1970 NFC Champions!
1970 Record: 10-4 (Reg. Season), 2-1 (Playoffs)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Points Scored: 299 (10th out of 26 NFL teams)
Points Allowed: 221 (4th out of 26 NFL teams)
Home Stadium: The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX.
Quarterback Craig Morton led the NFL in yards per pass (8.8), yards per completion (17.8), and TD pct. (7.2) in 1970. His passer rating of 89.8 was third best in the NFL during the season and he would lead the Cowboys to the Super Bowl in just his second season as a starting QB.
1970 Dallas Cowboys Game-by-Game Results
Regular Season
Date Opponent Result
9/20/70 at Philadelphia W 17- 7
9/27/70 N.Y. Giants W 28-10
10/ 4/70 at St. Louis L 7-20
10/11/70 Atlanta W 13- 0
10/18/70 at Minnesota L 13-54
10/25/70 at Kansas City W 27-16
11/ 1/70 Philadelphia W 21-17
11/ 8/70 at N.Y. Giants L 20-23
11/16/70 St. Louis L 0-38
11/22/70 at Washington W 45-21
11/26/70 Green Bay W 16- 3
12/ 6/70 Washington W 34- 0
12/12/70 at Cleveland W 6- 2
12/20/70 Houston W 52-10
Playoffs
Round Opponent Result
NFC Div. Playoff Detroit W 5- 0
NFC Championship at San Francisco W 17-10
Super Bowl V vs. Baltimore L 13-16
Note: Super Bowl V was played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL.
Halfback Duane Thomas took the NFL by storm as a rookie. He led the NFL with 5.3 yards per carry and his 803 rushing yards in 1970 was good for 8th best in the league.
Outside Linebacker Chuck Howley persues the Colts' Norm Bulaich in Super Bowl V. He is still the only player to win Super Bowl MVP honors in a losing cause. He tied for the club lead with 3 fumble recoveries and earned first team All-NFL honors from the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers for his performance in 1970.
1970 Dallas Cowboys Depth Chart / Roster:
# Player Ht Wt Age
Exp College Face Shape Hair Equipment
Quarterbacks
1. 14 Craig Morton 6-4 214 27 5 California 58 8 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands, bk shoes
2. 12 Roger Staubach 6-3 197 28 1 Navy 61 5 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands, bk shoes
3. 11 Bob Belden 6-2 205 23 1 Notre Dame 69 3 blk crop style 2 helmet, bk shoes
Halfbacks
1. 33 Duane Thomas 6-1 220 23 R N/A 220 9 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, tc sleeves, bk shoes
2. 36 Joe Williams 6-0 195 23 R Wyoming dk skin 266 8 blk crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt sleeves, bk shoes
3. 35 Calvin Hill 6-4 227 23 1 Yale 220 6 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads,wt wristbands, wt sleeves, bk shoes
4. 42 Claxton Welch 5-11 203 23 1 Oregon 205 2 blk afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Fullbacks
1. 32 Walt Garrison 6-1 205 26 4 Oklahoma St. 24 3 brn crop style 3 helmet, 2 bar, eye paint, wt elbowpads, bk shoes, wt wristbands (turf)
2. 30 Dan Reeves 5-11 202 26 5 S. Carolina 73 4 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, wt sleeves, bk shoes
# 48 Craig Baynham 6-1 200 26 3 Georgia Tech lt skin 66 9 blk crop style 2 helmet, half cage, eye paint, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Wide Receivers
1. 22 Bob Hayes 5-11 185 28 5 Florida A&M 161 3 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt wristbands, left wt elbowpad (turf), wt sleeves, bk shoes
2. 88 Reggie Rucker 6-2 190 23 R N/A dk skin 156 6 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands, bk shoes, wt elbowpads (turf)
3. 19 Lance Rentzel (lefty) 6-2 202 27 5 Oklahoma lt skin 44 2 l. brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), eye paint, wt wristbands, bk shoes, wt elbowpads (turf)
4. 23 Margene Adkins 5-10 183 23 R N/A 249 7 blk afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), right wt elbowpad, bk shoes
5. n/a (switch position to CB)
# 24 Dennis Homan 6-1 181 24 2 Alabama 66 6 brn afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands, bk shoes
# 40 Bobby Joe Conrad 6-0 194 35 12 Texas A&M lt skin 37 2 brn fade style 2 helmet, bk shoes
Tight Ends
1. n/a (switch position to FB)
2. n/a (switch position to WR)
# 84 Pettis Norman 6-3 230 31 8 N/A dk skin 72 4 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk shoes
# 89 Mike Ditka 6-3 225 30 9 Pittsburgh 50 4 brn crop style 2 helmet, 3 bar qb, bk shoes
# Ken DeLong R Tennessee style 2 helmet, bk shoes
Left Tackles
1. 73 Ralph Neely 6-6 265 27 5 Oklahoma 45 11 blo crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk shoes
2. Ivan Southerland 6-3 243 R Clemson style 2 helmet, bk shoes
3. n/a (switch position to RE)
4. 72 Tony Liscio 6-5 255 30 6 Tulsa 54 3 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Left Guards
1. 76 John Niland 6-3 245 26 4 Iowa 58 9 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, eye paint, wt
elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk shoes
2. n/a (switch position to C)
3. 64 Halvor Hagen 6-5 250 23 1 Weber State 91 16 blo crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Centers
1. 62 John Fitzgerald 6-5 250 22 R Boston Coll. 55 16 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, bk shoes
2. 51 Dave Manders 6-2 250 29 5 Michigan St. 17 12 l. brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, bk shoes, wt elbowpads (turf)
# Glenn Patterson R Nebraska style 2 helmet, bk shoes
Right Guards
1. 61 Blaine Nye 6-4 251 24 2 Stanford 42 7 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt sleeves, bk shoes
2. Jerry Dossey R Arkansas style 2 helmet, bk shoes
Right Tackles
1. 70 Rayfield Wright 6-6 255 25 3 N/A 110 13 blk afro style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, fingers taped, bk shoes
2. 78 Bob Asher 6-5 250 22 R Vanderbilt 58 14 brn crop style 2 helmet, bk shoes
Left Defensive Ends
1. 63 Larry Cole (lefty) 6-4 250 24 2 Hawaii 24 13 blo crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt gloves, bk shoes
2. 67 Pat Toomay 6-5 244 25 R Vanderbilt 94 7 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt sleeves, bk shoes
3. n/a (switch position to TE)
Right Defensive Ends
1. n/a (switch position to MLB)
2. n/a (switch position to TE)
3. n/a (switch position to TE)
# 66 George Andrie 6-6 250 30 8 N/A 68 19 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Defensive Tackles
1. 74 Bob Lilly (lefty) 6-5 260 31 9 TCU 28 4 blo crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk shoes
2. 75 Jethro Pugh 6-6 260 26 5 N/A 150 11 blk crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, wt sleeves, bk shoes, wt wristbands (turf)
3. 77 Ron East 6-4 242 27 3 Montana State 50 10 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk shoes
Left Outside Linebackers
1. 52 Dave Edwards 6-1 225 31 7 Auburn 9 6 blo crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, right wt wristband, bk shoes
2. 50 D.D. Lewis 6-1 225 25 1 Miss. State 14 3 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves, bk shoes
3. n/a (switch position to FS)
Middle Linebackers
1. 55 Lee Roy Jordan 6-1 221 29 7 Alabama 49 7 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, right wt elbowpad, wt wrist double, bk shoes
2. n/a (switch position to SS)
# 56 Tom Stincic 6-4 230 24 1 Michigan 6 10 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Right Outside Linebackers
1. 54 Chuck Howley 6-2 225 34 11 West Virginia 28 4 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, bk shoes
2. 60 Steve Kiner 6-0 218 23 R Tennessee 73 2 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, left fingers taped, wt sleeves, bk shoes
3. n/a (switch position to SS)
Cornerbacks
1. 26 Herb Adderley 6-1 200 31 9 Michigan St. 13 2 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, bk shoes
2. n/a (switch position to WR)
3. 20 Mel Renfro 6-0 190 28 6 Oregon 116 9 blk balding style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, wt sleeves, bk shoes
4. 46 Mark Washington 5-10 188 23 R Morgan St. 75 3 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands, bk shoes
# 25 Pete Athas 5-11 185 24 R Tennessee med skin 41 7 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands, wt sleeves, bk shoes
# Mike Johnson 5-10 184 26 4 Kansas dk skin 267 7 blk buzz style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, right fingers taped, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Free Safeties
1. 43 Cliff Harris 6-0 184 22 R N/A 55 5 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), eye paint, wt sleeves, bk shoes, right wt elbowpad (turf)
# 41 Charlie Waters 6-1 193 22 R Clemson 24 8 brn long style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), eye paint, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Strong Safeties
1. 34 Cornell Green 6-3 208 30 8 Utah State 114 8 blk afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), right wt elbowpad, wt wristbands, wt sleeves, bk shoes, wt elbowpads (turf)
2. n/a (switch position to CB)
# 45 Richmond Flowers 6-0 180 23 1 Tennessee 41 7 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, wt sleeves, bk shoes
# 27 Mike Gaechter 6-0 190 30 8 Oregon 100 3 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), wt sleeves, bk shoes
Kicker
1. 83 Mike Clark 6-1 205 30 7 Texas A&M 89 12 brn crop style 2 helmet, 1 bar, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Punter
1. 10 Ron Widby 6-4 210 25 2 Tennessee 70 6 brn crop style 2 helmet, 1 bar, wt sleeves, bk shoes
Player Ratings spd-str-awr-agi-acl-cth-car-jmp-bkt-tak-thp-tha-pbk-rbk-kpr-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh
C. Morton 52-61-88-55-53-30-45-52-44-19-97-92-26-29-34-26-0-87-83-74
Staubach 74-57-70-76-73-33-46-64-56-19-93-87-24-28-28-26-0-91-78-86
Belden 58-55-51-57-60-26-47-54-38-18-77-69-21-22-24-19-0-76-70-59
D. Thomas 91-72-65-91-92-65-76-64-72-22-38-28-43-40-32-24-76-86-72-65
C. Hill 94-76-82-92-96-75-83-63-86-28-70-64-41-39-31-28-64-81-73-75
C. Welch 84-65-56-82-84-73-75-63-77-24-36-28-34-30-31-21-76-77-74-64
J. Williams 84-61-53-84-82-75-66-77-66-22-42-27-34-33-33-26-35-74-84-66
W. Garrison 88-66-84-85-88-81-72-59-84-28-41-27-46-43-33-26-62-89-73-76
D. Reeves 70-69-87-74-67-78-78-61-70-23-76-67-61-50-65-57-40-74-81-76
Baynham 86-64-65-85-82-68-61-62-63-24-43-30-46-40-26-23-73-76-64-67
B. Hayes 99-61-90-99-97-84-74-85-77-19-27-24-27-29-33-28-66-84-75-73
Rentzel 96-61-87-98-96-89-74-76-74-24-62-47-26-27-30-24-58-91-90-68
R. Rucker 93-55-56-92-92-87-66-84-57-24-28-24-28-31-31-25-74-84-87-68
Adkins 91-63-52-88-86-78-73-83-60-22-28-24-26-28-28-25-76-86-83-65
Homan 85-54-74-88-83-87-77-74-56-21-32-26-25-26-29-21-63-84-67-63
Conrad 82-51-95-84-79-94-82-66-60-23-60-56-30-33-74-69-30-74-87-77
P. Norman 73-77-89-73-68-65-59-64-63-26-31-24-74-71-28-23-8-78-81-75
Ditka 67-74-94-67-66-78-73-54-72-27-31-27-63-67-32-26-8-78-87-89
K. DeLong 67-71-52-67-67-68-61-64-57-23-34-26-61-64-25-22-8-78-81-66
R. Neely 53-92-87-53-58-32-27-49-26-26-29-23-96-92-29-22-0-66-78-80
Liscio 54-92-85-57-54-24-23-48-24-22-28-24-84-86-31-25-0-60-63-83
Southerland 67-87-44-67-65-22-20-57-23-73-29-24-65-74-29-25-0-67-80-75
Niland 59-93-94-57-60-23-22-48-24-22-26-22-94-94-25-22-0-68-86-85
Hagen 64-88-51-63-62-23-22-54-26-72-26-22-70-77-25-22-0-68-86-85
D. Manders 51-97-88-58-56-24-21-43-28-24-27-18-93-93-32-18-0-62-86-74
J. Fitzgerald 65-84-52-64-70-22-21-45-27-26-31-18-80-84-28-27-0-66-82-79
G. Patterson 63-80-47-62-62-26-22-60-22-22-25-19-70-75-23-18-0-64-77-72
B. Nye 58-90-77-57-57-22-19-54-24-27-32-17-92-92-31-21-0-61-92-78
Dossey 56-82-51-54-60-23-22-54-24-22-27-22-74-78-28-20-0-68-80-75
R. Wright 73-87-84-75-70-54-45-57-63-24-34-22-92-94-27-23-0-69-80-77
B. Asher 59-86-54-60-57-25-23-55-26-21-27-22-78-76-24-22-0-69-76-76
L. Cole 65-91-76-65-62-32-26-53-28-85-29-18-28-37-30-24-0-77-77-82
Toomay 67-80-57-70-66-29-26-59-24-83-26-23-23-29-25-23-0-76-86-73
Andrie 67-89-92-69-65-22-22-44-27-88-28-21-26-35-25-23-0-83-80-82
B. Lilly 68-97-94-73-77-19-18-59-27-91-29-25-27-41-33-22-0-76-94-91
Pugh 66-85-84-68-67-20-18-59-26-87-24-21-24-32-27-22-0-77-71-80
R. East 67-88-79-64-67-20-18-52-26-85-30-23-26-34-27-23-0-85-80-76
D. Edwards 70-77-88-69-67-46-42-57-26-92-26-22-27-46-28-20-0-76-88-90
D.D. Lewis 77-73-65-76-76-43-38-59-26-88-26-23-25-40-31-26-0-78-80-83
L. Jordan 74-79-93-74-72-52-43-54-29-98-31-20-26-49-26-23-0-86-96-88
Stincic 73-68-57-73-71-42-40-52-26-85-27-23-26-43-27-25-0-78-74-86
Howley 77-81-94-75-72-53-44-56-28-96-26-19-25-48-29-19-0-84-90-74
S. Kiner 75-74-57-75-74-48-43-57-28-85-26-22-23-41-28-22-0-81-89-84
Adderley 90-56-95-90-89-63-44-78-28-75-28-22-23-28-29-25-64-84-80-76
M. Renfro 96-59-93-94-94-59-45-83-28-80-24-23-26-28-21-21-62-86-85-78
M. Washington 94-62-56-93-93-57-44-79-26-63-21-18-17-23-22-21-57-80-67-70
P. Athas 87-62-53-86-86-70-54-79-43-63-24-21-18-23-24-22-61-77-77-69
M. Johnson 89-53-76-88-87-65-44-83-23-67-25-22-16-20-24-19-10-84-72-65
C. Harris 88-67-61-88-86-54-43-77-27-85-24-22-23-34-27-23-91-88-85-81
C. Waters 84-62-57-84-83-60-45-70-27-82-28-22-22-30-24-22-68-83-92-74
R. Flowers 86-58-60-85-85-61-49-81-46-74-25-22-22-28-22-20-65-78-78-71
C. Green 84-63-91-84-79-58-43-75-31-84-28-22-20-28-26-22-10-79-95-88
Gaechter 83-56-83-83-79-62-42-72-28-70-27-23-20-26-26-22-47-76-80-71
M. Clark 49-28-86-48-48-38-38-56-19-18-36-31-17-23-86-82-0-63-83-64
Widby 56-47-75-55-53-33-29-56-21-17-52-43-14-19-92-85-0-69-77-64
Defensive End George Andrie is in hot persuit of John Brodie in the NFC Championship victory over the 49ers. He started all 14 games for the seventh consecutive year and recovered a pair of fumbles in 1970.
1970 Dallas Cowboys Individual Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Craig Morton, 1819 yards, 49.3 comp. pct., 15 TDs, 89.8 rating
Rushing: Duane Thomas, 803 yards, 5 TDs, 5.3 yards / carry
Receiving: Bob Hayes, 34 receptions, 889 yards, 10 TDs
Touchdowns: Bob Hayes, 11 (1 rush., 10 rec.)
Interceptions: Charlie Waters, 5 int., 45 yards, 0 TDs
Scoring: Mike Clark, 89 (18 FG's, 45 PAT's)
Wide Receiver Bob Hayes used his game-breaking speed to lead the NFL with an astounding 26.1 yards per reception in 1970. His 10 receiving TDs was fifth best in the league and his 889 receiving yards ranked 8th best in the NFL during the season.
1970 NFC EASTERN DIVISION STANDINGS:
1st Place - DALLAS (10-4)
2nd Place - N.Y. Giants (9-5)
3rd Place - St. Louis (8-5-1)
4th Place - Washington (6-8)
5th Place - Philadelphia (3-10-1)
Outside Linebacker Dave Edwards has his eyes fixed on Johnny Unitas in Super Bowl V. He sat out a game for the first, and only time in his long career in 1970. He picked off a pair of passes during the regular season.
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