1971 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1971 4–8–2 4th NFC Central Dan Devine Dan Devine Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons 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. This was Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr's sixteenth and final season as an active player.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=06xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6985%2C5358193 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Injuries finally end Bart Starr's career July 22, 1972 4B Offseason NFL draft 1971 NFL draft 1971 Green Bay Packers 1 9 John Brockington Running back Ohio State yes yes from Denver 2 46 Virgil Robinson Running back Grambling 3 62 Charlie Hall Defensive back Pittsburgh yes 5 116 Donnell Smith Defensive end Southern yes 5 124 Jim Stillwagon Linebacker Ohio State 6 140 Scott Hunter Quarterback Alabama yes 7 168 Dave Davis Wide receiver Tennessee State yes 7 175 James Johnson Wide receiver Bishop 8 193 Win Headley Center Wake Forest 9 218 Barry Mayer Running back Minnesota 10 246 Kevin Hunt Tackle Doane Played with Packers in 1972 11 271 John Lanier Running back Parsons 12 296 Greg Hendren Guard California 13 324 Jack Martin Running back Angelo State 14 348 LeRoy Spears Defensive end Moorhead State 15 374 Len Garrett Tight end New Mexico Highlands yes 16 402 Jack O'Donnell Guard Central State (OK) 17 427 Monty Johnson Defensive back Oklahoma no Undrafted free agents + 1971 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegePat HoultonGuardSt. NorbertJim DeLisleDefensive tackleWisconsinJim MaierRunning backSt. NorbertPat MatthewsWide receiverPacificJohn O'DellKickerParsonsTom WatsonTackleNorthern Michigan Personnel Staff 1971 Green Bay Packers President – Dominic Olejniczak Vice President – Richard Bourguignon Assistant General Manager – Bob Harlan Director of Player Personnel – Pat Peppler General Manager/Head Coach – Dan Devine Receivers/Passing Game – Bob Schnelker Offensive Line – Rollie Dotsch Defensive Line – Dave Hanner Linebackers – Burt Gustafson Defensive Backs – Don Doll http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ All Time Coaches Database Packers.com December 26, 2013 December 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227073313/http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ dead Roster 1971 Green Bay Packers roster Quarterbacks 12 Zeke Bratkowski 16 American football Scott Hunter y 15 Bart Starr Running backs 44 Donny Anderson P 42 John Brockington y 25 Dave Hampton 30 Larry Krause 31 running back Perry Williams Wide receivers 84 Carroll Dale 47 American football Dave Davis y 85 John Spilis Tight ends 88 Len Garrett y 81 Rich McGeorge Offensive linemen 57 Ken Bowman C 61 Dave Bradley G 68 Gale Gillingham G 77 Bill Hayhoe T 72 Dick Himes T 62 Bill Lueck G 71 Francis Peay T 54 Wimpy Winther y C 58 Cal Withrow C Defensive linemen 82 Lionel Aldridge DE 78 defensive lineman Bob Brown DE 79 Jim DeLisle DT y 76 defensive tackle Mike McCoy DT 87 Alden Roche DE/DT 83 defensive end Clarence Williams DE Linebackers 53 Fred Carr OLB 50 American football Jim Carter MLB 56 Tommy Joe Crutcher OLB 66 Ray Nitschke MLB 89 American football Dave Robinson OLB Defensive backs 48 American football Ken Ellis CB 21 defensive back Charlie Hall y CB 43 Doug Hart SS 29 American football Al Matthews CB 27 Al Randolph SS 24 Willie Wood FS Special teams 38 American football Tim Webster K yReserve lists 18 American football Ken Duncan P y (IR) 10px 64 American football Kevin Hunt T y (IR) 10px -- American football Barry Mayer RB y (IR) 10px Taxi squad 36 American football Mike Carter WR 75 Lou Michaels K 10 Frank Patrick quarterback QB 22 Elijah Pitts RB 74 Donnell Smith y DE 63 Randy Winkler G Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 7, 1971 Chicago Bears L 0–2 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,248 2 August 14, 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–16 0–2 Lambeau Field 56,263 3 August 21, 1971 Miami Dolphins W 10–7 1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,464 4 August 28, 1971 Oakland Raiders L 13–17 1–3 Lambeau Field 56,263 5 September 4, 1971 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24–27 1–4 Riverfront Stadium 55,477 6 September 10, 1971 at Buffalo Bills W 20–14 2–4 War Memorial Stadium 37,301https://www.profootballarchives.com/1971nflgb.html 1971 Green Bay Packers (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 12, 2023 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 19 New York Giants L 40–42 0–1 Lambeau Field 56,263 Recap 2 September 26 Denver Broncos W 34–13 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,957 Recap 3 October 3 Cincinnati Bengals W 20–17 2–1 Lambeau Field 56,263 Recap 4 October 10 at Detroit Lions L 28–31 2–2 Tiger Stadium 54,418 Recap 5 October 17 Minnesota Vikings L 13–24 2–3 Lambeau Field 56,263 Recap 6 October 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–30 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 75,531 Recap 7 November 1, 1971 Detroit Lions T 14–14 2–4–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,961 Recap 8 November 7 at Chicago Bears W 17–14 3–4–1 Soldier Field 55,049 Recap 9 November 14 at Minnesota Vikings L 0–3 3–5–1 Metropolitan Stadium 49,784 Recap 10 November 22, 1971 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–28 3–6–1 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Recap 11 November 28 New Orleans Saints L 21–29 3–7–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,035 Recap 12 December 5 at St. Louis Cardinals T 16–16 3–7–2 Busch Stadium 50,443 Recap 13 December 12 Chicago Bears W 31–10 4–7–2 Lambeau Field 56,263 Recap 14 December 19 at Miami Dolphins L 6–27 4–8–2 Orange Bowl 76,812 Recap Monday (November 1, 22) Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 8 1971 Chicago Bears season Bears–Packers rivalry Green Bay Packers 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Eight: Green Bay Packers (2–4–1) at Chicago Bears (5–2) November 7 2:00 p.m. Packers 0 14 0 3 Bears 0 0 0 14 Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois 55,049 27 F C • Wind 16 mph km/h kn Bob Frederic Pro-Football-Reference.com Packers Scott Hunter7/14, 133 Yds, TD, INT John Brockington30 Rush, 142 Yds, TD Donny Anderson3 Rec, 50 Yds Bears Bobby Douglass18/37, 192 Yds, TD, 3 INT5 Rush, 30 Yds, TD Bob Wallace4 Rec, 48 Yds GB CHI collapsed 2 Packers RecTD Carroll Dale Scott Hunter 31 good Lou Michaels run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 Packers RushTD John Brockington 7 good Lou Michaels run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 4 Bears RecTD George Farmer Bobby Douglass 30 good Mac Percival run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 4 Bears RushTD Bobby Douglass 1 good Mac Percival run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 4 Packers FG 22 Lou Michaels 17 14 17 14 Week 13 Green Bay Packers 1971 2; text-align:center collapsed Chicago Bears (6–6) at Green Bay Packers (3–7–2) December 12 2:00 p.m. Bears 7 0 3 0 Packers 7 0 14 10 Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin 56,263 28 F C • Wind 12 mph km/h knots Pro-Football-Reference.com Bears Kent Nix7/18, 149 Yds, TD, INT Joe Moore9 Rush, 20 Yds Dick Gordon3 Rec, 80 Yds Packers Scott Hunter6/12, 169 Yds, TD, INT John Brockington20 Rush, 63 Yds, TD Carroll Dale1 Rec, 77 Yds, TD Ray Nitschke Day CHI GB collapsed 1 Packers RecTD Carroll Dale Scott Hunter 77 good Tim Webster run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 Bears RecTD George Farmer Kent Nix 31 good Mac Percival run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 3 Packers RushTD John Brockington 6 good Tim Webster run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 3 Packers RushTD Scott Hunter 1 good Tim Webster run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 21 3 Bears FG 12 Mac Percival 10 21 4 Packers RushTD Bart Starr 1 good Tim Webster run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 28 4 Packers FG 27 Tim Webster 10 31 10 31 Standings References External links 1971 Green Bay Packers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green