1971 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Schmidt (7-6-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1971 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Schmidt (7-6-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1971 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Detroit moved the ball well, scoring 341 points, while the defensive squad yielded 286. Steve Owens rushed for a team-leading 1,035 yards for the Lions.
Greg Landry threw for 2,237 yards. Steve Owens topped all receivers, hauling in 32 balls, while Earl McCullouch added 552 receiving yards. Larry Walton, Charlie Sanders and Altie Taylor each were targeted regularly also.
Dick LeBeau picked off 6 opponent throws.
Joe Schmidt coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Lem Barney | LCB | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 73 | Bob Bell | DT-DE | January 25, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Cincinnati | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Al Clark | DB | February 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Grambling St. | Bogalusa, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 87 | Craig Cotton | TE | July 7, 1947 | 6'5" | 216 | Youngstown St. | Elizabeth, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Dick Evey | LDT | February 12, 1941 | 6'4" | 245 | Tennessee | State College, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | Mel Farr | RB | November 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Beaumont, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | San Bernardino, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | RT | September 7, 1945 | 6'6" | 270 | Oregon St. | Kailua, HI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Frank Gallagher | G | March 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 245 | North Carolina | Chester, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Paul Gipson | RB | March 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 210 | Houston | Jacksonville, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | RDE | July 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Appalachian St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Chuck Hughes | WR | March 24, 1943 | 5'11" | 173 | Texas-El Paso | Philadelphia, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Ron Jessie | KR | February 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Kansas | Yuma, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Bob Kowalkowski | RG | November 5, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Virginia | Upper Darby, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Greg Landry | QB | December 18, 1946 | 6'4" | 210 | Massachusetts | Nashua, NH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Dick LeBeau | RCB | September 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Ohio St. | London, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | Ken Lee | LB | September 3, 1948 | 6'4" | 230 | Washington | Honolulu, HI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Lucci | MLB | December 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Ambridge, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Errol Mann | K | June 27, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | North Dakota | Breckenridge, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Earl McCullouch | WR | January 10, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | USC | Clarksville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 83 | Jim Mitchell | LDE | September 15, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | Virginia St. | Danville, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 62 | Ed Mooney | LB | February 26, 1945 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas Tech | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6'2" | 203 | Utah St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | Paul Naumoff | LLB | July 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Steve Owens | FB | December 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 215 | Oklahoma | Gore, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Ray Parson | T | May 30, 1947 | 6'4" | 245 | Minnesota | Uniontown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Wayne Rasmussen | DB | June 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 175 | South Dakota St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Joe Robb | DE-LB | March 15, 1937 | 6'3" | 238 | TCU | Lufkin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Jerry Rush | RDT | August 7, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | Michigan St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders | TE | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | Minnesota | Richlands, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 42 | Altie Taylor | RB | September 29, 1947 | 5'10" | 200 | Utah St. | Pittsburg, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Dave Thompson | T-C-G | February 1, 1949 | 6'4" | 270 | Clemson | Langdale, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | RB-DB | May 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | Miami (OH) | Indianola, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Tom Vaughn | FS | February 28, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Iowa St. | Troy, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Wayne Walker | RLB | September 30, 1936 | 6'2" | 225 | Idaho | Boise, ID USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Chuck Walton | LG | July 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 253 | Iowa St. | Shattuck, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Larry Walton | WR | February 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Arizona St. | Johnstown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Charlie Weaver | LB | July 12, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Greenwood, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Herman Weaver | P | November 17, 1948 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Villa Rica, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Mike Weger | SS | October 2, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Bowling Green | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Bobby Williams | DB | February 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 205 | Central Oklahoma | Geiger, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Larry Woods | DT | May 11, 1948 | 6'6" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Florence, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim Yarbrough | LT | October 28, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Florida | Charlotte, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Mickey Zofko | RB | June 8, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Auburn | Melbourne, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
