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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.
Coached by Joe Schmidt (7-6-1)
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1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| 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 |
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| LG | Chuck Walton | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963 |
| C | Ed Flanagan* | 27 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 |
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| RG | Bob Kowalkowski | 28 | 5 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 |
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| RT | Rocky Freitas | 26 | 3 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim H. Mitchell | 23 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1970 |
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| LDT | Dick Evey | 30 | 7 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 |
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| RDT | Jerry Rush | 29 | 6 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
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| RDE | Larry Hand | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd 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 |
| 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 |
| PR | Lem Barney | 26 | 4 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 0 td | 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Lem Barney | 26 | DB | 9 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Jackson State | 9/8/1945 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Bell | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 1/25/1948 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1971 |
| Al Clark | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Eastern Michigan,Grambling State,Northern Arizona | 2/29/1948 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1971 |
| Craig Cotton | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-5 | Youngstown State | 7/7/1947 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 200th pick / 1969 |
| Dick Evey | 30 | DT-DE-G | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 2/12/1941 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 |
| Mel Farr | 27 | RB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/3/1944 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1967 |
| Ed Flanagan* | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/23/1944 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 |
| Rocky Freitas | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 9/7/1945 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
| Frank Gallagher | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 3/2/1943 | 4 | |
| Paul Gipson | 25 | RB | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Houston | 3/21/1946 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 29th pick / 1969 |
| Larry Hand | 31 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Appalachian State | 7/10/1940 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 |
| Chuck Hughes | 28 | WR | 3 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | Texas-El Paso | 3/24/1943 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 99th pick / 1967 |
| Ron Jessie | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 2/4/1948 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| Bob Kowalkowski | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/5/1943 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 |
| Greg Landry* | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 12/18/1946 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| Dick LeBeau | 34 | DB | 13 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/9/1937 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| Ken Lee | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/3/1948 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 8th / 204th pick / 1971 |
| Mike Lucci* | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh,Tennessee | 12/29/1939 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961 |
| Errol Mann | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 6/27/1941 | 3 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 25 | WR-SE | 13 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | USC | 1/10/1946 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 24th pick / 1968 |
| Jim H. Mitchell | 23 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Virginia State | 9/15/1948 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1970 |
| Ed Mooney | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 2/26/1945 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 93rd pick / 1968 |
| Bill Munson | 30 | QB | 4 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Utah State | 8/11/1941 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| Paul Naumoff | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/3/1945 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
| Steve Owens* | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/9/1947 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 19th pick / 1970 |
| Ray Parson | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 5/30/1947 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 45th pick / 1970 |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | South Dakota State | 6/7/1942 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 117th pick / 1964 |
| Joe Robb | 34 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | TCU | 3/15/1937 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| Jerry Rush | 29 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 8/7/1942 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
| Charlie Sanders*+ | 25 | TE | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/25/1946 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| Altie Taylor | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Utah State | 9/29/1947 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969 |
| Dave Thompson | 22 | T-C-G | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Clemson | 2/1/1949 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 30th pick / 1971 |
| Bill Triplett | 31 | RB-DB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/9/1940 | 9 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962 |
| Tom Vaughn | 28 | DB | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Iowa State | 2/28/1943 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 57th pick / 1965 |
| Wayne H. Walker | 35 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho | 9/30/1936 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| Chuck Walton | 30 | G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 7/7/1941 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963 |
| Larry Walton | 24 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 2/8/1947 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1969 |
| Charlie Weaver | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 7/12/1949 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 |
| Herman Weaver | 23 | P | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 11/17/1948 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| Mike Weger | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 10/2/1945 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967 |
| Bobby Williams | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Central Oklahoma | 2/28/1942 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 163rd pick / 1966 |
| Larry Woods | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 5/11/1948 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 100th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Yarbrough | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Florida | 10/28/1946 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 |
| Mickey Zofko | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/8/1949 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 229th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 220.0 | 6-2.3 | 3.8 |