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1971 Chicago Bears season | |
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Owner | George Halas |
Head coach | Jim Dooley |
Home field | Soldier Field |
Results | |
Record | 6–8 |
Division place | 3rd NFC Central |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1971 Chicago Bears season was their 52nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 6–8 record, another below .500 showing, eventually costing head coach Jim Dooley his job. This was their 1st season at Soldier Field.
Roster
Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
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Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
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Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
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Rookies in italics
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 19, 1971 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–15 | |
2 | September 26, 1971 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 20–17 | |
3 | October 3, 1971 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 17–3 | |
4 | October 10, 1971 | New Orleans Saints | W 35–14 | |
5 | October 17, 1971 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–0 | |
6 | October 24, 1971 | at Detroit Lions | W 28–23 | |
7 | October 31, 1971 | Dallas Cowboys | W 23–19 | |
8 | November 7, 1971 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–14 | |
9 | November 14, 1971 | Washington Redskins | W 16–15 | |
10 | November 21, 1971 | Detroit Lions | L 28–3 | |
11 | November 29, 1971 | at Miami Dolphins | L 34–3 | |
12 | December 5, 1971 | at Denver Broncos | L 6–3 | |
13 | December 12, 1971 | at Green Bay Packers | L 31–10 | |
14 | December 19, 1971 | Minnesota Vikings | L 27–10 |
Game summaries
Week 1
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: Sunday, September 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 63°F, wind 12 mph
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 2
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- Dick Gordon 10 Rec, 115 Yds
Standings
NFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 9–2 | 245 | 139 | W2 |
Detroit Lions | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | 341 | 286 | L2 |
Chicago Bears | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2–4 | 5–6 | 185 | 276 | L5 |
Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 2–3–1 | 2–7–2 | 274 | 298 | L1 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Dec-14.