1971 Cleveland Browns Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Nick Skorich (9-5) | 9-5 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Billy Andrews | LB | June 14, 1945 | 6’0′ | 220 | SE Louisiana |
| Erich Barnes | DB | July 4, 1935 | 6’2′ | 201 | Purdue |
| Bob Briggs | DE-DT | April 28, 1945 | 6’4′ | 258 | Heidelberg |
| Stan Brown | WR | August 4, 1949 | 5’11’ | 185 | Purdue |
| Ken Brown | RB | November 8, 1945 | 5’10’ | 203 | none |
| Don Cockroft | K | February 6, 1945 | 6’2′ | 195 | Adams St. |
| Gary Collins | FL-WR-P | August 20, 1940 | 6’5′ | 215 | Maryland |
| Jim Copeland | C-G | March 5, 1945 | 6’3′ | 243 | Virginia |
| Bo Cornell | LB-RB | March 7, 1949 | 6’2′ | 220 | Washington |
| Ben Davis | DB | October 30, 1945 | 5’11’ | 180 | Defiance |
| John Demarie | G-T-C | August 28, 1945 | 6’3′ | 246 | LSU |
| Doug Dieken | T | February 12, 1949 | 6’5′ | 254 | Illinois |
| John Garlington | LB | June 5, 1946 | 6’1′ | 218 | LSU |
| Chip Glass | TE | June 25, 1947 | 6’4′ | 235 | Florida St. |
| Jack Gregory | DE | October 3, 1944 | 6’5′ | 250 | Tenn-Chattanooga |
| Charlie Hall | LB | December 2, 1948 | 6’3′ | 220 | Houston |
| Gene Hickerson | G | February 15, 1935 | 6’3′ | 248 | Mississippi |
| Fred Hoaglin | C | January 28, 1944 | 6’4′ | 250 | Pittsburgh |
| Fair Hooker | WR | May 22, 1947 | 6’1′ | 190 | Arizona St. |
| Jim Houston | LB-DE | November 3, 1937 | 6’3′ | 240 | Ohio St. |
| Mike Howell | DB | July 5, 1943 | 6’1′ | 195 | Grambling St. |
| Mitch Johnson | T-G | March 1, 1942 | 6’4′ | 251 | Los Angeles St. |
| Walter Johnson | DT | November 13, 1942 | 6’4′ | 265 | New Mexico St. |
| Dave Jones | WR | August 10, 1947 | 6’2′ | 192 | Kansas St. |
| Joe Jones | DE | January 7, 1948 | 6’6′ | 250 | Tennessee St. |
| Ernie Kellermann | DB | December 17, 1943 | 6’0′ | 183 | Miami (OH) |
| Leroy Kelly | RB | May 20, 1942 | 6’0′ | 202 | Morgan St. |
| Rick Kingrea | LB | July 18, 1949 | 6’1′ | 233 | Tulane |
| Dale Lindsey | LB | January 18, 1943 | 6’2′ | 223 | Kentucky |
| Bob McKay | T-G | December 27, 1947 | 6’5′ | 260 | Texas |
| Milt Morin | TE | October 15, 1942 | 6’4′ | 238 | Massachusetts |
| Reece Morrison | RB | October 21, 1945 | 6’0′ | 207 | Texas St. |
| Bill Nelsen | QB | January 29, 1941 | 6’0′ | 195 | USC |
| Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6’3′ | 208 | Purdue |
| Frank Pitts | WR-SE | November 12, 1943 | 6’3′ | 199 | Southern |
| Dick Schafrath | T-G-DE | March 21, 1937 | 6’3′ | 253 | Ohio St. |
| Clarence Scott | DB | April 9, 1949 | 6’0′ | 190 | Kansas St. |
| Bo Scott | RB | March 30, 1943 | 6’3′ | 215 | Ohio St. |
| Jerry Sherk | DT-DE-NT | July 7, 1948 | 6’4′ | 258 | Oklahoma St. |
| Mike Sikich | G | March 3, 1949 | 6’2′ | 243 | Northwestern |
| Ron Snidow | DE-DT | December 30, 1941 | 6’3′ | 250 | Oregon |
| Freddie Summers | DB | February 16, 1947 | 6’1′ | 180 | Washington (MD) |
| Walt Sumner | DB | February 2, 1947 | 6’1′ | 195 | Florida St. |
