1970 Dallas Cowboys season
| 1970 Dallas Cowboys season | |
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| Head coach | Tom Landry |
| Owner | Clint Murchison, Jr. |
| Home field | Cotton Bowl |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–4 |
| Division place | 1st NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Super Bowl V (Baltimore) |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | PHI | Ben Hawkins 10 yard pass from Norm Snead (Mark Moseley kick) | Eagles 7–0 | |
| 2 | DAL | Walt Garrison 1 yard run (Mike Clark kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| 3 | DAL | Lance Rentzel 31 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | Cowboys 14–7 | |
| 4 | DAL | Mike Clark 13 yard field goal | Cowboys 17–7 | |
The 1970 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 11th in the National Football League.
The Cowboys scored 299 points and allowed 221 points. For the fifth consecutive season, the Cowboys finished first in their division. In 1970, the club made its debut on Monday Night Football. The Cowboys lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 38–0. The Cowboys made it to their first Super Bowl and lost to the Baltimore Colts.
The Cowboys had to overcome many obstacles during the regular season. Fullback Calvin Hill, the team's second leading rusher with 577 yards and 4 touchdowns, was lost for the year after suffering a leg injury late in the regular season. And wide receiver Bob Hayes was benched by head coach Tom Landry for poor performances on several occasions.
Most significantly, the Cowboys had a quarterback controversy between Craig Morton and Roger Staubach. Morton and Staubach alternated as the starting quarterback during the regular season, but Landry eventually chose Morton to start Super Bowl V because he felt less confident that Staubach would follow his game plan (Landry called all of Morton's plays in Super Bowl V). Also, Morton had done extremely well in the regular season, throwing for 1,819 yards and 15 touchdowns, with only 7 interceptions, earning him a passer rating of 89.8. In contrast, Staubach, although a noted scrambler and able to salvage broken plays effectively, threw for 542 yards, and only 2 touchdowns compared to 8 interceptions, giving him a 42.9 rating.
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