1971 Green Bay Packers season
The 1971 Green Bay Packers season was their 53rd season overall and their 51st season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 4–8–2 record under first-year coach Dan Devine, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division.
| 1971 Green Bay Packers season | |
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| Head coach | Dan Devine |
| General manager | Dan Devine |
| Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–8–2 |
| Division place | 4th NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1971 Green Bay Packers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 9 | John Brockington * | Running back | Ohio State | from Denver |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
| 1971 Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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| Final score | Team record | |||||
| 1 | September 19 | New York Giants | L 40–42 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | |
| 2 | September 26 | Denver Broncos | W 34–13 | 1–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| 3 | October 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 20–17 | 2–1 | Lambeau Field | |
| 4 | October 10 | at Detroit Lions | L 28–31 | 2–2 | Tiger Stadium | |
| 5 | October 17 | Minnesota Vikings | L 13–24 | 2–3 | Lambeau Field | |
| 6 | October 24 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 13–30 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 7 | November 1 | Detroit Lions | T 14–14 | 2–4–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| 8 | November 7 | at Chicago Bears | W 17–14 | 3–4–1 | Soldier Field | |
| 9 | November 14 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 0–3 | 3–5–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | |
| 10 | November 22 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 21–28 | 3–6–1 | Atlanta Stadium | |
| 11 | November 28 | New Orleans Saints | L 21–29 | 3–7–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| 12 | December 5 | at St. Louis Cardinals | T 16–16 | 3–7–2 | Busch Stadium | |
| 13 | December 12 | Chicago Bears | W 31–10 | 4–7–2 | Lambeau Field | |
| 14 | December 19 | at Miami Dolphins | L 6–27 | 4–8–2 | Orange Bowl | |
Game summaries
Week 8
Week Eight: Green Bay Packers (2–4–1) at Chicago Bears (5–2)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Packers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C) • Wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
- Game attendance: 55,049
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 13
Chicago Bears (6–6) at Green Bay Packers (3–7–2)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Packers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
at Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C) • Wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
- Game attendance: 56,263
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Ray Nitschke Day
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 9–2 | 245 | 139 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | 341 | 286 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2–4 | 5–6 | 185 | 276 | L5 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 2–3–1 | 2–7–2 | 274 | 298 | L1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
External links
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