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1971 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 4-8-2, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 274 points (19.6/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (21.3/g), 18th.
Differential of -24 points (-1.7/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 6.3-7.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.9/g), 21st.
Coached by Dan Devine (4-8-2)
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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 | Scott Hunter | 24 | Rook | 10 | 75 for 163, 1,210 yards, 7 td, 17 int, & 21 rushes for 50 yards and 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 140th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Donny Anderson | 28 | 5 | 0 | 186 rushes for 757 yards, 5 td, & 26 catches for 306 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
| FB | John Brockington*+ | 23 | Rook | 0 | 216 rushes for 1,105 yards, 4 td, & 14 catches for 98 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Carroll Dale | 33 | 11 | 0 | 31 catches for 598 yards, 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960 |
| WR | John Spilis | 24 | 2 | 0 | 14 catches for 281 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Rich McGeorge | 23 | 1 | 0 | 27 catches for 463 yards, 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Francis Peay | 27 | 5 | 0 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1966 |
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| LG | Bill Lueck | 25 | 3 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1968 |
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| C | Ken Bowman | 29 | 7 | 0 | New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Gale Gillingham* | 27 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 13th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Dick Himes | 25 | 3 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Sweeny Williams | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 283rd pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Mike McCoy | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Robert E. Brown | 31 | 5 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
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| RDE | Lionel Aldridge | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| LLB | Dave Robinson | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Jim Carter | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Fred Carr | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Ken Ellis | 24 | 1 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Al Matthews | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1970 |
| SS | Doug Hart | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Al Randolph | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1966 |
| FS | Willie Wood | 35 | 11 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Michaels | 36 | 13 | 0 | 8 of 14 field goals & 19 of 20 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| P | Donny Anderson | 28 | 5 | 0 | 50 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Ken Ellis | 24 | 1 | 14 | 22 punt returns for a 4.9 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970 |
| KR | Dave Hampton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 46 kick returns for a 28.6 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Lionel Aldridge | 30 | DE | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Utah State | 2/14/1941 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| Donny Anderson | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/16/1943 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
| Ken Bowman | 29 | C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 12/15/1942 | 7 | New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Bradley | 24 | G | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/13/1947 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1969 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 40 | QB | 6 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia | 10/20/1931 | 17 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953 |
| John Brockington*+ | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/7/1948 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| Robert E. Brown | 31 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2/22/1940 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| Fred Carr | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-5 | Texas-El Paso | 8/19/1946 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Carter | 23 | LB-G | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/18/1948 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 |
| Dave Conway | 26 | K | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/6/1945 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 173rd pick / 1967 |
| Tommy Crutcher | 30 | LB | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | TCU | 8/10/1941 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1964 |
| Carroll Dale | 33 | WR-TE-FL | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 4/24/1938 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960 |
| Dave Davis | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 7/5/1948 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 168th pick / 1971 |
| Jim DeLisle | 22 | DT | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 1/20/1949 | Rook | |
| Ken Duncan | 25 | P | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 2/28/1946 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 439th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Ellis | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970 |
| Len Garrett | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | New Mexico Highlands | 12/18/1947 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 374th pick / 1971 |
| Gale Gillingham* | 27 | G-DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 2/3/1944 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 13th pick / 1966 |
| Charlie V. Hall | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1948 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1971 |
| Dave Hampton | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 5/7/1947 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| Doug Hart | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas-Arlington | 6/3/1939 | 7 | |
| Bill Hayhoe | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-8 | USC | 9/6/1946 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1969 |
| Dick Himes | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 5/25/1946 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
| Scott Hunter | 24 | QB | 13 | 10 | 205 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/11/1947 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 140th pick / 1971 |
| Larry Krause | 23 | RB | 9 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | St. Norbert | 4/22/1948 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 432nd pick / 1970 |
| Bill Lueck | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Arizona | 4/7/1946 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1968 |
| Al Matthews | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11/7/1947 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1970 |
| Mike McCoy | 23 | DT-NT | 12 | 12 | 284 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/6/1948 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| Rich McGeorge | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Elon | 9/14/1948 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| Lou Michaels | 36 | DE-K | 10 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/28/1935 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| Ray Nitschke | 35 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/29/1936 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 36th pick / 1958 |
| Frank Patrick | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-7 | Nebraska | 3/11/1947 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 251st pick / 1970 |
| Francis Peay | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona,Cameron,Missouri | 5/23/1944 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1966 |
| Elijah Pitts | 33 | HB | 6 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Philander Smith | 2/3/1938 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 180th pick / 1961 |
| Al Randolph | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/8/1944 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1966 |
| Dave Robinson | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/3/1941 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963 |
| Alden Roche | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern | 4/9/1945 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
| Donnell Smith | 22 | DE | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Southern | 5/25/1949 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1971 |
| John Spilis | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Northern Illinois | 10/14/1947 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1969 |
| Bart Starr | 37 | QB | 4 | 3 | 197 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/9/1934 | 15 | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 200th pick / 1956 |
| Tim Webster | 22 | K | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 9/11/1949 | Rook | |
| Perry Williams | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Purdue | 12/11/1946 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 90th pick / 1969 |
| Sweeny Williams | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Prairie View | 9/3/1946 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 283rd pick / 1969 |
| Randy Winkler | 28 | T-G | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Tarleton State | 7/18/1943 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 178th pick / 1966 |
| Richard Winther | 24 | C | 11 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 10/22/1947 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1971 |
| Cal Withrow | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/4/1945 | 1 | |
| Willie Wood | 35 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 12/23/1936 | 11 | |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 226.4 | 6-2.5 | 3.9 |