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1971 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-6-1, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 341 points (24.4/g), 3rd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 286 points (20.4/g), 16th.
Differential of 55 points (3.9/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 8.4-5.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 15th.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.1, Offense: 6.5, Defense: -2.4, SoS: 0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Joe Schmidt
Training Camp: Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Greg Landry* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 136 for 261, 2,237 yards, 16 td, 13 int, & 76 rushes for 530 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| RB | Altie Taylor | 24 | 2 | 0 | 174 rushes for 736 yards, 4 td, & 26 catches for 270 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Steve Owens* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 246 rushes for 1,035 yards, 8 td, & 32 catches for 350 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 19th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Earl McCullouch | 25 | 3 | 0 | 21 catches for 552 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 24th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Larry Walton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 30 catches for 491 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Charlie Sanders*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 31 catches for 502 yards, 5 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| LT | Jim Yarbrough | 25 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 | |
| LG | Chuck Walton | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963 San Diego Chargers / 13th / 98th pick / 1963 |
| C | Ed Flanagan* | 27 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 | |
| RG | Bob Kowalkowski | 28 | 5 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 | |
| RT | Rocky Freitas | 26 | 3 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim H. Mitchell | 23 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1970 | |
| LDT | Dick Evey | 30 | 7 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1964 |
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| RDT | Jerry Rush | 29 | 6 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th pick / 1965 |
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| RDE | Larry Hand | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 New York Jets / 21st / 163rd pick / 1964 |
| LLB | Paul Naumoff | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Mike Lucci* | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Wayne H. Walker | 35 | 13 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| LCB | Lem Barney | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Dick LeBeau | 34 | 12 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| SS | Mike Weger | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967 |
| FS | Tom Vaughn | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 57th pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 11th / 81st pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Errol Mann | 30 | 3 | 0 | 22 of 37 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | |
| P | Herman Weaver | 23 | 1 | 0 | 42 punts for a 41.7 average, 2 blocked | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Lem Barney | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Ron Jessie | 23 | Rook | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 29.4 average and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Lem Barney | 26 | LCB | 9 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Jackson St. | 9/8/1945 | 4 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| 73 | Bob Bell | 23 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 1/25/1948 | Rook | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1971 | |
| 21 | Al Clark | 23 | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Grambling St.,Northern Arizona,East. Michigan | 2/29/1948 | Rook | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1971 | |
| 87 | Craig Cotton | 24 | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-5 | Youngstown St. | 7/7/1947 | 2 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 200th pick / 1969 | |
| 77 | Dick Evey | 30 | LDT | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 2/12/1941 | 7 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1964 |
| 24 | Mel Farr | 27 | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/3/1944 | 4 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1967 | |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan* | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/23/1944 | 6 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | 26 | RT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-6 | Oregon St. | 9/7/1945 | 3 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
| 68 | Frank Gallagher | 28 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 3/2/1943 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 23 | Paul Gipson | 25 | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Houston | 3/21/1946 | 2 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 29th pick / 1969 | |
| 74 | Larry Hand | 31 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Appalachian St. | 7/10/1940 | 6 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 New York Jets / 21st / 163rd pick / 1964 |
| 85 | Chuck Hughes | 28 | 3 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | Texas-El Paso | 3/24/1943 | 4 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 99th pick / 1967 | |
| 89 | Ron Jessie | 23 | KR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 2/4/1948 | Rook | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| 66 | Bob Kowalkowski | 28 | RG | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/5/1943 | 5 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 |
| 11 | Greg Landry* | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 12/18/1946 | 3 | 19 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| 44 | Dick LeBeau | 34 | RCB | 13 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 9/9/1937 | 12 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| 51 | Ken Lee | 23 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/3/1948 | Rook | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 204th pick / 1971 | |
| 53 | Mike Lucci* | 32 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh,Tennessee | 12/29/1939 | 9 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961 |
| 12 | Errol Mann | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 6/27/1941 | 3 | 3 | |
| 25 | Earl McCullouch | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | USC | 1/10/1946 | 3 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 24th pick / 1968 |
| 83 | Jim H. Mitchell | 23 | LDE | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Virginia St. | 9/15/1948 | 1 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1970 |
| 62 | Ed Mooney | 26 | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 2/26/1945 | 3 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 93rd pick / 1968 | |
| 19 | Bill Munson | 30 | 4 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Utah St. | 8/11/1941 | 7 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 16th / 126th pick / 1964 |
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| 50 | Paul Naumoff | 26 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/3/1945 | 4 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
| 36 | Steve Owens* | 24 | FB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/9/1947 | 1 | 19 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 19th pick / 1970 |
| 79 | Ray Parson | 24 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 5/30/1947 | Rook | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 45th pick / 1970 | |
| 47 | Wayne Rasmussen | 29 | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | South Dakota St. | 6/7/1942 | 7 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 117th pick / 1964 | |
| 84 | Joe Robb | 34 | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | TCU | 3/15/1937 | 12 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 | |
| 82 | Jerry Rush | 29 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 8/7/1942 | 6 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th pick / 1965 |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders*+ | 25 | TE | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/25/1946 | 3 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| 42 | Altie Taylor | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Utah St. | 9/29/1947 | 2 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969 |
| 65 | Dave Thompson | 22 | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Clemson | 2/1/1949 | Rook | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 30th pick / 1971 | |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | 31 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/9/1940 | 9 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962 New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962 |
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| 48 | Tom Vaughn | 28 | FS | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Iowa St. | 2/28/1943 | 6 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 57th pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 11th / 81st pick / 1965 |
| 55 | Wayne H. Walker | 35 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho | 9/30/1936 | 13 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| 63 | Chuck Walton | 30 | LG | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Iowa St. | 7/7/1941 | 4 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963 San Diego Chargers / 13th / 98th pick / 1963 |
| 49 | Larry Walton | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 2/8/1947 | 2 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1969 |
| 59 | Charlie Weaver | 22 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 7/12/1949 | Rook | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 | |
| 18 | Herman Weaver | 23 | P | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 11/17/1948 | 1 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| 28 | Mike Weger | 26 | SS | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 10/2/1945 | 4 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967 |
| 45 | Bobby Williams | 29 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Central Oklahoma | 2/28/1942 | 5 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 163rd pick / 1966 | |
| 70 | Larry Woods | 23 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Tennessee St. | 5/11/1948 | Rook | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 100th pick / 1971 | |
| 75 | Jim Yarbrough | 25 | LT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Florida | 10/28/1946 | 2 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 |
| 34 | Mickey Zofko | 22 | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/8/1949 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 229th pick / 1971 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 220.0 | 6-2.3 | 3.8 |
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