<P> The Cowboys moved from the Cotton Bowl to Texas Stadium in week six of the 1971 season . Although the first game in their new home was a 44 -- 21 victory over New England , Dallas stumbled out of the gate by going 4 -- 3 in the first half of the season , including losses to the mediocre New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears . Landry named Staubach as the permanent starting quarterback to start the second half of the season , and Dallas was off and running . The Cowboys won their last seven regular season games before dispatching of the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs to return to the Super Bowl . In Super Bowl VI , behind an MVP performance from Staubach and a then Super Bowl record 252 yards rushing , the Cowboys crushed the upstart Miami Dolphins , 24 - 3 , to finally bury the `` Next Year 's Champions '' stigma . That game remains the only Super Bowl to date where one of the teams involved did not score a touchdown . The Cowboys rushed for 252 yards , while holding the Dolphins , who went 17 - 0 in 1972 , to 185 total yards . </P>
<P> The Cowboys moved from the Cotton Bowl to Texas Stadium in week six of the 1971 season . Although the first game in their new home was a 44 -- 21 victory over New England , Dallas stumbled out of the gate by going 4 -- 3 in the first half of the season , including losses to the mediocre New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears . Landry named Staubach as the permanent starting quarterback to start the second half of the season , and Dallas was off and running . The Cowboys won their last seven regular season games before dispatching of the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs to return to the Super Bowl . In Super Bowl VI , behind an MVP performance from Staubach and a then Super Bowl record 252 yards rushing , the Cowboys crushed the upstart Miami Dolphins , 24 - 3 , to finally bury the `` Next Year 's Champions '' stigma . That game remains the only Super Bowl to date where one of the teams involved did not score a touchdown . The Cowboys rushed for 252 yards , while holding the Dolphins , who went 17 - 0 in 1972 , to 185 total yards . </P>
when did the dallas cowboys win their first super bowl
when did the dallas cowboys win their first super bowl
1971
1971