1971 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-7-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jerry Williams (0-3)
Coach: Ed Khayat (6-4-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1971 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
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 provided receiving help, 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.

Jerry Williams and Ed Khayat coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Pete Liske	269	143	53.2	1957	7.3	11	4.1	15	5.6	69	13	134	67.1
Rick Arrington	118	55	46.6	576	4.9	2	1.7	5	4.2	65	13	95	49.3
Ronnie Bull	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	0	0	118.8
Jim Ward	1	1	100.0	4	4.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	0	0	83.3
Sonny Davis	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	390	200	51.3	2552	6.5	13	3.3	20	5.1	69	26	229

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ronnie Bull	94	351	3.7	39	0
Lee Bouggess	97	262	2.7	26	2
Tom Woodeshick	66	188	2.8	19	0
Sonny Davis	47	163	3.5	21	1
Larry Watkins	35	98	2.8	11	1
Tony Baker	17	49	2.9	13	0
Harold Jackson	5	41	8.2	18	0
Tom Bailey	23	41	1.8	7	1
Pete Liske	13	29	2.2	9	1
Rick Arrington	5	23	4.6	11	0
Ben Hawkins	4	8	2.0	10	0
Steve Zabel	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	407	1248	3.1	39	6

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Harold Jackson	47	716	15.2	69	3
Ben Hawkins	37	650	17.6	65	4
Lee Bouggess	24	170	7.1	27	1
Harold Carmichael	20	288	14.4	50	0
Gary Ballman	13	238	18.3	57	0
Sonny Davis	11	46	4.2	12	0
Ronnie Bull	9	75	8.3	15	1
Fred Hill	7	92	13.1	35	0
Tom Bailey	7	55	7.9	24	0
Kent Kramer	6	65	10.8	17	1
Larry Watkins	6	40	6.7	9	0
Tom Woodeshick	6	36	6.0	11	1
Tony Baker	4	36	9.0	14	0
Steve Zabel	2	4	2.0	3	2
Jim Whalen	1	41	41.0	41	0
Totals	200	2552	12.8	69	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tom Dempsey	14	13	92.9	17	12	70.6	49
Happy Feller	10	10	100.0	20	6	30.0	28
Totals	24	23	95.8	37	18	48.6	77

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom McNeill	73	3063	42.0	64
Bill Bradley	2	76	38.0	45
Totals	75	3139	41.9	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Bradley	18	118	6.6	33
Billy Walik	5	48	9.6	50
Ben Hawkins	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	24	172	7.2	50

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Billy Walik	14	369	26.4	52
Al Nelson	13	358	27.5	51
Jim Thrower	12	299	24.9	45
Harold Jackson	2	48	24.0	28
Sonny Davis	2	44	22.0	25
Gary Pettigrew	2	37	18.5	21
Richard Harris	2	28	14.0	21
Steve Zabel	1	0	0.0	0
Kent Kramer	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	49	1183	24.1	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Bradley	11	248	22.5	51	0
Leroy Keyes	6	31	5.2	17	0
Al Nelson	2	63	31.5	44	1
Tim Rossovich	1	24	24.0	24	0
Steve Zabel	1	4	4.0	4	0
Don Hultz	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	22	374	17.0	51	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Nate Ramsey			0	5	2	0
Ike Kelley			0	3	0	0
Ron Porter			0	3	0	0
Steve Zabel		0	0	2	0
Henry Allison			0	2	0	0
Al Nelson		0	0	2	26
Leroy Keyes		0	0	2	10	0
Tim Rossovich		0	0	2	5	0
Bill Bradley		0	2	2	15	0
Vern Davis			0	1	0	0
Ernie Calloway			0	1	0	0
Ben Hawkins			1	1	5	1
Steve Smith			0	1	5	1
Pete Liske			5	1	-4
Don Hultz		0	0	1	0	0
Mel Tom			0	1	0	0
Sonny Davis			1	0	0
Tony Baker			1	0	0	0
Rick Arrington			1	0	0	0
Jim Thrower			1	0	0	0
Harold Jackson			1	0	0
Tom Woodeshick			2	0	0
Ronnie Bull			2	0	0
Lee Bouggess			1	0	0
Harold Carmichael			2	0	0	0
Gary Ballman			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	21	30	64	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tom Dempsey									12	13	0			49
Ben Hawkins	0	4	0				1		0	0	0			30
Happy Feller									6	10	0			28
Harold Jackson	0	3		0					0	0	0			18
Lee Bouggess	2	1							0	0	0			18
Steve Zabel	0	2		0		0			0	0	0			12
Al Nelson				0		1		1	0	0	0			12
Kent Kramer		1		0					0	0	0			6
Tom Bailey	1	0							0	0	0			6
Sonny Davis	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Bill Hobbs								1	0	0	0			6
Larry Watkins	1	0							0	0	0			6
Ronnie Bull	0	1							0	0	0			6
Steve Smith							1		0	0	0			6
Tom Woodeshick	0	1							0	0	0			6
Pete Liske	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	6	13	0	0	0	1	2	2	18	23	0	0	0	221