49ers–Cowboys rivalry

San Francisco 49ers trash-Dallas Cowboys

San Francisco 49ers

Dallas Cowboys

First meeting

November 20, 1960
San Francisco 49ers 26, Dallas Cowboys 14

Latest meeting

October 2, 2016
San Francisco 49ers 17, Dallas Cowboys 24

Next meeting

TBD, 2017

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Tie 17–17–1

Postseason results

Dallas Cowboys lead 5–2

Most recent

January 15, 1995
Dallas Cowboys 28, San Francisco 49ers 38

Largest victory

San Francisco 49ers 14 , Dallas Cowboys 59 (1980)

Current win streak

Dallas Cowboys, 1 win (2016)

Championship success during tenure of rivalry

Super Bowl titles (10)

Dallas Cowboys (5) – 1971, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1995
San Francisco 49ers (5) – 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994

NFC Championships (14)

Dallas Cowboys (8) – 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1995
San Francisco 49ers (6) – 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2012

Super Bowl appearances (14)

Dallas Cowboys (8) – 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1995
San Francisco 49ers (6) – 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2012

The 49ers–Cowboys rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. The series is Tie 17-17-1. It is one of the great inter-division rivalry games in the NFL. The two teams do not play every year; instead, they play once every three years due to the NFL's rotating division schedules, or if the two teams finish in the same place in episodes of NFL Network's The Timeline series.

History

The bitter rivalry between the Cowboys and 49ers has been going on since the 1970s, including seven postseason games. The Cowboys defeated the 49ers in the 1970 and 1971 NFC Championship games, and again in the 1972 Divisional Playoff Game. The 1981 NFC Championship Game in San Francisco, which saw the 49ers' Joe Montana complete a game-winning pass to Dwight Clark in the final minute (now known as The Catch) is one of the most famous games in NFL history. The rivalry became even more intense during the 1992–1994 seasons. San Francisco and Dallas faced each other in the NFC Championship Game three consecutive times. Dallas won the first two match-ups, and San Francisco won the third. In each of these pivotal match-ups, the game's victor went on to win the Super Bowl. Both the Cowboys and the 49ers are second all time in Super Bowl victories to the Pittsburgh Steelers with five each.

The Catch

Main article: The Catch (American football)

The Catch refers to the winning touchdown reception by Dwight Clark off a Joe Montana pass in the January 10, 1982, NFC Championship Game between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. The Catch is widely regarded as one of the most memorable events in NFL history.

Game results

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Date	Score	Winner	Competition	Location
November 20, 1960	26-14	49ers	Regular Season	Dallas
November 10, 1963	31-24	49ers	Regular Season	San Francisco
November 7, 1965	39-31	Cowboys	Regular Season	Dallas
December 16, 1967	24-16	49ers	Regular Season	San Francisco
November 27, 1969	24-24	Tie	Regular Season	Dallas
January 3, 1971	17-10	Cowboys	NFC Championship Game	San Francisco
January 2, 1972	14-3	Cowboys	NFC Championship Game	Dallas
November 23, 1972	31-10	49ers	Regular Season	Dallas
December 23, 1972	30-28	Cowboys	NFC Playoffs - Divisional	San Francisco
November 10, 1974	20-14	Cowboys	Regular Season	Dallas
December 12, 1977	42-35	Cowboys	Regular Season	San Francisco
September 9, 1979	21-13	Cowboys	Regular Season	San Francisco
October 12, 1980	59-14	Cowboys	Regular Season	Dallas
October 11, 1981	45-14	49ers	Regular Season	San Francisco
January 10, 1982	28-27	49ers	NFC Championship Game	San Francisco
December 19, 1983	42-17	49ers	Regular Season (WK 16)	San Francisco
December 22, 1985	31-16	49ers	Regular Season	San Francisco
October 13, 1989	31-14	49ers	Regular Season	Dallas
November 11, 1990	24-6	49ers	Regular Season	Dallas
January 23, 1992	30-20	Cowboys	NFC Championship Game	San Francisco
October 17, 1993	26-17	Cowboys	Regular Season	Dallas
January 15, 1993	38-21	Cowboys	NFC Championship Game	Dallas
November 13, 1994	21-14	49ers	Regular Season	San Francisco
January 14, 1994	38-28	49ers	NFC Championship Game	San Francisco
November 12, 1995	38-20	49ers	Regular Season	Dallas
November 10, 1996	20-17 (OT)	Cowboys	Regular Season	San Francisco
November 2, 1997	17-10	49ers	Regular Season	San Francisco
September 24, 2000	41-24	49ers	Regular Season	Dallas
December 30, 2001	27-21	Cowboys	Regular Season	Dallas
December 8, 2002	31-27	49ers	Regular Season	Dallas
September 25, 2005	34-31	Cowboys	Regular Season	San Francisco
November 23, 2008	35-22	Cowboys	Regular Season	Dallas
September 18, 2011	27-24 (OT)	Cowboys	Regular Season	San Francisco
September 7, 2014	28-17	49ers	Regular Season	Dallas
October 2, 2016	24-17	Cowboys	Regular Season	San Francisco

References

Dallas Cowboys

Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Frisco, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Coaches Players Seasons Expansion draft Draft history Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks The Ford Center at The Star

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium AT&T Stadium

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day America's Team Cheerleaders Doomsday Defense Crazy Ray Rowdy Jerry Jones Black Sunday (film) King of the Hill

Lore	Tom Landry Tex Schramm Captain Comeback Ice Bowl Hail Mary The Catch Herschel Walker trade Dirty Dozen Ring of Honor Bounty Bowl series

Rivalries	New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers/Texans

Division championships (22)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1985 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2007 2009 2014

Conference championships (10)	1966 1967 1970 1971 1975 1977 1978 1992 1993 1995

League Championships (5)	1971 (VI) 1977 (XII) 1992 (XXVII) 1993 (XXVIII) 1995 (XXX)

Ring of Honor	Bob Lilly Don Meredith Don Perkins Chuck Howley Mel Renfro Roger Staubach Lee Roy Jordan Tom Landry Tony Dorsett Randy White Bob Hayes Tex Schramm Cliff Harris Rayfield Wright Troy Aikman Michael Irvin Emmitt Smith Drew Pearson Charles Haley Larry Allen Darren Woodson

Media	Broadcasters Radio network KRLD-FM Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

San Francisco 49ers

Founded in 1946 Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California

Franchise	Franchise Team history Coaches Players Seasons Logo and uniform history Starting quarterbacks Draft history

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Levi's Stadium

Culture	Sourdough Sam San Francisco Gold Rush West Coast offense

Lore	The Catch Joe Cool Million Dollar Backfield Snowball Game Harbaugh Bowl

Rivalries	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys New York Giants

Key figures	Eddie DeBartolo Denise DeBartolo York Jed York John York Gideon Yu

Division championships (19)	1970 1971 1972 1981 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2002 2011 2012

Conference championships (6)	1981 1984 1988 1989 1994 2012

League championships (5)	1981 (XVI) 1984 (XIX) 1988 (XXIII) 1989 (XXIV) 1994 (XXIX)

Retired numbers	8 12 16 34 37 39 70 58 70 80 87 BW Mr. D

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

Seasons (70)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

National Football League rivalries

American Football Conference

AFC East	Bills–Dolphins Bills–Jets Bills–Patriots Dolphins–Jets Jets–Patriots Dolphins-Patriots

AFC North	Bengals–Browns Bengals–Steelers Browns–Steelers Ravens–Steelers

AFC South	Jaguars–Titans Texans–Titans

AFC West	Broncos–Chargers Broncos–Chiefs Broncos–Raiders Chargers–Chiefs Chargers–Raiders Chiefs–Raiders

Intraconference	Colts–Patriots Raiders–Steelers Steelers–Titans

National Football Conference

NFC East	Cowboys–Eagles Cowboys–Giants Cowboys–Redskins Eagles–Giants Eagles–Redskins Giants–Redskins

NFC North	Bears–Lions Bears–Packers Bears–Vikings Lions–Vikings Lions–Packers Packers–Vikings

NFC South	Buccaneers–Panthers Buccaneers–Saints Falcons–Saints Falcons–Panthers

NFC West	49ers–Rams 49ers–Seahawks

Intraconference	49ers–Cowboys 49ers–Giants Panthers–Seahawks

Interconference

Governor's Cup	Missouri Texas

Players

Tom Brady–Peyton Manning

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