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
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1971 Green Bay Packers season was their 52nd 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.

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

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	0	14	0	3	17
Bears	0	0	0	14	14

Date: November 7
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 55,049
Game weather: 27°F, wind 16

Scoring summary

2	GB	Carroll Dale 31-yard pass from Scott Hunter (Lou Michaels kick)	Packers 7–0

2	GB	John Brockington 7-yard run (Lou Michaels kick)	Packers 14–0

4	CHI	George Farmer 30-yard pass from Bobby Douglas (Mac Percival kick)	Packers 14–7

4	CHI	Bobby Douglass 1-yard run (Mac Percival kick)	Tie 14–14

4	GB	Lou Michaels 22-yard field goal	Packers 17–14

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	3	0	10
• Packers	7	0	14	10	31

Date: December 12
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 56,263
Game weather: 28°F, wind 12

Scoring summary

1	GB	Carroll Dale 77-yard pass from Bart Starr (Tim Webster kick)	Packers 7–0

1	CHI	George Farmer 31-yard pass from Kent Nix (Mac Percival kick)	Tie 7–7

3	GB	John Brockington 6-yard run (Tim Webster kick)	Packers 14–7

3	GB	Scott Hunter 1-yard run (Tim Webster kick)	Packers 21–7

3	CHI	Mac Percival 12-yard field goal	Packers 21–10

4	GB	Bart Starr 1-yard run (Tim Webster kick)	Packers 28–10

4	GB	Tim Webster 27-yard field goal	Packers 31–10

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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings	11	3	0	.786	5–1	9–2	245	139	W2
Detroit Lions	7	6	1	.538	2–3–1	3–6–1	341	286	L2
Chicago Bears	6	8	0	.429	2–4	5–6	185	276	L5
Green Bay Packers	4	8	2	.333	2–3–1	2–7–2	274	298	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

↑ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

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

Green Bay Packers seasons

1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1971 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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