1971 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1971-Redskins-mediaguide.jpg Washington Redskins 1971 9–4–1 2nd NFC East Edward Bennett Williams Edward Bennett Williams Ted Marchibroda LaVern Torgeson George Allen George Allen RFK Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at 49ers) 20–24 Redskins seasons thumb|275px|right|George Allen and members of the 1971 team with President Richard Nixon, two days before Thanksgiving. The 1971 Washington Redskins season was the team's 40th in the National Football League, and its 35th in Washington, D.C. The Redskins were led by first-year head coach George Allen, who had been the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams for the previous five seasons. Coming into the 1971 season, the team had not made the postseason in 26 years. The Redskins had had only four winning seasons since their last playoff berth in 1945, the most recent a 7–5–2 campaign in 1969 under Vince Lombardi, who died of colon cancer in September 1970.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PREkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TCgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4323%2C998890 Milwaukee Journal press dispatches Lombardi dies of cancer September 3, 1970 1, part 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s1IqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vFAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5642%2C839657 Pittsburgh Press UPI Lombardi loses fight September 3, 1970 39https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FaRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vhAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3471%2C502025 Milwaukee Sentinel State to mourn Lombardi in rites September 4, 1970 1, part 1 Allen was Washington's fourth head coach in as many seasons. Lombardi succeeded Otto Graham, and assistant Bill Austin took over when Lombardi fell mortally ill in the summer of 1970, and posted a 6–8 record. Despite a broken left ankle suffered by leading receiver Charley Taylor in a week 6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs that forced him to miss the remainder of the season, the Redskins went 9–4–1, good for second place in the NFC East. They earned a wild card berth, but lost in the opening divisional round at San Francisco, 24–20.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H3dQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7244%2C5592356 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI 49ers, Colts march into finals September 27, 1971 1, part 2 October 2025 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1-VNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c4oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5678%2C7336602 Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg, Virginia Associated Press Go-for-broke pass pays off for 49ers December 27, 1971 16https://www.si.com/vault/1972/01/03/576282/the-cowboys-flythe-redskins-die Sports Illustrated Maule Tex Tex Maule The Cowboys fly – the Redskins die January 3, 1972 15 Off-season NFL draft 1971 NFL draft 1971 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College238Cotton SpeyrerWide ReceiverTexas6141Conway HaymanGuardDelaware7166Willie GermanyDefensive BackMorgan State9219Mike FanucciDefensive EndArizona State10244Jesse TaylorRunning BackCincinnati11272George StarkeTackleColumbia12297Jeff SeversonDefensive BackCal-Long Beach13322Dan RyczekCenterVirginia14349Bill BynumQuarterbackWest New Mexico15375Anthony ChristnovichGuardLa Crosse (Wis.)16400Glenn TuckerLinebackerNorth Texas Undrafted free agents + 1971 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDewey StendahlKickerUW–La Crosse Roster 1971 Washington Redskins  9 Sonny Jurgensen 17 Billy Kilmer 18 Sam Wyche 43 Larry Brown running back 26 Bob Brunet 31 Charley Harraway 25 Mike Hull fullback 30 Jeff Jordan running back 20 Tommy Mason 86 Boyd Dowler 80 Roy Jefferson 24 Bill Malinchak 85 Clifton McNeil 87 Jerry Smith tight end 58 George Burman C 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 73 Paul Laaveg G 76 Walt Rock T 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 Jim Snowden T 77 Mike Taylor offensive tackle T 60 John Wilbur American football G 89 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 82 Jimmie Jones defensive end DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT 51 Bob Grant American football OLB 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 53 Harold McLinton OLB 32 Jack Pardee OLB 66 Myron Pottios MLB 67 Rusty Tillman MLB 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB/S 37 Pat Fischer CB 48 Jon Jaqua SS 23 Brig Owens FS 16 Richie Petitbon SS 29 Ted Vactor CB  4 Mike Bragg P  5 Curt Knight K 50 Maxie Baughan LB IR 54 Mike Foote no LB IR 61 Conway Hayman y G IR 57 Dan Ryczek y C IR 42 Charley Taylor WR IR 81 Mack Alston TE 68 Mike Fanucci y DE 44 Jeff Severson y S Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Time TV Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 7, 1971 at San Diego Chargers 11:00 p.m. EDT WMAL-TV L 10–19 0–1 San Diego Stadium 43,186 2 August 14, 1971 at Denver Broncos 10:00 p.m. EDT WMAL-TV W 17–13 1–1 Mile High Stadium 42,561 3 August 21, 1971 St. Louis Cardinals 8:00p.m. EDT WMAL-TV W 20–13 2–1 RFK Stadium 40,228 4 August 28, 1971 Baltimore Colts 8:00p.m. EDT WMAL-TV L 14–20 2–2 RFK Stadium 46,045 5 September 4, 1971 at Miami Dolphins 8:00p.m. EDT WMAL-TV L 10–27 2–3 Miami Orange Bowl 61,202 6 September 11, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals 8:00p.m. EDT WMAL-TV T 17–17 2–3–1 RFK Stadium 39,105 Pre season Game summaries Week P1 (Saturday, August 7, 1971): at San Diego Chargers Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason week 1: Washington Redskins 10 at San Diego Chargers 19 – Game summary August 7, 1971 11:00 p.m. EDT Redskins 3 7 0 0 Chargers 0 3 16 0 San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California 43,186 WMAL-TV right Washington Redskins WAS San Diego Chargers SD WAS SD collapsed 10 19 Time of game: RedskinsGame StatisticsChargers First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P2 (Saturday, August 14, 1971): at Denver Broncos Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason week 2: Washington Redskins 17 at Denver Broncos 13 – Game summary August 14, 1971 10:00 p.m. EDT Redskins 7 3 7 0 Broncos 6 0 0 7 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado 42,561 Pat Haggerty WMAL-TV right Washington Redskins WAS Denver Broncos DEN WAS DEN collapsed 17 13 Time of game: 2 hours, 40 minutes RedskinsGame StatisticsBroncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P3 (Saturday, August 21, 1971): vs. St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason week 3: St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary August 21, 1971 8:00 p.m. EDT Cardinals (1–1) 0 0 0 13 Redskins (2–1) 7 6 7 0 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 40,228 WMAL-TV right St. Louis Cardinals STL Washington Redskins WAS STL WAS collapsed 13 20 Time of game: CardinalsGame StatisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P4 (Saturday, August 28, 1971): vs. Baltimore Colts Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason week 4: Baltimore Colts 20 at Washington Redskins 14 – Game summary August 28, 1971 8:00 p.m. EDT Colts 3 7 3 7 Redskins 0 0 0 14 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 46,045 WMAL-TV right Baltimore Colts BAL Washington Redskins WAS BAL WAS collapsed 20 14 Time of game: ColtsGame StatisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P5 (Saturday, September 4, 1971): at Miami Dolphins Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason week 5: Washington Redskins 10 at Miami Dolphinss 27 – Game summary September 4, 1971 8:09 p.m. EDT Redskins 3 0 0 7 Dolphins 0 6 14 7 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida 43,186 Fred Wyant WMAL-TV right Washington Redskins WAS Miami Dolphins MIA WAS MIA collapsed 10 27 Time of game: 2 hours, 27 minutes RedskinsGame StatisticsDolphins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P6 (Saturday, September 11, 1971): vs. Cincinnati Bengals Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason week 6: Cincinnati Bengals 17 at Washington Redskins 17 – Game summary September 11, 1971 8:00 p.m. EDT Bengals 0 10 0 7 Redskins 7 0 3 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 39,105 WMAL-TV right Cincinnati Bengals CIN Washington Redskins WAS CIN WAS collapsed 17 17 Time of game: BengalsGame StatisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Regular season 1971 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 19, 1971 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–17 1–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,805 Recap 2 September 26, 1971 at New York Giants W 30–3 2–0 Yankee Stadium 62,795 Recap 3 October 3, 1971 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–16 3–0 Cotton Bowl 61,554 Recap 4 October 10, 1971 Houston Oilers W 22–13 4–0 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 5 October 17, 1971 St. Louis Cardinals W 20–0 5–0 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 6 October 24, 1971 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–27 5–1 Municipal Stadium 51,989 Recap 7 October 31, 1971 New Orleans Saints W 24–14 6–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 8 November 7, 1971 Philadelphia Eagles T 7–7 6–1–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 9 November 14, 1971 at Chicago Bears L 15–16 6–2–1 Soldier Field 55,049 Recap 10 November 21, 1971 Dallas Cowboys L 0–13 6–3–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 11 November 28, 1971 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–13 7–3–1 Veterans Stadium 65,358 Recap 12 December 5, 1971 New York Giants W 23–7 8–3–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 13 December 13, 1971 at Los Angeles Rams W 38–24 9–3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 80,402 Recap 14 December 19, 1971 Cleveland Browns L 13–20 9–4–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Regular season game summaries August 2014 Week 1 (Sunday, September 19, 1971): at St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Washington Redskins 24 at St. Louis Cardinals 17 – Game summary September 19, 1971 2:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (1–0) 7 0 14 3 Cardinals (0–1) 0 10 0 7 Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri 46,805 58 °F °C; relative humidity 100%; wind 9 mph km/h knots (Light rain) Fred Silva CBS Jack Drees (play-by-play), George Connor (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals – September 19, 1971 right Washington Redskins WAS St. Louis Cardinals STL Billy Kilmer 6/17, 65 YDS, 1 TD Larry Brown 18 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD Jerry Smith 2 REC, 35 YDS, 1 TD Jim Hart 5/15, 74 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs MacArthur Lane 19 CAR, 54 YDS Jackie Smith 5 REC, 63 YDS, 2 TDs WAS STL collapsed 1 Redskins RushTD Brown 1 good Knight 7 0 2 Cardinals RecTD Smith Hart 8 good Bakken 7 7 2 Cardinals FG 25 Bakken 7 10 3 Redskins — — — FumbleTD Hanburger 16 good Knight 14 10 3 Redskins RecTD Smith Kilmer 31 good Knight 21 10 4 Cardinals RecTD Smith Hart 9 good Bakken 21 17 4 Redskins FG 25 Knight 24 17 24 17 Point spread: Redskins +7½ Time of game: RedskinsGame StatisticsCardinals10 First downs 1338–148 Rushes–yards 38–11765 Passing yards 1386–17–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 10–27–40–0 Sacked–yards 0–065 Net passing yards 138213 Total yards 255171 Return yards 1387–40.9 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–39.82–1 Fumbles–lost 3–33–25 Penalties–yards 6–39 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateKilmer6/176510003167.0 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Brown1879121Harraway1362020Smith1505Milmer3202Mason1202Jefferson1000Petitbon1–20–2 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Smith235131Taylor21106Brown110010Dowler1909 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngDuncan49022.500 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngDuncan273.500 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckBragg728640.950 Redskins KickingXPM–XPAFGM–FGAMFGKnight3–31–3 Redskins InterceptionsIntYdsTDLGPDPetitbon36600Owens1808 Starting Lineups Position Starting Lineups: Week 1 – at St. Louis Offense WR Charley Taylor LT Jim Snowden LG Ray Schoenke C Len Hauss RG John Wilbur RT Walt Rock TE Jerry Smith WR Roy Jefferson QB Billy Kilmer FB Charley Harraway RB Larry Brown Defense LDE Ron McDole LDT Manny Sistrunk RDT Diron Talbert RDE Verlon Biggs LLB Jack Pardee MLB Myron Pottios RLB Chris Hanburger LCB Pat Fischer RCB Mike Bass SS Richie Petitbon FS Brig Owens Week 2 (Sunday, September 26, 1971): at New York Giants Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Washington Redskins 30 at New York Giants 3 – Game summary September 26, 1971 1:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (2–0) 14 3 3 10 Giants (1–1) 3 0 0 0 Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York 62,795 62 °F °C; relative humidity 59%; wind 8 mph km/h knots (Light rain) Ben Dreith CBS Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bill Mazer (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New York Giants – September 26, 1971 right Washington Redskins WAS New York Giants NYG Billy Kilmer 23/32, 309 YDS, 2 TDs Larry Brown 16 CAR, 72 YDS Roy Jefferson 8 REC, 95 YDS Fran Tarkenton 12/21, 119 YDS, 2 INTs Bobby Duhon 9 CAR, 37 YDS Clifton McNeil 4 REC, 59 YDS WAS NYG collapsed 1 Giants FG 18 Gogolak 0 3 1 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 71 good Knight 7 3 1 Redskins — — — IntTD Pardee 20 good Knight 14 3 2 Redskins FG 52 Knight 17 3 3 Redskins FG 32 Knight 20 3 4 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 1 good Knight 27 3 4 Redskins FG 18 Knight 30 3 30 3 Point spread: Redskins –2½ Time of game: RedskinsGame StatisticsGiants19 First downs 1330–126 Rushes–yards 25–68309 Passing yards 13923–32–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 14–30–21–8 Sacked–yards 5–51301 Net passing yards 88427 Total yards 156125 Return yards 795–38.4 Punts Number–Average yardage 9–42.31–0 Fumbles–lost 2–015–178 Penalties–yards 9–72 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateKilmer23/32309201871123.0 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Brown1672013Harraway941019Mason51307 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Jefferson895018Taloyr6125271Smith561023Brown2804Dowler116016Harraway1404 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngDuncan12323.000 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngVactor5428.400Duncan3268.700 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckBragg519238.445 Redskins KickingXPM–XPAFGM–FGAMFGKnight3–33–4 Redskins InterceptionsIntYdsTDLGPDPardee120120Petitbon114014 Starting Lineups Position Starting Lineups: Week 2 – at N.Y. Giants Offense WR Charley Taylor LT Jim Snowden LG Ray Schoenke C Len Hauss RG John Wilbur RT Walt Rock TE Jerry Smith WR Roy Jefferson QB Billy Kilmer FB Charley Harraway RB Larry Brown Defense LDE Ron McDole LDT Manny Sistrunk RDT Diron Talbert RDE Verlon Biggs LLB Jack Pardee MLB Myron Pottios RLB Chris Hanburger LCB Pat Fischer RCB Mike Bass SS Richie Petitbon FS Brig Owens Week 3 (Sunday, October 3, 1971): at Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: Washington Redskins 20 at Dallas Cowboys 16 – Game summary October 3, 1971 2:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (3–0) 7 7 3 3 Cowboys (2–1) 0 9 0 7 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas 61,554 70 °F °C; relative humidity 94%; wind 10 mph km/h knots (Fog, Light rain) Jack Reader CBS Frank Glieber (play-by-play), Eddie LeBaron (color commentator) and Frank Clarke (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – October 3, 1971 right Washington Redskins WAS Dallas Cowboys DAL Billy Kilmer 5/10, 94 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Charley Harraway 18 CAR, 111 YDS, 1 TD Roy Jefferson 2 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD Craig Morton 11/26, 124 YDS Calvin Hill 19 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 TD Walt Garrison 5 REC, 44 YDS WAS DAL collapsed 1 Redskins RushTD Harraway 57 good Knight 7 0 2 Cowboys FG 22 Clark 7 3 2 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Kilmer 50 good Knight 14 3 2 Cowboys FG 9 Clark 14 6 2 Cowboys FG 27 Clark 14 9 3 Redskins FG 25 Knight 17 9 4 Redskins FG 32 Knight 20 9 4 Cowboys RushTD Hill 1 good Clark 20 16 20 16 Point spread: Redskins +10 Time of game: RedskinsGame StatisticsCowboys14 First downs 2041–200 Rushes–yards 29–8294 Passing yards 2275–10–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 17–35–02–9 Sacked–yards 3–4285 Net passing yards 185285 Total yards 267110 Return yards 1343–51.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–42.63–2 Fumbles–lost 1–13–15 Penalties–yards 5–35 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateKilmer5/109411295076.7 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Harrayway18111157Brown2181014Mason1606Kilmer1202 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Jefferson267150Taylor21709Smith110010 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngDuncan38026.700 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngVactor33010.000 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckBragg315351.058 Redskins KickingXPM–XPAFGM–FGAKnight2–22–2 Starting Lineups Position Starting Lineups: Week 3 – at Dallas Offense WR Charley Taylor LT Jim Snowden LG Ray Schoenke C Len Hauss RG John Wilbur RT Walt Rock TE Jerry Smith WR Roy Jefferson QB Billy Kilmer FB Charley Harraway RB Larry Brown Defense LDE Ron McDole LDT Manny Sistrunk RDT Diron Talbert RDE Verlon Biggs LLB Jack Pardee MLB Myron Pottios RLB Chris Hanburger LCB Pat Fischer RCB Mike Bass SS Richie Petitbon FS Brig Owens Week 4 (Sunday, October 10, 1971): vs. Houston Oilers Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Houston Oilers 13 at Washington Redskins 22 – Game summary October 10, 1971 1:00 p.m. EDT Oilers (0–3–1) 0 10 3 0 Redskins (4–0) 6 10 0 6 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,041 57 °F °C; relative humidity 96%; wind 9 mph km/h knots (Light rain) Bernie Ulman KPRC-TV (Houston) Bill Enis (play-by-play) and Paul Maguire (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins – October 10, 1971 right Houston Oilers HOU Washington Redskins WAS Charley Johnson 16/34, 160 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Leroy Sledge 9 CAR, 31 YDS Willie Frazier 4 REC, 36 YDS Billy Kilmer 10/21, 136 YDS Charley Harraway 19 CAR, 65 YDS Charley Taylor 4 REC, 59 YDS HOU WAS collapsed 1 Redskins FG 15 Knight 0 3 1 Redskins FG 36 Knight 0 6 2 Redskins FG 13 Knight 0 9 2 Oilers RecTD Sledge Johnson 5 good Moseley 7 9 2 Redskins — — — IntTD McDole 18 good Knight 7 16 2 Oilers FG 42 Moseley 10 16 3 Oilers FG 25 Moseley 13 16 4 Redskins FG 17 Knight 13 19 4 Redskins FG 39 Knight 13 22 13 22 Point spread: Redskins –10½ Time of game: OilersGame StatisticsRedskins13 First downs 1121–46 Rushes–yards 40–115160 Passing yards 13616–35–3 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 10–21–02–14 Sacked–yards 0–0146 Net passing yards 136192 Total yards 251106 Return yards 1657–44.7 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–36.22–2 Fumbles–lost 2–24–35 Penalties–yards 5–63 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateKilmer10/3213600004768.7 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Harraway196509Brown185107Kilmer3–101 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Taylor459043Jefferson356047Smith118018Harraway1202Brown1101 Starting Lineups Week 5 (Sunday, October 17, 1971): vs. St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 5: St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary October 17, 1971 1:00 p.m. EDT Cardinals (2–3) 0 0 0 0 Redskins (5–0) 10 0 3 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,041 62 °F °C; relative humidity 90%; wind 8 mph km/h knots (Smoke haze) Norm Schachter CBS Jack Buck (play-by-play), Alex Hawkins (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins – October 17, 1971 right St. Louis Cardinals STL Washington Redskins WAS Pete Beathard 12/22, 142 YDS, 3 INTs Roy Shivers 6 CAR, 11 YDS John Gilliam 4 REC, 54 YDS Billy Kilmer 9/17, 126 YDS, 1 INT Larry Brown 25 CAR, 150 YDS Roy Jefferson 4 REC, 62 YDS STL WAS collapsed 1 Redskins FG 16 Knight 0 3 1 Redskins RushTD Harraway 1 good Knight 0 10 3 Redskins FG 11 Knight 0 13 4 Redskins RushTD Kilmer 3 good Knight 0 20 0 20 Point spread: Redskins –4 Time of game: CardinalsGame StatisticsRedskins11 First downs 2114–25 Rushes–yards 47–229180 Passing yards 12615–30–4 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 9–17–10–0 Sacked–yards 1–6180 Net passing yards 120205 Total yards 349100 Return yards 525–41.4 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–42.53–3 Fumbles–lost 2–14–30 Penalties–yards 7–60 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateKilmer9/1712601163852.6 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Brown25150029Harraway1240119Jefferson113013Mason511010Hull2806Wyche1404Kilmer1313 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Jefferson462038Taylor333017Alston121021Dowler110010 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngDuncan12525.000 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngVactor100.000 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckBragg417042.558 Redskins KickingXPM–XPAFGM–FGAMFGKnight2–22–3 Redskins InterceptionsIntYdsTDLGPDPardee32500Bass1202 Starting Lineups Position Starting Lineups: Week 5 – vs. St. Louis Offense WR Charley Taylor LT Jim Snowden LG Ray Schoenke C Len Hauss RG John Wilbur RT Walt Rock TE Jerry Smith WR Roy Jefferson QB Billy Kilmer FB Charley Harraway RB Larry Brown Defense LDE Ron McDole LDT Manny Sistrunk RDT Diron Talbert RDE Verlon Biggs LLB Jack Pardee MLB Myron Pottios RLB Chris Hanburger LCB Pat Fischer RCB Mike Bass SS Richie Petitbon FS Brig Owens Week 6 (Sunday, October 24, 1971): at Kansas City Chiefs Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 6: Washington Redskins 20 at Kansas City Chiefs 27 – Game summary October 24, 1971 4:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (5–1) 10 7 0 3 Chiefs (5–1) 3 3 7 14 Municipal Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri 51,989 62 °F °C; relative humidity 84%; wind 6 mph km/h knots (Drizzle) Jack Vest CBS Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Ron Barr (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs – October 24, 1971 right Washington Redskins WAS Kansas City Chiefs KC Billy Kilmer 15/38, 220 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Charley Harraway 12 CAR, 58 YDS Charley Taylor 7 REC, 125 YDS, 2 TDs Len Dawson 10/23, 203 YDS, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Ed Podolak 24 CAR, 110 YDS Otis Taylor 5 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TDs WAS KC collapsed 1 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 4 good Knight 7 0 1 Chiefs FG 39 Stenerud 7 3 1 Redskins FG 33 Knight 10 3 2 Chiefs FG 15 Stenerud 10 6 2 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 36 good Knight 17 6 3 Chiefs RecTD Taylor Dawson 26 good Stenerud 17 13 4 Redskins FG 23 Knight 20 13 4 Chiefs RecTD Wright Dawson 15 good Wright 20 20 4 Chiefs RecTD Taylor Dawson 28 good Stenerud 20 27 20 27 Time of game: RedskinsGame StatisticsChiefs16 First downs 2025–99 Rushes–yards 39–162220 Passing yards 20315–38–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 10–23–22–15 Sacked–yards 5–40205 Net passing yards 163304 Total yards 325176 Return yards 1314–44.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–47.82–1 Fumbles–lost 0–08–72 Penalties–yards 2–20 Week 7 (Sunday, October 31, 1971): vs. New Orleans Saints Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 7: New Orleans Saints 14 at Washington Redskins 24 – Game summary October 31, 1971 1:00 p.m. EST Saints (2–4–1) 0 0 0 14 Redskins (6–1) 0 17 0 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,041 68 °F °C; relative humidity 91%; wind 5 mph km/h knots (Overcast) Jim Tunney CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; New Orleans Saints at Washington Redskins – October 31, 1971 right New Orleans Saints NO Washington Redskins WAS Edd Hargett 9/21, 134 YDS, 1 INT James Ford 15 CAR, 64 YDS, 1 TD Al Dodd 3 REC, 59 YDS Billy Kilmer 13/22, 204 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Larry Brown 20 CAR, 113 YDS Boyd Dowler 5 REC, 71 YDS NO WAS collapsed 2 Redskins RushTD Kilmer 1 good Knight 0 7 2 Redskins RecTD Brown Kilmer 36 good Knight 0 14 2 Redskins FG 47 Knight 0 17 4 Saints RushTD Ford 1 good Durkee 7 17 4 Redskins — — — IntTD Fischer 53 good Knight 7 24 4 Saints RushTD Gresham 1 good Durkee 14 24 14 24 Time of game: SaintsGame StatisticsRedskins16 First downs 2131–106 Rushes–yards 37–173163 Passing yards 20412–27–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 13–22–26–57 Sacked–yards 0–0106 Net passing yards 204212 Total yards 37791 Return yards 1379–42.9 Punts Number–Average yardage 2–40.02–0 Fumbles–lost 4–413–123 Penalties–yards 6–61 Week 8 (Sunday, November 7, 1971): vs. Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles 7 at Washington Redskins 7 – Game summary November 7, 1971 1:00 p.m. EST Eagles (2–5–1) 0 0 7 0 Redskins (6–1–1) 0 0 0 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,041 47 °F °C; relative humidity 56%; wind 17 mph km/h knots (Cloudy) Fred Silva CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – November 7, 1971 right Philadelphia Eagles PHI Washington Redskins WAS Pete Liske 6/9, 95 YDS, 1 TD Sonny Davis 14 CAR, 47 YDS Harold Jackson 2 REC, 47 YDS Billy Kilmer 12/24, 153 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INTs Larry Brown 22 CAR, 43 YDS Boyd Dowler 5 REC, 67 YDS PHI WAS collapsed 3 Eagles RecTD Bull Liske 12 good Feller 7 0 4 Redskins RecTD McNeil Kilmer 32 good Knight 7 7 7 7 Time of game: EaglesGame StatisticsRedskins10 First downs 1431–77 Rushes–yards 31–61124 Passing yards 15310–22–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 12–24–43–29 Sacked–yards 4–1795 Net passing yards 136172 Total yards 19786 Return yards 1087–37.4 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–43.82–0 Fumbles–lost 4–311–97 Penalties–yards 9–78 Week 9 (Sunday, November 14, 1971): at Chicago Bears Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: Washington Redskins 15 at Chicago Bears 16 – Game summary November 14, 1971 2:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (6–2–1) 6 6 3 0 Bears (6–3) 0 3 3 10 Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois 55,049 56 °F °C; relative humidity 75%; wind 17 mph km/h knots (Clear) Tommy Bell CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – November 14, 1971 right Washington Redskins WAS Chicago Bears CHI Billy Kilmer 20/30, 163 YDS Tommy Mason 11 CAR, 42 YDS Tommy Mason 9 REC, 79 YDS Bobby Douglass 15/33, 214 YDS Bobby Douglass 10 CAR, 88 YDS Don Shy 5 CAR, 57 YDS WAS CHI collapsed 1 Redskins FG 30 Knight 3 0 1 Redskins FG 12 Knight 6 0 2 Bears FG 15 Percival 6 3 2 Redskins FG 37 Knight 9 3 2 Redskins FG 9 Knight 12 3 3 Redskins FG 27 Knight 15 3 3 Bears FG 42 Percival 15 6 4 Bears FG 9 Percival 15 9 4 Bears RushTD Pinder 40 good Butkus 15 16 15 16 Time of game: RedskinsGame StatisticsBears15 First downs 2028–88 Rushes–yards 34–205206 Passing yards 21424–36–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 15–33–02–11 Sacked–yards 5–34195 Net passing yards 180283 Total yards 385100 Return yards 575–32.8 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–40.30–0 Fumbles–lost 1–12–10 Penalties–yards 6–44 Week 10 (Sunday, November 21, 1971): vs. Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: Dallas Cowboys 13 at Washington Redskins 0 – Game summary November 21, 1971 1:00 p.m. EST Cowboys (7–3) 7 0 3 3 Redskins (6–3–1) 0 0 0 0 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,041 41 °F °C; relative humidity 65%; wind 14 mph km/h knots (Cloudy) Dick Jorgensen CBS Frank Glieber (play-by-play), Eddie LeBaron (color commentator) and Frank Clarke (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – November 21, 1971 right Dallas Cowboys DAL Washington Redskins WAS Roger Staubach 11/21, 151 YDS Duane Thomas 20 CAR, 53 YDS Walt Garrison 4 REC, 48 YDS Billy Kilmer 10/16, 118 YDS Larry BrownCharley Harraway 11 CAR, 27 YDS9 CAR, 27 YDS Boyd Dowler 5 REC, 52 YDS DAL WAS collapsed 1 Cowboys RushTD Staubach 1 good Clark 7 0 3 Cowboys FG 48 Clark 10 0 4 Cowboys FG 48 Clark 13 0 13 0 Point spread: Redskins +1 Time of game: CowboysGame StatisticsRedskins16 First downs 1537–146 Rushes–yards 21–65151 Passing yards 19411–21–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 19–32–23–18 Sacked–yards 3–27133 Net passing yards 167279 Total yards 23237 Return yards 1014–38.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–43.32–1 Fumbles–lost 1–06–30 Penalties–yards 3–50 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateKilmer10/16118003182875.7Jurgensen9/167602181529.2 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Brown112705Harraway92709Jurgensen111011 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Dowler552017Harraway416011Jefferson351033Brown341017Mason330011McNeil1404 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngDuncan25427.000Jaqua11616.000 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngDuncan23115.500 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckBragg417343.350 Redskins KickingXPM–XPAFGM–FGAMFGKnight0–122 Starting Lineups Position Starting Lineups: Week 10 – vs. Dallas Offense WR Charley Taylor LT Jim Snowden LG Ray Schoenke C Len Hauss RG John Wilbur RT Walt Rock TE Jerry Smith WR Roy Jefferson QB Billy Kilmer FB Charley Harraway RB Larry Brown Defense LDE Ron McDole LDT Manny Sistrunk RDT Diron Talbert RDE Verlon Biggs LLB Jack Pardee MLB Myron Pottios RLB Chris Hanburger LCB Pat Fischer RCB Mike Bass SS Jon Jaqua FS Brig Owens Week 11 (Sunday, November 28, 1971): at Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 11: Washington Redskins 20 at Philadelphia Eagles 13 – Game summary November 28, 1971 1:00 p.m. EST Redskins (7–3–1) 0 13 0 7 Eagles (3–7–1) 0 0 6 7 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 65,358 43 °F °C; relative humidity 70%; wind 12 mph km/h knots (Partly cloudy) Ben Dreith CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – November 28, 1971 right Washington Redskins WAS Philadelphia Eagles PHI Billy Kilmer 7/13. 104 YDS, 1 TD Charley Harraway 9 CAR, 47 YDS Clifton McNeil 5 REC, 58 YDS Pete Liske 13/28, 192 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Ronnie Bull 14 CAR, 73 YDS Ben Hawkins 7 REC, 126 YDS WAS PHI collapsed 2 Redskins FG 40 Knight 3 0 2 Redskins FG 14 Knight 6 0 2 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Kilmer 27 good Knight 13 0 3 Eagles RushTD Bailey 1 no good Dempsey 13 6 4 Redskins — — — IntTD Bass 38 good Knight 20 7 4 Eagles RecTD Zabel Liske 1 good Dempsey 20 13 20 13 Time of game: RedskinsGame StatisticsEagles10 First downs 1628–102 Rushes–yards 27–100155 Passing yards 19210–19–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 13–28–20–0 Sacked–yards 1–12155 Net passing yards 180257 Total yards 280127 Return yards 1204–43.5 Punts Number–Average yardage 6–40.24–2 Fumbles–lost 0–07–68 Penalties–yards 9–79 Week 12 (Sunday, December 5, 1971): vs. New York Giants Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 12: New York Giants 7 at Washington Redskins 23 – Game summary December 5, 1971 1:00 p.m. EST Giants (4–8) 0 0 0 7 Redskins (8–3–1) 13 7 3 0 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,041 29 °F °C; relative humidity 86%; wind 7 mph km/h knots; wind chill 21 °F °C Bob Frederic CBS Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bill Mazer (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; New York Giants at Washington Redskins – December 5, 1971 right New York Giants NYG Washington Redskins WAS Fran Tarkenton 15/31, 162 YDS, 4 INTs Junior Coffey 9 CAR, 40 YDS Bob Tucker 5 REC, 69 YDS Billy Kilmer 4/14, 54 YDS, 1 INT Larry Brown 25 CAR, 129 YDS, 2 TDs Jerry Smith 1 REC, 27 YDS NYG WAS collapsed 1 Redskins FG 28 Knight 0 3 1 Redskins FG 25 Knight 0 6 1 Redskins RushTD Brown 17 good Knight 0 13 2 Redskins RushTD Brown 2 good Knight 0 20 3 Redskins FG 44 Knight 0 23 4 Giants — — — FumbleTD Brown 0 good Gogolak 7 23 7 23 Point spread: Redskins –7 Time of game: GiantsGame StatisticsRedskins15 First downs 927–89 Rushes–yards 36–155173 Passing yards 5416–33–5 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 4–14–11–8 Sacked–yards 3–19165 Net passing yards 35254 Total yards 19097 Return yards 1633–37.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–28.82–0 Fumbles–lost 2–03–39 Penalties–yards 6–67 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateKilmer4/1454013192713.4 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Brown25129234Harraway71709Brunet2605Mason1303Kilmer1000 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Smith127027Harraway114014McNeil113013Brown1000 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngDuncan25226.000 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngVactor3196.300 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckBragg411528.847 Redskins KickingXPM–XPAFGM–FGAMFGKnight2–23–5 Redskins InterceptionsIntYdsTDLGPDPottios131031Bass125025Owens119019Hanburger117017McDole1000 Starting Lineups Position Starting Lineups: Week 12 – vs. N.Y. Giants Offense WR Charley Taylor LT Jim Snowden LG Ray Schoenke C Len Hauss RG John Wilbur RT Walt Rock TE Jerry Smith WR Roy Jefferson QB Billy Kilmer FB Charley Harraway RB Larry Brown Defense LDE Ron McDole LDT Manny Sistrunk RDT Diron Talbert RDE Verlon Biggs LLB Jack Pardee MLB Myron Pottios RLB Chris Hanburger LCB Pat Fischer RCB Mike Bass SS Richie Petitbon FS Brig Owens Week 13 (Monday, December 13, 1971): at Los Angeles Rams Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 13: Washington Redskins 38 at Los Angeles Rams 24 – Game summary December 13, 1971 9:00 p.m. EST Redskins (9–3–1) 7 17 7 7 Rams (7–5–1) 10 0 7 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California 80,402 51 °F °C; relative humidity 68%; wind 15 mph km/h knots (Clear) Jim Tunney ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams – December 13, 1971 right Washington Redskins WAS Los Angeles Rams LA Billy Kilmer 14/19, 246 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT Larry Brown 27 CAR, 42 YDS, 1 TD Roy Jefferson 8 REC, 137 YDS, 2 TDs Roman Gabriel 17/44, 219 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs Larry Smith 13 CAR, 49 YDS Larry Smith 6 REC, 48 YDS WAS LA collapsed 1 Rams — — — IntTD Alexander 82 good Ray 0 7 1 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Kilmer 70 good Knight 7 7 1 Ramss FG 32 Ray 7 10 3 Redskins FG 52 Knight 10 10 2 Redskins RecTD McNeil Kilmer 32 good Knight 17 10 2 Redskins RushTD Brown 1 good Knight 24 10 3 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Kilmer 5 good Knight 31 10 3 Rams RecTD Klein Gabriel 3 good Ray 31 17 4 Rams RushTD Ellison 2 good Ray 31 24 4 Redskins — — — IntTD Duncan 46 good Knight 38 24 38 24 Time of game: RedskinsGame StatisticsRams15 First downs 1740–79 Rushes–yards 27–104246 Passing yards 21914–19–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 17–44–31–6 Sacked–yards 1–5240 Net passing yards 214319 Total yards 31899 Return yards 1455–43.8 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–39.32–2 Fumbles–lost 1–13–31 Penalties–yards 8–51 Week 14 (Sunday, December 19, 1971): vs. Cleveland Browns Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 14: Cleveland Browns 20 at Washington Redskins 13 – Game summary December 19, 1971 1:00 p.m. EST Browns (9–5) 3 7 3 7 Redskins (9–4–1) 0 13 0 0 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,041 27 °F °C; relative humidity 66%; wind 10 mph km/h knots; wind chill 18 °F °C (Overcast) Norm Schachter NBC Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Johnny Morris (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins – December 19, 1971 right Cleveland Browns CLE Washington Redskins WAS Bill Nelsen 15/23, 165 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Leroy Kelly 18 CAR, 50 YDS Milt Morin 3 REC, 40 YDS Billy Kilmer 18/33, 229 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Larry Brown 26 CAR, 81 YDS Larry Brown 4 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD CLE WAS collapsed 1 Browns FG 30 Cockroft 3 0 2 Redskins FG 18 Knight 3 3 2 Browns RecTD Collins Nelsen 17 good Cockroft 10 3 2 Redskins RecTD Brown Kilmer 29 good Knight 10 10 2 Redskins FG 35 Knight 10 13 3 Browns FG 22 Cockroft 13 13 4 Browns RecTD Glass Nelsen 4 good Cockroft 20 13 20 13 Time of game: BrownsGame StatisticsRedskins13 First downs 2228–69 Rushes–yards 35–117165 Passing yards 22915–23–2 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 18–33–21–11 Sacked–yards 0–0154 Net passing yards 229223 Total yards 346115 Return yards 1864–37.3 Punts Number–Average yardage 1–46.01–0 Fumbles–lost 3–24–20 Penalties–yards 3–23 Stats Passing Passing Player Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Lng Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD Kilmer QB 14 13 8–4–1 166 306 54.2 2221 13 4.2 13 4.2 71 7.3 6.2 13.4 158.6 74.0 16 110 5 6.56 5.55 1 0 Jurgensen QB 5 1 1–0–0 16 28 57.1 170 0 0.0 2 7.1 30 6.1 2.9 10.6 34.0 45.2 1 8 3.4 5.59 2.48 Team Total 14 9–4–1 182 334 54.5 2391 13 3.9 15 4.5 71 7.2 5.9 13.1 170.8 71.6 17 118 4.8 6.48 5.29 1 0 Opp Total 14 191 411 46.5 2448 11 2.7 29 7.1 6.0 3.32 12.8 174.9 45.1 36 321 8.1 4.8 2.3 Rushing Rushing Player Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Brown RB 13 13 253 948 4 34 3.7 72.9 19.5 Harraway FB 14 14 156 635 2 57 4.1 45.4 11.1 Mason RB 10 1 31 85 0 11 2.7 8.5 3.1 Jurgensen QB 5 1 3 29 0 11 9.7 5.8 0.6 Burnet RB 7 0 10 27 0 5 2.7 3.9 1.4 Jefferson WR 14 14 2 13 0 13 6.5 0.9 0.1 Hull RB 11 0 2 8 0 6 4.0 0.7 0.2 Kilmer QB 14 13 17 5 2 3 0.3 0.4 1.2 Smith TE 8 7 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.6 0.1 Wyche QB 1 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 4.0 1.0 Petitbon SS 14 13 1 –2 0 –2 –2.0 –0.1 0.1 Team Total 14 477 1757 8 57 3.7 125.5 34.1 Opp Total 14 408 1396 7 3.4 99.7 29.1 Receiving Receiving Player Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Jefferson WR 14 14 47 701 14.9 4 70 3.4 50.1 0.0% Dowler WR 12 7 26 352 13.5 0 30 2.2 29.3 0.0% Taylor WR 6 6 24 370 15.4 4 71 4.0 61.7 0.0% Harraway FB 14 14 20 121 6.1 0 20 1.4 8.6 0.0% Smith TE 8 7 16 227 14.2 1 31 2.0 28.4 0.0% Brown RB 13 13 16 176 11.0 2 36 1.2 13.5 0.0% McNeil WR 8 1 14 244 17.4 2 36 1.8 30.5 0.0% Mason RB 10 1 12 109 9.1 0 18 1.2 10.9 0.0% Alston TE 12 7 5 87 17.4 0 21 0.4 7.3 0.0% Brunet RB 7 0 2 4 2.0 0 5 0.3 0.6 0.0% Team Total 14 182 2391 13.1 13 71 13.0 170.8 Opp Total 14 191 2127 11.1 11 13.6 151.9 Kicking Kicking Games 0–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ Scoring Player Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM Lng FG% XPA XPM XP% Knight K 14 0 12 10 9 6 14 8 11 3 3 2 49 29 52 59.2% 27 27 100.0% Team Total 14 12 10 9 6 14 8 11 3 3 2 49 29 59.2% 27 27 100.0% Opp Total 14 33 17 51.5% 20 19 95.0% Punting Punting Player Pos G GS Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P Bragg P 14 0 58 2348 59 1 40.5 Team Total 14 58 2348 59 1 40.5 Opp Total 14 77 3172 41.2 Kick Return Kick return Player Pos G GS Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt Duncan DB 14 0 22 233 0 33 10.6 Vactor DB 14 0 23 194 0 30 8.4 Team Total 14 45 427 0 33 9.5 Opp Total 14 17 87 0 5.1 Punt Return Punt return Player Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Duncan DB 14 0 27 724 0 48 26.8 Jaqua DB 14 1 6 78 0 19 13.0 McLinton LB 14 0 5 46 0 13 9.2 Bass RCB 14 14 4 61 0 26 15.3 Tillman LB 9 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 Team Total 14 43 913 0 48 21.2 Opp Total 14 61 1066 0 17.5 Sacks Sacks Player Pos G GS Sk Jones DE 14 1 7.5 Biggs RDE 13 13 5.0 Hanburger RLB 14 14 5.0 Talbert RDT 14 14 5.0 Brundige DT 14 0 4.5 McDole LDE 14 14 4.5 Sistrunk LDT 14 14 3.0 Pardee LLB 14 14 1.5 McLinton LB 14 0 0.5 Pottios MLB 14 14 0.5 Team Total 14 36 Opp Total 14 17 Interceptions Interceptions Player Pos G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD Bass RCB 14 14 8 78 1 38 Petitbon SS 14 13 5 102 0 42 Pardee LLB 14 14 5 58 1 20 Fischer LCB 14 14 3 103 1 53 McDole LDE 14 14 3 18 1 18 Owens FS 14 14 2 27 0 19 Duncan DB 14 0 1 46 1 46 Pottios MLB 14 14 1 31 0 31 Hanburger RLB 14 14 1 17 0 17 Team Total 14 29 480 5 53 Opp Total 14 Fumbles Fumbles Player Pos G GS FF Fmb FR Yds TD Brown RB 13 13 6 0 0 0 Vactor DB 14 0 5 2 0 0 Duncan DB 14 0 4 0 0 0 Harraway FB 14 14 3 0 0 0 Kilmer QB 14 13 2 2 –3 0 Mason RB 10 1 2 1 0 0 Petitbon SS 14 13 2 3 –6 0 Alston TE 12 7 1 0 0 0 Brunet RB 7 0 1 0 0 0 Dowler WR 12 7 1 0 0 0 Jaqua DB 14 1 1 0 0 0 Jurgensen QB 5 1 1 0 0 0 McNeil WR 8 1 1 0 0 0 Smith TE 8 7 1 0 0 0 Tillman LB 9 0 1 1 0 0 Laaveg G 14 0 0 3 0 0 Hanburger RLB 14 14 0 2 16 1 Bass RCB 14 14 0 1 0 0 Hermiling T 8 0 0 1 0 0 Knight K 14 0 0 1 0 0 Pardee LLB 14 14 0 1 0 0 Schoenke LG 14 14 0 1 0 0 Sistrunk LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0 Talbert RDT 14 14 0 1 0 0 Taylor WR 6 6 0 1 0 0 Wilbur RG 14 14 0 1 0 0 Team Total 14 32 24 7 1 Opp Total 14 22 10 1 Tackles Tackles Player Pos G GS Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Team Total 14 Opp Total 14 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Player Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Knight K 14 0 27 27 29 49 114 8.1 Brown RB 13 13 4 2 6 36 2.8 Jefferson WR 14 14 4 4 24 1.7 Taylor WR 6 6 4 4 24 4.0 Harraway RB 14 14 2 2 12 0.9 Kilmer QB 14 13 2 2 12 0.9 McNeil WR 8 1 2 2 12 1.5 Bass RCB 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Duncan DB 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Fischer LCB 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Hanburger RLB 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 McDole LDE 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Pardee LLB 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Smith TE 8 7 1 1 6 0.8 Team Total 14 8 13 1 5 27 27 27 29 49 276 Opp Total 14 7 11 1 1 20 19 20 17 33 190 Team Team Total Yds & TO Passing Rushing Penalties Player PF Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD Pen Yds 1stPy Team Stats 276 4030 828 4.9 35 20 212 182 334 2273 13 15 6.5 112 477 1757 8 3.7 77 80 801 23 Opp Stats 190 3523 855 4.1 41 12 213 191 411 2127 11 29 4.8 119 408 1396 7 3.4 73 93 720 21 Lg Rank Offense 12 13 11 22 17 19 10 17 8 5 12 14 21 20 Lg Rank Defense 4 4 6 20 17 24 12 5 1 4 5 4 3 4 Quarter-by-quarter Quarter-by-quarter Team 1 2 3 4 T Redskins 77 103 36 60 276 Opponent 26 42 39 83 190 Postseason 1971–72 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent Time TV Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Divisional December 26, 1971 at San Francisco 49ers 4:00p.m. EST CBS L 20–24 0–1 Candlestick Park 45,327 Recap Richard Nixon play There was a rumor that President Richard Nixon called a key play that caused the Redskins to lose to the 49ers in the divisional round of the playoffs. Nixon, a friend of George Allen, once attended a practice game where he tried the same play to much better results.https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/9424/presidential-orders Did Richard Nixon call a key Redskins play? 13 September 2012 Playoff Game summaries NFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, December 26, 1971): at San Francisco 49ers Washington Redskins 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins 20 at San Francisco 49ers 24 – Game summary December 26, 1971 4:00 p.m. EST Redskins (9–5–1) 7 3 3 7 49ers (10–5) 0 3 14 7 Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California 45,327 44 °F °C; relative humidity 82%; wind 14 mph km/h knots (Overcast) Pat Haggerty CBS Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; NFC Divisional Playoffs – Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers – December 26, 1971 right Washington Redskins WAS San Francisco 49ers SF Billy Kilmer 11/27, 106 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Larry Brown 27 CAR, 84 YDS Larry Brown 6 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TD John Brodie 10/19, 176 YDS, 2 TDs Vic Washington 16 CAR, 59 YDS Ted Kwalick 3 REC, 26 YDS WAS SF collapsed 1 Redskins RecTD Smith Kilmer 5 good Knight 7 0 2 49ers FG 23 Gossett 7 3 2 Redskins FG 40 Knight 10 3 3 49ers RecTD Washington Brodie 78 good Gossett 10 10 3 49ers RecTD Windsor Brodie 2 good Gossett 10 17 3 Redskins FG 35 Knight 13 17 4 49ers — — — FumbleTD Hoskins 0 good Gossett 13 24 4 Redskins RecTD Brown Kilmer 16 good Knight 20 24 20 24 Point spread: Redskins +5½ Time of game: RedskinsGame Statistics49ers13 First downs 1139–99 Rushes–yards 39–112106 Passing yards 17611–27–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 10–19–01–13 Sacked–yards 1–393 Net passing yards 163192 Total yards 285247 Return yards 1095–46.2 Punts Number–Average yardage 10–33.73–2 Fumbles–lost 0–04–55 Penalties–yards 3–41 References 35em Further reading Brig Owens and Chuck Cascio, Over the Hill to the Superbowl. New York: Robert B. Luce, 1973. Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washington Redskins