1971 Washington Redskins season

1971 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	9–4–1
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost divisional playoffs 24–20 to the San Francisco 49ers

George Allen and members of the 1971 team with President Richard Nixon, two days before Thanksgiving.

The 1971 Washington Redskins was the team's 40th in the National Football League, and their 35th in Washington, D.C.. The 1971 was the first with the Redskins for coach George Allen, who had been the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams for the previous five seasons.

Coming into the 1971 season, the team had not made it to the post-season for 26 seasons. The Redskins had had only four winning seasons since their last playoff berth in 1945.

The Redskins went 9–4–1, good for second place in the NFC East, and a wild card berth, where they would ultimately fall to San Francisco, 24–20.

Off-season

NFL Draft

Main article: 1971 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	38	Cotton Speyrer	Wide Receiver	Texas
6	141	Conway Hayman	Guard	Delaware
7	166	Willie Germany	Defensive Back	Morgan State
9	219	Mike Fanucci	Defensive End	Arizona State
10	244	Jesse Taylor	Running Back	Cincinnati
11	272	George Starke	Tackle	Columbia
12	297	Jeff Severson	Defensive Back	Cal-Long Beach
13	322	Dan Ryczek	Center	Virginia
14	349	Bill Bynum	Quarterback	West New Mexico
15	375	Anthony Christnovich	Guard	La Crosse (Wis.)
16	400	Glenn Tucker	Linebacker	North Texas

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–17	46,805
2	September 26, 1971	at New York Giants	W 30–3	62,795
3	October 3, 1971	at Dallas Cowboys	W 20–16	61,554
4	October 10, 1971	Houston Oilers	W 22–13	53,041
5	October 17, 1971	St. Louis Cardinals	W 20–0	53,041
6	October 24, 1971	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–20	51,989
7	October 31, 1971	New Orleans Saints	W 24–14	53,041
8	November 7, 1971	Philadelphia Eagles	T 7–7	53,041
9	November 14, 1971	at Chicago Bears	L 16–15	55,049
10	November 21, 1971	Dallas Cowboys	L 13–0	53,041
11	November 28, 1971	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–13	65,358
12	December 5, 1971	New York Giants	W 23–7	53,041
13	December 13, 1971	at Los Angeles Rams	W 38–24	80,402
14	December 19, 1971	Cleveland Browns	L 20–13	53,041

Game summaries

Week 3

Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	7	7	3	3	20
Cowboys	0	9	0	7	16

Date: Sunday, October 3
Location: Cotton Bowl
Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 70°F, wind 10 mph
Referee: Jack Reader
TV announcers (CBS): Ray Scott, Pat Summerall

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	Redskins	Charlie Harraway 57 yard run (Curtis Knight kick)	Redskins 7–0

2	Cowboys	Mike Clark 22 yard field goal	Redskins 7–3

2	Redskins	Roy Jefferson 50 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curtis Knight kick)	Redskins 14–3

2	Cowboys	Mike Clark 9 yard field goal	Redskins 14–6

2	Cowboys	Mike Clark 27 yard field goal	Redskins 14–9

3	Redskins	Curtis Knight 25 yard field goal	Redskins 17–9

4	Redskins	Curtis Knight 32 yard field goal	Redskins 20–9

4	Cowboys	Calvin Hill 1 yard run (Mike Clark kick)	Redskins 20–16

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	7	0	7
Redskins	0	0	0	7	7

Date: November 7
Location: RFK Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 47°F • Wind 17
Referee: Fred Silva

Scoring summary

3	PHI	Ronnie Bull 12 yard pass from Pete Liske (Happy Feller kick)	Eagles 7–0

4	WSH	Clifton McNeil 32 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)	Tie 7–7

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 26, 1971	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–20	45,327

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	3	0	.786	7–1	8–3	406	222	W7
Washington Redskins	9	4	1	.692	6–1–1	8–2–1	276	190	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	4–3–1	5–5–1	221	302	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.308	1–7	2–8–1	231	279	L2
New York Giants	4	10	0	.286	1–7	3–8	228	362	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Richard Nixon Play

Rumor has it 37th President Richard Nixon called a key play which caused the Redskins to lose to the 49ers. This was just a rumor. Though Nixon was friends with George Allen and actually attended a practice game once where he tried the same play to much better results.^[2]

References

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1971 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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