1971 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1971-giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1971 4–10 5th NFC East Alex Webster Wellington Mara Yankee Stadium Did not qualify None Giants seasons The 1971 New York Giants season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL).New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ April 15, 2020 The Giants had a 4–10 record for the season and finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division.1971 New York Giants Pro Football Reference http://pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1971.htm June 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414054436/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1971.htm April 14, 2009 live The Giants selected Rocky Thompson in the 1971 NFL draft, with the 18th overall pick. 1971 NFL Draft Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1971/draft.htm December 4, 2012 After a winless preseason, New York began the regular season with a 2–1 record before posting a 2–9 mark in its final eleven games. The team was affected by numerous injuries, including a thigh injury suffered by running back Ron Johnson, who had gained more than 1,000 rushing yards in 1970. The 1971 season was the last for quarterback Fran Tarkenton with the Giants; after he requested a trade, the Giants dealt him to the Minnesota Vikings in 1972 for three players and a pair of draft picks. Whittingham Richard Illustrated History of the New York Giants Triumph Books 2005 Chicago 155–160 1-57243-641-7 Roster 1971 New York Giants 19 Ed Baker quarterback 11 Randy Johnson quarterback 10 Fran Tarkenton 34 Junior Coffey 28 Bobby Duhon 31 Charlie Evans American football y 24 Tucker Frederickson 30 Ron Johnson running back 40 Joe Morrison 22 Rocky Thompson American football y 85 Don Herrmann 84 Rich Houston 88 Coleman Zeno y 87 Rich Kotite 38 Bob Tucker American football 60 Steve Alexakos G 77 Dick Hanson y T 61 Charlie Harper American football T 70 Bob Hyland G 53 Greg Larson C 63 Doug Van Horn G 78 Wayne Walton y G 69 Willie Young offensive tackle, born 1943 T 89 Fred Dryer DE 73 Jim Kanicki DT 70 Roland Lakes DT 80 Henry Reed American football y DE 74 Dave Roller y DT 75 Jerry Shay DT 71 Dave Tipton y DE 79 Vernon Vanoy DT 51 John Douglas linebacker OLB 58 Jim Files OLB 55 Ralph Heck OLB 67 Ron Hornsby y MLB 56 Pat Hughes American football OLB 45 Pete Athas CB 21 Otto Brown CB 20 Scott Eaton American football FS 44 Richmond Flowers Jr. SS 33 Joe Green American football FS 43 Spider Lockhart SS 26 Bennie McRae CB 41 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1941 CB 15 Tom Blanchard y P 83 Skip Butler y K  3 Pete Gogolak K Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 19 at Green Bay Packers W 42–40 1–0 56,263 2 September 26 Washington Redskins L 3–30 1–1 62,795 3 October 3 at St. Louis Cardinals W 21–20 2–1 49,571 4 October 11, 1971 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–20 2–2 68,378 5 October 17 Baltimore Colts L 7–31 2–3 62,860 6 October 24 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–23 2–4 65,358 7 October 31 Minnesota Vikings L 10–17 2–5 62,829 8 November 7 San Diego Chargers W 35–17 3–5 62,905 9 November 14 at Atlanta Falcons W 21–17 4–5 58,850 10 November 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–17 4–6 50,008 11 November 28 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–24 4–7 62,878 12 December 5 at Washington Redskins L 7–23 4–8 53,401 13 December 12 Dallas Cowboys L 14–42 4–9 62,815 14 December 19 Philadelphia Eagles L 28–41 4–10 62,774 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1971 New York Giants at Pro Football Reference 1971 New York Giants at jt-sw.com Category:1970s in the Bronx New York Giants New York Giants Category:Events at Yankee Stadium Category:New York Giants seasons