1970 Season

Dallas Cowboys Schedule and Scores 1970 Season

Record: 10-4
NFC Eastern Division Champion
NFC Champion

Dallas Cowboys Story:

1970 marked the beginning of the new era of the NFL. The two rival leagues were now one. Dallas was placed into the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference. Interconference games were beginning and the league would never be the same. The 1970 season also marked the beginning of what would become an American tradition  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.

 

 

Although there were a lot of changes in the NFL, things did carry over from the 1960s as far as the Cowboys were concerned and that is success of the Cowboys.  The draft and finding those great players. In one year, the Cowboys added cornerback Charlie Waters, center John Fitzgerald, and defensive end Pat Toomey. The defensive secondary was completed for years to come with the signing of undrafted Cliff Harris, another star found at a little known college this time Ouachita State.

 

 

Though a preseason favorite to easily win the Eastern Division, Dallas started with a 5-4 record including two embarrassing losses. The first was a 54-13 loss to Minnesota, the most points ever scored against the Cowboys (a record that stands today). The second was a 38-0 loss to the Cardinals on the Cowboy's first appearance on Monday Night Football. After this loss, many thought the Cowboys were finished. This was far from the case. The Cowboys finished strong by winning their last five games. The Cowboys finished the season with a 10-4 record and the Eastern Division Title.

 

 

The Cowboys met the Detroit Lions in the first round of the playoffs. The Cowboys won the surprisingly low-scoring game 5-0 and faced the upstart San Francisco 49ers for the NFC Championship. The Cowboys got one monkey off their back and beat the 49ers 17-10. They were going to Super Bowl V to play the AFC Champions Baltimore Colts. Though Dallas burst out to a 13-6 half-time lead, the Colt's fourth quarter rally gave them a 16-13 win and the Super Bowl Championship. The Cowboy's tag of not being able to win the big one was once again at the minds of all. Fortunately,  the Cowboys would shed that final image in the very next season.

Dallas Cowboys Highlights:

• Merger with AFL places Dallas in Eastern Division of NFC
• Duane Thomas voted NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
• First Eastern Division Championship
• First Super Bowl Appearance

The 1970 NFL Standings

Super Bowl V: Baltimore 16, Dallas 13

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