1971 Atlanta Falcons season

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1971 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner Rankin M. Smith Sr.
General manager Norm Van Brocklin
Head coach Norm Van Brocklin
Home stadium Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record7–6–1
Division place3rd NFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1971 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's sixth year in the National Football League (NFL). It was the first winning season in franchise history.

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

1971 Atlanta Falcons draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
17 Joe Profit   Running back Northeast Louisiana
      Made roster  

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Personnel

Staff

1971 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Norm Van Brocklin

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Roster

1971 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 19 San Francisco 49ers W 20–171–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 56,990
2September 26at Los Angeles Rams T 20–201–0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,895
3October 3at Detroit Lions L 38–411–1–1 Tiger Stadium 54,418
4October 10 St. Louis Cardinals L 9–261–2–1Atlanta Stadium58,850
5October 17 Los Angeles Rams L 16–241–3–1Atlanta Stadium58,850
6October 24 New Orleans Saints W 28–62–3–1Atlanta Stadium58,850
7October 31at Cleveland Browns W 31–143–3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 76,825
8November 7at Cincinnati Bengals W 9–64–3–1 Riverfront Stadium 59,604
9November 14 New York Giants L 17–214–4–1Atlanta Stadium58,850
10November 22 Green Bay Packers W 28–215–4–1Atlanta Stadium58,850
11November 28at Minnesota Vikings L 7–245–5–1 Metropolitan Stadium 49,784
12December 5 Oakland Raiders W 24–136–5–1Atlanta Stadium58,850
13December 12at San Francisco 49ers L 3–246–6–1 Kezar Stadium 44,582
14December 19at New Orleans Saints W 24–207–6–1 Tulane Stadium 75,954
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
San Francisco 49ers 950.6432–47–4300216W2
Los Angeles Rams 851.6154–1–17–3–1313260W1
Atlanta Falcons 761.5383–2–14–6–1274277W1
New Orleans Saints 482.3332–44–7266347L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. "1971 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.