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1971 New England Patriots
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 238 points (17.0/g), 19th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 325 points (23.2/g), 21st.
Differential of -87 points (-6.2/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 4.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 17th.
Coached by John Mazur (6-8-0)
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1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1971 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 1 | NWE | Jim Plunkett | QB | 15 | 1971 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 157 | 1943 | 3701 | 25882 | 164 | 198 | 323 | 1337 | 14 | Stanford | |||
| 2 | 27 | NWE | Julius Adams | DE | 16 | 1971 | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 206 | Texas Southern | |||||||||||
| 5 | 105 | NWE | Tim Kelly | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 131 | NWE | David Hardt | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 209 | NWE | Josh Ashton | RB | 4 | 1972 | 1975 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 257 | 994 | 3 | 33 | 320 | 1 | Tulsa | |||||
| 10 | 235 | NWE | Layne McDowell | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Iowa | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 261 | NWE | Dan Schneiss | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nebraska | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 287 | NWE | John Rodman | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northwestern | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 313 | NWE | Lewis Swain | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama A&M | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 339 | NWE | Alfred Sykes | WR | 1 | 1971 | 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | Florida A&M | ||||||||
| 15 | 365 | NWE | Nick McGarry | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 391 | NWE | Jim Zikmund | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kearney St. | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 417 | NWE | Ronald Leigh | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elizabeth City State | |||||||||||||||