1971 Chicago Bears Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Jim Dooley (6-8) | 6-8 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Ross Brupbacher | LB | April 7, 1948 | 6’3′ | 215 | Texas A&M |
| Doug Buffone | LB | June 27, 1944 | 6’3′ | 230 | Louisville |
| Dick Butkus | LB | December 9, 1942 | 6’3′ | 245 | Illinois |
| Jim Cadile | G-T | July 16, 1940 | 6’4′ | 240 | San Jose St. |
| Rich Coady | C-TE | December 17, 1944 | 6’3′ | 245 | Memphis |
| Jack Concannon | QB | February 25, 1943 | 6’3′ | 205 | Boston Col. |
| Jeff Curchin | T-G | December 17, 1947 | 6’7′ | 260 | Florida St. |
| Bobby Douglass | QB | June 22, 1947 | 6’4′ | 225 | Kansas |
| George Farmer | WR | April 19, 1948 | 6’4′ | 214 | UCLA |
| Charlie Ford | DB | December 10, 1948 | 6’3′ | 185 | Houston |
| Dick Gordon | WR-SE-FL | January 1, 1944 | 5’11’ | 190 | Michigan St. |
| Jim Grabowski | RB | September 9, 1944 | 6’2′ | 220 | Illinois |
| Bobby Green | P | May 7, 1936 | 5’11’ | 175 | Florida |
| Jimmy Gunn | LB | November 27, 1948 | 6’1′ | 220 | USC |
| Dave Hale | DT-DE | June 21, 1947 | 6’8′ | 225 | Ottawa (KS) |
| Gene Hamlin | C | July 26, 1946 | 6’3′ | 245 | West. Michigan |
| Cliff Hardy | DB | January 28, 1947 | 6’0′ | 188 | Michigan St. |
| Jim Harrison | RB | September 10, 1948 | 6’4′ | 235 | Missouri |
| John Hoffman | DE | August 2, 1943 | 6’7′ | 260 | USC |
| Glen Holloway | G | September 16, 1948 | 6’3′ | 250 | North Texas |
| Willie Holman | DE-DT | February 27, 1945 | 6’4′ | 250 | South Carolina St. |
| Randy Jackson | T | March 6, 1944 | 6’5′ | 250 | Florida |
| Bob Jeter | DB-WR | May 9, 1937 | 6’1′ | 200 | Iowa |
| Garry Lyle | DB-RB | October 20, 1945 | 6’2′ | 198 | George Washington |
| Tony McGee | DE-DT | January 18, 1949 | 6’4′ | 250 | Wyoming |
| Jerry Moore | DB | March 16, 1949 | 6’3′ | 208 | Arkansas |
| Joe Moore | RB | June 29, 1949 | 6’1′ | 205 | Missouri |
| Bob Newton | G-T | August 16, 1949 | 6’4′ | 257 | Nebraska |
| Kent Nix | QB | March 12, 1944 | 6’2′ | 195 | TCU |
| Ed O’Bradovich | DE | May 21, 1940 | 6’3′ | 255 | Illinois |
| Ray Ogden | TE | September 2, 1942 | 6’5′ | 225 | Alabama |
| Mac Percival | K | February 26, 1940 | 6’4′ | 220 | Texas Tech |
| Cyril Pinder | RB | November 13, 1946 | 6’2′ | 210 | Illinois |
| Larry Rowden | LB | March 17, 1949 | 6’2′ | 220 | Houston |
| Gale Sayers | RB | May 30, 1943 | 6’0′ | 198 | Kansas |
| George Seals | G-DT-T | October 2, 1942 | 6’3′ | 260 | Missouri |
| Jim Seymour | WR | November 24, 1946 | 6’4′ | 210 | Notre Dame |
| Don Shy | RB | November 15, 1945 | 6’1′ | 210 | San Diego St. |
| Ron Smith | DB-WR | May 3, 1943 | 6’1′ | 195 | Wisconsin |
| Bill Staley | DT | September 9, 1946 | 6’3′ | 250 | Utah St. |
| Joe Taylor | DB | August 27, 1939 | 6’1′ | 200 | North Carolina A&T |
| Earl Thomas | WR-TE | October 4, 1948 | 6’3′ | 224 | Houston |
| Bill Tucker | RB | September 14, 1943 | 6’2′ | 219 | Tennessee St. |
| Cecil Turner | FL-WR | April 2, 1944 | 5’10’ | 176 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Bob Wallace | WR-TE | October 7, 1945 | 6’3′ | 211 | Texas-El Paso |
| Steve Wright | T | July 17, 1942 | 6’6′ | 250 | Alabama |