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Record: 6-8-0, 3rd in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: John Mazur (6-8-0)

Points For: 238 (17.0/g) 19th of 26

Points Against: 325 (23.2/g) 21st of 26

Expected W-L: 4.5-9.5

SRS: -5.07 (22nd of 26), SOS: 1.15

Defensive Coordinator: Dick Evans

Other Notable Asst.: John Meyer (Linebackers) and Sam Rutigliano (WR Coach)

Stadium: Schaefer Stadium

Founder/Principal Owner: Billy Sullivan

General Manager: Upton Bell

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: University of Massachusetts (Amherst, Massachusetts)

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Drafted Players

Full 1971 Draft Results

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Jim Plunkett	1	QB	15	1971	1986	0	0	10	85	157	1943	3701	25882	164	198	323	1337	14			0	Stanford
2	Julius Adams	27	DE	16	1971	1987	0	1	12	60	206				0				0			0	Texas Southern
5	Tim Kelly	105	LB				0	0	0														Notre Dame
6	David Hardt	131	TE				0	0	0														Kentucky
9	Josh Ashton	209	RB	4	1972	1975	0	0	2	10	40				0		257	994	3	33	320	1	Tulsa
10	Layne McDowell	235	T				0	0	0														Iowa
11	Dan Schneiss	261	TE				0	0	0														Nebraska
12	John Rodman	287	T				0	0	0														Northwestern
13	Lewis Swain	313	DB				0	0	0														Alabama A&M
14	Alfred Sykes	339	WR	1	1971	1971	0	0	0	0	4				0				0	1	15	0	Florida A&M
15	Nick McGarry	365	TE				0	0	0														Massachusetts
16	Jim Zikmund	391	DB				0	0	0														Nebraska-Kearney
17	Ronald Leigh	417	DE				0	0	0														Elizabeth City St.

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