The 1971 Washington Redskins season was the team's 40th in the National Football League, and its 35th in Washington, D.C. The Redskins were led by first-year head 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 the postseason in 26 years. The Redskins had had only four winning seasons since their last playoff berth in 1945, the most recent a 7–5–2 campaign in 1969 under Vince Lombardi, who died of colon cancer in September 1970.[1][2][3]
Allen was Washington's fourth head coach in as many seasons. Lombardi succeeded Otto Graham, and assistant Bill Austin took over when Lombardi fell mortally ill in the summer of 1970, and posted a 6–8 record.
Despite a broken left ankle suffered by leading receiver Charley Taylor in a week 6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs that forced him to miss the remainder of the season, the Redskins went 9–4–1, good for second place in the NFC East. They earned a wild card berth, but lost in the opening divisional round at San Francisco, 24–20.[4][5][6]
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Defensive linemen
Defensive backs
Special teams
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Pre Season Game Officials
at San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
at Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida
Regular Season Game Officials
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
at Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri
Individual stats
Starting Lineups
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
at Municipal Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri
at Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kicking
Punting
Kick Return
Punt Return
Sacks
Interceptions
Fumbles
Tackles
Scoring Summary
Team
Quarter-by-quarter
Playoff Game Officials
There was a rumor that President Richard Nixon called a key play that caused the Redskins to lose to the 49ers in the divisional round of the playoffs. Nixon, a friend of George Allen, once attended a practice game where he tried the same play to much better results.[21]
at Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California
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