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1971 Washington Redskins
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Record: 9-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 276 points (19.7/g), 12th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 190 points (13.6/g), 4th.
Differential of 86 points (6.1/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.9-4.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by George Allen (9-4-1)
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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 | Billy Kilmer | 32 | 10 | 13 | 166 for 306, 2,221 yards, 13 td, 13 int, & 17 rushes for 5 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| RB | Larry Jr. Brown* | 24 | 2 | 13 | 253 rushes for 948 yards, 4 td, & 16 catches for 176 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| FB | Charlie Harraway | 27 | 5 | 14 | 156 rushes for 635 yards, 2 td, & 20 catches for 121 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 |
| WR | Boyd Dowler | 34 | 12 | 7 | 26 catches for 352 yards, 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1959 |
| WR | Charley Taylor | 30 | 7 | 0 | 24 catches for 370 yards, 4 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| TE | Jerry Smith | 28 | 6 | 7 | 16 catches for 227 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Mack Alston | 24 | 1 | 7 | 5 catches for 87 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Jim Snowden | 29 | 6 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1964 |
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| LG | Ray Schoenke | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 |
| C | Len Hauss | 29 | 7 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | John Wilbur | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| RT | Walt Rock | 30 | 8 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron McDole | 32 | 10 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Manny Sistrunk | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Diron Talbert | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| RDE | Verlon Biggs | 28 | 6 | 13 | New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965 |
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| LLB | Jack Pardee | 35 | 14 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| MLB | Myron Pottios | 32 | 10 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Chris Hanburger | 30 | 6 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Pat Fischer | 31 | 10 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Mike Bass | 26 | 4 | 14 | 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Richie Petitbon | 33 | 12 | 13 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| FS | Brig Owens | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Curt Knight* | 28 | 2 | 0 | 29 of 49 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Mike Bragg | 25 | 3 | 0 | 58 punts for a 40.5 average, 1 blocked | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Ted Vactor | 27 | 2 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Speedy Duncan* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 26.8 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mack Alston | 24 | TE | 12 | 7 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/27/1947 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970 |
| Mike Bass | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Michigan | 3/31/1945 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967 |
| Verlon Biggs | 28 | DE | 13 | 13 | 275 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 3/16/1943 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| Mike Bragg | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| Larry Jr. Brown* | 24 | RB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 5-11 | Kansas State | 9/19/1947 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| Bill Brundige | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/13/1948 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| Bob Brunet | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 7/29/1946 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 176th pick / 1968 |
| George Burman | 29 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/1/1942 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 210th pick / 1964 |
| Boyd Dowler | 34 | FL-SE-WR | 12 | 7 | 224 | 6-5 | Colorado | 10/18/1937 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1959 |
| Speedy Duncan* | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 8/10/1942 | 7 | |
| Pat Fischer | 31 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| Bob Grant | 25 | LB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/14/1946 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 50th pick / 1968 |
| Chris Hanburger | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/13/1941 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| Charlie Harraway | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 9/21/1944 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 |
| Len Hauss | 29 | C | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/11/1942 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| Terry Hermeling | 25 | T-G-DE | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno | 4/25/1946 | 1 | |
| Mike Hull | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | USC | 1/2/1945 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 16th pick / 1968 |
| Jon Jaqua | 23 | DB | 14 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Lewis & Clark | 9/10/1948 | 1 | |
| Roy Jefferson* | 28 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Jimmie L. Jones | 24 | DE | 14 | 1 | 220 | 6-5 | Wichita State | 1/17/1947 | 2 | New York Jets / 6th / 156th pick / 1969 |
| Jeff Jordan | 26 | RB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/12/1945 | 1 | |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 37 | QB | 5 | 1 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| Billy Kilmer | 32 | QB-HB | 14 | 13 | 204 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/5/1939 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| Curt Knight* | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Coast Guard,North Texas,Texas | 4/14/1943 | 2 | |
| Paul Laaveg | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/1/1948 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970 |
| Bill Malinchak | 27 | SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana | 4/2/1944 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Tommy Mason | 32 | RB | 10 | 1 | 196 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/8/1939 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1961 |
| Ron McDole | 32 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/9/1939 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| Harold McLinton | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Southern | 7/1/1947 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| Clifton McNeil | 31 | WR-FL-SE | 8 | 1 | 187 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 5/25/1940 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| Brig Owens | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 2/16/1943 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| Jack Pardee | 35 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/19/1936 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| Richie Petitbon | 33 | DB | 14 | 13 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA),Tulane | 4/18/1938 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| Myron Pottios | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/18/1939 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 |
| Walt Rock | 30 | T-DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Maryland | 11/4/1941 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 |
| Ray Schoenke | 30 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/10/1941 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 |
| Manny Sistrunk | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 269 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/16/1947 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
| Jerry Smith | 28 | TE-SE-FL | 8 | 7 | 208 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 7/19/1943 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Snowden | 29 | T-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/12/1942 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1964 |
| Diron Talbert | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 7/1/1944 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| Charley Taylor | 30 | WR-SE-RB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/28/1941 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| Mike Taylor | 26 | T | 5 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | USC | 5/5/1945 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1968 |
| Rusty Tillman | 25 | LB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Arizona,Northern Arizona | 2/27/1946 | 1 | |
| Ted Vactor | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 5/27/1944 | 2 | |
| John Wilbur | 28 | G-DE | 14 | 14 | 251 | 6-3 | Stanford | 5/21/1943 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| Sam Wyche | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Furman | 1/5/1945 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 27.9 | 14 | 221.4 | 6-2.2 | 5.4 |