the cowboys won their first super bowl on january 16, 1972.
the cowboys won their first super bowl on january 16, 1972.
when did the cowboys win their first super bowl?
january 16 , 1972
super bowl xlviii was the first super bowl held at an open-air stadium in a "cold-weather" city; previous super bowls in cold-weather cities were held at indoor stadiums. however, the temperature at kickoff was a mild , making this only the third-coldest game in super bowl history. a major snow storm hit the area the very next day. according to weather.com, the average high and low temperatures for east rutherford on february 2 were and , respectively. the coldest outdoor super bowl of the first 47 games was super bowl vi, held at tulane stadium in new orleans on january 16, 1972, with a kickoff temperature of . however, new orleans usually has a humid subtropical climate, with january morning lows averaging around and daily highs around ; also, all new orleans super bowls since xii have been played at the indoor superdome. since super bowl x in 1976, all but one outdoor super bowl has been played in either california or florida, the exception being super bowl xxx in tempe, arizona. nfl commissioner roger goodell indicated that if super bowl xlviii was successful, additional "cold-weather" super bowls would be considered.
super bowl xlviii
bullet::::- umpire: jeff rice #44 first super bowl









































bullet::::- head linesman: mark hittner #28 first super bowl









































bullet::::- line judge: ron phares #10 third super bowl (xxviii, xxix)









































bullet::::- field judge: pete morelli #135 first super bowl









































bullet::::- side judge: laird hayes #125 first super bowl









































bullet::::- back judge: scott green #19 first super bowl









































bullet::::- alternate referee: mike carey #94 first super bowl









































bullet::::- alternate umpire: ron botchan #110 (umpire for xx, xxvii, xxix, xxxiv)









































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bullet::::- super bowl official website









































bullet::::- the sporting news: history of the super bowl (last accessed december 4, 2005)
super bowl xxxvi