From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1971 Detroit Lions season
1971 Detroit Lions season
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 20, 1971 Minnesota Vikings L 16-13 54,418
2 September 26, 1971 at New England Patriots W 34-7 61,057
3 October 3, 1971 Atlanta Falcons W 41-38 54,418
4 October 10, 1971 Green Bay Packers W 31-28 54,418
5 October 17, 1971 at Houston Oilers W 31-7 45,885
6 October 24, 1971 Chicago Bears L 28-23 54,418
7 November 1, 1971 at Green Bay Packers T 14-14 47,961
8 November 7, 1971 at Denver Broncos W 24-20 51,200
9 November 14, 1971 Los Angeles Rams L 21-13 54,418
10 November 21, 1971 at Chicago Bears W 28-3 55,049
11 November 25, 1971 Kansas City Chiefs W 32-21 54,418
12 December 5, 1971 Philadelphia Eagles L 23-20 54,418
13 December 11, 1971 at Minnesota Vikings L 29-10 49,784
14 December 19, 1971 at San Francisco 49ers L 31-27 45,580
NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 11 3 0 .786 245 139 W-2
Detroit Lions 7 6 1 .538 341 286 L-3
Chicago Bears 6 8 0 .429 185 276 L-5
Green Bay Packers 4 8 2 .333 274 298 L-1
1971 Detroit Lions season in adversity, the 1971 season turned especially tragic for
the Lions and the NFL when, during their Week 6 hosting
Head coach Joe Schmidt of the Chicago Bears, Lions wide receiver Chuck Hughes
collapsed on the playing field. Unresponsive, Hughes was
Home field pronounced dead later that day of heart failure. Since
1971, no Detroit player has worn Hughes’ #85 jersey save
Results on special permission of the Hughes family. [1][2]
Record 7-6-1
Division Place 2nd NFC Central Schedule
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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References
[1] http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=RLj01vphhRg&feature=related
The 1971 Detroit Lions season was their 42nd in the [2] 1971 Detroit Lions
league. The team failed to improve on their previous sea- 1971 NFL season
son’s output of 10-4, winning only seven games. Mired
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