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

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

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

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

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.

External links

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