<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
when did the cowboys win their first super bowl
when did the cowboys win their first super bowl
January 16 , 1972
January 16 , 1972