1971 Washington Redskins

1971 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	George Allen
Home Field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	9-4-1
Place	2nd NFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 24-20
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1970	1972

The 1971 Washington Redskins was the team's 40th in the National Football League, and their 35th in Washington, D.C.. The 1971 was the first with the Redskins for 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 it to the postseason for an astounding 26 seasons, having gone the entirety of the 1950s and 1960s without having made the postseason. Since their last playoff berth in 1945, the Redskins had had only four winning seasons.

The Redskins went 9-4, good for second place in the NFC East, and a wild card berth, where they would ultimately fall to San Francisco, 24-20.

Offseason

NFL Draft

• Main article: 1971 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24-17	46,805
2	September 26	at New York Giants	W 30-3	62,795
3	October 3	at Dallas Cowboys	W 20-16	61,554
4	October 10	Houston Oilers	W 22-13	53,041
5	October 17	St. Louis Cardinals	W 20-0	53,041
6	October 24	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27-20	51,989
7	October 31	New Orleans Saints	W 24-14	53,041
8	November 7	Philadelphia Eagles	T 7-7	53,041
9	November 14	at Chicago Bears	L 16-15	55,049
10	November 21	Dallas Cowboys	L 13-0	53,041
11	November 28	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20-13	65,358
12	December 5	New York Giants	W 23-7	53,041
13	December 13	at Los Angeles Rams	W 38-24	80,402
14	December 19	Cleveland Browns	L 20-13	53,041

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 26	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24-20	45,327

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	3	0	.786	406	222	W-7
Washington Redskins	9	4	1	.692	276	190	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	221	302	W-3
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.308	231	279	L-2
New York Giants	4	10	0	.286	228	362	L-5

Roster

1971 Washington Redskins roster
	Quarterbacks 9 Sonny Jurgensen 17 Billy Kilmer 18 Sam Wyche Running backs 43 Larry Brown 26 Bob Brunet 31 Charlie Harraway FB 25 Mike Hull 20 Tommy Mason Wide receivers 86 Boyd Dowler 80 Roy Jefferson 24 Bill Malinchak 85 Clifton McNeil 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends 81 Mack Alston 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen 58 George Burman C 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 73 Paul Laaveg G 76 Walt Rock T 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 Jim Snowden T 77 Mike Taylor T 60 John Wilbur G Defensive linemen 89 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT		Linebackers 55 Chris Hanburger 53 Harold McLinton 32 Jack Pardee 66 Myron Pottios 67 Rusty Tillman Defensive backs 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 23 Brig Owens S 16 Richie Petitbon SS 29 Ted Vactor Special teams 4 Mike Bragg P 5 Curt Knight K		Reserve lists Practice/Taxi Squad Rookies in italics