1971 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Hank Stram (10-3-1)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1971 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Hank Stram (10-3-1)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1971 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Chiefs scored 302 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 208. Ed Podolak carried the ball for a team-leading 708 yards for Kansas City, and Wendell Hayes also aided the ground game.
Len Dawson passed for 2,504 yards. Otis Taylor topped the receiving corps, grabbing 57 passes for 1,110 yards.
Emmitt Thomas intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Hank Stram coached the team. The 1971 Kansas City Chiefs lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Adamle | RB | October 4, 1949 | 5'9" | 197 | Northwestern | Kent, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 48 | Nate Allen | DB | May 13, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Texas Southern | Georgetown, SC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 78 | Bobby Bell | LLB | June 17, 1940 | 6'4" | 228 | Minnesota | Shelby, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Ceasar Belser | DB | September 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Bruce Bergey | DE | August 8, 1946 | 6'2" | 240 | UCLA | South Dayton, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Aaron Brown | RDE | November 16, 1943 | 6'5" | 255 | Minnesota | Port Arthur, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | Buck Buchanan | RDT | September 10, 1940 | 6'7" | 270 | Grambling St. | Gainesville, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Ed Budde | LG | November 2, 1940 | 6'5" | 265 | Michigan St. | Highland Park, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Curley Culp | LDT | March 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 265 | Arizona St. | Yuma, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | George Daney | G | February 2, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Detroit Mercy | Washington, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Alliance, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 83 | Willie Frazier | TE | June 19, 1942 | 6'4" | 245 | Ark-Pine Bluff | El Dorado, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | David Hadley | DB | October 8, 1948 | 5'9" | 186 | Alcorn St. | Amory, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Wendell Hayes | FB | August 5, 1940 | 6'1" | 220 | Humboldt St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Dave Hill | RT | February 1, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Robert Holmes | RB | October 5, 1945 | 5'9" | 221 | Southern | Huntsville, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Dennis Homan | WR | January 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 181 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | John Huarte | QB | April 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Notre Dame | Anaheim, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Bruce Jankowski | WR | August 12, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Ohio St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 46 | Jim Kearney | SS | January 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 206 | Prairie View | Wharton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Willie Lanier | MLB | August 21, 1945 | 6'1" | 245 | Morgan St. | Clover, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Ed Lothamer | DT-DE | May 20, 1942 | 6'5" | 270 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Lynch | RLB | August 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 235 | Notre Dame | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Jim Marsalis | LCB | October 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 194 | Tennessee St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | Warren McVea | RB-SE-WR | July 30, 1946 | 5'9" | 182 | Houston | San Antonio, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Mo Moorman | RG | July 24, 1944 | 6'5" | 252 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Mike Oriard | C-G | May 26, 1948 | 6'4" | 223 | Notre Dame | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Jim Otis | RB | April 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 220 | Ohio St. | Celina, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Ed Podolak | PR | September 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 204 | Iowa | Atlantic, IA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | Kerry Reardon | KR | May 6, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Iowa | Kansas City, MO USA | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Johnny Robinson | FS | September 9, 1938 | 6'1" | 205 | LSU | Delhi, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 240 | Northwestern | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Sensibaugh | DB | January 3, 1949 | 5'11" | 192 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Sid Smith | C-T | July 6, 1948 | 6'4" | 260 | USC | Wichita, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Bob Stein | LB | January 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 235 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Morris Stroud | TE | May 17, 1946 | 6'10" | 255 | Clark (GA) | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Otis Taylor | WR | August 11, 1942 | 6'3" | 215 | Prairie View | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas | RCB | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 192 | Bishop | Angleton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Tyrer | LT | February 25, 1939 | 6'6" | 280 | Ohio St. | Newark, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Marvin Upshaw | LDE | November 22, 1946 | 6'4" | 260 | Trinity (TX) | Robstown, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | P | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 222 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Elmo Wright | WR | July 3, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Houston | Brazoria, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | DE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 13 | 1 |
