1971 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Schmidt (7-6-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1971 Detroit Lions Roster
1971 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Lions moved the ball well, scoring 341 points, and the defensive squad yielded 286. Steve Owens rushed for a team-leading 1,035 yards for Detroit.

Greg Landry threw for 2,237 yards. Steve Owens topped all receivers, hauling in 32 balls, while Earl McCullouch added 552 receiving yards. Charlie Sanders, Larry Walton and Altie Taylor each provided receiving help also.

Dick LeBeau picked off 6 opponent throws.

Joe Schmidt coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Greg Landry	261	136	52.1	2237	8.6	16	6.1	13	5.0	76	29	232	80.9
Bill Munson	38	21	55.3	216	5.7	1	2.6	1	2.6	34	1	5	69.6
Larry Walton	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	15	0.0
Totals	299	157	52.5	2453	8.2	17	5.7	14	4.7	76	31	252

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Owens	246	1035	4.2	23	8
Altie Taylor	174	736	4.2	36	4
Greg Landry	76	530	7.0	52	3
Mel Farr	22	64	2.9	14	0
Paul Gipson	4	12	3.0	5	0
Bill Munson	3	9	3.0	6	0
Bill Triplett	4	4	1.0	6	0
Ron Jessie	1	0	0.0	0	0
Larry Walton	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Earl McCullouch	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	532	2376	4.5	52	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Owens	32	350	10.9	74	2
Charlie Sanders	31	502	16.2	49	5
Larry Walton	30	491	16.4	60	5
Altie Taylor	26	270	10.4	64	1
Earl McCullouch	21	552	26.3	76	3
Craig Cotton	6	88	14.7	34	0
Mel Farr	5	60	12.0	39	1
Ron Jessie	4	87	21.8	51	0
Chuck Hughes	1	32	32.0	32	0
Paul Gipson	1	21	21.0	21	0
Totals	157	2453	15.6	76	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Errol Mann	37	37	100.0	37	22	59.5	103
Wayne Walker	2	2	100.0				2
Totals	39	39	100.0	37	22	59.5	105

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herman Weaver	42	1752	41.7	63
Totals	42	1752	41.7	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lem Barney	14	122	8.7	38
Larry Walton	6	38	6.3	25
Tom Vaughn	2	30	15.0	19
Dave Thompson	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	23	194	8.4	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Jessie	16	470	29.4	102	2
Lem Barney	9	222	24.7	48	0
Al Clark	8	216	27.0	55	0
Bobby Williams	4	112	28.0	40	0
Paul Gipson	5	105	21.0	27	0
Bill Triplett	3	70	23.3	38	0
Ray Parson	2	26	13.0	15	0
Ed Mooney	2	8	4.0	8	0
Craig Cotton	1	4	4.0	4	0
Wayne Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	51	1233	24.2	102	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick LeBeau	6	76	12.7	40	0
Mike Lucci	5	74	14.8	27	2
Wayne Rasmussen	4	31	7.8	7	0
Lem Barney	3	78	26.0	28	1
Wayne Walker	2	12	6.0	8	0
Mike Weger	1	16	16.0	16	0
Tom Vaughn	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	22	295	13.4	40	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Greg Landry			5	4	-2
Mike Weger		0	0	2	55	1
Paul Naumoff			0	2	0	0
Altie Taylor			11	2	0
Larry Hand			0	2	0	0
Lem Barney		0	5	2	0
Ron Jessie			3	2	0
Bob Bell			0	2	25	1
Craig Cotton			0	2	0	0
Al Clark			2	1	0	0
Dave Thompson			0	1	0	0
Wayne Walker		0	0	1	0
Tom Vaughn		0	0	1	0	0
Chuck Walton			0	1	0	0
Steve Owens			5	0	0
Mike Lucci		0	1	0	0
Larry Walton			1	0	0
Bill Triplett			1	0	0	0
Jim Mitchell			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	35	25	78	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Errol Mann									22	37	0			103
Steve Owens	8	2							0	0	0			60
Larry Walton	0	5	0						0	0	0			30
Charlie Sanders		5							0	0	0			30
Altie Taylor	4	1							0	0	0			30
Earl McCullouch	0	3							0	0	0			18
Greg Landry	3								0	0	0			18
Ron Jessie	0	0		2					0	0	0		1	14
Mike Lucci						2			0	0	0			12
Lem Barney			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Mel Farr	0	1							0	0	0			6
Mike Weger						0	1		0	0	0			6
Bob Bell							1		0	0	0			6
Wayne Walker						0			0	2	0			2
Totals	15	17	0	2	0	3	2	0	22	39	0	0	1	341