1971 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Mazur (6-8)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1971 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Mazur (6-8)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1971 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Patriots netted 238 points, but the defense yielded 325. Carl Garrett rushed for a team-best 784 yards for New England.
Jim Plunkett threw for 2,158 yards. Randy Vataha caught 51 passes for 872 yards.
Larry Carwell intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
John Mazur coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Julius Adams | RDT | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 65 | Houston Antwine | DT | April 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 270 | Southern Illinois | Louise, MS USA | 3 | 3 |
| 73 | Bill Atessis | DE-DT | July 16, 1949 | 6'3" | 240 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 68 | Tom Beer | TE | December 21, 1944 | 6'4" | 235 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 8 |
| 88 | Ron Berger | LDT | September 30, 1943 | 6'8" | 290 | Wayne State (NE) | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 6 |
| 27 | Randy Beverly | DB | April 3, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Colorado St. | Wildwood, NJ USA | 8 | 2 |
| 45 | Hubie Bryant | PR | February 10, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | Minnesota | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 41 | Larry Carwell | LCB | August 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 188 | Iowa St. | Vada, GA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 50 | Jim Cheyunski | MLB | December 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Syracuse | Bridgewater, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Phil Clark | DB | April 28, 1945 | 6'3" | 208 | Northwestern | Burlington, KY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Dennis Coleman | LB | December 19, 1948 | 6'4" | 225 | Mississippi | Aberdeen, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Eric Crabtree | WR | November 3, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Monessen, PA USA | 6 | 4 |
| 51 | Randy Edmunds | LB | June 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 220 | Georgia Tech | Washington, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Ron Gardin | DB-WR | September 25, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | Cameron | New Haven, CT USA | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | Carl Garrett | KR | August 31, 1947 | 5'11" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Bob Gladieux | RB | January 2, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Notre Dame | Louisville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Charlie Gogolak | K | December 29, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Princeton | Rapahidveg, Hungary | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Halvor Hagen | LG | February 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 245 | Weber St. | Oslo, Norway | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Mike Haggerty | T | October 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Royal Oak, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Rickie Harris | SS | May 15, 1943 | 5'11" | 182 | Arizona | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 10 |
| 21 | Tom Janik | P | September 6, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Texas A&M | Poth, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
| 57 | Steve Kiner | RLB | June 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 220 | Tennessee | Sandstone, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Ike Lassiter | LDE | November 15, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | St. Augustine's | Wilson, NC USA | 14 | 12 |
| 32 | Odell Lawson | RB | December 20, 1948 | 6'2" | 218 | Langston | Ponca City, OK USA | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | C | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 2 |
| 40 | Jack Maitland | RB | February 8, 1948 | 6'2" | 211 | Williams | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Irvin Mallory | DB | February 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 196 | Virginia Union | Glen Allen, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Art May | RDE | November 16, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | Tuskegee | Bessemer, AL USA | 11 | 7 |
| 64 | Mike Montler | LT | January 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 254 | Colorado | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Holy Cross | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 86 | Roland Moss | TE | September 20, 1946 | 6'3" | 215 | Toledo | St. Matthews, SC USA | 14 | 6 |
| 35 | Jim Nance | FB | December 30, 1942 | 6'1" | 235 | Syracuse | Indiana, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 77 | Tom Neville | RT | August 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | John Outlaw | RCB | January 8, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Jackson St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Ed Philpott | LB | September 14, 1945 | 6'3" | 240 | Miami (OH) | Wichita, KS USA | 13 | 4 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Kenny Price | LB | April 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Iowa | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Perry Pruett | DB | March 7, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 1 |
| 76 | Dave Rowe | LDT | June 20, 1945 | 6'7" | 280 | Penn St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 9 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Clarence Scott | DB | May 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 186 | Morgan St. | Norristown, PA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 34 | Ron Sellers | WR | February 5, 1947 | 6'4" | 205 | Florida St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 10 | 8 |
| 60 | Len St. Jean | RG | October 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 250 | Northern Michigan | Newberry, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 13 | Alfred Sykes | WR | December 20, 1947 | 6'2" | 170 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Randy Vataha | WR | December 4, 1948 | 5'10" | 176 | Stanford | Santa Maria, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 42 | Don Webb | FS | May 22, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | Iowa St. | Jefferson City, MO USA | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Ed Weisacosky | LLB | May 4, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Miami (FL) | Pottsville, PA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 70 | Dennis Wirgowski | RDE | September 20, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Purdue | Bay City, MI USA | 9 | 8 |
