1971 Baltimore Colts season
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1971 Baltimore Colts season
| 1971 Baltimore Colts season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Don McCafferty | ||||||
| Home field | Memorial Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 10–4 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd AFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 20–3 Lost Conference Championship (Dolphins) 21–0 |
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The 1971 Baltimore Colts season was the 19th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1971 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, and finished second in the AFC East.
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 19, 1971 | New York Jets | W 22–0 | 1–0 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 2 | September 26, 1971 | Cleveland Browns | L 13–14 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 3 | October 3, 1971 | at New England Patriots | W 23–3 | 2–1 | Schaeffer Stadium |
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| 4 | October 10, 1971 | at Buffalo Bills | W 43–0 | 3–1 | War Memorial Stadium |
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| 5 | October 17, 1971 | at New York Giants | W 31–7 | 4–1 | Yankee Stadium |
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| 6 | October 25, 1971 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 3–10 | 4–2 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 7 | October 31, 1971 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–21 | 5–2 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 8 | November 8, 1971 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–17 | 6–2 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 9 | November 14, 1971 | at New York Jets | W 14–13 | 7–2 | Shea Stadium |
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| 10 | November 21, 1971 | at Miami Dolphins | L 14–17 | 7–3 | Miami Orange Bowl |
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| 11 | November 28, 1971 | at Oakland Raiders | W 37–14 | 8–3 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
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| 12 | December 5, 1971 | Buffalo Bills | W 24–0 | 9–3 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 13 | December 11, 1971 | Miami Dolphins | W 14–3 | 10–3 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 14 | December 19, 1971 | New England Patriots | L 17–21 | 10–4 | Memorial Stadium |
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Standings
| AFC East | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Miami Dolphins | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 315 | 174 |
| Baltimore Colts | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 313 | 140 |
| New England Patriots | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 238 | 325 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 212 | 299 |
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 184 | 394 |
Playoffs
The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 4 seed and traveled to Cleveland to play the Cleveland Browns in the divisional round. The Colts led 14–0 at the half and would cruise to a 20–3 win. They then traveled south to play the Miami Dolphins and tried to make it to their second consecutive Super Bowl. Colts QB Johnny Unitas was intercepted 3 times as they were shut out by the Dolphins 21–0.
| Playoff Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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| Divisional | December 26, 1971 | at Cleveland Browns (4) | W 20–3 | 1–0 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
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| Conference Championship | January 2, 1972 | at Miami Dolphins (1) | L 0–21 | 1–1 | Miami Orange Bowl |
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See also
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| AFC | East | Central | West | NFC | East | Central | West |
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| 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 | ||||||
| 1971 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl VI | |||||||
References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297
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