Super Bowl V

Super Bowl V was played on January 17, 1971 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.  The game was broadcast on NBC with Curt Gowdy and Kyle Rote. The final score was Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13.

Super Bowl V was the first Super Bowl played in a merged National Football League, as well as the first played on an artificial turf surface, namely "Poly Turf". The Baltimore Colts were moved into the American Football Conference from the National Football League prior to this season. (This is why the Colts represented the NFL in Super Bowl III, but not the NFC for Super Bowl V.)

This was the first close Super Bowl, but is not regarded as a classic; in fact, it is sometimes called the "Blooper Bowl". It was filled with poor play, turnovers and officiating miscues.

It is the only Super Bowl for which the Most Valuable Player Award was given to a member of the losing team, linebacker Chuck Howley (who made two interceptions and recovered a fumble to earn MVP honors). It was also the first time that the Super Bowl MVP was given to a defensive team player. In addition, famous Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas did not wear his trademark high-top football shoes in the contest, but wore a pair of low-cut adidas shoes instead.

Baltimore won the game on a last-second field goal by kicker Jim O'Brien, who made up for a missed attempt earlier in the game.

Dal–FG Clark 14
Dal–FG Clark 30
Balt–Mackey 75 pass from Unitas (kick blocked)
Dal–Thomas 7 pass from Morton (Clark kick)
Balt–Nowatzke 2 run (O’Brien kick)
Balt–FG O’Brien 32

Baltimore–Offense: K–Jim O’Brien. P–David Lee. QB–Earl Morrall. RB–Sam Havrilak, Jerry Hill, Jack Maitland. TE–Tom Mitchell. WR–Ray Perkins. LINE–Sam Ball, Tom Goode, Cornelius Johnson. Defense: LINE–Billy Newsome. LB–Bob Grant, Robbie Nichols. DB–Ron Gardin, Tom Maxwell. DNP: WR–Jimmy Orr. DT–George Wright.

Dallas–Offense: K–Mike Clark. P–Ron Widby. RB–Calvin Hill, Dan Reeves, Claxton Welch. WR–Dennis Homan. TE–Mike Ditka. LINE–Bob Asher. Defense: LINE–Ron East, Pat Toomay. LB–Steve Kiner, D.D. Lewis, Tom Stincic. DB–Richmond Flowers, Cliff Harris, Mark Washington. DNP: QB–Roger Staubach. T–Tony Liscio.

Officials

Referee–Norm Schachter. Umpire–Paul Trepinski. Head Linesman–Ed Marion. Field Judge–Fritz Graf. Back Judge–Hugh Gamber. Line Judge–Jack Fette.

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