1971 Green Bay Packers season

1971 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Dan Devine
General Manager	Dan Devine
Home Field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–8–2
Place	4th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1970	1972

The 1971 Green Bay Packers season was their 53rd season overall and their 51st season in the National Football League (NFL). The club posted a 4–8–2 record under first-year coach Dan Devine, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1971 NFL draft

1971 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	John Brockington *	Running back	Ohio State	from Denver
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1971 Green Bay Packers staff
	Front office President – Dominic Olejniczak Vice President – Richard Bourguignon Assistant General Manager – Bob Harlan Director of Player Personnel – Pat Peppler Head coaches General Manager/Head Coach – Dan Devine Offensive coaches Receivers/Passing Game – Bob Schnelker Offensive Line – Rollie Dotsch			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Dave Hanner Linebackers – Burt Gustafson Defensive Backs – Don Doll

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks 16 Scott Hunter 10 Frank Patrick 15 Bart Starr Running Backs 44 Donny Anderson RB/P 42 John Brockington 25 Dave Hampton 30 Larry Krause 22 Elijah Pitts 31 Perry Williams Wide Receivers 84 Carroll Dale 47 Dave Davis 85 John Spilis Tight Ends 88 Len Garrett 81 Rich McGeorge		Offensive Linemen 57 Ken Bowman C 61 Dave Bradley G 68 Gale Gillingham G 77 Bill Hayhoe 72 Dick Himes 62 Bill Lueck 71 Francis Peay 63 Randy Winkler 54 Richard Winther 58 Cal Withrow Defensive Linemen 82 Lionel Aldridge DE 78 Bob Brown DE 79 Jim DeLisle DT 76 Mike McCoy DT 87 Alden Roche DE 74 Donnell Smith 83 Clarence Williams DE		Linebackers 53 Fred Carr 50 Jim Carter 56 Tommy Crutcher 66 Ray Nitschke 89 Dave Robinson Defensive Backs 48 Ken Ellis 21 Charlie Hall 29 Al Matthews 27 Al Randolph 24 Willie Wood SS Special Teams 35 Dave Conway K 18 Ken Duncan P 75 Lou Michaels K 38 Tim Webster K Rookies and first-year players in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 19	New York Giants	L 40–42	0–1	Lambeau Field	56,263
2	September 26	Denver Broncos	W 34–13	1–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	47,957
3	October 3	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–17	2–1	Lambeau Field	56,263
4	October 10	at Detroit Lions	L 28–31	2–2	Tiger Stadium	54,418
5	October 17	Minnesota Vikings	L 13–24	2–3	Lambeau Field	56,263
6	October 24	at Los Angeles Rams	L 13–30	2–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	75,531
7	November 1	Detroit Lions	T 14–14	2–4–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	47,961
8	November 7	at Chicago Bears	W 17–14	3–4–1	Soldier Field	55,049
9	November 14	at Minnesota Vikings	L 0–3	3–5–1	Metropolitan Stadium	49,784
10	November 22	at Atlanta Falcons	L 21–28	3–6–1	Atlanta Stadium	58,850
11	November 28	New Orleans Saints	L 21–29	3–7–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,035
12	December 5	at St. Louis Cardinals	T 16–16	3–7–2	Busch Stadium	50,443
13	December 12	Chicago Bears	W 31–10	4–7–2	Lambeau Field	56,263
14	December 19	at Miami Dolphins	L 6–27	4–8–2	Orange Bowl	76,812

Game summaries

Week 8

See also: 1971 Chicago Bears season and Bears–Packers rivalry

Week Eight: Green Bay Packers (2–4–1) at Chicago Bears (5–2) 1 2 3 4 Total 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 Game information Packers Scott Hunter 7/14, 133 Yds, TD, INT John Brockington 30 Rush, 142 Yds, TD Donny Anderson 3 Rec, 50 Yds Bears Bobby Douglass 18/37, 192 Yds, TD, 3 INT 5 Rush, 30 Yds, TD Bob Wallace 4 Rec, 48 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP GB CHI 2 Packers Carroll Dale 31-yard touchdown reception from Scott Hunter, Lou Michaels kick good 7 0 2 Packers John Brockington 7-yard touchdown run, Lou Michaels kick good 14 0 4 Bears George Farmer 30-yard touchdown reception from Bobby Douglass, Mac Percival kick good 14 7 4 Bears Bobby Douglass 1-yard touchdown run, Mac Percival kick good 14 14 4 Packers 22-yard field goal by Lou Michaels 17 14 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 14

Week 13

Chicago Bears (6–6) at Green Bay Packers (3–7–2) 1 2 3 4 Total 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 Game information Bears Kent Nix 7/18, 149 Yds, TD, INT Joe Moore 9 Rush, 20 Yds Dick Gordon 3 Rec, 80 Yds Packers Scott Hunter 6/12, 169 Yds, TD, INT John Brockington 20 Rush, 63 Yds, TD Carroll Dale 1 Rec, 77 Yds, TD

Ray Nitschke Day

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP CHI GB 1 Packers Carroll Dale 77-yard touchdown reception from Scott Hunter, Tim Webster kick good 0 7 1 Bears George Farmer 31-yard touchdown reception from Kent Nix, Mac Percival kick good 7 7 3 Packers John Brockington 6-yard touchdown run, Tim Webster kick good 7 14 3 Packers Scott Hunter 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Webster kick good 7 21 3 Bears 12-yard field goal by Mac Percival 10 21 4 Packers Bart Starr 1-yard touchdown run, Tim Webster kick good 10 28 4 Packers 27-yard field goal by Tim Webster 10 31 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 31

External links

• 1971 Green Bay Packers at Pro-Football-Reference.com