| Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: November 7, 1971 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 50486 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 37 F Humidty: 28% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 41 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Dave Williams 11 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 14 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Ditka 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Dan Reeves run) | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 36 FG | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 26 FG | 16 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 31 | WR | Gloster Richardson |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 87 | TE | Billy Truax |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 33 | RB | Duane Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 37 | LCB | Ike Thomas |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 80 | WR | Dave Williams |
| 71 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 72 | LOG | Dan Dierdorf |
| 55 | C | Irv Goode |
| 63 | ROG | Clyde Williams |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 36 | RB | MacArthur Lane |
| 27 | RB | Roy Shivers |
| Offense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Rolf Krueger |
| 74 | LDT | Fred Heron |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 82 | RDE | Joe Schmiesing |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 53 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 56 | RLB | Mike McGill |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 33 | LS | Larry Willingham |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 26 | 101 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| Walt Garrison | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Johnny Roland | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| MacArthur Lane | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Cid Edwards | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Roy Shivers | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 0 | 199 | 6.4 | 1 | 93.3 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 0 | 227 | 9.9 | 1 | 101.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 0 | |
| Walt Garrison | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Mike Ditka | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Gloster Richardson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Truax | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| John Gilliam | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| MacArthur Lane | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | |
| Dave Williams | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Jackie Smith | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny Roland | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Chuck Latourette | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Joe Williams | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Larry Willingham | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Roland | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
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