| NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: January 2, 1972 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63409 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 57 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 28 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 2 run (Mike Clark kick) | 3 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 88 | WR | Dick Witcher |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 25 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 64 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 83 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| 33 | RB | Duane Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 26 | LCB | Herb Adderley |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Roger Staubach | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Duane Thomas | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 10 | 1 |
| Calvin Hill | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 4 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 3 | 184 | 6.1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 26.9 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 103 | 5.7 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 67.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gene Washington | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Ted Kwalick | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Truax | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Duane Thomas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| George Andrie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Spurrier | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Johnny Fuller | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Simpson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Cedrick Hardman | 3.5 | 20.0 |
| Charlie Krueger | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Earl Edwards | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Bob Lilly | 1.0 | 6.0 |
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