1971 Baltimore Colts Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don McCafferty (10-4)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1971 Baltimore Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don McCafferty (10-4)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1971 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Colts piled up points with 313 points, and the solid defense allowed 140. Norm Bulaich ran for a team-leading 741 yards for Baltimore, while Tom Matte additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Earl Morrall tossed for 1,210 yards. Tom Mitchell topped pass catchers, hauling in 33 balls, while Eddie Hinton added 436 receiving yards, while Ray Perkins, Tom Matte and Norm Bulaich each contributed to the receiving game as well.
Charlie Stukes intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Don McCafferty coached the team. The 1971 Baltimore Colts lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Jim Bailey | DT-DE | June 9, 1948 | 6'4" | 253 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO USA | 13 | 0 |
| 53 | Tom Beutler | LB | September 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 234 | Toledo | Bluffton, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Norm Bulaich | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | TCU | Galveston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 50 | Bill Curry | C | October 21, 1942 | 6'3" | 235 | Georgia Tech | College Park, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Mike Curtis | MLB | March 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 232 | Duke | Washington, DC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Tom Curtis | DB | November 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Jim Duncan | RCB | August 3, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | Md-Eastern Shore | Lancaster, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | Lenny Dunlap | DB | June 25, 1949 | 6'1" | 196 | North Texas | Monroe, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | Rusty Ganas | DT | August 12, 1949 | 6'4" | 257 | South Carolina | Waycross, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ron Gardin | DB-WR | September 25, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | Cameron | New Haven, CT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Sam Havrilak | WR-RB | December 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Bucknell | Charleroi, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks | RLB | November 1, 1947 | 6'7" | 220 | Miami (FL) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Lonnie Hepburn | DB | May 12, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Texas Southern | Miami, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Roy Hilton | RDE | March 23, 1943 | 6'6" | 240 | Jackson St. | Georgetown, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Eddie Hinton | WR | June 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 200 | Oklahoma | Lawton, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Cornelius Johnson | G | July 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 245 | Virginia Union | Richmond, VA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | Rex Kern | DB | May 28, 1949 | 5'11" | 190 | Ohio St. | Lancaster, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Lynn Larson | T,G | March 9, 1948 | 6'4" | 254 | Kansas St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Bill Laskey | LB | February 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 235 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 49 | David Lee | P | November 8, 1943 | 6'4" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Jerry Logan | SS | August 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | West Texas A&M | Graham, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | John Mackey | TE | September 24, 1941 | 6'2" | 224 | Syracuse | Queens, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Tom Matte | RB | June 14, 1939 | 6'0" | 214 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Ray May | LLB | June 4, 1945 | 6'1" | 230 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Don McCauley | RB | May 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 211 | North Carolina | Worcester, MA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 57 | Ken Mendenhall | C | August 11, 1948 | 6'3" | 242 | Oklahoma | Enid, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Fred Miller | RDT | August 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 250 | LSU | Homer, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Tom Mitchell | TE | August 22, 1944 | 6'2" | 215 | Bucknell | Newport, RI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Earl Morrall | QB | May 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Michigan St. | Muskegon, MI USA | 14 | 9 |
| 68 | Dennis Nelson | RT | February 2, 1946 | 6'5" | 260 | Illinois St. | Kewanee, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Billy Newsome | LDT | March 2, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Grambling St. | Jacksonville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Robbie Nichols | LB | November 17, 1946 | 6'3" | 220 | Tulsa | Cleveland, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | Don Nottingham | RB | June 28, 1949 | 5'10" | 210 | Kent St. | Widen, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Tom Nowatzke | FB-LB | September 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Indiana | La Porte, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Jim O'Brien | K | February 2, 1947 | 6'0" | 195 | Cincinnati | El Paso, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Ray Perkins | WR | December 6, 1941 | 6'3" | 183 | Alabama | Mount Olive, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | Charlie Pittman | KR | January 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 200 | Penn St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 10 | 0 |
| 62 | Glenn Ressler | LG | May 21, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Penn St. | Dornsife, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Willie Richardson | FL-WR | November 17, 1939 | 6'1" | 198 | Jackson St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 78 | Bubba Smith | LDE | February 28, 1945 | 6'7" | 265 | Michigan St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Charlie Stukes | LCB | September 13, 1943 | 6'3" | 212 | Md-Eastern Shore | Chesapeake, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | G-T | September 1, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 194 | Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 72 | Bob Vogel | LT | September 23, 1941 | 6'5" | 250 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Rick Volk | FS | March 15, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | John Williams | RG | October 27, 1945 | 6'3" | 256 | Minnesota | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | George Wright | DT | March 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 265 | Sam Houston St. | Houston, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
