1971 Chicago Bears season
1971 Chicago Bears season | |
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Head coach | Jim Dooley |
Owner | George Halas |
Home field | Soldier Field |
Results | |
Record | 6–8 |
Division place | 3rd NFC Central |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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 |
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Roster
1971 Chicago Bears final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
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
Game information | ||
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Week 2
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Dick Gordon 10 Rec, 115 Yds
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Standings
NFC Central | |||||||||
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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
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Dec-14.
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