1971 Kansas City Chiefs Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Hank Stram (10-3-1)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1971 Kansas City Chiefs RosterTeam Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Hank Stram (10-3-1)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1971 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Kansas City scored 302 points, while the rigid defensive squad conceded 208. Ed Podolak carried the ball for a team-leading 708 yards for the Chiefs, and Wendell Hayes also aided the ground game.
Len Dawson passed for 2,504 yards. Otis Taylor topped the receiving corps, grabbing 57 passes for 1,110 yards.
Emmitt Thomas intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Hank Stram coached the team. The 1971 Kansas City Chiefs lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Dawson | 301 | 167 | 55.5 | 2504 | 8.3 | 15 | 5.0 | 13 | 4.3 | 82 | 30 | 303 | 81.6 |
| Mike Livingston | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 130 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 4 | 39 | 57.1 |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| John Huarte | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 42.4 |
| Totals | 337 | 183 | 54.3 | 2694 | 8.0 | 15 | 4.5 | 13 | 3.9 | 82 | 35 | 347 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 184 | 708 | 3.8 | 25 | 9 |
| Wendell Hayes | 132 | 537 | 4.1 | 27 | 1 |
| Warren McVea | 68 | 288 | 4.2 | 19 | 3 |
| Jim Otis | 49 | 184 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 21 | 35 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Len Dawson | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Livingston | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Frazier | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Totals | 487 | 1843 | 3.8 | 27 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Taylor | 57 | 1110 | 19.5 | 82 | 7 |
| Ed Podolak | 36 | 252 | 7.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 26 | 528 | 20.3 | 69 | 3 |
| Morris Stroud | 22 | 454 | 20.6 | 54 | 1 |
| Wendell Hayes | 16 | 150 | 9.4 | 26 | 1 |
| Jim Otis | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 26 | 2 |
| Warren McVea | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Dennis Homan | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Willie Frazier | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sid Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Totals | 183 | 2694 | 14.7 | 82 | 15 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 110 |
| Bob Stein | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 45 | 26 | 57.8 | 110 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrel Wilson | 64 | 2864 | 44.8 | 68 |
| Totals | 64 | 2864 | 44.8 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Podolak | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dennis Homan | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Kerry Reardon | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Ceasar Belser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 150 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Reardon | 12 | 308 | 25.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Warren McVea | 9 | 177 | 19.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 7 | 171 | 24.4 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Bruce Bergey | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 1031 | 21.9 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Thomas | 8 | 145 | 18.1 | 36 | 1 |
| Johnny Robinson | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Jim Kearney | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Jim Marsalis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Lanier | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68 | 1 |
| Bobby Bell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Jim Lynch | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Buck Buchanan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Stein | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wilbur Young | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| David Hadley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 403 | 14.9 | 68 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Dawson | 8 | 3 | -14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Lanier | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Lynch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Marsalis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sid Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Kearney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Tyrer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Homan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Otis Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerrel Wilson | 1 | 1 | -11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elmo Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren McVea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Otis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Sensibaugh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Livingston | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jan Stenerud | 26 | 32 | 0 | 110 | ||||||||||
| Ed Podolak | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Warren McVea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Elmo Wright | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Jim Otis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Mike Adamle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bobby Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 |
