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1971 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 302 points (21.6/g), 8th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 208 points (14.9/g), 5th.
 Differential of 94 points (6.7/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 9.9-4.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 8th.

Coached by Hank Stram (10-3-1)

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 Len Dawson* 36 14 13 167 for 301, 2,504 yards, 15 td, 13 int, & 12 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957

RB Ed Podolak 24 2 0 184 rushes for 708 yards, 9 td, & 36 catches for 252 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969

FB Wendell Hayes 31 8 0 132 rushes for 537 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 150 yards and 1 td
WR Otis Taylor*+ 29 6 0 57 catches for 1,110 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 25 yards and 1 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965
Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 203rd pick / 1965

WR Elmo Wright 22 Rook 0 26 catches for 528 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -10 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 16th pick / 1971

TE Morris Stroud 25 2 0 22 catches for 454 yards, 1 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 76th pick / 1969

LT Jim Tyrer* 32 10 0 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961
Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961

LG Ed Budde* 31 8 0

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963

C Jack Rudnay 24 1 0

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969

RG Mo Moorman 27 3 0

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1968

RT Dave Hill 30 8 0

New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 24th / 192nd pick / 1963

 Defensive Starters
LDE Marvin Upshaw 25 3 0

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1968

LDT Curley Culp* 25 3 0

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968

RDT Buck Buchanan* 31 8 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963
New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963

RDE Aaron Brown 28 5 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 1966

LLB Bobby Bell* 31 8 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1963

MLB Willie Lanier*+ 26 4 0 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967

RLB Jim Lynch 26 4 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967

LCB Jim Marsalis 26 2 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1969

RCB Emmitt Thomas* 28 5 0 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
SS Jim Kearney 28 6 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 11th / 151st pick / 1965

FS Johnny Robinson 33 11 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960

 Special Teams Starters
K Jan Stenerud* 29 4 0 26 of 44 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points
P Jerrel Wilson* 30 8 0 64 punts for a 44.8 average, 1 blocked

Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963

PR Ed Podolak 24 2 0 14 punt returns for a 6.0 average and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969

KR Kerry Reardon 22 Rook 0 12 kick returns for a 25.7 average and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 146th pick / 1971

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Mike Adamle 22 RB 8 0 197 5-9 Northwestern 10/4/1949 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 120th pick / 1971

Nate Allen 23 DB 4 0 170 5-10 Texas Southern 5/13/1948 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 276th pick / 1971

Bobby Bell* 31 LB-DE 14 0 228 6-4 Minnesota 6/17/1940 8

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1963

Ceasar Belser 27 DB 14 0 205 6-0 Ark-Pine Bluff 9/13/1944 3

Washington Redskins / 10th / 145th pick / 1966

Bruce Bergey 25 DE 6 0 240 6-2 UCLA 8/8/1946 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 354th pick / 1971

Aaron Brown 28 DE 13 0 255 6-5 Minnesota 11/16/1943 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 1966

Buck Buchanan* 31 DT 14 0 270 6-7 Grambling State 9/10/1940 8

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 1st pick / 1963
New York Giants / 19th / 265th pick / 1963

Ed Budde* 31 G 14 0 265 6-5 Michigan State 11/2/1940 8

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 8th pick / 1963

Curley Culp* 25 DT-NT-G 14 0 265 6-2 Arizona State 3/10/1946 3

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1968

George Daney 25 G 14 0 240 6-4 Detroit Mercy,Texas-El Paso 2/2/1946 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 22nd pick / 1968

Len Dawson* 36 QB 14 13 190 6-0 Purdue 6/20/1935 14

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1957

Willie Frazier 29 TE 8 0 245 6-4 Ark-Pine Bluff 6/19/1942 7
David Hadley 23 DB 14 0 186 5-9 Alcorn State 10/8/1948 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1970

Wendell Hayes 31 RB 14 0 220 6-1 Humboldt State 8/5/1940 8
Dave Hill 30 T 14 0 260 6-5 Auburn 2/1/1941 8

New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 24th / 192nd pick / 1963

Robert Holmes 26 RB 6 0 221 5-9 Southern 10/5/1945 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 375th pick / 1968

Dennis Homan 25 WR 8 0 181 6-1 Alabama 1/9/1946 3

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1968

John Huarte 27 QB 1 0 185 6-0 Notre Dame 4/6/1944 5

New York Jets / 2nd / 12th pick / 1965
Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 76th pick / 1965

Bruce Jankowski 22 WR 5 0 185 5-11 Ohio State 8/12/1949 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1971

Jim Kearney 28 DB 14 0 206 6-2 Prairie View 1/21/1943 6

Detroit Lions / 11th / 151st pick / 1965

Willie Lanier*+ 26 LB 14 0 245 6-1 Morgan State 8/21/1945 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967

Mike Livingston 26 QB 3 1 212 6-4 SMU 11/14/1945 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968

Ed Lothamer 29 DT-DE 14 0 270 6-5 Michigan State 5/20/1942 7

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 26th pick / 1964
Baltimore Colts / 5th / 64th pick / 1964

Jim Lynch 26 LB 14 0 235 6-1 Notre Dame 8/28/1945 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967

Jim Marsalis 26 DB 14 0 194 5-11 Tennessee State 10/10/1945 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1969

Warren McVea 25 RB-SE-WR 12 0 182 5-9 Houston 7/30/1946 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1968

Mo Moorman 27 G 9 0 252 6-5 Kentucky,Texas A&M 7/24/1944 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1968

Mike Oriard 23 C-G 14 0 223 6-4 Notre Dame 5/26/1948 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 130th pick / 1970

Jim Otis 23 RB 13 0 220 6-0 Ohio State 4/29/1948 1

New Orleans Saints / 9th / 218th pick / 1970

Ed Podolak 24 RB 13 0 204 6-1 Iowa 9/1/1947 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969

Kerry Reardon 22 DB 6 0 180 5-11 Iowa 5/6/1949 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 146th pick / 1971

Johnny Robinson 33 DB-FL-HB 14 0 205 6-1 LSU 9/9/1938 11

Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960

Jack Rudnay 24 C 13 0 240 6-3 Northwestern 11/20/1947 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969

Mike Sensibaugh 22 DB 7 0 192 5-11 Ohio State 1/3/1949 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 191st pick / 1971

Sid Smith 23 C-T 14 0 260 6-4 USC 7/6/1948 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 26th pick / 1970

Bob Stein 23 LB 14 0 235 6-3 Minnesota 1/22/1948 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 126th pick / 1969

Jan Stenerud* 29 K 14 0 187 6-2 Montana State 11/26/1942 4
Morris Stroud 25 TE 14 0 255 6-10 Clark (GA) 5/17/1946 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 76th pick / 1969

Otis Taylor*+ 29 WR-FL 14 0 215 6-3 Prairie View 8/11/1942 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 29th pick / 1965
Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 203rd pick / 1965

Emmitt Thomas* 28 DB 14 0 192 6-2 Bishop 6/3/1943 5
Jim Tyrer* 32 T 14 0 280 6-6 Ohio State 2/25/1939 10

Dallas Texans / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1961
Chicago Bears / 14th / 188th pick / 1961

Marvin Upshaw 25 DE-DT 14 0 260 6-4 Trinity (TX) 11/22/1946 3

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1968

Jerrel Wilson* 30 RB-P 14 0 222 6-2 Southern Miss 10/4/1941 8

Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 225th pick / 1963

Elmo Wright 22 WR 14 0 190 6-0 Houston 7/3/1949 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 16th pick / 1971

Wilbur Young 22 DE-DT 13 1 285 6-6 William Penn 4/20/1949 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 39th pick / 1971

Team Total 26.4 14 223.3 6-2.0 3.9