1971 Atlanta Falcons Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Norm Van Brocklin (7-6-1) | 7-6 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Ron Acks | LB | October 3, 1944 | 6’2′ | 214 | Illinois |
| Grady Allen | LB | January 1, 1946 | 6’3′ | 225 | Texas A&M |
| Bill Bell | K | December 9, 1947 | 6’0′ | 192 | Kansas |
| Willie Belton | RB | December 12, 1948 | 5’11’ | 207 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5’11’ | 185 | Oregon |
| John Bramlett | LB | July 7, 1941 | 6’1′ | 220 | Memphis |
| Greg Brezina | LB | January 7, 1946 | 6’0′ | 226 | Houston |
| Ray Brown | DB | January 12, 1949 | 6’1′ | 208 | West Texas A&M |
| Ken Burrow | WR | March 29, 1948 | 6’0′ | 190 | Utah St. |
| Cannonball Butler | RB | May 4, 1943 | 5’9′ | 194 | Edward Waters |
| Sonny Campbell | RB | March 5, 1948 | 5’11’ | 192 | Northern Arizona |
| Wes Chesson | WR | January 15, 1949 | 6’2′ | 195 | Duke |
| Glen Condren | DT-DE | June 10, 1942 | 6’4′ | 251 | Oklahoma |
| Mike Donohoe | TE | May 6, 1945 | 6’3′ | 225 | San Francisco |
| Dick Enderle | G | November 6, 1947 | 6’2′ | 250 | Minnesota |
| Don Hansen | LB | August 20, 1944 | 6’2′ | 235 | Illinois |
| Leo Hart | QB | March 3, 1949 | 6’3′ | 203 | Duke |
| Tom Hayes | DB | April 18, 1946 | 6’1′ | 199 | San Diego St. |
| Claude Humphrey | DE | June 29, 1944 | 6’4′ | 252 | Tennessee St. |
| Ray Jarvis | WR | February 2, 1949 | 6’0′ | 200 | Norfolk St. |
| Rudy Kuechenberg | LB | February 7, 1943 | 6’0′ | 215 | Indiana |
| George Kunz | T | July 5, 1947 | 6’5′ | 257 | Notre Dame |
| Greg Lens | DT | March 11, 1945 | 6’5′ | 261 | Trinity (TX) |
| Mike Lewis | DT-DE-NT | July 14, 1949 | 6’4′ | 261 | Wiley |
| Billy Lothridge | DB-P | January 1, 1942 | 6’1′ | 194 | Georgia Tech |
| John Mallory | DB | July 24, 1946 | 6’0′ | 184 | West Virginia |
| Art Malone | RB | March 20, 1948 | 5’11’ | 211 | Arizona St. |
| Randy Marshall | DE | December 14, 1946 | 6’5′ | 237 | Linfield |
| John Matlock | C | October 19, 1944 | 6’4′ | 249 | Miami (FL) |
| Andy Maurer | G-T | September 30, 1948 | 6’3′ | 265 | Oregon |
| Tom McCauley | DB | May 3, 1947 | 6’3′ | 193 | Wisconsin |
| Jim Miller | G | July 24, 1949 | 6’3′ | 240 | Iowa |
| Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6’1′ | 234 | Prairie View |
| Tommy Nobis | LB | September 20, 1943 | 6’2′ | 240 | Texas |
| Tony Plummer | DB | January 21, 1947 | 5’11’ | 188 | Pacific |
| Ray Poage | TE-SE-FL-WR | November 14, 1940 | 6’4′ | 208 | Texas |
| Joe Profit | RB | August 13, 1949 | 6’0′ | 213 | La-Monroe |
| Ken Reaves | DB | October 29, 1944 | 6’3′ | 210 | Norfolk St. |
| Rudy Redmond | DB | August 25, 1947 | 6’1′ | 196 | Pacific |
| Bill Sandeman | T-DT | November 30, 1942 | 6’6′ | 252 | Pacific |
| Larry Shears | DB | August 1, 1949 | 5’10’ | 185 | Lincoln (MO) |
| Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6’0′ | 201 | Maryland |
| John Small | DT-LB | November 20, 1946 | 6’4′ | 269 | The Citadel |
| Mal Snider | G-T | April 5, 1947 | 6’4′ | 251 | Stanford |
| Todd Snyder | WR | October 22, 1948 | 6’1′ | 187 | Ohio |
| Jeff Van Note | C-G-LB | February 7, 1946 | 6’2′ | 247 | Kentucky |
| Harmon Wages | RB | May 18, 1946 | 6’1′ | 215 | Florida |
| Cleo Walker | LB-C | February 7, 1948 | 6’3′ | 219 | Louisville |
| John Zook | DE | September 24, 1947 | 6’4′ | 243 | Kansas |