1971 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 2nd place National Football Conference Central Division 7-6-1 .538 |
| Head Coach: Joe Schmidt |
| Jimmy David | Defense |
| Chuck Knox | Offensive Line |
| Jim Martin | Defensive Line |
| Bill McPeak | Offense |
| John North | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/7/1971 | N | New York Jets | 28-24 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 51214 | |
| Sat | 8/14/1971 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-31 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54365 | |
| Sun | 8/22/1971 | H | Baltimore Colts | 23-20 | W | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan Stadium | 91745 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1971 | A | Miami Dolphins | 24-28 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 59567 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1971 | H | Buffalo Bills | 17-31 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 51478 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1971 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 49-10 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 51543 | |
| Mon | 9/20/1971 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 13-16 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1971 | A | New England Patriots | 34-7 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 61057 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1971 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 41-38 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1971 | H | Green Bay Packers | 31-28 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1971 | A | Houston Oilers | 31-7 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45885 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1971 | H | Chicago Bears | 23-28 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Mon | 11/1/1971 | A | Green Bay Packers | 14-14 | T | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 47961 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1971 | A | Denver Broncos | 24-20 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51200 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1971 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 13-21 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1971 | A | Chicago Bears | 28-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55049 | |
| Thu | 11/25/1971 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 32-21 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1971 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-23 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sat | 12/11/1971 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 10-29 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 49784 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1971 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 27-31 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45580 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 20 | Lem Barney | LCB | 6-1 | 189 | 26 | Jackson State | 9 | 7 |
| 73 | Bob Bell | LDT | 6-4 | 252 | 23 | Cincinnati | 14 | 5 |
| 21 | Al Clark | LCB | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Grambling State; Northern Arizona; Eastern Michigan | 9 | 7 |
| 87 | Craig Cotton | TE | 6-4 | 215 | 24 | Youngstown State | 14 | 2 |
| 77 | Dick Evey | LDT | 6-2 | 238 | 30 | Tennessee | 11 | 9 |
| 24 | Mel Farr | RB | 6-2 | 208 | 27 | UCLA | 9 | 1 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | 6-3 | 246 | 27 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | ROT | 6-6 | 267 | 26 | Oregon State | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Frank Gallagher | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Paul Gipson | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | Houston | 5 | 0 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | RDE | 6-5 | 247 | 31 | Appalachian State | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Chuck Hughes | WR | 5-11 | 173 | 28 | Texas-El Paso | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Ron Jessie | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 23 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 14 | 1 |
| 66 | Bob Kowalkowski | OG | 6-3 | 243 | 28 | Virginia | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Greg Landry | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 25 | Massachusetts | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Dick LeBeau | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 34 | Ohio State | 13 | 14 |
| 51 | Ken Lee | LB | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Lucci | MLB | 6-2 | 233 | 32 | Pittsburgh; Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Errol Mann | K | 6-0 | 203 | 30 | North Dakota | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Earl McCullouch | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 25 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 13 | 12 |
| 83 | Jim Mitchell | LDE | 6-3 | 247 | 23 | Virginia State | 13 | 8 |
| 62 | Ed Mooney | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Western Nebraska CC; Texas Tech | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | QB | 6-2 | 203 | 30 | Foothill JC; Utah State | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | Paul Naumoff | LLB | 6-1 | 218 | 26 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Steve Owens | RB | 6-2 | 217 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 13 |
| 79 | Ray Parson | OT | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | McCook CC; Minnesota | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Wayne Rasmussen | RS | 6-2 | 179 | 29 | South Dakota State | 14 | 6 |
| 84 | Joe Robb | LDE | 6-3 | 238 | 34 | Texas Christian | 14 | 6 |
| 82 | Jerry Rush | RDT | 6-4 | 265 | 29 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 25 | Minnesota | 13 | 13 |
| 42 | Altie Taylor | RB | 5-10 | 199 | 24 | Diablo Valley JC; Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Dave Thompson | OG | 6-4 | 271 | 22 | Clemson | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 31 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Tommy Vaughn | RS | 5-11 | 192 | 28 | Iowa State | 9 | 8 |
| 55 | Wayne Walker | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 35 | Idaho | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Chuck Walton | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 30 | Iowa State | 14 | 14 |
| 49 | Larry Walton | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Trinidad State JC; Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Charlie Weaver | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Arizona Western JC; Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Herman Weaver | P | 6-4 | 210 | 23 | Tennessee | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Mike Weger | LS | 6-2 | 193 | 26 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Bobby Ray Williams | LCB | 6-1 | 195 | 29 | Central Oklahoma | 14 | 1 |
| 70 | Larry Woods | DT | 6-6 | 260 | 23 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim Yarbrough | LOT | 6-6 | 261 | 25 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Mickey Zofko | RB | 6-3 | 195 | 22 | Auburn | 11 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 21 | Bob Bell | DT | Cincinnati |
| 2 | 30 | Dave Thompson | C-OG | Clemson |
| 2 | 48 | Charlie Weaver | LB | Southern California |
| 3 | 72 | Al Clark | DB | Eastern Michigan |
| 4 | 100 | Larry Woods | DT | Tennessee State |
| 5 | 125 | Pete Newell | G | Michigan |
| 6 | 150 | Frank Harris | QB | Boston College |
| 6 | 152 | Herman Franklin | WR | Southern California |
| 7 | 177 | Brownie Wheless | T | Rice |
| 8 | 204 | Ken Lee | LB | Washington |
| 9 | 229 | Mickey Zofko | RB | Auburn |
| 11 | 281 | Phil Webb | DB | Colorado State |
| 12 | 308 | Bill Pilconis | WR | Pittsburgh |
| 13 | 332 | Dave Abercrombie | RB | Tulane |
| 14 | 360 | Tom Lorenz | TE | Iowa State |
| 15 | 385 | Ed Coates | WR | Central Missouri |
| 16 | 411 | Tom Kutschinski | DB | Michigan State |
| 17 | 436 | Gordon Jolley | T | Utah |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 70 | 117 | 96 | 58 | |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 105 | 55 | 74 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 269 | 131 | 104 | 34 | / % | / % | 69 | 738 | |
| Opponents Totals | 210 | 97 | 99 | 14 | / % | / % | 97 | 942 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Mann | 0 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 0 | 103 |
| Steve Owens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Charlie Sanders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Altie Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Larry Walton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Greg Landry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Earl McCullouch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Mike Lucci | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mel Farr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Weger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wayne Walker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 1 | 341 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 1 | 286 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Mann | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 1 | 49 | 6/6 | 8/9 | 7/15 | 1/3 | 0/4 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 37 | 59.5 | 1 | 49 | 6/6 | 8/9 | 7/15 | 1/3 | 0/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 1/1 | 10/10 | 9/10 | 8/11 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Owens | 246 | 1035 | 4.2 | 23 | 8 |
| Altie Taylor | 174 | 736 | 4.2 | 36t | 4 |
| Greg Landry | 76 | 530 | 7.0 | 52 | 3 |
| Mel Farr | 22 | 64 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Gipson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 532 | 2376 | 4.5 | 52 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 432 | 1842 | 4.3 | 41 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Landry | 261 | 136 | 136 | 112 | 2237 | 8.6 | 16.4 | 76t | 16 | 6.1 | 13 | 5.0 | 29 | 232 | 2005 | 80.9 |
| Bill Munson | 38 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 216 | 5.7 | 10.3 | 34 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 5 | 211 | 69.6 |
| Larry Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | -15 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 299 | 157 | 157 | 128 | 2453 | 8.2 | 15.6 | 76t | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 4.7 | 31 | 252 | 2201 | 79.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 306 | 163 | 163 | 121 | 2163 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 66 | 17 | 5.6 | 22 | 7.2 | 18 | 146 | 2017 | 64.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Owens | 32 | 350 | 10.9 | 74t | 2 |
| Charlie Sanders | 31 | 502 | 16.2 | 49t | 5 |
| Larry Walton | 30 | 491 | 16.4 | 60t | 5 |
| Altie Taylor | 26 | 270 | 10.4 | 64 | 1 |
| Earl McCullouch | 21 | 552 | 26.3 | 76t | 3 |
| Craig Cotton | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 39 | 1 |
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Chuck Hughes | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 157 | 2453 | 15.6 | 76t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 163 | 2163 | 13.3 | 66 | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick LeBeau | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Mike Lucci | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 27t | 2 |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Wayne Walker | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Weger | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 295 | 13.4 | 40 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 207 | 14.8 | 51 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Weaver | 42 | 1752 | 41.7 | 63 | 2 | 111 | ||||
| Team Totals | 42 | 1752 | 41.7 | 63 | 2 | 111 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 2329 | 40.2 | 61 | 1 | 194 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney | 14 | 2 | 122 | 8.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 6 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Thompson | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chuck Hughes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 194 | 8.4 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 6 | 111 | 6.2 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Jessie | 16 | 470 | 29.4 | 102t | 2 | |
| Lem Barney | 9 | 222 | 24.7 | 48 | 0 | |
| Al Clark | 8 | 216 | 27.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| Paul Gipson | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bobby Ray Williams | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Bill Triplett | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Ray Parson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Ed Mooney | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Craig Cotton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 1233 | 24.2 | 102t | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 1627 | 23.2 | 48 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rush | 5.5 | |
| Larry Hand | 5.0 | |
| Paul Naumoff | 2.0 | |
| Bob Bell | 1.5 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 1.5 | |
| Dick Evey | 1.0 | |
| Joe Robb | 1.0 | |
| Wayne Walker | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 18.0 | 146.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 252.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Al Clark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Cotton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | |
| Mike Lucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Naumoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vaughn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Walton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Weger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 78 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 1 |
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