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. 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