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: Jerry Williams (0-3)
Coach: Ed Khayat (6-4-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1971 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics
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.

The Eagles scored 221 points, but 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 contributed to the receiving game, too.

Ronnie Bull carried the ball for a team-leading 351 yards for Philadelphia.

The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 47 turnovers. Bill Bradley picked off 11 opponent throws.

Jerry Williams and Ed Khayat coached the team.

Click on column headings to sort.

# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
65Henry AllisonLGFebruary 11, 19476'3"255Col. of the SequoiasStevenson, AL USA149
11Rick ArringtonQBFebruary 26, 19476'2"200GeorgiaCharlotte, NC USA104
31Tom BaileyRBFebruary 7, 19496'2"211Florida St.Gainesville, FL USA130
38Tony BakerRBFebruary 16, 19455'11"229Iowa St.Fort Madison, IA USA50
85Gary BallmanTEJuly 6, 19406'1"215Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA66
46Lee BouggessFBJanuary 18, 19486'2"210LouisvilleLouisville, KY USA107
28Bill BradleyFSJanuary 24, 19475'11"190TexasPalestine, TX USA1414
80Don BrummDEOctober 4, 19416'3"245PurdueChicago Heights, IL USA90
47Ronnie BullRBFebruary 2, 19406'0"200BaylorKingsville, TX USA139
77Ernie CallowayRDTJanuary 1, 19486'6"255Texas SouthernOrlando, FL USA148
17Harold CarmichaelTESeptember 22, 19496'8"225SouthernJacksonville, FL USA96
58Bob CreechLBJanuary 26, 19496'3"236TCUCorpus Christi, TX USA30
43Sonny DavisRBJanuary 16, 19485'11"215Tennessee St.Alcoa, TN USA140
16Vern DavisSNovember 2, 19496'4"208West. MichiganDowagiac, MI USA30
19Tom DempseyKJanuary 12, 19476'2"255Palomar CollegeMilwaukee, WI USA50
62Mike DirksDTAugust 28, 19466'2"246WyomingMonticello, GA USA50
59Mike EvansCAugust 6, 19466'5"250Boston Col.Philadelphia, PA USA1414
1Happy FellerKJune 13, 19495'11"185TexasFredericksburg, TX USA90
84Richard HarrisLDEJanuary 21, 19486'5"260Grambling St.Shreveport, LA USA140
18Ben HawkinsWRMarch 22, 19446'1"180Arizona St.Newark, NJ USA1412
86Fred HillTE-SE-WRAugust 13, 19436'2"215USCLos Angeles, CA USA70
56Bill HobbsLBSeptember 18, 19466'0"218Texas A&MMount Pleasant, TX USA110
83Don HultzLDTDecember 16, 19406'3"241Southern MissMoss Point, MS USA1414
29Harold JacksonWRJanuary 6, 19465'10"175Jackson St.Hattiesburg, MS USA1414
51Ike KelleyMLBJuly 14, 19445'11"225Ohio St.Ludington, MI USA141
72Wade KeyLTOctober 14, 19466'5"245TexasSan Antonio, TX USA1414
20Leroy KeyesSSFebruary 18, 19476'3"208PurdueNewport News, VA USA1414
87Kent KramerTEJuly 21, 19446'4"235MinnesotaLos Angeles, CA USA103
14Pete LiskeQBMay 24, 19426'3"200Penn St.Plainfield, NJ USA1410
36Tom McNeillPAugust 12, 19426'1"195S.F. AustinRockford, IL USA140
26Al NelsonLCBOctober 27, 19435'11"186CincinnatiCincinnati, OH USA1414
68Mark NordquistRGNovember 3, 19456'4"246PacificLong Beach, CA USA1414
88Gary PettigrewRDTOctober 10, 19446'5"255StanfordVancouver, BC Canada136
50Ron PorterRLBJuly 27, 19456'3"232IdahoColumbus, GA USA1212
33Steve PreeceSFebruary 15, 19476'1"195Oregon St.Idaho Falls, ID USA70
24Nate RamseyRCBJuly 12, 19416'1"200Indiana St.Neptune, NJ USA1414
82Tim RossovichMLBMarch 14, 19466'4"240USCPalo Alto, CA USA1312
70Jim SkaggsLOG-ROGJanuary 3, 19406'3"250WashingtonWetumka, OK USA105
32Jack SmithCBDecember 4, 19476'4"204MemphisOcilla, GA USA50
74Steve SmithRTMay 29, 19446'2"250MichiganSt. Louis, MO USA1414
73Dick StevensOTFebruary 23, 19486'4"240BaylorDublin, TX USA140
49Jim ThrowerDBNovember 6, 19476'2"195Texas A&M-CommerceCamden, AR USA140
99Mel TomRDEAugust 4, 19416'4"249HawaiiHonolulu, HI USA1414
75Tuufuli UperesaOTJanuary 20, 19486'3"254Montana, American Samoa20
9Billy WalikKRNovember 8, 19475'11"180VillanovaNew Haven, CT USA80
7Jim WardQBJuly 16, 19446'2"196GettysburgFrederick, MD USA20
34Larry WatkinsRBOctober 5, 19466'2"230Alcorn St.Bessemer, AL USA121
81Jim WhalenTEMay 20, 19436'2"210Boston Col.Cambridge, MA USA22
53Fred WhittinghamLBFebruary 4, 19396'1"240BYUBoston, MA USA40
37Tom WoodeshickRBDecember 3, 19416'0"225West VirginiaWilkes-Barre, PA USA115
35Adrian YoungRLBJanuary 31, 19466'1"232USCDublin, Ireland22
89Steve ZabelLLBMarch 20, 19486'4"235OklahomaMinneapolis, MN USA1414