Super Bowl VI
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| Date | January 16, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| MVP | Roger Staubach, Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Cowboys by 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jim Tunney | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 81,023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cowboys: Tex Schramm (team administrator), Tom Landry (coach), Herb Adderley, Lance Alworth, Mike Ditka, Forrest Gregg, Bob Hayes, Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro, Roger Staubach, Rayfield Wright. Dolphins: Don Shula (coach), Nick Buoniconti, Larry Csonka, Bob Griese, Jim Langer, Larry Little, Paul Warfield. |
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| National anthem | U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Jim Tunney | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | "Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and the U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ray Scott and Pat Summerall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 44.2 (est. 56.64 million viewers) |
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| Market share | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $86,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 ever played.
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 least points allowed (3). They remain the only team ever to prevent their opponent from scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl. 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. 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, was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.
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