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1971 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 6-7-1, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 221 points (15.8/g), 22nd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 302 points (21.6/g), 20th.
 Differential of -81 points (-5.8/g), 20th.
 Expected W-L: 4.5-9.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.9/g), 5th.

Coached by Jerry Williams (0-3-0)and Ed Khayat (6-4-1)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 19 box L 0-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 14 37 17 315 276 39 4 23 532 296 236 1
2 Sun September 26 box L 0-2 Dallas Cowboys 7 42 12 170 138 32 8 23 369 219 150 4
3 Sun October 3 box L 0-3 San Francisco 49ers 3 31 17 261 172 89 2 21 510 308 202 2
4 Sun October 10 box L 0-4 Minnesota Vikings 0 13 9 172 122 50 4 15 195 60 135 1
5 Sun October 17 box L 0-5 @ Oakland Raiders 10 34 11 226 164 62 3 20 412 236 176 2
6 Sun October 24 box W 1-5 New York Giants 23 7 15 212 43 169 1 16 236 71 165 5
7 Sun October 31 box W 2-5 Denver Broncos 17 16 9 123 77 46 1 19 272 102 170 5
8 Sun November 7 box T 2-5-1 @ Washington Redskins 7 7 10 172 95 77 1 14 197 136 61 7
9 Sun November 14 box L 2-6-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 7 20 14 286 242 44 5 21 308 129 179 1
10 Sun November 21 box W 3-6-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 37 20 17 267 134 133 2 15 333 248 85 8
11 Sun November 28 box L 3-7-1 Washington Redskins 13 20 16 280 180 100 2 10 257 155 102 2
12 Sun December 5 box W 4-7-1 @ Detroit Lions 23 20 20 359 214 145 1 20 350 225 125 2
13 Sun December 12 box W 5-7-1 St. Louis Cardinals 19 7 19 382 205 177 1 10 273 161 112 5
14 Sun December 19 box W 6-7-1 @ New York Giants 41 28 15 346 261 85 24 378 314 64 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 221 3571 823 4.3 201 200 390 2323 13 20 5.6 119 407 1248 6 3.1 65 35 15 17
Team Defense 302 4622 889 5.2 251 220 407 2660 16 22 6.1 129 450 1962 16 4.4 104 47 25 18
Lg Rank Offense 22 20 21 8 8 17 12 13 21 25 24 25 11 11
Lg Rank Defense 20 26 24 22 25 15 11 17 13 17 20 20 2 1

Passing

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No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
14 Pete Liske 29 QB 14 10 5-5-0 143 269 53.2 1957 11 4.1 15 5.6 69 7.3 5.6 13.7 139.8 67.1 13 134 6.5 4.9 4.6
11 Rick Arrington 24 10 4 1-2-1 55 118 46.6 576 2 1.7 5 4.2 65 4.9 3.3 10.5 57.6 49.3 13 95 3.7 2.3 9.9
47 Ronnie Bull 31 RB 13 0 1 1 100.0 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 15.0 15.0 15.0 1.2 118.7 0 0 15.0 15.0 0.0
43 Sonny Davis 23 fb 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Jim Ward 27 2 0 1 1 100.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 83.3 0 0 4.0 4.0 0.0
Team Total 25.9 14 6-7-1 200 390 51.3 2552 13 3.3 20 5.1 69 6.5 4.9 12.8 182.3 61.8 26 229 5.6 4.0 6.3
Opp Total 14 220 407 54.1 2971 16 3.9 22 5.4 7.3 5.7 13.5 212.2 68.1 32 311 6.1 4.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
46 Lee Bouggess 23 FB 10 0 97 262 2 26 2.7 26.2 9.7 24 170 7.1 1 27 2.4 17.0 432 3 1
47 Ronnie Bull 31 RB 13 0 94 351 0 39 3.7 27.0 7.2 9 75 8.3 1 15 0.7 5.8 426 1 2
37 Tom Woodeshick 30 fb 11 0 66 188 0 19 2.8 17.1 6.0 6 36 6.0 1 11 0.5 3.3 224 1 2
43 Sonny Davis 23 fb 14 0 47 163 1 21 3.5 11.6 3.4 11 46 4.2 0 12 0.8 3.3 209 1 1
34 Larry Watkins 25 12 0 35 98 1 11 2.8 8.2 2.9 6 40 6.7 0 9 0.5 3.3 138 1 0
31 Tom Bailey 22 13 0 23 41 1 7 1.8 3.2 1.8 7 55 7.9 0 24 0.5 4.2 96 1 0
38 Tony Baker 26 5 0 17 49 0 13 2.9 9.8 3.4 4 36 9.0 0 14 0.8 7.2 85 0 1
14 Pete Liske 29 QB 14 10 13 29 1 9 2.2 2.1 0.9 29 1 5
29 Harold Jackson 25 WR 14 14 5 41 0 18 8.2 2.9 0.4 47 716 15.2 3 69 3.4 51.1 757 3 1
11 Rick Arrington 24 10 4 5 23 0 11 4.6 2.3 0.5 23 0 1
18 Ben Hawkins 27 WR 14 0 4 8 0 10 2.0 0.6 0.3 37 650 17.6 4 65 2.6 46.4 658 4 1
89 Steve Zabel 23 LLB 14 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.4 0.1 2 4 2.0 2 3 0.1 0.3 -1 2 0
17 Harold Carmichael 22 te 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 288 14.4 0 50 2.2 32.0 288 0 2
85 Gary Ballman 31 TE 6 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 238 18.3 0 57 2.2 39.7 238 0 1
86 Fred Hill 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 92 13.1 0 35 1.0 13.1 92 0 0
87 Kent Kramer 27 te 10 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 65 10.8 1 17 0.6 6.5 65 1 0
81 Jim Whalen 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 41 41.0 0 41 0.5 20.5 41 0 0
Team Total 25.9 14 407 1248 6 39 3.1 89.1 29.1 200 2552 12.8 13 69 14.3 182.3 3800 19 21
Opp Total 14 450 1962 16 4.4 140.1 32.1 220 2660 12.1 16 15.7 190.0 4622 32 34

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
9 Billy Walik 24 RET 8 0 5 48 0 50 9.6 14 369 0 52 26.4 417
28 Bill Bradley*+ 24 FS 14 0 18 118 0 33 6.6 118
26 Al Nelson 28 LCB 14 0 13 358 0 51 27.5 358
49 Jim Thrower 24 14 0 12 299 0 45 24.9 299
43 Sonny Davis 23 fb 14 0 2 44 0 25 22.0 253
84 Richard Harris 23 LDE 14 0 2 28 0 21 14.0 28
29 Harold Jackson 25 WR 14 14 2 48 0 28 24.0 805
88 Gary Pettigrew 27 rdt 13 6 2 37 0 21 18.5 37
18 Ben Hawkins 27 WR 14 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 664
87 Kent Kramer 27 te 10 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 65
89 Steve Zabel 23 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 -1
Team Total 25.9 14 24 172 0 50 7.2 49 1183 0 52 24.1 5155
Opp Total 14 40 0 48 1101 1 22.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
36 Tom McNeill 29 P 14 0 73 3063 64 1 42.0
19 Tom Dempsey 24 5 0 7 6 2 1 3 2 5 3 17 12 70.6% 14 13 92.9%
1 Happy Feller 22 K 9 0 2 1 5 2 7 2 4 2 1 20 6 30.0% 10 10 100.0%
28 Bill Bradley*+ 24 FS 14 0 2 76 45 0 38.0
Team Total 25.9 14 2 1 12 8 9 3 7 2 7 4 37 18 48.6% 24 23 95.8% 75 3139 64 1 41.9
Opp Total 14 33 17 51.5% 36 35 97.2% 57 2308 40.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
65 Henry Allison 24 LG 14 0 0 2 0 0
11 Rick Arrington 24 10 4 1 0 0 0
38 Tony Baker 26 5 0 1 0 0 0
85 Gary Ballman 31 TE 6 6 1 0 0 0
46 Lee Bouggess 23 FB 10 0 1 0 0 0
28 Bill Bradley*+ 24 FS 14 0 11 248 0 51 2 2 15 0
47 Ronnie Bull 31 RB 13 0 2 0 0 0
77 Ernie Calloway 23 RDT 14 8 0 1 0 0
17 Harold Carmichael 22 te 9 6 2 0 0 0
43 Sonny Davis 23 fb 14 0 1 0 0 0
16 Vern Davis 22 3 0 0 1 0 0
18 Ben Hawkins 27 WR 14 0 1 1 5 1
83 Don Hultz 31 LDT 14 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 0
29 Harold Jackson 25 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
51 Ike Kelley 27 14 0 0 3 0 0
20 Leroy Keyes 24 SS 14 0 6 31 0 17 0 2 10 0
14 Pete Liske 29 QB 14 10 5 1 -4 0
26 Al Nelson 28 LCB 14 0 2 63 1 44 0 2 26 0
50 Ron Porter 26 RLB 12 0 0 3 0 0
24 Nate Ramsey 30 RCB 14 0 0 5 2 0
82 Tim Rossovich 25 MLB 13 0 1 24 0 24 0 2 5 0
74 Steve Smith 27 RT 14 0 0 1 5 1
49 Jim Thrower 24 14 0 1 0 0 0
99 Mel Tom 30 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
37 Tom Woodeshick 30 fb 11 0 2 0 0 0
89 Steve Zabel 23 LLB 14 0 1 4 0 4 0 2 0 0
Team Total 25.9 14 22 374 1 51 21 30 64 2
Opp Total 14 26 34 9

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
19 Tom Dempsey 24 5 0 13 12 49
18 Ben Hawkins 27 WR 14 0 4 1 5 30
1 Happy Feller 22 K 9 0 10 6 28
46 Lee Bouggess 23 FB 10 0 2 1 3 18
29 Harold Jackson 25 WR 14 14 3 3 18
26 Al Nelson 28 LCB 14 0 1 1 2 12
89 Steve Zabel 23 LLB 14 0 2 2 12
31 Tom Bailey 22 13 0 1 1 6
47 Ronnie Bull 31 RB 13 0 1 1 6
43 Sonny Davis 23 fb 14 0 1 1 6
56 Bill Hobbs 25 11 0 1 1 6
87 Kent Kramer 27 te 10 3 1 1 6
14 Pete Liske 29 QB 14 10 1 1 6
74 Steve Smith 27 RT 14 0 1 1 6
34 Larry Watkins 25 12 0 1 1 6
37 Tom Woodeshick 30 fb 11 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.9 14 6 13 2 1 2 24 23 18 221
Opp Total 14 16 16 1 35 17 302