0 |
| Extra Points |
3 |
| Field Goals |
1 |
| Fields Goals Attempted |
1 |
| Safeties |
0 |
| Third-Down Efficiency |
7/14 |
| Fourth-Down Efficiency |
1/1 |
| Time of Possession |
39:12 |
| MIMAMI DOLPHINS |
| Total First Downs |
10 |
| Rushing |
3 |
| Passing |
7 |
| Penalty |
0 |
| Total Net Yardage |
185 |
| Total Offensive Plays |
44 |
| Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
4.2 |
| Rushes |
20 |
| Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
80 |
| Average Yards per Rush |
4.0 |
| Passes Attempted |
23 |
| Passes Completed |
12 |
| Had Intercepted |
1 |
| Tackled Attempting to Pass |
1 |
| Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
29 |
| Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
105 |
| Punts |
5 |
| Average Distance |
40.0 |
| Punt Returns |
1 |
| Punt Return Yardage |
21 |
| Kickoff Returns |
5 |
| Kickoff Return Yardage |
122 |
| Interception Return Yardage |
0 |
| Fumbles |
2 |
| Own Fumbles Recovered |
0 |
| Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
1 |
| Penalties |
0 |
| Yards Penalized |
0 |
| Total Points Scored |
3 |
| Touchdowns |
0 |
| Rushing |
0 |
| Passing |
0 |
| Returns |
0 |
| Extra Points |
0 |
| Field Goals |
1 |
| Fields Goals Attempted |
2 |
| Safeties |
0 |
| Third-Down Efficiency |
2/9 |
| Fourth-Down Efficiency |
0/0 |
| Time of Possession |
20:48 |
| Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| Staubach |
12/19 |
119 |
2 |
0 |
| Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| D. Thomas |
19 |
95 |
1 |
23 |
| Garrison |
14 |
74 |
0 |
17 |
| Hill |
7 |
25 |
0 |
13 |
| Staubach |
5 |
18 |
0 |
5 |
| Ditka |
1 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
| Hayes |
1 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
| Reeves |
1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| D. Thomas |
3 |
17 |
0 |
11 |
| Alworth |
2 |
28 |
1 |
21 |
| Ditka |
2 |
28 |
1 |
21 |
| Hayes |
2 |
23 |
0 |
18 |
| Garrison |
2 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
| Hill |
1 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
| Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Howley |
1 |
41 |
41 |
0 |
| Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
| Widby |
5 |
37.2 |
47 |
0 |
| Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Hayes |
1/1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
| Harris |
0/2 |
0 |
** |
0 |
| Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| I. Thomas |
1 |
23 |
23 |
0 |
| Waters |
1 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
| Offense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Manders, Dave |
C |
| Niland, John |
G |
| Nye, Blaine |
G |
| Liscio, Tony |
T |
| Wright, Rayfield |
T |
| Ditka, Mike |
TE |
| Alworth, Lance |
WR |
| Hayes, Bob |
WR |
| Garrison, Walt |
RB |
| Thomas, Duane |
RB |
| Staubach, Roger |
QB |
| Defense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Lilly, Bob |
DT |
| Pugh, Jethro |
DT |
| Andrie, George |
DE |
| Cole, Larry |
DE |
| Edwards, Dave |
OLB |
| Howley, Chuck |
OLB |
| Jordan, Lee Roy |
MLB |
| Adderley, Herb |
CB |
| Renfro, Mel |
CB |
| Harris, Cliff |
FS |
| Green, Cornell |
SS |
| Substitutes |
| Player |
| Clark, Mike V. |
| Fitzgerald, John |
| Gregory, Bill |
| Hill, Calvin |
| Lewis, D. D. |
| Reeves, Dan |
| Smith, Lawrence |
| Stincic, Thomas |
| Thomas, Ike |
| Toomay, Pat |
| Truax, Billy |
| Waters, Charlie |
| Welch, Claxton |
| Widby, Ron |
| Williams, Joseph H. |
| |
| Did Not Play |
| Player |
| Gregg, Forrest |
| Morton, Craig |
| Richardson, Gloster |
| Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| Griese |
12/23 |
134 |
0 |
1 |
| Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Kiick |
10 |
40 |
0 |
9 |
| Csonka |
9 |
40 |
0 |
12 |
| Griese |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Warfield |
4 |
39 |
0 |
23 |
| Kiick |
3 |
21 |
0 |
11 |
| Csonka |
2 |
18 |
0 |
16 |
| Fleming |
1 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
| Twilley |
1 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
| Mandich |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| None |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
| Seiple |
5 |
40.0 |
45 |
0 |
| Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Scott |
1/0 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
| |
| Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Morris |
4 |
90 |
37 |
0 |
| Ginn |
1 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
| Offense |
| Player |
Pos |
| DeMarco, Bob |
C |
| Kuechenberg, Bob |
G |
| Little, Larry |
G |
| Crusan, Doug |
T |
| Evans, Norm |
T |
| Fleming, Marv |
TE |
| Twilley, Howard |
WR |
| Warfield, Paul |
WR |
| Csonka, Larry |
RB |
| Kiick, Jim |
RB |
| Griese, Bob |
QB |
| Defense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Fernandez, Manny |
DT |
| Heinz, Bob |
DT |
| Riley, Jim |
DE |
| Stanfill, Bill |
DE |
| Kolen, Mike |
OLB |
| Swift, Douglas |
OLB |
| Buoniconti, Nick |
MLB |
| Foley, Tim |
CB |
| Johnson, Curtis |
CB |
| Scott, Jake |
FS |
| Anderson, Dick |
SS |
| Substitutes |
| Player |
| Cole, Terry |
| Cornish, Frank E. |
| Den Herder, Vern |
| Ginn, Hubert |
| Langer, Jim |
| Mandich, Jim |
| Matheson, Bob |
| Moore, Wayne |
| Morris, Mercury |
| Mumphord, Lloyd |
| Noonan, Karl |
| Petrella, Bob |
| Powell, Jesse |
| Seiple, Larry |
| Stowe, Otto |
| Yepremian, Garo |
| Did Not Play |
| Player |
| Mira, George |
| Richardson, John |
