1971 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) |
| 3rd place National Football Conference Eastern Division 6-7-1 .462 |
| Head Coach: Jerry Williams (0-3-0); Eddie Khayat (6-4-1) |
| Jimmy Carr | Defensive Backs |
| Brad Ecklund | Offensive Line |
| Tom Fears | Receivers |
| Eddie Khayat | Defensive Line |
| Joe Moss | Linebackers |
| Jack Zilly | Offensive Backs/Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/9/1971 | A | Oakland Raiders | 25-24 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53706 | |
| Mon | 8/16/1971 | H | Buffalo Bills | 34-28 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1971 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-21 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43922 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1971 | N | New York Giants | 26-14 | W | Princeton, NJ | Palmer Stadium | 44569 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1971 | A | New Orleans Saints | 34-0 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 60487 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1971 | H | Detroit Lions | 10-49 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 51543 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1971 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-37 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55880 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1971 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 7-42 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1971 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 3-31 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1971 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 0-13 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1971 | A | Oakland Raiders | 10-34 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54615 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1971 | H | New York Giants | 23-7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1971 | H | Denver Broncos | 17-16 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1971 | A | Washington Redskins | 7-7 | T | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53041 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1971 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 7-20 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60178 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1971 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 37-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48658 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1971 | H | Washington Redskins | 13-20 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1971 | A | Detroit Lions | 23-20 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1971 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 19-7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1971 | A | New York Giants | 41-28 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62774 | |
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 |
| 65 | Hank Allison | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 24 | Sequoias JC; San Diego State | 14 | 9 |
| 11 | Rick Arrington | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | Georgia; Tulsa | 10 | 4 |
| 31 | Tom Bailey | RB | 6-2 | 211 | 22 | Florida State | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | Tony Baker | RB | 5-11 | 224 | 26 | Iowa State | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman | TE | 6-0 | 203 | 31 | Michigan State | 6 | 6 |
| 46 | Lee Bouggess | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Louisville | 10 | 7 |
| 28 | Bill Bradley | RS-P | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Don Brumm | DE | 6-3 | 243 | 30 | Purdue | 9 | 0 |
| 47 | Ronnie Bull | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 31 | Baylor | 13 | 9 |
| 77 | Ernie Calloway | RDT-LDE | 6-6 | 241 | 23 | Texas Southern | 14 | 12 |
| 17 | Harold Carmichael | WR-TE | 6-7 | 255 | 22 | Southern University | 9 | 6 |
| 58 | Bob Creech | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 22 | Texas Christian | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Al Davis | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Tennessee State | 14 | 6 |
| 16 | Vern Davis | S | 6-4 | 208 | 22 | Western Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Tom Dempsey | K | 6-1 | 275 | 24 | Palomar JC | 5 | 0 |
| 63 | Mike Dirks | DT | 6-2 | 247 | 25 | Wyoming | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Mike Evans | C | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| 1 | Happy Feller | K | 5-11 | 185 | 22 | Texas | 9 | 0 |
| 84 | Rich Harris | LDE | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Grambling State | 14 | 10 |
| 18 | Ben Hawkins | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 27 | Arizona State | 14 | 12 |
| 86 | Fred Hill | TE | 6-2 | 215 | 28 | Southern California | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | Billy Hobbs | RLB | 6-0 | 220 | 25 | Texas A&M | 11 | 3 |
| 83 | Don Hultz | LDT | 6-3 | 238 | 31 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | Jackson State | 14 | 12 |
| 51 | Ike Kelley | MLB | 5-11 | 225 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 1 |
| 72 | Wade Key | LOT | 6-5 | 245 | 25 | Texas; Texas State | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Leroy Keyes | LS-RS | 6-3 | 208 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Kent Kramer | TE-WR | 6-5 | 235 | 27 | Minnesota | 10 | 4 |
| 14 | Pete Liske | QB | 6-2 | 199 | 29 | Penn State | 14 | 10 |
| 36 | Tom McNeill | P | 6-1 | 195 | 29 | Wharton County JC; Stephen F. Austin State | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Al Nelson | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Cincinnati | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Mark Nordquist | ROG | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Pacific | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Gary Pettigrew | RDT | 6-4 | 252 | 27 | Stanford | 13 | 6 |
| 50 | Ron Porter | RLB-LLB | 6-3 | 232 | 26 | Idaho | 12 | 12 |
| 33 | Steve Preece | S | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Oregon State | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Nate Ramsey | RCB | 6-1 | 200 | 30 | Indiana | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Tim Rossovich | MLB | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Southern California | 13 | 12 |
| 70 | Jimmie Skaggs | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 246 | 31 | Washington | 10 | 5 |
| 32 | Jack Smith | CB | 6-4 | 204 | 24 | Memphis; Troy | 5 | 0 |
| 74 | Steve Smith | ROT | 6-5 | 246 | 27 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Richard Stevens | OT | 6-4 | 241 | 23 | Baylor | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Jim Thrower | CB | 6-2 | 194 | 24 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 0 |
| 99 | Mel Tom | RDE | 6-4 | 247 | 30 | Hawaii; San Jose State | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Tuufuli Uperesa | OT | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Montana | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Billy Walik | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Villanova | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Jim Ward | QB | 6-2 | 197 | 27 | Gettysburg | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Larry Watkins | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | Alcorn State | 12 | 1 |
| 81 | Jim Whalen | TE | 6-2 | 210 | 28 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | Fred Whittingham | LB | 6-2 | 240 | 32 | Brigham Young; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Tom Woodeshick | RB | 6-1 | 219 | 30 | West Virginia | 11 | 5 |
| 35 | Adrian Young | RLB | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| 89 | Steve Zabel | LLB-MLB | 6-4 | 228 | 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Rich Harris | DE | Grambling State |
| 2 | 50 | Hank Allison | G | San Diego State |
| 4 | 83 | Happy Feller | K | Texas |
| 5 | 108 | Tom Shellabarger | T | San Diego State |
| 6 | 133 | Jack Smith | DB | Troy |
| 6 | 154 | Wyck Neely | DB | Mississippi |
| 7 | 161 | Harold Carmichael | WR | Southern University |
| 8 | 186 | Len Gotshalk | C | Humboldt State |
| 9 | 211 | Len Pettigrew | LB | Ashland |
| 10 | 256 | Tom Bailey | RB | Florida State |
| 11 | 264 | Al Davis | RB | Tennessee State |
| 12 | 289 | Rick Saathoff | DE | Northern Arizona |
| 13 | 317 | Danny Lester | DB | Texas |
| 14 | 342 | Bob Creech | LB | Texas Christian |
| 15 | 367 | Ed Fisher | G | Prairie View A&M |
| 16 | 395 | Bruce James | LB | Arkansas |
| 17 | 420 | John Sage | LB | Louisiana State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 66 | 42 | 62 | |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 113 | 77 | 96 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 201 | 65 | 119 | 17 | / % | / % | 81 | 838 | |
| Opponents Totals | 251 | 104 | 129 | 18 | / % | / % | 94 | 908 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dempsey | 0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 49 |
| Ben Hawkins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Happy Feller | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 6 | 20 | 30.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Lee Bouggess | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Harold Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Al Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Steve Zabel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tom Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Hobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kent Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pete Liske | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Woodeshick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 23 | 24 | 95.8 | 18 | 37 | 48.6 | 0 | 221 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 35 | 36 | 97.2 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 0 | 302 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dempsey | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 1 | 54 | 0/0 | 6/7 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 3/5 |
| Happy Feller | 6 | 20 | 30.0 | 5 | 50 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 2/7 | 0/4 | 1/2 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 37 | 48.6 | 6 | 54 | 1/2 | 8/12 | 3/9 | 2/7 | 4/6 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 3/ | 4/ | 6/ | 4/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Bull | 94 | 351 | 3.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Lee Bouggess | 97 | 262 | 2.7 | 26 | 2 |
| Tom Woodeshick | 66 | 188 | 2.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Al Davis | 47 | 163 | 3.5 | 21 | 1 |
| Larry Watkins | 35 | 98 | 2.8 | 11t | 1 |
| Tony Baker | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Bailey | 23 | 41 | 1.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Pete Liske | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Rick Arrington | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Ben Hawkins | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Zabel | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 407 | 1248 | 3.1 | 39 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 450 | 1962 | 4.4 | 68t | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Liske | 269 | 143 | 53.2 | 111 | 1957 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 69t | 11 | 4.1 | 15 | 5.6 | 13 | 134 | 1823 | 67.1 |
| Rick Arrington | 118 | 55 | 46.6 | 58 | 576 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 65 | 2 | 1.7 | 5 | 4.2 | 13 | 95 | 481 | 49.3 |
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 118.8 |
| Jim Ward | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83.3 |
| Al Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 390 | 200 | 51.3 | 170 | 2552 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 69t | 13 | 3.3 | 20 | 5.1 | 26 | 229 | 2323 | 61.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 407 | 200 | 49.1 | 185 | 2971 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 90t | 16 | 3.9 | 22 | 5.4 | 32 | 311 | 2660 | 64.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Jackson | 47 | 716 | 15.2 | 69t | 3 |
| Ben Hawkins | 37 | 650 | 17.6 | 65 | 4 |
| Lee Bouggess | 24 | 170 | 7.1 | 27 | 1 |
| Harold Carmichael | 20 | 288 | 14.4 | 50 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 13 | 238 | 18.3 | 57 | 0 |
| Al Davis | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Fred Hill | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Tom Bailey | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Kent Kramer | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Larry Watkins | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Woodeshick | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Tony Baker | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Zabel | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3t | 2 |
| Jim Whalen | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 200 | 2552 | 12.8 | 69t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 200 | 2971 | 14.9 | 90t | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bradley | 11 | 248 | 22.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Leroy Keyes | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Al Nelson | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 44 | 1 |
| Tim Rossovich | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Don Hultz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Zabel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 374 | 17.0 | 51 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 359 | 18.0 | 46 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McNeill | 73 | 3063 | 42.0 | 64 | 1 | |||||
| Bill Bradley | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 75 | 3139 | 41.9 | 64 | 1 | 372 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 2308 | 40.5 | 57 | 1 | 172 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bradley | 18 | 12 | 118 | 6.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Billy Walik | 5 | 4 | 48 | 9.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Ben Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 16 | 172 | 7.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 11 | 372 | 9.3 | 36 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Walik | 14 | 369 | 26.4 | 52 | 0 | |
| Al Nelson | 13 | 358 | 27.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Jim Thrower | 12 | 299 | 24.9 | 45 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Al Davis | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Gary Pettigrew | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Rich Harris | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Kent Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Zabel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1183 | 24.1 | 52 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 1101 | 22.9 | 103t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Don Hultz | 5.0 | |
| Mel Tom | 4.5 | |
| Ernie Calloway | 3.5 | |
| Ron Porter | 2.0 | |
| Steve Zabel | 1.0 | |
| Don Brumm | 0.5 | |
| Rich Harris | 7.5 | |
| Team Totals | 32.0 | 311.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26.0 | 229.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Allison | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Arrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Ballman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Bouggess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Bradley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Bull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Calloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Carmichael | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Don Hultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ike Kelley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Keyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Pete Liske | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| Al Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Ron Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Rossovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Jim Thrower | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Tom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Woodeshick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Zabel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 64 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 |
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