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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)

1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

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

RDT Jerry Rush 29 6 0

Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1965
Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th pick / 1965

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

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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
Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th 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
New York Jets / 21st / 163rd 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
Houston Oilers / 16th / 126th 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
Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th 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
New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962

Tom Vaughn 28 DB 9 0 190 5-11 Iowa State 2/28/1943 6

Detroit Lions / 5th / 57th pick / 1965
Denver Broncos / 11th / 81st 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
San Diego Chargers / 13th / 98th 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