1971 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-7-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ed Khayat (6-4-1)
Coach: Jerry Williams (0-3)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1971 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 6-7-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ed Khayat (6-4-1)
Coach: Jerry Williams (0-3)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1971 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
Philadelphia scored 221 points, while the defensive squad allowed 302. Pete Liske threw for 1,957 yards. Harold Jackson topped pass catchers, grabbing 47 passes for 716 yards. Ben Hawkins was targeted regularly, too.
Ronnie Bull carried the ball for a team-leading 351 yards for the Eagles.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 47 turnovers. Bill Bradley picked off 11 opponent throws.
Ed Khayat and Jerry Williams coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Henry Allison | LG | February 11, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Col. of the Sequoias | Stevenson, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Rick Arrington | QB | February 26, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | Georgia | Charlotte, NC USA | 10 | 4 |
| 31 | Tom Bailey | RB | February 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 211 | Florida St. | Gainesville, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | Tony Baker | RB | February 16, 1945 | 5'11" | 229 | Iowa St. | Fort Madison, IA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman | TE | July 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 6 |
| 46 | Lee Bouggess | FB | January 18, 1948 | 6'2" | 210 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | Bill Bradley | FS | January 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas | Palestine, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Don Brumm | DE | October 4, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 47 | Ronnie Bull | RB | February 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 200 | Baylor | Kingsville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 77 | Ernie Calloway | RDT | January 1, 1948 | 6'6" | 255 | Texas Southern | Orlando, FL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 17 | Harold Carmichael | TE | September 22, 1949 | 6'8" | 225 | Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 9 | 6 |
| 58 | Bob Creech | LB | January 26, 1949 | 6'3" | 236 | TCU | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Sonny Davis | RB | January 16, 1948 | 5'11" | 215 | Tennessee St. | Alcoa, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Vern Davis | DB | November 2, 1949 | 6'4" | 208 | West. Michigan | Dowagiac, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Tom Dempsey | K | January 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Palomar College | Milwaukee, WI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Mike Dirks | DT-G | August 28, 1946 | 6'2" | 246 | Wyoming | Monticello, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Mike Evans | C | August 6, 1946 | 6'5" | 250 | Boston Col. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Happy Feller | K | June 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas | Fredericksburg, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 84 | Richard Harris | LDE | January 21, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Ben Hawkins | WR | March 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | Arizona St. | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Fred Hill | TE-SE-WR | August 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | Bill Hobbs | LB | September 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 218 | Texas A&M | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 83 | Don Hultz | LDT | December 16, 1940 | 6'3" | 241 | Southern Miss | Moss Point, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | WR | January 6, 1946 | 5'10" | 175 | Jackson St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Ike Kelley | LB | July 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 225 | Ohio St. | Ludington, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Wade Key | LT | October 14, 1946 | 6'5" | 245 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Leroy Keyes | SS | February 18, 1947 | 6'3" | 208 | Purdue | Newport News, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Kent Kramer | TE | July 21, 1944 | 6'4" | 235 | Minnesota | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 14 | Pete Liske | QB | May 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Penn St. | Plainfield, NJ USA | 14 | 10 |
| 36 | Tom McNeill | P | August 12, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | S.F. Austin | Rockford, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Al Nelson | LCB | October 27, 1943 | 5'11" | 186 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Mark Nordquist | RG | November 3, 1945 | 6'4" | 246 | Pacific | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Gary Pettigrew | RDT | October 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 255 | Stanford | Vancouver, BC Canada | 13 | 6 |
| 50 | Ron Porter | RLB | July 27, 1945 | 6'3" | 232 | Idaho | Columbus, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 33 | Steve Preece | DB | February 15, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Oregon St. | Idaho Falls, ID USA | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Nate Ramsey | RCB | July 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Tim Rossovich | MLB | March 14, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Skaggs | G-T | January 3, 1940 | 6'3" | 250 | Washington | Wetumka, OK USA | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Jack Smith | DB | December 4, 1947 | 6'4" | 204 | Memphis | Ocilla, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 74 | Steve Smith | RT | May 29, 1944 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Dick Stevens | T | February 23, 1948 | 6'4" | 240 | Baylor | Dublin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Jim Thrower | DB | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Camden, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 99 | Mel Tom | RDE | August 4, 1941 | 6'4" | 249 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Tuufuli Uperesa | G | January 20, 1948 | 6'3" | 254 | Montana | , American Samoa | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Billy Walik | KR | November 8, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | Villanova | New Haven, CT USA | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Jim Ward | QB | July 16, 1944 | 6'2" | 196 | Gettysburg | Frederick, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Larry Watkins | RB | October 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Alcorn St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Jim Whalen | TE | May 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Boston Col. | Cambridge, MA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Fred Whittingham | LB-G | February 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 240 | BYU | Boston, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Tom Woodeshick | RB | December 3, 1941 | 6'0" | 225 | West Virginia | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 35 | Adrian Young | LB | January 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 232 | USC | Dublin, Ireland | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Steve Zabel | LLB | March 20, 1948 | 6'4" | 235 | Oklahoma | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
