1971 Baltimore Colts season | |
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Team Owner: | Carroll Rosenbloom |
Team President: | Carroll Rosenbloom |
Head Coach: | Don McCafferty |
Home Field | Memorial Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–4 |
Place | 2nd AFC East |
Playoff Finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 20–3 Lost Conference Championship (Dolphins) 21–0 |
Uniform | |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1970 | 1972 |
The 1971 Baltimore Colts season was the 19th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1971 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, and finished second in the AFC East.
NFL Draft[]
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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1 | September 19 | New York Jets | W 22–0 | 1–0 | Memorial Stadium | |
2 | September 26 | Cleveland Browns | L 13–14 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium | |
3 | October 3 | at New England Patriots | W 23–3 | 2–1 | Schaeffer Stadium | |
4 | October 10 | at Buffalo Bills | W 43–0 | 3–1 | War Memorial Stadium | |
5 | October 17 | at New York Giants | W 31–7 | 4–1 | Yankee Stadium | |
6 | October 25 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 3–10 | 4–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | |
7 | October 31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–21 | 5–2 | Memorial Stadium | |
8 | November 8 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–17 | 6–2 | Memorial Stadium | |
9 | November 14 | at New York Jets | W 14–13 | 7–2 | Shea Stadium | |
10 | November 21 | at Miami Dolphins | L 14–17 | 7–3 | Miami Orange Bowl | |
11 | November 28 | at Oakland Raiders | W 37–14 | 8–3 | Oakland Coliseum | |
12 | December 5 | Buffalo Bills | W 24–0 | 9–3 | Memorial Stadium | |
13 | December 11 | Miami Dolphins | W 14–3 | 10–3 | Memorial Stadium | |
14 | December 19 | New England Patriots | L 17–21 | 10–4 | Memorial Stadium |
Standings[]
AFC East | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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Miami Dolphins | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 315 | 174 |
Baltimore Colts | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 313 | 140 |
New England Patriots | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 238 | 325 |
New York Jets | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 212 | 299 |
Buffalo Bills | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 184 | 394 |
Playoffs[]
The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 4 seed and traveled to Cleveland to play the Browns in the divisional round. The Colts led 14–0 at the half and would cruise to a 20–3 win. They then traveled south to play the Miami Dolphins and tried to make it to their second consecutive Super Bowl. Colts QB Johnny Unitas was intercepted 3 times as they were shut out by the Dolphins 21–0.
Playoff Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Game Site | Attendance |
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Divisional | December 26 | at Cleveland Browns (4) | W 20–3 | Cleveland Stadium | |
Conference Championship | January 2 | at Miami Dolphins (1) | L 0–21 | Miami Orange Bowl |
Personnel[]
Staff/Coaches[]
1971 Baltimore Colts staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Coaching Staff
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
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Roster[]
1971 Baltimore Colts roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
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Special Teams
Reserve Lists
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References[]
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297
External links[]
- 1971 Baltimore Colts article at Wikipedia