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1971 Philadelphia Eagles: 6-7-1
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Home record: 3-4-0 (82 points scored, 136 allowed) Road record: 3-3-1 (139 points scored, 166 allowed) Head Coaches: Jerry Williams (0-3-0), Ed Khayat (6-4-1)

221 points scored (22nd of 26 teams), 302 points allowed (20th) NFL Averages: 19.4 points/game (271.1 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   200   390   2,323   ( 8)   5.58   13   20    407   1,248   (25)    3.1    6    3,571    (20)      35
Defense:   220   407   2,660   (25)   6.06   16   22    450   1,962   (17)    4.4   16    4,622    (26)      47

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Happy Feller         K      9   5'11  185   22    R   Texas
 7  Jim Ward             QB     2   6'2   200   27    3   Gettysburg
 9  Billy Walik          WR     8   5'11  180   23    2   Villanova
11  Rick Arrington       QB    10   6'2   190   24    2   Tulsa
14  Pete Liske           QB    14   6'2   200   29    4   Penn State
16  Vern Davis           DB     3   6'4   208   21    R   Western Michigan
17  Harold Carmichael    WR     9   6'7   225   22    R   Southern
18  Ben Hawkins          WR    14   6'0   180   27    6   Arizona State
19  Tom Dempsey          K      5   6'1   264   30    3   Palomar J.C. (CA)
20  Leroy Keyes          DB    14   6'3   208   24    3   Purdue
24  Nate Ramsey          DB    14   6'1   200   30    9   Indiana State
26  Al Nelson            DB    14   5'11  186   28    7   Cincinnati
28  Bill Bradley         DB    14   5'11  190   24    3   Texas
29  Harold Jackson       WR    14   5'10  175   25    4   Jackson State
31  Tom Bailey           RB    13   6'2   211   22    R   Florida State
32  Jack Smith           DB     5   6'4   204   23    R   Troy State
33  Steve Preece         DB     7   6'1   195   24    3   Oregon State
34  Larry Watkins        RB    12   6'2   215   25    3   Alcorn State
35  Adrian Young         LB     2   6'1   232   25    4   Southern California
36  Tom McNeill          P     14   6'1   195   29    5   Stephen F. Austin
37  Tom Woodeshick       RB    11   6'0   222   29    9   West Virginia
38  Tony Baker           RB     5   5'11  225   26    4   Iowa State
43  Sonny Davis          RB    14   5'11  215   23    R   Tennessee State
46  Lee Bouggess         RB    10   6'2   210   23    2   Louisville
47  Ronnie Bull          RB    13   6'0   200   31   10   Baylor
49  Jim Thrower          DB    14   6'2   194   23    2   East Texas State
50  Ron Porter           LB    12   6'3   232   26    5   Idaho
51  Ike Kelley           LB    14   5'11  224   27    5   Ohio State
53  Fred Whittingham     LB     4   6'1   240   32    7   Cal Poly-S.L.O.
56  Bill Hobbs           LB    11   6'0   220   25    3   Texas A&M
58  Bob Creech           LB     3   6'3   222   22    R   Texas Christian
59  Mike Evans           C     14   6'5   250   25    4   Boston College
62  Mike Dirks           DT     5   6'2   245   25    4   Wyoming
65  Henry Allison        OG    14   6'2   255   24    R   San Diego State
68  Mark Nordquist       OG    14   6'4   245   25    4   Pacific
70  Jim Skaggs           OG    10   6'2   250   31    8   Washington
72  Wade Key             OT    14   6'4   245   25    2   Southwest Texas State
73  Dick Stevens         OT    14   6'4   240   23    2   Baylor
75  Tuufuli Uperesa      OG     2   6'3   255   23    1   Montana
77  Ernie Calloway       DT    14   6'6   240   23    3   Texas Southern
78  Steve Smith          OT    14   6'5   250   27    5   Michigan
80  Don Brumm            DE     9   6'3   245   30    9   Purdue
81  Jim Whalen           TE     2   6'2   210   28    7   Boston College
82  Tim Rossovich        LB    13   6'4   240   25    4   Southern California
83  Don Hultz            DT    14   6'3   240   30    9   Southern Mississippi
84  Richard Harris       DE    14   6'4   260   23    R   Grambling
85  Gary Ballman         WR     6   6'0   210   31   10   Michigan State
86  Fred Hill            TE     7   6'2   215   28    7   Southern California
87  Kent Kramer          TE    10   6'5   235   27    5   Minnesota
88  Gary Pettigrew       DT    13   6'4   255   27    6   Stanford
89  Steve Zabel          LB    14   6'4   235   23    2   Oklahoma
99  Mel Tom              DE    14   6'4   250   30    5   San Jose State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Pete Liske           269  143   53.2  1,957   7.28  13.7  11   4.1   15   5.6    13   134    67.1
Rick Arrington       118   55   46.6    576   4.88  10.5   2   1.7    5   4.2    13    95    49.3
Ronnie Bull            1    1  100.0     15  15.00  15.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
Jim Ward               1    1  100.0      4   4.00   4.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    83.3
Sonny Davis            1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Harold Jackson         47    716   15.2    3
Ben Hawkins            37    650   17.6    4
Lee Bouggess           24    170    7.1    1
Harold Carmichael      20    288   14.4    0
Gary Ballman           13    238   18.3    0
Sonny Davis            11     46    4.2    0
Ronnie Bull             9     75    8.3    1
Fred Hill               7     92   13.1    0
Tom Bailey              7     55    7.9    0
Kent Kramer             6     65   10.8    1
Larry Watkins           6     40    6.7    0
Tom Woodeshick          6     36    6.0    1
Tony Baker              4     36    9.0    0
Steve Zabel             2      4    2.0    2
Jim Whalen              1     41   41.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ronnie Bull            94    351    3.7    0
Lee Bouggess           97    262    2.7    2
Tom Woodeshick         66    188    2.8    0
Sonny Davis            47    163    3.5    1
Larry Watkins          35     98    2.8    1
Tony Baker             17     49    2.9    0
Harold Jackson          5     41    8.2    0
Tom Bailey             23     41    1.8    1
Pete Liske             13     29    2.2    1
Rick Arrington          5     23    4.6    0
Ben Hawkins             4      8    2.0    0
Steve Zabel             1     -5   -5.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Billy Walik            14    369   26.4    0
Al Nelson              13    358   27.5    0
Jim Thrower            12    299   24.9    0
Harold Jackson          2     48   24.0    0
Sonny Davis             2     44   22.0    0
Gary Pettigrew          2     37   18.5    0
Richard Harris          2     28   14.0    0
Kent Kramer             1      0    0.0    0
Steve Zabel             1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Bill Bradley           18    118    6.6   12    0
Billy Walik             5     48    9.6    4    0
Ben Hawkins             1      6    6.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Tom McNeill 73 3,063 42.0 0 0 1 0 0 41.4 Bill Bradley 2 76 38.0 0 0 0 0 0 38.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Tom Dempsey 0/0 6/7 1/2 2/3 3/5 12/17 13/14 49 Happy Feller 1/2 2/5 2/7 0/4 1/2 6/20 10/10 28 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Bill Bradley 11 248 0 Don Brumm 0.5 Ernie Calloway 3.5 Richard Harris 7.5 Don Hultz 5.0 1 4 0 Leroy Keyes 6 31 0 Al Nelson 2 63 1 Gary Pettigrew 2.0 Ron Porter 2.0 Tim Rossovich 1 24 0 Mel Tom 4.5 Steve Zabel 1.0 1 4 0

1971 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 5 DE Richard Harris 93 Grambling 2 50 OG Henry Allison 55 San Diego State [pick acquired from MIN] 4 83 K Happy Feller 21 Texas 5 108 OT Tom Shellabarger San Diego State 6 133 DB Jack Smith 5 Troy State 6 154 DB Wyck Neely Mississippi [pick acquired from MIN] 7 161 WR Harold Carmichael 182 Southern 8 186 C Len Gotschalk 66 Humboldt State 9 211 LB Len Pettigrew Ashland 10 256 RB Tom Bailey 50 Florida State [pick acquired from DET] 11 264 RB Sonny Davis 14 Tennessee State 12 289 DE Rich Saathoff Northern Arizona 13 317 DB Danny Lester Texas 14 342 LB Bob Creech 18 Texas Christian 15 367 OG Ed Fisher Prairie View 16 395 LB Bruce James Arkansas 17 420 LB John Sage LSU

Traded draft picks: #2 to DET (Dave Thompson), #3 to SF (Sam Dickerson), #10 to NO (Rocky Pamplin)


Transactions:

01-1971traded Philadelphia's #5 pick in the 1972 draft to Broncos for Pete Liske
01-28-1971traded Philadelphia's #2 pick in the 1971 draft and #2 and #3 picks in the 1972 draft to Lions for Greg Barton
01-28-1971traded Norm Snead to Vikings for Steve Smith, Minnesota's #2 and # 6 picks in the 1971 draft and their #3 pick in the 1972 draft
06-11-1971claimed Tom McNeill on waivers from Vikings
07-21-1971traded Philadelphia's #5 pick in the 1973 draft to Bears for Ronnie Bull
07-27-1971claimed Dick Hill on waivers from Patriots
08-23-1971traded Richard Harvey to Saints for Jim Ward
09-01-1971traded Joe Carollo to Rams for a draft pick
09-13-1971traded Cyril Pinder to Bears for Chicago's #2 pick in the 1972 draft and #4 pick in the 1973 draft
09-13-1971placed Dick Hart on injured reserve
09-13-1971traded Philadelphia's #4 pick in the 1973 draft to Vikings for Bill Cappleman
09-29-1971traded Bill Cappleman to Lions for Detroit's #3 pick in the 1972 draft
10-27-1971traded Washington's #4 pick in the 1972 draft to Saints for Tony Baker


1971 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/19/71 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14-37 0-1-0 09/26/71 vs Dallas Cowboys L 7-42 0-2-0 10/03/71 vs San Francisco 49ers L 3-31 0-3-0 10/10/71 vs Minnesota Vikings L 0-13 0-4-0 10/17/71 at Oakland Raiders L 10-34 0-5-0 10/24/71 vs New York Giants W 23-7 1-5-0 10/31/71 vs Denver Broncos W 17-16 2-5-0 11/07/71 at Washington Redskins T 7-7 2-5-1 11/14/71 at Dallas Cowboys L 7-20 2-6-1 11/21/71 at St. Louis Cardinals W 37-20 3-6-1 11/28/71 vs Washington Redskins L 13-20 3-7-1 12/05/71 at Detroit Lions W 23-20 4-7-1 12/12/71 vs St. Louis Cardinals W 19-7 5-7-1 12/19/71 at New York Giants W 41-28 6-7-1

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