Originally published on Aug. 13, 2020
By Zane Miller
On Sunday, January 16th, 1972, the Dallas Cowboys defeated
the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI to win the 52nd championship in NFL
history. It was the first championship for the Cowboys franchise as Cowboys quarterback
Roger Staubach won the Super Bowl MVP Award. The game was held at Tulane
Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Alan Page won the 1971
MVP Award, becoming the first defensive player to win the award, while also
winning the inaugural Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Out of Playoffs: Oakland Raiders (8-4-2), Los Angeles Rams
(8-5-1), Detroit Lions (7-6-1), Atlanta Falcons (7-6-1), Philadelphia Eagles
(6-7-1), Pittsburgh Steelers (6-8), New York Jets (6-8), New England Patriots
(6-8), San Diego Chargers (6-8), Chicago Bears (6-8), Green Bay Packers
(4-8-2), New Orleans Saints (4-8-2), Houston Oilers (4-9-1), St. Louis
Cardinals (4-9-1), Denver Broncos (4-9-1), Cincinnati Bengals (4-10), New York
Giants (4-10), Buffalo Bills (1-13)
Out in first round: Kansas City Chiefs (L 27-24 (2OT) to
Dolphins), Washington Redskins (L 24-20 to 49ers), Minnesota Vikings (L 20-12
to Cowboys), Cleveland Browns (L 20-3 to Colts)
Out in second round: San Francisco 49ers (L 14-3 to
Cowboys), Baltimore Colts (L 21-0 to Dolphins)
Most passing touchdowns: #21 John Hadl (Chargers)- 21 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #33 Duane Thomas (Cowboys)- 11 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #42 Paul Warfield (Dolphins)- 11
TD
Most interceptions: #28 Bill Bradley (Eagles)- 11 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 11 attempts): #19 Tom
Dempsey (Eagles)- 12 for 17, 70.6%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1971/
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