11-3 (.786)
Head Coach
Tom Landry
General Manager
Tex Schramm
Team Owner
Clint Murchison Jr.
Stadium
Attendance
466,220 total
66,603 per game
66,603 per game
1971 Draft Picks
Round
Pick
Player
1
25
Tody Smith / DE
2
51
Ike Thomas / DB
3
69
Sam Scarber / RB
3
77
Bill Gregory / DT
4
80
Joe Carter / TE
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