1971 Chicago Bears season














1971 Chicago Bears season
Head coachJim Dooley
OwnerGeorge Halas
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record6–8
Division place3rd NFC Central
Playoff finishdid not qualify

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The 1971 Chicago Bears season was their 52nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 6–8 record, another below .500 showing, eventually costing head coach Jim Dooley his job. This was their 1st season at Soldier Field.




Contents





  • 1 Offseason

    • 1.1 NFL Draft



  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Schedule


  • 4 Game summaries

    • 4.1 Week 1


    • 4.2 Week 2



  • 5 Standings


  • 6 References




Offseason



NFL Draft








Round
Pick
Player
Position
School/Club Team


Roster










1971 Chicago Bears final roster



Quarterbacks

  • 11 Jack Concannon


  • 10 Bobby Douglass


  • 16 Kent Nix

Running backs



  • 33 Jim Grabowski FB


  • 35 Jim Harrison FB


  • 22 Cyril Pinder


  • 24 Don Shy


  • 34 Bill Tucker

Wide receivers



  • 43 George Farmer


  • 45 Dick Gordon


  • 84 Jim Seymour


  • 21 Cecil Turner

Tight ends



  • 82 Earl Thomas


  • 89 Bob Wallace



Offensive linemen

  • 72 Jim Cadile G


  • 70 Jeff Curchin T


  • 52 Rich Coady C


  • 50 Gene Hamlin C


  • 61 Glen Holloway G


  • 65 Randy Jackson T


  • 78 Bob Newton G


  • 73 Steve Wright T

Defensive linemen



  • 75 Dave Hale DT


  • 79 John Hoffman DE


  • 85 Willie Holman DE


  • 71 Tony McGee DE


  • 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE


  • 67 George Seals DT


  • 76 Bill Staley DT



Linebackers

  • 31 Ross Brupbacher


  • 55 Doug Buffone


  • 51 Dick Butkus


  • 30 Jimmy Gunn


  • 53 Larry Rowden

Defensive backs



  • 32 Charlie Ford CB


  • 17 Cliff Hardy


  • 29 Bob Jeter CB


  • 18 Jerry Moore


  • 44 Garry Lyle FS


  • 48 Ron Smith SS


  • 20 Joe Taylor CB

Special teams



  • 88 Bobby Joe Green P


  • 83 Mac Percival K



Reserve lists

  • 40 Gale Sayers RB (IR) Injury icon 2.svg


Practice squad




Rookies in italics

Active, Inactive, Practice squad



Schedule













































































Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 19, 1971

Pittsburgh Steelers
W 17–15

55,049
2
September 26, 1971
at Minnesota Vikings
W 20–17

47,900
3
October 3, 1971
at Los Angeles Rams
L 17–3

66,957
4
October 10, 1971

New Orleans Saints
W 35–14

55,049
5
October 17, 1971
at San Francisco 49ers
L 13–0

44,000
6
October 24, 1971
at Detroit Lions
W 28–23

54,418
7
October 31, 1971

Dallas Cowboys
W 23–19

55,049
8
November 7, 1971

Green Bay Packers
L 17–14

55,049
9
November 14, 1971

Washington Redskins
W 16–15

55,049
10
November 21, 1971

Detroit Lions
L 28–3

55,049
11
November 29, 1971
at Miami Dolphins
L 34–3

75,312
12
December 5, 1971
at Denver Broncos
L 6–3

51,200
13
December 12, 1971
at Green Bay Packers
L 31–10

56,263
14
December 19, 1971

Minnesota Vikings
L 27–10

55,049


Game summaries



Week 1






















1234Total
Steelers066315
Bears0301417

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois



  • Date: Sunday, September 19


  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 63°F, wind 12 mph

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 2























1234Total
• Bears0031720
Vikings0710017

  • Date: September 26


  • Location: Metropolitan Stadium


  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST


  • Game weather: 56°F; wind 13





































  • Dick Gordon 10 Rec, 115 Yds

[1]




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




  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Dec-14.











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