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Super Bowl VI

Super Bowl VI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1971 season. The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins by the score of 24–3, to win their first Super Bowl. The game was played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second time the Super Bowl was played in that city. Despite the southerly location, it was unseasonably cold at the time, with the kickoff air temperature of 39 °F (4 °C) making this the coldest Super Bowl played.[6]

Super Bowl VI
1234 Total
DAL 3777 24
MIA 0300 3
DateJanuary 16, 1972 (1972-01-16)
StadiumTulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
MVPRoger Staubach, quarterback
FavoriteCowboys by 6[1][2]
RefereeJim Tunney
Attendance81,023[3]
Hall of Famers
Cowboys: Tex Schramm (team administrator), Gil Brandt (team administrator), Tom Landry (head coach), Herb Adderley, Lance Alworth, Mike Ditka, Forrest Gregg, Cliff Harris, Bob Hayes, Chuck Howley, Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro, Roger Staubach, Rayfield Wright
Dolphins: Don Shula (head coach), Nick Buoniconti, Larry Csonka, Bob Griese, Jim Langer, Larry Little, Paul Warfield
Ceremonies
National anthemU.S. Air Force Academy Chorale
Coin tossJim Tunney
Halftime show"Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and the U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team
TV in the United States
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersRay Scott and Pat Summerall
Nielsen ratings44.2
(est. 56.64 million viewers)[4]
Market share74
Cost of 30-second commercial$86,100[5]
Radio in the United States
NetworkCBS Radio
AnnouncersAndy Musser and Ray Geracy

Dallas, in its second Super Bowl appearance, entered the game with a reputation of not being able to win big playoff games such as Super Bowl V and the 1966 and 1967 NFL Championship Games prior to the 1970 AFL–NFL merger. They posted an 11–3 record during the 1971 regular season before defeating the Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs. The Dolphins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after building a 10–3–1 regular season record, including eight consecutive wins, and posting postseason victories over the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Colts.

The Cowboys dominated Super Bowl VI, setting Super Bowl records for the most rushing yards (252), the most first downs (23), and the fewest points allowed (3). They were also the first NFL or NFC team to win the Super Bowl since the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II. For the next 47 years, they would be the only team to prevent their opponent from scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl, a feat matched by the 2018 New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII and again by the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. The game was close in the first half, with the Cowboys only leading 10–3 at halftime. But Dallas opened the third quarter with a 71-yard, 8-play touchdown drive, and then Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley's 41-yard interception return in the fourth quarter set up another score. This was the first Super Bowl where the winning team outscored the losing team in all four quarters. Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, who completed 12 out of 18 passes for 119 yards, threw 2 touchdown passes, and rushed 5 times for 18 yards,[7][8] was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.

This was the last Super Bowl to be blacked out in the TV market in which the game was played. Under the NFL's unconditional blackout rules at the time, the Super Bowl could not be broadcast locally even if the local team did not advance to the Super Bowl, and it was a sellout. The following year, the league changed their rules to allow games to be broadcast in the local market if sold out 72 hours in advance. It was the last Super Bowl played with the hashmarks (also called the inbound lines) set at 40 feet apart (20 yards from the sidelines), and the last NFL game overall; the next season, they were brought in to 1812 feet, the width of the goalposts, where they remain.[9]

Background edit

Host selection process edit

The NFL awarded Super Bowl VI to New Orleans on March 23, 1971, at the owners meetings held in Palm Beach, Florida. Six cities submitted bids: Miami, Dallas, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Houston. It took fourteen ballots to finally select a winner. Miami and Dallas emerged as the heavy favorites. After thirteen deadlocked votes, support for both Dallas and Miami eroded after owners including Al Davis and Billy Sullivan noted that the Cowboys and Dolphins both were both favorites to reach the Super Bowl. They argued against a team having a potential competitive advantage of a home game for the Super Bowl. Owners compromised on the 14th vote and selected New Orleans.[10][11][12][13] City representatives, namely those from Miami, argued that future votes involve awarding multiple Super Bowl sites at the same meeting. They also floated the idea of rotating the host city between AFC and NFC cities annually. This would provide the hosts with greater preparation time, and prevent them from having to prepare bids every year.[12][13] The idea to vote on multiple Super Bowls was implemented the following year, but the AFC/NFC rotation was never implemented.

Dallas Cowboys edit

The Cowboys entered the season still having the reputation of "not being able to win the big games" and "next year's champion". The Super Bowl V loss added more fuel to that widely held view. As in the previous season, Dallas had a quarterback controversy as Staubach and Craig Morton alternated as starting quarterback (in a loss to the Bears in game 7, Morton and Staubach alternated plays).[14] The Cowboys were 4–3 at the season midpoint, including a 24–14 loss to the New Orleans Saints at Tulane Stadium. But after head coach Tom Landry settled on Staubach, the Cowboys won their last seven regular season games to finish with an 11–3 record.

 
Dallas running back Duane Thomas rushing for a 3rd quarter touchdown in Super Bowl VI.

Staubach finished the regular season as the NFL's top rated passer (101.8) by throwing for 1,882 yards, 15 touchdowns, and only 4 interceptions. He was also a terrific rusher, gaining 343 yards and 2 touchdowns on 41 carries. Dallas also had an outstanding trio of running backs, Walt Garrison, Duane Thomas, and Calvin Hill, who rushed for a combined total of 1,690 yards and 14 touchdowns during the season. Garrison led the team in receptions during the season (40). (Thomas, upset that the Cowboys would not renegotiate his contract after his excellent rookie year, had stopped talking to the press and to almost everyone on the team). Wide Receivers Bob Hayes and Lance Alworth also provided a deep threat, catching a combined total of 69 passes for 1,327 yards and 10 touchdowns. The offensive line, anchored by all-pro tackle Rayfield Wright, Pro Bowlers John Niland and Ralph Neely, and future Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg, was also a primary reason for their success on offense. Neely had broken his leg in November in a dirt-bike accident, and was replaced first by Gregg and then by Tony Liscio, who came out of retirement.

The Dallas defense (nicknamed the "Doomsday Defense") had given up only one touchdown in the last 14 quarters prior to the Super Bowl.[15] Their defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowl defensive tackle Bob Lilly, who excelled at pressuring quarterbacks and breaking up running plays. Dallas also had an outstanding trio of linebackers: Pro Bowler Chuck Howley, who recorded 5 interceptions and returned them for 122 yards; Dave Edwards 2 interceptions; and Lee Roy Jordan, who recorded 2 interceptions. The Cowboys secondary was led by 2 future Hall of Fame cornerbacks Herb Adderley (6 interceptions for 182 return yards) and Mel Renfro (4 interceptions for 11 yards). Safeties Cliff Harris and Pro Bowler Cornell Green combined for 4 interceptions. Harris added 29 kickoff returns for 823 yards, an average of 28.4 yards per return (3rd in the NFL). They were also helped out by weak side linebacker D.D. Lewis.

Miami Dolphins edit

The Dolphins, who advanced to the Super Bowl just five years after their founding in 1966, were based primarily around their league-leading running attack, led by running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick. Csonka rushed for 1,051 yards, averaging over five yards per carry, and scored seven touchdowns. Versatile Jim Kiick rushed for 738 yards and three touchdowns, and was second on the Dolphins in receiving with 40 receptions for 338 yards. They fumbled once (by Kiick) between the two of them during the regular season. But Miami also had a threatening passing game. Quarterback Bob Griese, the AFC's leading passer and most valuable player, put up an impressive performance during the season, completing 145 passes for 2,089 yards and 19 touchdowns with only 9 interceptions. Griese's major weapon was wide receiver Paul Warfield, who caught 43 passes for 996 yards (a 23.2 yards per catch average) and a league-leading 11 touchdowns. The Dolphins also had an excellent offensive line to open up holes for their running backs and protect Griese on pass plays, led by future Hall of Fame guard Larry Little.

Miami's defense was a major reason why the team built a 10–3–1 regular season record, including eight consecutive wins. Future Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti was a major force reading and stopping plays, while safety Jake Scott recorded 7 interceptions and led the NFL in punt return yards with 318.

Playoffs edit

Before this season, the Dolphins had never won a playoff game in franchise history, but they surprised the entire NFL by advancing to the Super Bowl with wins against the two previous Super Bowl champions. The Dolphins became the first of the four teams which had commenced play in the NFL or AFL after the start of the Super Bowl era to contest so much as a title game,[a] let alone earn a berth in the world championship game.

First Miami defeated the Kansas City Chiefs (winners of Super Bowl IV), 27–24, in the longest game in NFL history with kicker Garo Yepremian's game-winning field goal after 22 minutes and 40 seconds of overtime play in the final Chiefs game at Municipal Stadium. Later, Miami shut out the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Colts, 21–0, in the AFC Championship Game, with safety Dick Anderson intercepting 3 passes from Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas and returning one of them for a 62-yard touchdown.

Meanwhile, the Cowboys marched to the Super Bowl with playoff wins over the Minnesota Vikings, 20–12 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs, and the San Francisco 49ers, 14–3 in the NFC Championship Game, giving up only one touchdown in the two games.

Super Bowl pregame news and notes edit

Soon after the Dolphins' win in the AFC Championship Game, Shula received a phone call at his home from President Richard Nixon at 1:30 in the morning. Nixon had a play he thought would work, a particular pass to Warfield.[16][17] (That particular play, which was called late in the first quarter, was broken up by Mel Renfro.)

When asked about the Dolphins' defensive team prior to Super Bowl VI, Landry said that he could not recall any of the players' names, but they were a big concern to him. Over the years this remark has been regarded as the origin of the nickname "No-Name Defense". However, it was Miami defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger who had originally given his squad the nickname after the Dolphins had beaten the Baltimore Colts in the AFC Championship.[18]

According to Tom Landry, the Cowboys were very confident. "When they talked among themselves they said there was no way they were going to lose that game."[19]

The Cowboys used the New Orleans Saints' practice facility in Metairie as its training headquarters for the game. The Dolphins split their practices between Tulane Stadium and Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans' City Park. Dallas' team hotel was the Hilton across from New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, and Miami lodged at the Fontainebleau Motor Hotel in New Orleans' Mid-City neighborhood.

On Media Day, Duane Thomas refused to answer any questions and sat silently until his required time was up. Roger Staubach surmises that Duane Thomas would have been named MVP if he had cooperated with the press prior to the game.[14] In the Cowboys' locker room after the game, flustered CBS reporter Tom Brookshier asked Duane Thomas a long-winded question, the gist of which was "You're fast, aren't you?" Thomas, who had shunned the press all season, simply said "Evidently." Thomas became the first player to score touchdowns in back-to-back Super Bowls, having a receiving touchdown in Super Bowl V.

Dolphins safety Jake Scott entered Super Bowl VI with a broken left hand. He broke his right wrist during the game but never came out. With both hands in casts for three months, he said "When I go to the bathroom, that's when I find out who my real friends are."[20]

This was the first Super Bowl to match two teams which played its home games on artificial turf. Both of the Cowboys' home stadiums of 1971, the Cotton Bowl and Texas Stadium, had turf, as did the Dolphins' Orange Bowl (specifically Poly-Turf). The previous year, the Cowboys became the first team to play its home games on turf to make it to a Super Bowl.

It was hoped the Louisiana Superdome would be ready in time for the 1972 NFL season (had construction stayed on schedule, it is likely this game would have been played elsewhere, with either Super Bowl VII or Super Bowl VIII awarded to New Orleans). However, wrangling between labor unions and Louisiana politicians, led by Governor John McKeithen, led to a lengthy delay in construction, and groundbreaking did not take place until August 11, 1971, five months before this game. The Superdome was not completed until August 1975, forcing Super Bowl IX to be moved to Tulane Stadium. That Super Bowl proved to be the final NFL game in the stadium, which was demolished in late 1979.

The night before the game, Joe Frazier successfully defended his heavyweight boxing championship with a fourth-round knockout of Terry Daniels (at the time of the fight, a student at Dallas' Southern Methodist University) at the Rivergate Convention Center, which was approximately one mile south of the construction site for the Superdome on Poydras Street. The next day, the Rivergate hosted a closed-circuit television broadcast of the game, charging $10 per person.

The temperature at kickoff was a sunny and windy 39 °F (4 °C), making this the coldest Super Bowl to date.[6]

This was the final Super Bowl where both teams head coaches (Landry of the Cowboys, Shula of the Dolphins) wore suits.

Broadcasting edit

The game was broadcast in the United States by CBS with play-by-play announcer Ray Scott and color commentator Pat Summerall.

Although Tulane Stadium was sold out for the game, unconditional blackout rules in the NFL prohibited the live telecast from being shown in the New Orleans area. This was the last Super Bowl to be blacked out in the TV market in which the game was played. The game was not blacked out in Baton Rouge, which was blacked out during Saints home games. The following year, the NFL allowed Super Bowl VII to be televised live in the host city (Los Angeles) when all tickets were sold. In 1973, the league changed its blackout policy to allow any game to be broadcast in the home team's market if sold out 72 hours in advance. The blackout rule has been suspended since 2015.

This game was featured in the movie Where the Buffalo Roam where the protagonist character Hunter S. Thompson is sent to cover the game by Rolling Stone magazine, although the host site set in the movie is Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (site of Super Bowl VII), not Tulane Stadium.

Except for a portion of the Cowboys first scoring drive and the Dolphins only scoring drive (both drives ended with field goals), the complete original broadcast exists.

In popular culture edit

This game was featured in the movie Where the Buffalo Roam where the protagonist character Hunter S. Thompson is sent to cover the game by Rolling Stone magazine, although the host site set in the movie is Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (site of Super Bowl VII), not Tulane Stadium.

Entertainment edit

The Tyler Junior College Apache Belles drill team performed during the pregame and halftime festivities. Later, the U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale sang the national anthem. This was followed by an eight-plane flyover of F-4 Phantoms from Eglin Air Force Base, which featured a plane in the missing man formation.

Despite being the second Super Bowl after the AFL–NFL merger, Super Bowl VI was the first one to have the NFL logo painted at the 50-yard line. The NFL would do this for all but one Super Bowl after this until Super Bowl XXXI (the exception was Super Bowl XXV, when the Super Bowl logo was painted at midfield instead).

Halftime show edit

Super Bowl VI halftime show
Part ofSuper Bowl VI
DateJanuary 16, 1972
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
VenueTulane Stadium
ThemeSalute to Louis Armstrong
HeadlinerThe Tyler Junior College Apache Band and Belles
United States Marine Corps Drill Team
Carol Channing
Ella Fitzgerald
Al Hirt
Special guestsOnward Brass Band
Danny Barker
Leroy Jones
Super Bowl halftime show chronology
V
(1971)
VI
(1972)
VII
(1973)

The Super Bowl VI halftime show was themed as a "Salute to Louis Armstrong"[21] (Armstrong, a New Orleans native, died in July 1971). Headlining the show were jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, actress and singer Carol Channing, trumpeter Al Hirt and the U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team.[21] Also performing were the Onward Brass Band with Danny Barker, and young Leroy Jones as "Little Louis Armstrong".[22]

Fitzgerald was the first Black woman to sing in a Super Bowl halftime show.[23] She is also considered to be the first jazz artist featured in such a manner in a Super Bowl halftime show.[24]

This was the second of three Super Bowl halftime shows in which Al Hirt was a headlining performer. Hirt, a minority shareholder of the New Orleans Saints, had previously been among the headlining performers in the halftime shows of Super Bowl I, and would subsequently be a headlining performer in the halftime show of Super Bowl XII.[25] Also returning to the Super Bowl halftime stage was Carol Channing, who had previously been a performer in the halftime show of Super Bowl IV.[26]

In the show, the Onward Brass Band performed "High Society" and accompanied Carol Channing in performing "Hello, Dolly!".[22] Al Hirt accompanied Ella Fitzgerald in performing "Mack the Knife".[26]

Game summary edit

According to Roger Staubach,[14] the Cowboys' game plan was to neutralize the Dolphins' key offensive and defensive players—Paul Warfield and Nick Buoniconti. Warfield was double-teamed by Green and Renfro. "They pretty much shut him down", wrote Staubach. Since the running game was the key to the Cowboys' offense, they wanted to take the quick-reacting Buoniconti out of each play. Two linemen, usually Niland and center Dave Manders, were assigned to block Buoniconti. Combined with counterplays and the excellent cutback running of Thomas, this tactic proved very successful. Buoniconti sustained a concussion which he suffered from throughout the second half, during which he did not keep track of the score, thinking it was still 10–3 when it had become 24–3.[27]

Miami's defense was designed to stop Staubach's scrambling. According to Staubach, although his scrambing was shut down this did not work to the Dolphins' benefit because it opened things up for the other backs.

First quarter edit

Miami won the coin toss and elected to receive. Neither team could mount a drive on their first possessions. On the first play of the Dolphins' second possession, fullback Larry Csonka, on his first carry of the game, gained 12 yards on a sweep aided by a big block by guard Larry Little on cornerback Herb Adderley. It would be his longest gain of the day. On the next play, Csonka fumbled a handoff from quarterback Bob Griese, his first fumble of the season, and it was recovered by linebacker Chuck Howley at the Cowboys' 48-yard line. A pair of runs for 18 total yards by fullback Walt Garrison put Dallas within field goal range, but on the next play, defensive tackle Bob Heinz and defensive end Jim Riley shared a sack on quarterback Roger Staubach for a 12-yard loss. However, Staubach found Bob Hayes open for an 18-yard pass and completed an 11-yard pass to running back Duane Thomas to bring up 1st-and-goal at Miami's 7-yard line. The Dolphins' defense managed to keep the Cowboys out of the end zone, forcing them to settle for kicker Mike Clark's 9-yard field goal to give the Cowboys a 3–0 lead.[28]

On the third play of the Dolphins' next possession at their own 38-yard line, Griese was sacked by Cowboys defensive tackle Bob Lilly for a Super Bowl record 29-yard loss, which still stands as the longest negative play from scrimmage in Super Bowl history.[citation needed]

Second quarter edit

To start the second quarter, Dolphins punter Larry Seiple punted the ball from Miami's own end zone, which was caught at the Dallas 45 by Hayes. The Cowboys could not get past the Miami 40, so they punted it back to the Dolphins. Miami drove to the Cowboys' 42-yard line with the aid of a 20-yard reception by wide receiver Howard Twilley, but the drive stalled and ended with no points after kicker Garo Yepremian missed a 49-yard field goal attempt.

After an exchange of punts, starting with 6:15 left in the half, Dallas drove 76 yards in 10 plays, including a 21-yard reception on 3rd-and-9 by wide receiver Lance Alworth and running back Calvin Hill's three carries for 25 yards. The drive ended with Staubach's 7-yard touchdown pass to Alworth to increase Dallas' lead to 10–0 (Alworth would refer to the receptions that he made on the scoring drive as "The two most important catches of his career"). Miami started the ensuing drive at their own 31-yard line with just 1:15 left in the half, and Griese completed three consecutive passes, two to wide receiver Paul Warfield and one to running back Jim Kiick, for 44 total yards to reach the Dallas 24-yard line. Despite their excellent field position, the Dolphins could not reach the end zone and had to settle for Yepremian's 31-yard field goal to cut their deficit to 10–3 going into halftime.

Third quarter edit

The Cowboys shut out the Dolphins in the second half, preventing any chance of a Miami comeback. Dallas reasoned that Miami would make adjustments to stop the Cowboys' inside running game which had been so successful in the first half. So the Cowboys decided to run outside. The Cowboys opened the third quarter with a 71-yard, 8-play scoring drive, which included a 12-yard reception by Hill, four runs by Thomas for 37 yards, and a 16-yard run by Hayes. Thomas ended the drive with his 3-yard touchdown run to increase Dallas' lead to 17–3. This seemed to fire up the Cowboys' defense, who managed to prevent the Dolphins' offense from getting a single first down in the entire third quarter. The farthest advance Miami had in the third quarter was to their own 42-yard line as Griese and the offense were, as Dolphins coach Don Shula put it, "destroyed."[19] Three possessions later, on an incomplete pass on third down, Dolphins safety Jake Scott hit Staubach on a blitz that shook him up with under two minutes remaining in the period, but Staubach returned in the fourth.

Fourth quarter edit

Miami managed to advance to midfield early in the final period, opening the fourth quarter with their first third down conversion of the game.[8] Howley ended the drive, however, by intercepting a pass from Griese intended for Kiick. After returning the ball 41 yards, Howley tripped and fell at the Dolphins' 9-yard line with no one near him. He then got up and spiked the ball out of frustration for not scoring a touchdown. But three plays later, Dallas capitalized on the turnover with Staubach's 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mike Ditka, increasing their lead to 24–3 with 12 minutes left in the game.

Miami began their next possession at their own 23-yard line and mounted only their third sustained drive of the game, reaching the Dallas 16-yard line in six plays, which included a 16-yard reception by Csonka and two receptions by tight end Marv Fleming for 37 yards. However, when Miami reached the Dallas 16, Griese fumbled the snap, and defensive end Larry Cole recovered it at the 20-yard line. The Cowboys then mounted an 11-play drive to the Miami 1-yard line which featured a 22-yard reception by Ditka, an 18-yard run by Garrison, and a 4th-and-1 conversion by running back Dan Reeves on a fake field goal attempt at the Miami 20-yard line, which was followed by a 17-yard run by Ditka to set up 1st-and-goal at the Miami 1-yard line (it should be noted the victory formation, where the quarterback kneels to run down the clock, was not introduced in the NFL until late in the 1978 season following the Miracle at the Meadowlands). On the next play, however, Hill fumbled the ball while attempting to dive into the end zone, and the ball was recovered at the 4-yard line by Dolphins defensive tackle Manny Fernandez with just under two minutes left. Miami, now playing for pride, ran four meaningless plays and reached their own 26-yard line to end the game.

Aftermath edit

Staubach became the first quarterback of a winning team in the Super Bowl to play the entire game.[29] Wrote Staubach, "I can say that I don't think I ever felt any better as an athlete than how I felt after that game..."[14] Nick Buoniconti wrote, "I was knocked senseless...The Cowboys seemed to be moving so much faster than we were....We were overmatched psychologically as well as physically."[30] Jim Kiick said, "Dallas wasn't that much better, but football is momentum. We lost it in the first quarter when we fumbled and they scored, and we never got it back."[31] Said the Dolphins' Howard Twilley:

It's so hard to figure. We went in confident. We really thought we'd win and win handily. Something happened, though, during the week. I guess it was that week. The week has its own momentum, like nothing we'd been in before...[Shula] said we'd been embarrassed. He said we didn't even compete....That's the sickest feeling I've ever had.[19]

Said Cornell Green, "The difference between the Dolphins and Cowboys was that the Dolphins were just happy to be in the game and the Cowboys came to win the game.".[30]

Griese completed the same amount of passes as Staubach (12), and threw for 15 more yards (134), but threw no touchdown passes and was intercepted once. Csonka and Kiick were held to just 80 combined rushing yards (40 yards each), scored no touchdowns, and lost 1 fumble on 19 carries. Warfield was the game's leading receiver, but was limited to just 4 receptions for 39 yards. Thomas was the top rusher of the game with 19 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 3 passes for 17 yards. Dallas running back Walt Garrison added 74 rushing yards and caught 2 passes for 11 yards.

The Dallas Cowboys became the first team to win the Super Bowl after losing it the previous year. The Miami Dolphins would duplicate this feat the following season by winning Super Bowl VII. This would be the only game the Dolphins would lose in 1972, going undefeated the next season prior to their Super Bowl VII win. Miami's 3 points scored set a Super Bowl record in scoring futility, which was tied by the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII in 2019. The Kansas City Chiefs also failed to score a touchdown in their 31–9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV in February 2021.

Box score edit

Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys (NFC) 3 7 7724
Dolphins (AFC) 0 3 003

at Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: January 16, 1972
  • Game time: 1:35 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), windy.[32][33]
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP DAL MIA
1 1:23 11 50 7:48 DAL 9-yard field goal by Mike Clark 3 0
2 1:15 10 76 5:00 DAL Lance Alworth 7-yard touchdown reception from Roger Staubach, Clark kick good 10 0
2 0:04 4 44 1:11 MIA 31-yard field goal by Garo Yepremian 10 3
3 9:43 8 71 5:17 DAL Duane Thomas 3-yard touchdown run, Clark kick good 17 3
4 11:42 3 9 0:53 DAL Mike Ditka 7-yard touchdown reception from Staubach, Clark kick good 24 3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 3

Final statistics edit

Sources:The NFL's Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football, (1973), p. 153, Macmillan Publishing Co. New York, LCCN 73-3862, NFL.com Super Bowl VI, Super Bowl VI Play Finder Dal, Super Bowl VI Play Finder Mia, Super Bowl VI Play by Play

Statistical comparison edit

Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins
First downs 23 10
First downs rushing 15 3
First downs passing 8 7
First downs penalty 0 0
Third down efficiency 7/14 2/9
Fourth down efficiency 1/1 0/0
Net yards rushing 252 80
Rushing attempts 48 20
Yards per rush 5.3 4.0
Passing – Completions/attempts 12/18 12/23
Times sacked-total yards 2–19 1–29
Interceptions thrown 0 1
Net yards passing 100 105
Total net yards 352 185
Punt returns-total yards 1–(–1) 1–21
Kickoff returns-total yards 2–34 5–122
Interceptions-total return yards 1–41 0–0
Punts-average yardage 5–37.2 5–40.0
Fumbles-lost 1–1 2–2
Penalties-total yards 3–15 0–0
Time of possession 39:12 20:48
Turnovers 1 3

Individual statistics edit

Cowboys Passing
C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Rating
Roger Staubach 12/19 119 2 0 115.9
Cowboys Rushing
Car2 Yds TD LG3 Yds/Car
Duane Thomas 19 95 1 23 5.00
Walt Garrison 14 74 0 17 5.29
Calvin Hill 7 25 0 13 3.57
Roger Staubach 5 18 0 5 3.60
Mike Ditka 1 17 0 17 17.00
Bob Hayes 1 16 0 16 16.00
Dan Reeves 1 7 0 7 7.00
Cowboys Receiving
Rec4 Yds TD LG3 Target5
Duane Thomas 3 17 0 11 3
Lance Alworth 2 28 1 21 4
Mike Ditka 2 28 1 21 3
Bob Hayes 2 23 0 18 5
Walt Garrison 2 11 0 7 2
Calvin Hill 1 12 0 12 1
Dolphins Passing
C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Rating
Bob Griese 12/23 134 0 1 51.7
Dolphins Rushing
Car2 Yds TD LG3 Yds/Car
Larry Csonka 9 40 0 12 4.44
Jim Kiick 10 40 0 9 4.00
Bob Griese 1 0 0 0 0.00
Dolphins Receiving
Rec4 Yds TD LG3 Target5
Paul Warfield 4 39 0 23 10
Jim Kiick 3 21 0 11 6
Larry Csonka 2 18 0 16 2
Marv Fleming 1 27 0 27 2
Howard Twilley 1 20 0 20 2
Jim Mandich 1 9 0 9 1

1Completions/attempts 2Carries 3Long gain 4Receptions 5Times targeted

Records set edit

The following records were set or tied in Super Bowl VI, according to the official NFL.com boxscore[34] and the ProFootball reference.com game summary.[35] Some records have to meet NFL minimum number of attempts to be recognized.[36] The minimums are shown (in parentheses).

Records set in Super Bowl VI[35]
Rushing Records
Most yards, career 139 Walt Garrison (Dallas)
Most attempts, career 37 Duane Thomas (Dallas)
Highest average gain, career (20 attempts) 5.3 yards (139–26) Walt Garrison
Combined yardage records
Most Attempts, career 44 Duane Thomas
Defense
Most interceptions, career 3 Chuck Howley (Dallas)
Special Teams
Longest kickoff return 37 yards Mercury Morris (Miami)
Most punts, career 14 Ron Widby (Dallas)
Records Tied
Most touchdowns, career 2 Duane Thomas
Most touchdown passes, game 2 Roger Staubach (Dallas)
Most kickoff returns, game 4 Mercury Morris
Most kickoff returns, career 4
Most kickoff return yards, game 90 yards
Most kickoff return yards, career 90 yards
Highest kickoff return average, game (3 returns) 22.5 yards (4–90)
Highest kickoff return average, career (4 returns) 22.5 yards (4–90)
Most fumbles, game
Most fumbles, career
1 Calvin Hill (Dallas)
Bob Griese
Larry Csonka (Miami)
Most fumbles recovered, game
Most fumbles recovered, career
1 Larry Cole (Dallas)
Chuck Howley
Manny Fernandez (Miami)
  • † This category includes rushing, receiving, interception returns, punt returns, kickoff returns, and fumble returns.[37]
  • ‡ Sacks an official statistic since Super Bowl XVII by the NFL. Sacks are listed as "Tackled Attempting to Pass" in the official NFL box score for Super Bowl III.[34][38]
Team Records Set[35]
Points, Touchdowns
Fewest points, game 3 Dolphins
Fewest points, second half 0
Fewest touchdowns, game 0
Net yards
Fewest net yards,
rushing and passing
185 Dolphins
Rushing
Most rushing attempts 48 Cowboys
Most rushing yards (net) 252
Passing
Fewest yards passing (net) 100 Cowboys
First Downs
Most first downs 23 Cowboys
Most first downs rushing 15
Defense
Fewest yards allowed 185 Cowboys
Punting
Lowest average, game (4 punts) 37.2 yards (5–186) Cowboys
Punt returns
Fewest yards gained, game –1 yards Cowboys
Penalties
Fewest penalties, game 0 Dolphins
Fewest yards penalized, game 0 Dolphins
Records Tied
Most Super Bowl appearances 2 Cowboys
Most consecutive Super Bowl appearances
Most passing touchdowns 2
Most Super Bowl losses 1 Dolphins
Fewest passing touchdowns 0
Fewest rushing touchdowns 0
Fewest first downs 10
Fewest first downs penalty 0 Cowboys
Dolphins
Fewest punt returns, game 1

Turnovers are defined as the number of times losing the ball on interceptions and fumbles.

Records set, both team totals[35]
Total Cowboys Dolphins
Rushing, Both Teams
Most rushing attempts 68 48 20
Most rushing yards (net) 332 252 80
Passing, Both Teams
Fewest passing attempts 42 19 23
Fewest yards passing (net) 205 100 105
First Downs, Both Teams
Most first downs rushing 18 15 3
Fewest first downs, penalty 0 0 0
Punt returns, Both Teams
Fewest punt returns, game 2 1 1
Penalties, Both Teams
Fewest penalties, game 3 3 0
Fewest yards penalized 15 15 0
Records tied, both team totals
Fewest rushing touchdowns 1 1 0
Fewest times intercepted 1 0 1
Fewest interceptions by 1 1 0

Starting lineups edit

Source:[39]

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Officials edit

  • Referee: Jim Tunney #32, first Super Bowl
  • Umpire: Joe Connell #57, first Super Bowl
  • Head Linesman: Al Sabato #10, second Super Bowl (I)
  • Line Judge: Art Holst #33, first Super Bowl
  • Back Judge: Ralph Vandenberg #47, first Super Bowl
  • Field Judge: Bob Wortman #84, first Super Bowl
  • Alternate Referee: Bernie Ulman #6, worked Super Bowl I as head linesman
  • Alternate Umpire: Tony Sacco #18, did not work Super Bowl on the field during career


All on-field officials except Vandenberg were on the crew for Super Bowl XII, the first Super Bowl at the Superdome.
Bernie Ulman was the referee for Super Bowl IX, the last professional football game played at Tulane Stadium.
Note: A seven-official system was not used until the 1978 season

Notes edit

  1. ^ Title game in this context refers to an NFL/AFL Championship Game prior to the NFL-AFL merger and an NFC/AFC Championship Game after the merger.

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External links edit

  • Super Bowl VI: NFL Full Game on YouTube
  • Super Bowl official website
  • Super Bowl play-by-plays from USA Today (Last accessed September 28, 2005)
  • All-Time Super Bowl Odds[permanent dead link] from The Sports Network (Last accessed October 16, 2005)

Further reading edit

super, bowl, 1972, super, bowl, redirects, here, super, bowl, that, played, completion, 1972, season, american, football, game, between, national, football, conference, champion, dallas, cowboys, american, football, conference, champion, miami, dolphins, decid. 1972 Super Bowl redirects here For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 1972 season see Super Bowl VII Super Bowl VI was an American football game between the National Football Conference NFC champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference AFC champion Miami Dolphins to decide the National Football League NFL champion for the 1971 season The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins by the score of 24 3 to win their first Super Bowl The game was played on January 16 1972 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans Louisiana the second time the Super Bowl was played in that city Despite the southerly location it was unseasonably cold at the time with the kickoff air temperature of 39 F 4 C making this the coldest Super Bowl played 6 Super Bowl VIDallas Cowboys NFC 11 3 Miami Dolphins AFC 10 3 1 24 3Head coach Tom Landry Head coach Don Shula1234 TotalDAL 3777 24MIA 0300 3DateJanuary 16 1972 1972 01 16 StadiumTulane Stadium New Orleans LouisianaMVPRoger Staubach quarterbackFavoriteCowboys by 6 1 2 RefereeJim TunneyAttendance81 023 3 Hall of FamersCowboys Tex Schramm team administrator Gil Brandt team administrator Tom Landry head coach Herb Adderley Lance Alworth Mike Ditka Forrest Gregg Cliff Harris Bob Hayes Chuck Howley Bob Lilly Mel Renfro Roger Staubach Rayfield Wright Dolphins Don Shula head coach Nick Buoniconti Larry Csonka Bob Griese Jim Langer Larry Little Paul WarfieldCeremoniesNational anthemU S Air Force Academy ChoraleCoin tossJim TunneyHalftime show Salute to Louis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald Carol Channing Al Hirt and the U S Marine Corps Drill TeamTV in the United StatesNetworkCBSAnnouncersRay Scott and Pat SummerallNielsen ratings44 2 est 56 64 million viewers 4 Market share74Cost of 30 second commercial 86 100 5 Radio in the United StatesNetworkCBS RadioAnnouncersAndy Musser and Ray Geracy VSuper BowlVII Dallas in its second Super Bowl appearance entered the game with a reputation of not being able to win big playoff games such as Super Bowl V and the 1966 and 1967 NFL Championship Games prior to the 1970 AFL NFL merger They posted an 11 3 record during the 1971 regular season before defeating the Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs The Dolphins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after building a 10 3 1 regular season record including eight consecutive wins and posting postseason victories over the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Colts The Cowboys dominated Super Bowl VI setting Super Bowl records for the most rushing yards 252 the most first downs 23 and the fewest points allowed 3 They were also the first NFL or NFC team to win the Super Bowl since the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II For the next 47 years they would be the only team to prevent their opponent from scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl a feat matched by the 2018 New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII and again by the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV The game was close in the first half with the Cowboys only leading 10 3 at halftime But Dallas opened the third quarter with a 71 yard 8 play touchdown drive and then Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley s 41 yard interception return in the fourth quarter set up another score This was the first Super Bowl where the winning team outscored the losing team in all four quarters Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach who completed 12 out of 18 passes for 119 yards threw 2 touchdown passes and rushed 5 times for 18 yards 7 8 was named the Super Bowl s Most Valuable Player This was the last Super Bowl to be blacked out in the TV market in which the game was played Under the NFL s unconditional blackout rules at the time the Super Bowl could not be broadcast locally even if the local team did not advance to the Super Bowl and it was a sellout The following year the league changed their rules to allow games to be broadcast in the local market if sold out 72 hours in advance It was the last Super Bowl played with the hashmarks also called the inbound lines set at 40 feet apart 20 yards from the sidelines and the last NFL game overall the next season they were brought in to 181 2 feet the width of the goalposts where they remain 9 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Host selection process 1 2 Dallas Cowboys 1 3 Miami Dolphins 1 4 Playoffs 1 5 Super Bowl pregame news and notes 2 Broadcasting 2 1 In popular culture 3 Entertainment 3 1 Halftime show 4 Game summary 4 1 First quarter 4 2 Second quarter 4 3 Third quarter 4 4 Fourth quarter 4 5 Aftermath 4 6 Box score 5 Final statistics 5 1 Statistical comparison 5 2 Individual statistics 5 3 Records set 6 Starting lineups 7 Officials 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links 11 Further readingBackground editHost selection process edit The NFL awarded Super Bowl VI to New Orleans on March 23 1971 at the owners meetings held in Palm Beach Florida Six cities submitted bids Miami Dallas Jacksonville New Orleans Los Angeles and Houston It took fourteen ballots to finally select a winner Miami and Dallas emerged as the heavy favorites After thirteen deadlocked votes support for both Dallas and Miami eroded after owners including Al Davis and Billy Sullivan noted that the Cowboys and Dolphins both were both favorites to reach the Super Bowl They argued against a team having a potential competitive advantage of a home game for the Super Bowl Owners compromised on the 14th vote and selected New Orleans 10 11 12 13 City representatives namely those from Miami argued that future votes involve awarding multiple Super Bowl sites at the same meeting They also floated the idea of rotating the host city between AFC and NFC cities annually This would provide the hosts with greater preparation time and prevent them from having to prepare bids every year 12 13 The idea to vote on multiple Super Bowls was implemented the following year but the AFC NFC rotation was never implemented Dallas Cowboys edit Main article 1971 Dallas Cowboys season The Cowboys entered the season still having the reputation of not being able to win the big games and next year s champion The Super Bowl V loss added more fuel to that widely held view As in the previous season Dallas had a quarterback controversy as Staubach and Craig Morton alternated as starting quarterback in a loss to the Bears in game 7 Morton and Staubach alternated plays 14 The Cowboys were 4 3 at the season midpoint including a 24 14 loss to the New Orleans Saints at Tulane Stadium But after head coach Tom Landry settled on Staubach the Cowboys won their last seven regular season games to finish with an 11 3 record nbsp Dallas running back Duane Thomas rushing for a 3rd quarter touchdown in Super Bowl VI Staubach finished the regular season as the NFL s top rated passer 101 8 by throwing for 1 882 yards 15 touchdowns and only 4 interceptions He was also a terrific rusher gaining 343 yards and 2 touchdowns on 41 carries Dallas also had an outstanding trio of running backs Walt Garrison Duane Thomas and Calvin Hill who rushed for a combined total of 1 690 yards and 14 touchdowns during the season Garrison led the team in receptions during the season 40 Thomas upset that the Cowboys would not renegotiate his contract after his excellent rookie year had stopped talking to the press and to almost everyone on the team Wide Receivers Bob Hayes and Lance Alworth also provided a deep threat catching a combined total of 69 passes for 1 327 yards and 10 touchdowns The offensive line anchored by all pro tackle Rayfield Wright Pro Bowlers John Niland and Ralph Neely and future Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg was also a primary reason for their success on offense Neely had broken his leg in November in a dirt bike accident and was replaced first by Gregg and then by Tony Liscio who came out of retirement The Dallas defense nicknamed the Doomsday Defense had given up only one touchdown in the last 14 quarters prior to the Super Bowl 15 Their defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowl defensive tackle Bob Lilly who excelled at pressuring quarterbacks and breaking up running plays Dallas also had an outstanding trio of linebackers Pro Bowler Chuck Howley who recorded 5 interceptions and returned them for 122 yards Dave Edwards 2 interceptions and Lee Roy Jordan who recorded 2 interceptions The Cowboys secondary was led by 2 future Hall of Fame cornerbacks Herb Adderley 6 interceptions for 182 return yards and Mel Renfro 4 interceptions for 11 yards Safeties Cliff Harris and Pro Bowler Cornell Green combined for 4 interceptions Harris added 29 kickoff returns for 823 yards an average of 28 4 yards per return 3rd in the NFL They were also helped out by weak side linebacker D D Lewis Miami Dolphins edit Main article 1971 Miami Dolphins season The Dolphins who advanced to the Super Bowl just five years after their founding in 1966 were based primarily around their league leading running attack led by running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick Csonka rushed for 1 051 yards averaging over five yards per carry and scored seven touchdowns Versatile Jim Kiick rushed for 738 yards and three touchdowns and was second on the Dolphins in receiving with 40 receptions for 338 yards They fumbled once by Kiick between the two of them during the regular season But Miami also had a threatening passing game Quarterback Bob Griese the AFC s leading passer and most valuable player put up an impressive performance during the season completing 145 passes for 2 089 yards and 19 touchdowns with only 9 interceptions Griese s major weapon was wide receiver Paul Warfield who caught 43 passes for 996 yards a 23 2 yards per catch average and a league leading 11 touchdowns The Dolphins also had an excellent offensive line to open up holes for their running backs and protect Griese on pass plays led by future Hall of Fame guard Larry Little Miami s defense was a major reason why the team built a 10 3 1 regular season record including eight consecutive wins Future Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti was a major force reading and stopping plays while safety Jake Scott recorded 7 interceptions and led the NFL in punt return yards with 318 Playoffs edit Main article 1971 72 NFL playoffs Before this season the Dolphins had never won a playoff game in franchise history but they surprised the entire NFL by advancing to the Super Bowl with wins against the two previous Super Bowl champions The Dolphins became the first of the four teams which had commenced play in the NFL or AFL after the start of the Super Bowl era to contest so much as a title game a let alone earn a berth in the world championship game First Miami defeated the Kansas City Chiefs winners of Super Bowl IV 27 24 in the longest game in NFL history with kicker Garo Yepremian s game winning field goal after 22 minutes and 40 seconds of overtime play in the final Chiefs game at Municipal Stadium Later Miami shut out the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Colts 21 0 in the AFC Championship Game with safety Dick Anderson intercepting 3 passes from Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas and returning one of them for a 62 yard touchdown Meanwhile the Cowboys marched to the Super Bowl with playoff wins over the Minnesota Vikings 20 12 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs and the San Francisco 49ers 14 3 in the NFC Championship Game giving up only one touchdown in the two games Super Bowl pregame news and notes edit Soon after the Dolphins win in the AFC Championship Game Shula received a phone call at his home from President Richard Nixon at 1 30 in the morning Nixon had a play he thought would work a particular pass to Warfield 16 17 That particular play which was called late in the first quarter was broken up by Mel Renfro When asked about the Dolphins defensive team prior to Super Bowl VI Landry said that he could not recall any of the players names but they were a big concern to him Over the years this remark has been regarded as the origin of the nickname No Name Defense However it was Miami defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger who had originally given his squad the nickname after the Dolphins had beaten the Baltimore Colts in the AFC Championship 18 According to Tom Landry the Cowboys were very confident When they talked among themselves they said there was no way they were going to lose that game 19 The Cowboys used the New Orleans Saints practice facility in Metairie as its training headquarters for the game The Dolphins split their practices between Tulane Stadium and Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans City Park Dallas team hotel was the Hilton across from New Orleans International Airport in Kenner and Miami lodged at the Fontainebleau Motor Hotel in New Orleans Mid City neighborhood On Media Day Duane Thomas refused to answer any questions and sat silently until his required time was up Roger Staubach surmises that Duane Thomas would have been named MVP if he had cooperated with the press prior to the game 14 In the Cowboys locker room after the game flustered CBS reporter Tom Brookshier asked Duane Thomas a long winded question the gist of which was You re fast aren t you Thomas who had shunned the press all season simply said Evidently Thomas became the first player to score touchdowns in back to back Super Bowls having a receiving touchdown in Super Bowl V Dolphins safety Jake Scott entered Super Bowl VI with a broken left hand He broke his right wrist during the game but never came out With both hands in casts for three months he said When I go to the bathroom that s when I find out who my real friends are 20 This was the first Super Bowl to match two teams which played its home games on artificial turf Both of the Cowboys home stadiums of 1971 the Cotton Bowl and Texas Stadium had turf as did the Dolphins Orange Bowl specifically Poly Turf The previous year the Cowboys became the first team to play its home games on turf to make it to a Super Bowl It was hoped the Louisiana Superdome would be ready in time for the 1972 NFL season had construction stayed on schedule it is likely this game would have been played elsewhere with either Super Bowl VII or Super Bowl VIII awarded to New Orleans However wrangling between labor unions and Louisiana politicians led by Governor John McKeithen led to a lengthy delay in construction and groundbreaking did not take place until August 11 1971 five months before this game The Superdome was not completed until August 1975 forcing Super Bowl IX to be moved to Tulane Stadium That Super Bowl proved to be the final NFL game in the stadium which was demolished in late 1979 The night before the game Joe Frazier successfully defended his heavyweight boxing championship with a fourth round knockout of Terry Daniels at the time of the fight a student at Dallas Southern Methodist University at the Rivergate Convention Center which was approximately one mile south of the construction site for the Superdome on Poydras Street The next day the Rivergate hosted a closed circuit television broadcast of the game charging 10 per person The temperature at kickoff was a sunny and windy 39 F 4 C making this the coldest Super Bowl to date 6 This was the final Super Bowl where both teams head coaches Landry of the Cowboys Shula of the Dolphins wore suits Broadcasting editThe game was broadcast in the United States by CBS with play by play announcer Ray Scott and color commentator Pat Summerall Although Tulane Stadium was sold out for the game unconditional blackout rules in the NFL prohibited the live telecast from being shown in the New Orleans area This was the last Super Bowl to be blacked out in the TV market in which the game was played The game was not blacked out in Baton Rouge which was blacked out during Saints home games The following year the NFL allowed Super Bowl VII to be televised live in the host city Los Angeles when all tickets were sold In 1973 the league changed its blackout policy to allow any game to be broadcast in the home team s market if sold out 72 hours in advance The blackout rule has been suspended since 2015 This game was featured in the movie Where the Buffalo Roam where the protagonist character Hunter S Thompson is sent to cover the game by Rolling Stone magazine although the host site set in the movie is Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum site of Super Bowl VII not Tulane Stadium Except for a portion of the Cowboys first scoring drive and the Dolphins only scoring drive both drives ended with field goals the complete original broadcast exists In popular culture edit This game was featured in the movie Where the Buffalo Roam where the protagonist character Hunter S Thompson is sent to cover the game by Rolling Stone magazine although the host site set in the movie is Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum site of Super Bowl VII not Tulane Stadium Entertainment editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Super Bowl VI news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Tyler Junior College Apache Belles drill team performed during the pregame and halftime festivities Later the U S Air Force Academy Chorale sang the national anthem This was followed by an eight plane flyover of F 4 Phantoms from Eglin Air Force Base which featured a plane in the missing man formation Despite being the second Super Bowl after the AFL NFL merger Super Bowl VI was the first one to have the NFL logo painted at the 50 yard line The NFL would do this for all but one Super Bowl after this until Super Bowl XXXI the exception was Super Bowl XXV when the Super Bowl logo was painted at midfield instead Halftime show edit Super Bowl VI halftime showPart ofSuper Bowl VIDateJanuary 16 1972LocationNew Orleans LouisianaVenueTulane StadiumThemeSalute to Louis ArmstrongHeadlinerThe Tyler Junior College Apache Band and BellesUnited States Marine Corps Drill TeamCarol ChanningElla FitzgeraldAl HirtSpecial guestsOnward Brass BandDanny BarkerLeroy JonesSuper Bowl halftime show chronologyV 1971 VI 1972 VII 1973 The Super Bowl VI halftime show was themed as a Salute to Louis Armstrong 21 Armstrong a New Orleans native died in July 1971 Headlining the show were jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald actress and singer Carol Channing trumpeter Al Hirt and the U S Marine Corps Drill Team 21 Also performing were the Onward Brass Band with Danny Barker and young Leroy Jones as Little Louis Armstrong 22 Fitzgerald was the first Black woman to sing in a Super Bowl halftime show 23 She is also considered to be the first jazz artist featured in such a manner in a Super Bowl halftime show 24 This was the second of three Super Bowl halftime shows in which Al Hirt was a headlining performer Hirt a minority shareholder of the New Orleans Saints had previously been among the headlining performers in the halftime shows of Super Bowl I and would subsequently be a headlining performer in the halftime show of Super Bowl XII 25 Also returning to the Super Bowl halftime stage was Carol Channing who had previously been a performer in the halftime show of Super Bowl IV 26 In the show the Onward Brass Band performed High Society and accompanied Carol Channing in performing Hello Dolly 22 Al Hirt accompanied Ella Fitzgerald in performing Mack the Knife 26 Game summary editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message According to Roger Staubach 14 the Cowboys game plan was to neutralize the Dolphins key offensive and defensive players Paul Warfield and Nick Buoniconti Warfield was double teamed by Green and Renfro They pretty much shut him down wrote Staubach Since the running game was the key to the Cowboys offense they wanted to take the quick reacting Buoniconti out of each play Two linemen usually Niland and center Dave Manders were assigned to block Buoniconti Combined with counterplays and the excellent cutback running of Thomas this tactic proved very successful Buoniconti sustained a concussion which he suffered from throughout the second half during which he did not keep track of the score thinking it was still 10 3 when it had become 24 3 27 Miami s defense was designed to stop Staubach s scrambling According to Staubach although his scrambing was shut down this did not work to the Dolphins benefit because it opened things up for the other backs First quarter edit Miami won the coin toss and elected to receive Neither team could mount a drive on their first possessions On the first play of the Dolphins second possession fullback Larry Csonka on his first carry of the game gained 12 yards on a sweep aided by a big block by guard Larry Little on cornerback Herb Adderley It would be his longest gain of the day On the next play Csonka fumbled a handoff from quarterback Bob Griese his first fumble of the season and it was recovered by linebacker Chuck Howley at the Cowboys 48 yard line A pair of runs for 18 total yards by fullback Walt Garrison put Dallas within field goal range but on the next play defensive tackle Bob Heinz and defensive end Jim Riley shared a sack on quarterback Roger Staubach for a 12 yard loss However Staubach found Bob Hayes open for an 18 yard pass and completed an 11 yard pass to running back Duane Thomas to bring up 1st and goal at Miami s 7 yard line The Dolphins defense managed to keep the Cowboys out of the end zone forcing them to settle for kicker Mike Clark s 9 yard field goal to give the Cowboys a 3 0 lead 28 On the third play of the Dolphins next possession at their own 38 yard line Griese was sacked by Cowboys defensive tackle Bob Lilly for a Super Bowl record 29 yard loss which still stands as the longest negative play from scrimmage in Super Bowl history citation needed Second quarter edit To start the second quarter Dolphins punter Larry Seiple punted the ball from Miami s own end zone which was caught at the Dallas 45 by Hayes The Cowboys could not get past the Miami 40 so they punted it back to the Dolphins Miami drove to the Cowboys 42 yard line with the aid of a 20 yard reception by wide receiver Howard Twilley but the drive stalled and ended with no points after kicker Garo Yepremian missed a 49 yard field goal attempt After an exchange of punts starting with 6 15 left in the half Dallas drove 76 yards in 10 plays including a 21 yard reception on 3rd and 9 by wide receiver Lance Alworth and running back Calvin Hill s three carries for 25 yards The drive ended with Staubach s 7 yard touchdown pass to Alworth to increase Dallas lead to 10 0 Alworth would refer to the receptions that he made on the scoring drive as The two most important catches of his career Miami started the ensuing drive at their own 31 yard line with just 1 15 left in the half and Griese completed three consecutive passes two to wide receiver Paul Warfield and one to running back Jim Kiick for 44 total yards to reach the Dallas 24 yard line Despite their excellent field position the Dolphins could not reach the end zone and had to settle for Yepremian s 31 yard field goal to cut their deficit to 10 3 going into halftime Third quarter edit The Cowboys shut out the Dolphins in the second half preventing any chance of a Miami comeback Dallas reasoned that Miami would make adjustments to stop the Cowboys inside running game which had been so successful in the first half So the Cowboys decided to run outside The Cowboys opened the third quarter with a 71 yard 8 play scoring drive which included a 12 yard reception by Hill four runs by Thomas for 37 yards and a 16 yard run by Hayes Thomas ended the drive with his 3 yard touchdown run to increase Dallas lead to 17 3 This seemed to fire up the Cowboys defense who managed to prevent the Dolphins offense from getting a single first down in the entire third quarter The farthest advance Miami had in the third quarter was to their own 42 yard line as Griese and the offense were as Dolphins coach Don Shula put it destroyed 19 Three possessions later on an incomplete pass on third down Dolphins safety Jake Scott hit Staubach on a blitz that shook him up with under two minutes remaining in the period but Staubach returned in the fourth Fourth quarter edit Miami managed to advance to midfield early in the final period opening the fourth quarter with their first third down conversion of the game 8 Howley ended the drive however by intercepting a pass from Griese intended for Kiick After returning the ball 41 yards Howley tripped and fell at the Dolphins 9 yard line with no one near him He then got up and spiked the ball out of frustration for not scoring a touchdown But three plays later Dallas capitalized on the turnover with Staubach s 7 yard touchdown pass to tight end Mike Ditka increasing their lead to 24 3 with 12 minutes left in the game Miami began their next possession at their own 23 yard line and mounted only their third sustained drive of the game reaching the Dallas 16 yard line in six plays which included a 16 yard reception by Csonka and two receptions by tight end Marv Fleming for 37 yards However when Miami reached the Dallas 16 Griese fumbled the snap and defensive end Larry Cole recovered it at the 20 yard line The Cowboys then mounted an 11 play drive to the Miami 1 yard line which featured a 22 yard reception by Ditka an 18 yard run by Garrison and a 4th and 1 conversion by running back Dan Reeves on a fake field goal attempt at the Miami 20 yard line which was followed by a 17 yard run by Ditka to set up 1st and goal at the Miami 1 yard line it should be noted the victory formation where the quarterback kneels to run down the clock was not introduced in the NFL until late in the 1978 season following the Miracle at the Meadowlands On the next play however Hill fumbled the ball while attempting to dive into the end zone and the ball was recovered at the 4 yard line by Dolphins defensive tackle Manny Fernandez with just under two minutes left Miami now playing for pride ran four meaningless plays and reached their own 26 yard line to end the game Aftermath edit Staubach became the first quarterback of a winning team in the Super Bowl to play the entire game 29 Wrote Staubach I can say that I don t think I ever felt any better as an athlete than how I felt after that game 14 Nick Buoniconti wrote I was knocked senseless The Cowboys seemed to be moving so much faster than we were We were overmatched psychologically as well as physically 30 Jim Kiick said Dallas wasn t that much better but football is momentum We lost it in the first quarter when we fumbled and they scored and we never got it back 31 Said the Dolphins Howard Twilley It s so hard to figure We went in confident We really thought we d win and win handily Something happened though during the week I guess it was that week The week has its own momentum like nothing we d been in before Shula said we d been embarrassed He said we didn t even compete That s the sickest feeling I ve ever had 19 Said Cornell Green The difference between the Dolphins and Cowboys was that the Dolphins were just happy to be in the game and the Cowboys came to win the game 30 Griese completed the same amount of passes as Staubach 12 and threw for 15 more yards 134 but threw no touchdown passes and was intercepted once Csonka and Kiick were held to just 80 combined rushing yards 40 yards each scored no touchdowns and lost 1 fumble on 19 carries Warfield was the game s leading receiver but was limited to just 4 receptions for 39 yards Thomas was the top rusher of the game with 19 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown He also caught 3 passes for 17 yards Dallas running back Walt Garrison added 74 rushing yards and caught 2 passes for 11 yards The Dallas Cowboys became the first team to win the Super Bowl after losing it the previous year The Miami Dolphins would duplicate this feat the following season by winning Super Bowl VII This would be the only game the Dolphins would lose in 1972 going undefeated the next season prior to their Super Bowl VII win Miami s 3 points scored set a Super Bowl record in scoring futility which was tied by the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII in 2019 The Kansas City Chiefs also failed to score a touchdown in their 31 9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV in February 2021 Box score edit Super Bowl VI Dallas Cowboys 24 Miami Dolphins 3 Period 1 2 34TotalCowboys NFC 3 7 7724Dolphins AFC 0 3 003at Tulane Stadium New Orleans Louisiana Date January 16 1972Game time 1 35 p m CSTGame weather 39 F 4 C windy 32 33 Scoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP DAL MIA1 1 23 11 50 7 48 DAL 9 yard field goal by Mike Clark 3 02 1 15 10 76 5 00 DAL Lance Alworth 7 yard touchdown reception from Roger Staubach Clark kick good 10 02 0 04 4 44 1 11 MIA 31 yard field goal by Garo Yepremian 10 33 9 43 8 71 5 17 DAL Duane Thomas 3 yard touchdown run Clark kick good 17 34 11 42 3 9 0 53 DAL Mike Ditka 7 yard touchdown reception from Staubach Clark kick good 24 3 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 24 3Final statistics editSources The NFL s Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football 1973 p 153 Macmillan Publishing Co New York LCCN 73 3862 NFL com Super Bowl VI Super Bowl VI Play Finder Dal Super Bowl VI Play Finder Mia Super Bowl VI Play by Play Statistical comparison edit Dallas Cowboys Miami DolphinsFirst downs 23 10First downs rushing 15 3First downs passing 8 7First downs penalty 0 0Third down efficiency 7 14 2 9Fourth down efficiency 1 1 0 0Net yards rushing 252 80Rushing attempts 48 20Yards per rush 5 3 4 0Passing Completions attempts 12 18 12 23Times sacked total yards 2 19 1 29Interceptions thrown 0 1Net yards passing 100 105Total net yards 352 185Punt returns total yards 1 1 1 21Kickoff returns total yards 2 34 5 122Interceptions total return yards 1 41 0 0Punts average yardage 5 37 2 5 40 0Fumbles lost 1 1 2 2Penalties total yards 3 15 0 0Time of possession 39 12 20 48Turnovers 1 3Individual statistics edit Cowboys PassingC ATT1 Yds TD INT RatingRoger Staubach 12 19 119 2 0 115 9Cowboys RushingCar2 Yds TD LG3 Yds CarDuane Thomas 19 95 1 23 5 00Walt Garrison 14 74 0 17 5 29Calvin Hill 7 25 0 13 3 57Roger Staubach 5 18 0 5 3 60Mike Ditka 1 17 0 17 17 00Bob Hayes 1 16 0 16 16 00Dan Reeves 1 7 0 7 7 00Cowboys ReceivingRec4 Yds TD LG3 Target5Duane Thomas 3 17 0 11 3Lance Alworth 2 28 1 21 4Mike Ditka 2 28 1 21 3Bob Hayes 2 23 0 18 5Walt Garrison 2 11 0 7 2Calvin Hill 1 12 0 12 1Dolphins PassingC ATT1 Yds TD INT RatingBob Griese 12 23 134 0 1 51 7Dolphins RushingCar2 Yds TD LG3 Yds CarLarry Csonka 9 40 0 12 4 44Jim Kiick 10 40 0 9 4 00Bob Griese 1 0 0 0 0 00Dolphins ReceivingRec4 Yds TD LG3 Target5Paul Warfield 4 39 0 23 10Jim Kiick 3 21 0 11 6Larry Csonka 2 18 0 16 2Marv Fleming 1 27 0 27 2Howard Twilley 1 20 0 20 2Jim Mandich 1 9 0 9 1 1Completions attempts 2Carries 3Long gain 4Receptions 5Times targeted Records set edit The following records were set or tied in Super Bowl VI according to the official NFL com boxscore 34 and the ProFootball reference com game summary 35 Some records have to meet NFL minimum number of attempts to be recognized 36 The minimums are shown in parentheses Records set in Super Bowl VI 35 Rushing RecordsMost yards career 139 Walt Garrison Dallas Most attempts career 37 Duane Thomas Dallas Highest average gain career 20 attempts 5 3 yards 139 26 Walt GarrisonCombined yardage records Most Attempts career 44 Duane ThomasDefenseMost interceptions career 3 Chuck Howley Dallas Special TeamsLongest kickoff return 37 yards Mercury Morris Miami Most punts career 14 Ron Widby Dallas Records TiedMost touchdowns career 2 Duane ThomasMost touchdown passes game 2 Roger Staubach Dallas Most kickoff returns game 4 Mercury MorrisMost kickoff returns career 4Most kickoff return yards game 90 yardsMost kickoff return yards career 90 yardsHighest kickoff return average game 3 returns 22 5 yards 4 90 Highest kickoff return average career 4 returns 22 5 yards 4 90 Most fumbles gameMost fumbles career 1 Calvin Hill Dallas Bob GrieseLarry Csonka Miami Most fumbles recovered game Most fumbles recovered career 1 Larry Cole Dallas Chuck HowleyManny Fernandez Miami This category includes rushing receiving interception returns punt returns kickoff returns and fumble returns 37 Sacks an official statistic since Super Bowl XVII by the NFL Sacks are listed as Tackled Attempting to Pass in the official NFL box score for Super Bowl III 34 38 Team Records Set 35 Points TouchdownsFewest points game 3 DolphinsFewest points second half 0Fewest touchdowns game 0Net yardsFewest net yards rushing and passing 185 DolphinsRushingMost rushing attempts 48 CowboysMost rushing yards net 252PassingFewest yards passing net 100 CowboysFirst DownsMost first downs 23 CowboysMost first downs rushing 15DefenseFewest yards allowed 185 CowboysPuntingLowest average game 4 punts 37 2 yards 5 186 CowboysPunt returnsFewest yards gained game 1 yards CowboysPenaltiesFewest penalties game 0 DolphinsFewest yards penalized game 0 DolphinsRecords TiedMost Super Bowl appearances 2 CowboysMost consecutive Super Bowl appearancesMost passing touchdowns 2Most Super Bowl losses 1 DolphinsFewest passing touchdowns 0Fewest rushing touchdowns 0Fewest first downs 10Fewest first downs penalty 0 Cowboys DolphinsFewest punt returns game 1Turnovers are defined as the number of times losing the ball on interceptions and fumbles Records set both team totals 35 Total Cowboys DolphinsRushing Both TeamsMost rushing attempts 68 48 20Most rushing yards net 332 252 80Passing Both TeamsFewest passing attempts 42 19 23Fewest yards passing net 205 100 105First Downs Both TeamsMost first downs rushing 18 15 3Fewest first downs penalty 0 0 0Punt returns Both TeamsFewest punt returns game 2 1 1Penalties Both TeamsFewest penalties game 3 3 0Fewest yards penalized 15 15 0Records tied both team totalsFewest rushing touchdowns 1 1 0Fewest times intercepted 1 0 1Fewest interceptions by 1 1 0Starting lineups editSource 39 Hall of Fame Dallas Position MiamiOffenseBob Hayes WR Paul Warfield Tony Liscio LT Doug CrusanJohn Niland LG Bob KuechenbergDave Manders C Bob DeMarcoBlaine Nye RG Larry Little Rayfield Wright RT Norm EvansMike Ditka TE Marv FlemingLance Alworth WR Howard TwilleyRoger Staubach QB Bob Griese Duane Thomas RB Jim KiickWalt Garrison RB Larry Csonka DefenseLarry Cole LE Jim RileyJethro Pugh LT Manny FernandezBob Lilly RT Bob HeinzGeorge Andrie RE Bill StanfillDave Edwards LLB Doug SwiftLee Roy Jordan MLB Nick Buoniconti Chuck Howley RLB Mike KolenHerb Adderley LCB Tim FoleyMel Renfro RCB Curtis JohnsonCornell Green LS Dick AndersonCliff Harris RS Jake ScottOfficials editReferee Jim Tunney 32 first Super Bowl Umpire Joe Connell 57 first Super Bowl Head Linesman Al Sabato 10 second Super Bowl I Line Judge Art Holst 33 first Super Bowl Back Judge Ralph Vandenberg 47 first Super Bowl Field Judge Bob Wortman 84 first Super Bowl Alternate Referee Bernie Ulman 6 worked Super Bowl I as head linesman Alternate Umpire Tony Sacco 18 did not work Super Bowl on the field during careerAll on field officials except Vandenberg were on the crew for Super Bowl XII the first Super Bowl at the Superdome Bernie Ulman was the referee for Super Bowl IX the last professional football game played at Tulane Stadium Note A seven official system was not used until the 1978 seasonNotes edit Title game in this context refers to an NFL AFL Championship Game prior to the NFL AFL merger and an NFC AFC Championship Game after the merger References edit DiNitto Marcus January 25 2015 Super Bowl Betting History Underdogs on Recent Roll Sporting News Archived from the original on February 4 2015 Retrieved February 4 2015 Super Bowl History Vegas Insider Retrieved February 4 2015 Super Bowl Winners NFL com National Football League Retrieved February 4 2015 Historical Super Bowl Nielsen TV Ratings 1967 2009 Ratings TVbytheNumbers Archived from the original on February 8 2010 Retrieved October 9 2012 https www sportingnews com us nfl news super bowl commercial cost 2023 ad money w6bxi0d6mbd4kje0apged8hz a b Super Bowl Game Time Temperatures Pro Football Hall of Fame 2017 Retrieved February 6 2017 Super Bowl Play Finder Dallas vs Miami Pro Football Reference a b Super Bowl VI Play by Play Owners give offense big seven yard boost Rome News Tribune Georgia Associated Press March 24 1972 p 6A Levine Al March 24 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30 1989 Nixon and the Straw Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on August 15 2017 Retrieved August 15 2017 Underwood John January 10 1972 They Kept Coming and Coming Sports Illustrated pp 15 17 a b c Bill McGrane Winning the Big One The Super Bowl Celebrating a Quarter Century of America s Greatest Game Simon amp Schuster 1990 ISBN 0 671 72798 2 Dave Hyde Still Perfect The Untold Story of the 1972 Miami Dolphins p115 Dolphins Curtis Publishing 2002 ISBN 0 9702677 1 1 a b Byrnes Hristina February 5 2021 Who Performed at Every Super Bowl s Halftime Show Page 3 24 7 Wall St 247wallst com Retrieved February 22 2022 a b Jazz All About January 30 2013 Jazz news New Orleans Trumpeter Leroy Jones Performed At Super Bowl VI In 1972 All About Jazz Retrieved February 22 2022 D Angelo Bob February 14 2022 Super Bowl LVI Halftime show shines with hip hop stars WPXI Cox Media Retrieved February 22 2022 Eustis Ross February 2 2016 Super Bowl Tributes To Jazz Greats SFJazz Retrieved February 22 2022 Katzowitz Josh February 2 2014 Just Because Trumpeter Al Hirt was former Super Bowl halftime staple CBS Sports Retrieved February 22 2022 a b Alexandra Rae January 30 2020 The Weird and Not Very Wonderful History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show KQED Retrieved February 22 2022 Dallas Finally Lands Big One nydailynews com Mike Clark s 9 yard field goal tied the New York Jets Jim Turner s 9 yard three pointer in Super Bowl III for the shortest field goal in Super Bowl history At the time the goal posts were on goal lines instead of at the back of the end zones Thus this shared record will stand indefinitely unless the league decides to move the goal posts back to the goal lines Bart Starr was relieved by Zeke Bratkowski in the first two Super Bowls when the Packers had the game safely in hand Joe Namath was relieved briefly by Babe Parilli in Super Bowl III Len Dawson gave way to Mike Livingston late in Super Bowl IV when the Chiefs had clinched the game Earl Morrall came in for an injured Johnny Unitas late in the first half of Super Bowl V and led the Baltimore Colts to a come from behind victory over the Cowboys a b Nick Buoniconti Super Bowl VII Super Bowl The Game of Their Lives Danny Peary editor Macmillan 1997 ISBN 0 02 860841 0 John Underwood The Blood and Thunder Boys Sports Illustrated August 7 1972 This remains the lowest game time temperature for a Super Bowl game to date Super Bowl Game Time Temperatures Pro Football Hall of Fame Retrieved March 9 2018 a b Super Bowl VI boxscore NFL com Retrieved November 10 2016 a b c d Super Bowl VI statistics Pro Football reference com Retrieved November 6 2016 2016 NFL Factbook PDF NFL Archived from the original PDF on November 6 2015 Retrieved November 7 2016 Super Bowl definitions NFL com Archived from the original on May 4 2018 Retrieved November 13 2016 Super Bowl History Pro Football Reference Sports Reference LLC Retrieved December 6 2012 Super Bowl VI National Football League Game Summary PDF NFLGSIS com 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