NFL team season
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.[1] [2] [3]
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.[4] [5] [6]
Off-season NFL Draft Undrafted Free Agents 1971 Undrafted Free Agents of note Player Position College Dewey Stendahl Kicker UW–La Crosse
Roster 1971 Washington Redskins roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Pre season Schedule Pre Season Game Officials
Pre Season Week Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Line Judge Back Judge Field Judge
Pre season Game summaries Week P1 (Saturday, August 7, 1971): at San Diego Chargers Preseason week 1: Washington Redskins 10 at San Diego Chargers 19 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 3 7 0 0 10 Chargers 0 3 16 0 19
at San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California
Date : August 7, 1971Game time : 11:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 43,186TV : WMAL-TV
Team Category Player Statistics WAS Passing Rushing Receiving SD Passing Rushing Receiving
Redskins Game Statistics Chargers First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P2 (Saturday, August 14, 1971): at Denver Broncos Preseason week 2: Washington Redskins 17 at Denver Broncos 13 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 7 3 7 0 17 Broncos 6 0 0 7 13
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
Date : August 14, 1971Game time : 10:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 42,561Referee : Pat HaggertyTV : WMAL-TV
Team Category Player Statistics WAS Passing Rushing Receiving DEN Passing Rushing Receiving
Time of Game: 2 hours, 40 minutes Redskins Game Statistics Broncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P3 (Saturday, August 21, 1971): vs. St. Louis Cardinals Preseason week 3: St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals (1–1) 0 0 0 13 13 Redskins (2–1) 7 6 7 0 20
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : August 21, 1971Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 40,228TV : WMAL-TV
Team Category Player Statistics STL Passing Rushing Receiving WAS Passing Rushing Receiving
Cardinals Game Statistics Redskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P4 (Saturday, August 28, 1971): vs. Baltimore Colts Preseason week 4: Baltimore Colts 20 at Washington Redskins 14 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 3 7 3 7 20 Redskins 0 0 0 14 14
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : August 28, 1971Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 46,045TV : WMAL-TV
Team Category Player Statistics BAL Passing Rushing Receiving WAS Passing Rushing Receiving
Colts Game Statistics Redskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P5 (Saturday, September 4, 1971): at Miami Dolphins Preseason week 5: Washington Redskins 10 at Miami Dolphinss 27 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 3 0 0 7 10 Dolphins 0 6 14 7 27
at Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida
Date : September 4, 1971Game time : 8:09 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 43,186Referee : Fred Wyant TV : WMAL-TV
Team Category Player Statistics WAS Passing Rushing Receiving MIA Passing Rushing Receiving
Time of Game: 2 hours, 27 minutes Redskins Game Statistics Dolphins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P6 (Saturday, September 11, 1971): vs. Cincinnati Bengals Preseason week 6: Cincinnati Bengals 17 at Washington Redskins 17 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 10 0 7 17 Redskins 7 0 3 7 17
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : September 11, 1971Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 39,105TV : WMAL-TV
Team Category Player Statistics CIN Passing Rushing Receiving WAS Passing Rushing Receiving
Bengals Game Statistics Redskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 19 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–17 1–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,805 Recap 2 September 26 at New York Giants W 30–3 2–0 Yankee Stadium 62,795 Recap 3 October 3 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–16 3–0 Cotton Bowl 61,554 Recap 4 October 10 Houston Oilers W 22–13 4–0 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 5 October 17 St. Louis Cardinals W 20–0 5–0 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 6 October 24 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–27 5–1 Municipal Stadium 51,989 Recap 7 October 31 New Orleans Saints W 24–14 6–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 8 November 7 Philadelphia Eagles T 7–7 6–1–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 9 November 14 at Chicago Bears L 15–16 6–2–1 Soldier Field 55,049 Recap 10 November 21 Dallas Cowboys L 0–13 6–3–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 11 November 28 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–13 7–3–1 Veterans Stadium 65,358 Recap 12 December 5 New York Giants W 23–7 8–3–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap 13 December 13 at Los Angeles Rams W 38–24 9–3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 80,402 Recap 14 December 19 Cleveland Browns L 13–20 9–4–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Regular Season Game Officials
Standings NFC East W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK Dallas Cowboys 11 3 0 .786 7–1 8–3 406 222 W7 Washington Redskins 9 4 1 .692 6–1–1 8–2–1 276 190 L1 Philadelphia Eagles 6 7 1 .462 4–3–1 5–5–1 221 302 W3 St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .308 1–7 2–8–1 231 279 L2 New York Giants 4 10 0 .286 1–7 3–8 228 362 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Regular Season Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday, September 19, 1971): at St. Louis Cardinals Week 1: Washington Redskins 24 at St. Louis Cardinals 17 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (1–0) 7 0 14 3 24 Cardinals (0–1) 0 10 0 7 17
at Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri
Date : September 19, 1971Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 58 °F (14 °C); relative humidity 100%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) (Light rain)Game attendance : 46,805Referee : Fred Silva TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Drees (play-by-play), George Connor (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter)[7]
Team Category Player Statistics WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 6/17, 65 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Larry Brown 18 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Jerry Smith 2 REC, 35 YDS, 1 TD STL Passing Jim Hart 5/15, 74 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs Rushing MacArthur Lane 19 CAR, 54 YDS Receiving Jackie Smith 5 REC, 63 YDS, 2 TDs
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WAS STL 1 Redskins Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good 7 0 2 Cardinals Smith 8-yard touchdown reception from Hart, Bakken kick good 7 7 2 Cardinals 25-yard field goal by Bakken 7 10 3 — — — Redskins Fumble recovery returned 16 yards for touchdown by Hanburger , Knight kick good 14 10 3 Redskins Smith 31-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer , Knight kick good 21 10 4 Cardinals Smith 9-yard touchdown reception from Hart, Bakken kick good 21 17 4 Redskins 25-yard field goal by Knight 24 17 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 24 17
Redskins Game Statistics Cardinals 10 First downs 13 38–148 Rushes–yards 38–117 65 Passing yards 138 6–17–0 Passes 10–27–4 0–0 Sacked–yards 0–0 65 Net passing yards 138 213 Total yards 255 171 Return yards 138 7–40.9 Punts 5–39.8 2–1 Fumbles–lost 3–3 3–25 Penalties–yards 6–39
Individual stats
Redskins Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate Kilmer 6/17 65 1 0 0 0 31 67.0
Redskins Receiving Rec4 Yds TD LG3 Smith 2 35 1 31 Taylor 2 11 0 6 Brown 1 10 0 10 Dowler 1 9 0 9
Redskins Kick Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Duncan 4 90 22.5 0 0
Redskins Punt Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Duncan 2 7 3.5 0 0
Redskins Punting Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck Bragg 7 286 40.9 50
Redskins Kicking XPM–XPA FGM–FGA MFG Knight 3–3 1–3
Redskins Interceptions Int Yds TD LG PD Petitbon 3 66 0 0 Owens 1 8 0 8
Starting Lineups
Week 2 (Sunday, September 26, 1971): at New York Giants Week 2: Washington Redskins 30 at New York Giants 3 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (2–0) 14 3 3 10 30 Giants (1–1) 3 0 0 0 3
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
Date : September 26, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C); relative humidity 59%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) (Light rain)Game attendance : 62,795Referee : Ben Dreith TV announcers (CBS ) : Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bill Mazer (studio reporter)[8]
Redskins Game Statistics Giants 19 First downs 13 30–126 Rushes–yards 25–68 309 Passing yards 139 23–32–0 Passes 14–30–2 1–8 Sacked–yards 5–51 301 Net passing yards 88 427 Total yards 156 125 Return yards 79 5–38.4 Punts 9–42.3 1–0 Fumbles–lost 2–0 15–178 Penalties–yards 9–72
Individual stats
Redskins Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate Kilmer 23/32 309 2 0 1 8 71 123.0
Redskins Rushing Car2 Yds TD LG3 Brown 16 72 0 13 Harraway 9 41 0 19 Mason 5 13 0 7
Redskins Kick Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Duncan 1 23 23.0 0 0
Redskins Punt Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Vactor 5 42 8.4 0 0 Duncan 3 26 8.7 0 0
Redskins Punting Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck Bragg 5 192 38.4 45
Redskins Kicking XPM–XPA FGM–FGA MFG Knight 3–3 3–4
Redskins Interceptions Int Yds TD LG PD Pardee 1 20 1 20 Petitbon 1 14 0 14
Starting Lineups
Week 3 (Sunday, October 3, 1971): at Dallas Cowboys Week 3: Washington Redskins 20 at Dallas Cowboys 16 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (3–0) 7 7 3 3 20 Cowboys (2–1) 0 9 0 7 16
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
Date : October 3, 1971Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 70 °F (21 °C); relative humidity 94%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) (Fog, Light rain)Game attendance : 61,554Referee : Jack Reader TV announcers (CBS ) : Frank Glieber (play-by-play), Eddie LeBaron (color commentator) and Frank Clarke (studio reporter)[9]
Team Category Player Statistics WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 5/10, 94 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Charley Harraway 18 CAR, 111 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Roy Jefferson 2 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD DAL Passing Craig Morton 11/26, 124 YDS Rushing Calvin Hill 19 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Walt Garrison 5 REC, 44 YDS
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WAS DAL 1 Redskins Harraway 57-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good 7 0 2 Cowboys 22-yard field goal by Clark 7 3 2 Redskins Jefferson 50-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer , Knight kick good 14 3 2 Cowboys 9-yard field goal by Clark 14 6 2 Cowboys 27-yard field goal by Clark 14 9 3 Redskins 25-yard field goal by Knight 17 9 4 Redskins 32-yard field goal by Knight 20 9 4 Cowboys Hill 1-yard touchdown run, Clark kick good 20 16 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 20 16
Redskins Game Statistics Cowboys 14 First downs 20 41–200 Rushes–yards 29–82 94 Passing yards 227 5–10–1 Passes 17–35–0 2–9 Sacked–yards 3–42 85 Net passing yards 185 285 Total yards 267 110 Return yards 134 3–51.0 Punts 5–42.6 3–2 Fumbles–lost 1–1 3–15 Penalties–yards 5–35
Individual stats
Redskins Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate Kilmer 5/10 94 1 1 2 9 50 76.7
Redskins Rushing Car2 Yds TD LG3 Harrayway 18 111 1 57 Brown 21 81 0 14 Mason 1 6 0 6 Kilmer 1 2 0 2
Redskins Receiving Rec4 Yds TD LG3 Jefferson 2 67 1 50 Taylor 2 17 0 9 Smith 1 10 0 10
Redskins Kick Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Duncan 3 80 26.7 0 0
Redskins Punt Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Vactor 3 30 10.0 0 0
Redskins Punting Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck Bragg 3 153 51.0 58
Redskins Kicking XPM–XPA FGM–FGA Knight 2–2 2–2
Starting Lineups
Week 4 (Sunday, October 10, 1971): vs. Houston Oilers Week 4: Houston Oilers 13 at Washington Redskins 22 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Oilers (0–3–1) 0 10 3 0 13 Redskins (4–0) 6 10 0 6 22
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : October 10, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 57 °F (14 °C); relative humidity 96%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) (Light rain)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Bernie Ulman TV announcers (KPRC-TV (Houston)) : Bill Enis (play-by-play) and Paul Maguire (color commentator)[10]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP HOU WAS 1 Redskins 15-yard field goal by Knight 0 3 1 Redskins 36-yard field goal by Knight 0 6 2 Redskins 13-yard field goal by Knight 0 9 2 Oilers Sledge 5-yard touchdown reception from Johnson , Moseley kick good 7 9 2 — — — Redskins Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by McDole , Knight kick good 7 16 2 Oilers 42-yard field goal by Moseley 10 16 3 Oilers 25-yard field goal by Moseley 13 16 4 Redskins 17-yard field goal by Knight 13 19 4 Redskins 39-yard field goal by Knight 13 22 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 13 22
Oilers Game Statistics Redskins 13 First downs 11 21–46 Rushes–yards 40–115 160 Passing yards 136 16–35–3 Passes 10–21–0 2–14 Sacked–yards 0–0 146 Net passing yards 136 192 Total yards 251 106 Return yards 165 7–44.7 Punts 5–36.2 2–2 Fumbles–lost 2–2 4–35 Penalties–yards 5–63
Individual stats
Redskins Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate Kilmer 10/32 136 0 0 0 0 47 68.7
Redskins Rushing Car2 Yds TD LG3 Harraway 19 65 0 9 Brown 18 51 0 7 Kilmer 3 –1 0 1
Redskins Receiving Rec4 Yds TD LG3 Taylor 4 59 0 43 Jefferson 3 56 0 47 Smith 1 18 0 18 Harraway 1 2 0 2 Brown 1 1 0 1
Starting Lineups
Week 5 (Sunday, October 17, 1971): vs. St. Louis Cardinals Week 5: St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals (2–3) 0 0 0 0 0 Redskins (5–0) 10 0 3 7 20
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : October 17, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C); relative humidity 90%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) (Smoke haze)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Norm Schachter TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Buck (play-by-play), Alex Hawkins (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter)[11]
Cardinals Game Statistics Redskins 11 First downs 21 14–25 Rushes–yards 47–229 180 Passing yards 126 15–30–4 Passes 9–17–1 0–0 Sacked–yards 1–6 180 Net passing yards 120 205 Total yards 349 100 Return yards 52 5–41.4 Punts 4–42.5 3–3 Fumbles–lost 2–1 4–30 Penalties–yards 7–60
Individual stats
Redskins Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate Kilmer 9/17 126 0 1 1 6 38 52.6
Redskins Kick Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Duncan 1 25 25.0 0 0
Redskins Punt Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Vactor 1 0 0.0 0 0
Redskins Punting Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck Bragg 4 170 42.5 58
Redskins Kicking XPM–XPA FGM–FGA MFG Knight 2–2 2–3
Redskins Interceptions Int Yds TD LG PD Pardee 3 25 0 0 Bass 1 2 0 2
Starting Lineups
Week 6 (Sunday, October 24, 1971): at Kansas City Chiefs Week 6: Washington Redskins 20 at Kansas City Chiefs 27 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (5–1) 10 7 0 3 20 Chiefs (5–1) 3 3 7 14 27
at Municipal Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri
Date : October 24, 1971Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C); relative humidity 84%; wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn) (Drizzle)Game attendance : 51,989Referee : Jack Vest TV announcers (CBS ) : Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Ron Barr (studio reporter)[12]
Team Category Player Statistics WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 15/38, 220 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Charley Harraway 12 CAR, 58 YDS Receiving Charley Taylor 7 REC, 125 YDS, 2 TDs KC Passing Len Dawson 10/23, 203 YDS, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Ed Podolak 24 CAR, 110 YDS Receiving Otis Taylor 5 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TDs
Redskins Game Statistics Chiefs 16 First downs 20 25–99 Rushes–yards 39–162 220 Passing yards 203 15–38–1 Passes 10–23–2 2–15 Sacked–yards 5–40 205 Net passing yards 163 304 Total yards 325 176 Return yards 131 4–44.0 Punts 5–47.8 2–1 Fumbles–lost 0–0 8–72 Penalties–yards 2–20
Week 7 (Sunday, October 31, 1971): vs. New Orleans Saints Week 7: New Orleans Saints 14 at Washington Redskins 24 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Saints (2–4–1) 0 0 0 14 14 Redskins (6–1) 0 17 0 7 24
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : October 31, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 68 °F (20 °C); relative humidity 91%; wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn) (Overcast)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Jim TunneyTV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter)[13]
Team Category Player Statistics NO Passing Edd Hargett 9/21, 134 YDS, 1 INT Rushing James Ford 15 CAR, 64 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Al Dodd 3 REC, 59 YDS WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 13/22, 204 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Larry Brown 20 CAR, 113 YDS Receiving Boyd Dowler 5 REC, 71 YDS
Saints Game Statistics Redskins 16 First downs 21 31–106 Rushes–yards 37–173 163 Passing yards 204 12–27–1 Passes 13–22–2 6–57 Sacked–yards 0–0 106 Net passing yards 204 212 Total yards 377 91 Return yards 137 9–42.9 Punts 2–40.0 2–0 Fumbles–lost 4–4 13–123 Penalties–yards 6–61
Week 8 (Sunday, November 7, 1971): vs. Philadelphia Eagles Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles 7 at Washington Redskins 7 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles (2–5–1) 0 0 7 0 7 Redskins (6–1–1) 0 0 0 7 7
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : November 7, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 47 °F (8 °C); relative humidity 56%; wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn) (Cloudy)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Fred Silva TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter)[14]
Team Category Player Statistics PHI Passing Pete Liske 6/9, 95 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Sonny Davis 14 CAR, 47 YDS Receiving Harold Jackson 2 REC, 47 YDS WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 12/24, 153 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INTs Rushing Larry Brown 22 CAR, 43 YDS Receiving Boyd Dowler 5 REC, 67 YDS
Eagles Game Statistics Redskins 10 First downs 14 31–77 Rushes–yards 31–61 124 Passing yards 153 10–22–1 Passes 12–24–4 3–29 Sacked–yards 4–17 95 Net passing yards 136 172 Total yards 197 86 Return yards 108 7–37.4 Punts 5–43.8 2–0 Fumbles–lost 4–3 11–97 Penalties–yards 9–78
Week 9 (Sunday, November 14, 1971): at Chicago Bears Week 9: Washington Redskins 15 at Chicago Bears 16 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (6–2–1) 6 6 3 0 15 Bears (6–3) 0 3 3 10 16
at Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois
Date : November 14, 1971Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 56 °F (13 °C); relative humidity 75%; wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn) (Clear)Game attendance : 55,049Referee : Tommy BellTV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter)[15]
Redskins Game Statistics Bears 15 First downs 20 28–88 Rushes–yards 34–205 206 Passing yards 214 24–36–0 Passes 15–33–0 2–11 Sacked–yards 5–34 195 Net passing yards 180 283 Total yards 385 100 Return yards 57 5–32.8 Punts 4–40.3 0–0 Fumbles–lost 1–1 2–10 Penalties–yards 6–44
Week 10 (Sunday, November 21, 1971): vs. Dallas Cowboys Week 10: Dallas Cowboys 13 at Washington Redskins 0 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys (7–3) 7 0 3 3 13 Redskins (6–3–1) 0 0 0 0 0
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : November 21, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 41 °F (5 °C); relative humidity 65%; wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn) (Cloudy)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Dick Jorgensen TV announcers (CBS ) : Frank Glieber (play-by-play), Eddie LeBaron (color commentator) and Frank Clarke (studio reporter)[16]
Cowboys Game Statistics Redskins 16 First downs 15 37–146 Rushes–yards 21–65 151 Passing yards 194 11–21–0 Passes 19–32–2 3–18 Sacked–yards 3–27 133 Net passing yards 167 279 Total yards 232 37 Return yards 101 4–38.0 Punts 4–43.3 2–1 Fumbles–lost 1–0 6–30 Penalties–yards 3–50
Individual stats
Redskins Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate Kilmer 10/16 118 0 0 3 18 28 75.7 Jurgensen 9/16 76 0 2 1 8 15 29.2
Redskins Rushing Car2 Yds TD LG3 Brown 11 27 0 5 Harraway 9 27 0 9 Jurgensen 1 11 0 11
Redskins Kick Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Duncan 2 54 27.0 0 0 Jaqua 1 16 16.0 0 0
Redskins Punt Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Duncan 2 31 15.5 0 0
Redskins Punting Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck Bragg 4 173 43.3 50
Redskins Kicking XPM–XPA FGM–FGA MFG Knight 0–1 22
Starting Lineups
Week 11 (Sunday, November 28, 1971): at Philadelphia Eagles Week 11: Washington Redskins 20 at Philadelphia Eagles 13 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (7–3–1) 0 13 0 7 20 Eagles (3–7–1) 0 0 6 7 13
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : November 28, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 43 °F (6 °C); relative humidity 70%; wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn) (Partly cloudy)Game attendance : 65,358Referee : Ben Dreith TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter)[17]
Team Category Player Statistics WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 7/13. 104 YDS, 1 TD Rushing Charley Harraway 9 CAR, 47 YDS Receiving Clifton McNeil 5 REC, 58 YDS PHI Passing Pete Liske 13/28, 192 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Ronnie Bull 14 CAR, 73 YDS Receiving Ben Hawkins 7 REC, 126 YDS
Redskins Game Statistics Eagles 10 First downs 16 28–102 Rushes–yards 27–100 155 Passing yards 192 10–19–0 Passes 13–28–2 0–0 Sacked–yards 1–12 155 Net passing yards 180 257 Total yards 280 127 Return yards 120 4–43.5 Punts 6–40.2 4–2 Fumbles–lost 0–0 7–68 Penalties–yards 9–79
Week 12 (Sunday, December 5, 1971): vs. New York Giants Week 12: New York Giants 7 at Washington Redskins 23 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Giants (4–8) 0 0 0 7 7 Redskins (8–3–1) 13 7 3 0 23
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : December 5, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 29 °F (−2 °C); relative humidity 86%; wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn); wind chill 21 °F (−6 °C)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Bob FredericTV announcers (CBS ) : Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bill Mazer (studio reporter)[18]
Team Category Player Statistics NYG Passing Fran Tarkenton 15/31, 162 YDS, 4 INTs Rushing Junior Coffey 9 CAR, 40 YDS Receiving Bob Tucker 5 REC, 69 YDS WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 4/14, 54 YDS, 1 INT Rushing Larry Brown 25 CAR, 129 YDS, 2 TDs Receiving Jerry Smith 1 REC, 27 YDS
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NYG WAS 1 Redskins 28-yard field goal by Knight 0 3 1 Redskins 25-yard field goal by Knight 0 6 1 Redskins Brown 17-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good 0 13 2 Redskins Brown 2-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good 0 20 3 Redskins 44-yard field goal by Knight 0 23 4 — — — Giants Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Brown , Gogolak kick good 7 23 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 7 23
Giants Game Statistics Redskins 15 First downs 9 27–89 Rushes–yards 36–155 173 Passing yards 54 16–33–5 Passes 4–14–1 1–8 Sacked–yards 3–19 165 Net passing yards 35 254 Total yards 190 97 Return yards 163 3–37.0 Punts 4–28.8 2–0 Fumbles–lost 2–0 3–39 Penalties–yards 6–67
Individual stats
Redskins Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate Kilmer 4/14 54 0 1 3 19 27 13.4
Redskins Receiving Rec4 Yds TD LG3 Smith 1 27 0 27 Harraway 1 14 0 14 McNeil 1 13 0 13 Brown 1 0 0 0
Redskins Kick Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Duncan 2 52 26.0 0 0
Redskins Punt Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Vactor 3 19 6.3 0 0
Redskins Punting Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck Bragg 4 115 28.8 47
Redskins Kicking XPM–XPA FGM–FGA MFG Knight 2–2 3–5
Starting Lineups
Week 13 (Monday, December 13, 1971): at Los Angeles Rams Week 13: Washington Redskins 38 at Los Angeles Rams 24 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (9–3–1) 7 17 7 7 38 Rams (7–5–1) 10 0 7 7 24
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
Date : December 13, 1971Game time : 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 51 °F (11 °C); relative humidity 68%; wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn) (Clear)Game attendance : 80,402Referee : Jim TunneyTV announcers (ABC ) : Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator)[19]
Team Category Player Statistics WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 14/19, 246 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Larry Brown 27 CAR, 42 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Roy Jefferson 8 REC, 137 YDS, 2 TDs LA Passing Roman Gabriel 17/44, 219 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs Rushing Larry Smith 13 CAR, 49 YDS Receiving Larry Smith 6 REC, 48 YDS
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WAS LA 1 — — — Rams Interception returned 82 yards for touchdown by Alexander , Ray kick good 0 7 1 Redskins Jefferson 70-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer , Knight kick good 7 7 1 Ramss 32-yard field goal by Ray 7 10 3 Redskins 52-yard field goal by Knight 10 10 2 Redskins McNeil 32-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer , Knight kick good 17 10 2 Redskins Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good 24 10 3 Redskins Jefferson 5-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer , Knight kick good 31 10 3 Rams Klein 3-yard touchdown reception from Gabriel , Ray kick good 31 17 4 Rams Ellison 2-yard touchdown run, Ray kick good 31 24 4 — — — Redskins Interception returned 46 yards for touchdown by Duncan , Knight kick good 38 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 38 24
Redskins Game Statistics Rams 15 First downs 17 40–79 Rushes–yards 27–104 246 Passing yards 219 14–19–1 Passes 17–44–3 1–6 Sacked–yards 1–5 240 Net passing yards 214 319 Total yards 318 99 Return yards 145 5–43.8 Punts 4–39.3 2–2 Fumbles–lost 1–1 3–31 Penalties–yards 8–51
Week 14 (Sunday, December 19, 1971): vs. Cleveland Browns Week 14: Cleveland Browns 20 at Washington Redskins 13 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Browns (9–5) 3 7 3 7 20 Redskins (9–4–1) 0 13 0 0 13
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : December 19, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 27 °F (−3 °C); relative humidity 66%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn); wind chill 18 °F (−8 °C) (Overcast)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Norm Schachter TV announcers (NBC ) : Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Johnny Morris (color commentator)[20]
Team Category Player Statistics CLE Passing Bill Nelsen 15/23, 165 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Leroy Kelly 18 CAR, 50 YDS Receiving Milt Morin 3 REC, 40 YDS WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 18/33, 229 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Larry Brown 26 CAR, 81 YDS Receiving Larry Brown 4 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD
Browns Game Statistics Redskins 13 First downs 22 28–69 Rushes–yards 35–117 165 Passing yards 229 15–23–2 Passes 18–33–2 1–11 Sacked–yards 0–0 154 Net passing yards 229 223 Total yards 346 115 Return yards 186 4–37.3 Punts 1–46.0 1–0 Fumbles–lost 3–2 4–20 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
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
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 Playoff Game Officials
Playoff Round Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Line Judge Back Judge Field Judge Alternate NFC Divisional Playoff @ San Francisco (40) Pat Haggerty (15) Ralph Morcroft (44) Walt Peters (28) Bill Schleibaum (5) Ray Douglas (31) Dick Dolack (74) Ray Dodez
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.[21]
Playoff Game summaries NFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, December 26, 1971): at San Francisco 49ers NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins 20 at San Francisco 49ers 24 – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (9–5–1) 7 3 3 7 20 49ers (10–5) 0 3 14 7 24
at Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California
Date : December 26, 1971Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 44 °F (7 °C); relative humidity 82%; wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn) (Overcast)Game attendance : 45,327Referee : Pat HaggertyTV announcers (CBS ) : Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter)[22]
Team Category Player Statistics WAS Passing Billy Kilmer 11/27, 106 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Larry Brown 27 CAR, 84 YDS Receiving Larry Brown 6 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TD SF Passing John Brodie 10/19, 176 YDS, 2 TDs Rushing Vic Washington 16 CAR, 59 YDS Receiving Ted Kwalick 3 REC, 26 YDS
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WAS SF 1 Redskins Smith 5-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer , Knight kick good 7 0 2 49ers 23-yard field goal by Gossett 7 3 2 Redskins 40-yard field goal by Knight 10 3 3 49ers Washington 78-yard touchdown reception from Brodie , Gossett kick good 10 10 3 49ers Windsor 2-yard touchdown reception from Brodie , Gossett kick good 10 17 3 Redskins 35-yard field goal by Knight 13 17 4 — — — 49ers Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Hoskins, Gossett kick good 13 24 4 Redskins Brown 16-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer , Knight kick good 20 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 20 24
Redskins Game Statistics 49ers 13 First downs 11 39–99 Rushes–yards 39–112 106 Passing yards 176 11–27–1 Passes 10–19–0 1–13 Sacked–yards 1–3 93 Net passing yards 163 192 Total yards 285 247 Return yards 109 5–46.2 Punts 10–33.7 3–2 Fumbles–lost 0–0 4–55 Penalties–yards 3–41
Awards, records, and honors References ^ "Lombardi dies of cancer". Milwaukee Journal . press dispatches. September 3, 1970. p. 1, part 1. ^ "Lombardi loses fight". Pittsburgh Press . UPI. September 3, 1970. p. 39. ^ "State to mourn Lombardi in rites". Milwaukee Sentinel . September 4, 1970. p. 1, part 1. ^ "49ers, Colts march into finals". Milwaukee Sentinel . UPI. September 27, 1971. p. 1, part 2. ^ "Go-for-broke pass pays off for 49ers". Free Lance-Star . (Fredericksburg, Virginia). Associated Press. December 27, 1971. p. 16. ^ Maule, Tex (January 3, 1972). "The Cowboys fly – the Redskins die". Sports Illustrated . p. 15. ^ Pro Football Reference ; Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals – September 19, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Washington Redskins at New York Giants – September 26, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – October 3, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins – October 10, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins – October 17, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs – October 24, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; New Orleans Saints at Washington Redskins – October 31, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – November 7, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – November 14, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – November 21, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – November 28, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; New York Giants at Washington Redskins – December 5, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams – December 13, 1971 ^ Pro Football Reference ; Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins – December 19, 1971 ^ "Did Richard Nixon call a key Redskins play?". September 13, 2012. ^ Pro Football Reference ; NFC Divisional Playoffs – Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers – December 26, 1971
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