| Super Bowl VI |
| Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 16, 1972 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Tulane Stadium Attendance: 80591 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 42 F Humidty: 28% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 9 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Lance Alworth 7 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 31 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 3 run (Mike Clark kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Ditka 7 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 24 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 64 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 83 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 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 |
| 26 | LCB | Herb Adderley |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 39:12 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 6/13 | 1/1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| MIA | 20:48 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2/9 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 14 | 74 | 5.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 252 | 5.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Kiick | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 0 | 119 | 6.3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 115.9 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 0 | 119 | 6.3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 115.9 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 134 | 5.8 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 51.7 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 134 | 5.8 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 51.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Mike Ditka | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 119 | 9.9 | 21 | 2 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 27 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 5 | 186 | 37.2 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 186 | 37.2 | 47 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 45 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ike Thomas | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 37 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Bob Lilly | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Jim Riley | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Manny Fernandez | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 19.0 |