1971 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Joe Schmidt (7-6-1) | 7-6 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Lem Barney | DB | September 8, 1945 | 6’0′ | 188 | Jackson St. |
| Bob Bell | DT-DE | January 25, 1948 | 6’4′ | 250 | Cincinnati |
| Al Clark | DB | February 29, 1948 | 6’0′ | 185 | Grambling St. |
| Craig Cotton | TE | July 7, 1947 | 6’5′ | 216 | Youngstown St. |
| Dick Evey | DT-DE-G,DE | February 12, 1941 | 6’4′ | 245 | Tennessee |
| Mel Farr | RB | November 3, 1944 | 6’2′ | 210 | UCLA |
| Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6’3′ | 245 | Purdue |
| Rocky Freitas | T | September 7, 1945 | 6’6′ | 270 | Oregon St. |
| Frank Gallagher | G | March 2, 1943 | 6’2′ | 245 | North Carolina |
| Paul Gipson | RB | March 21, 1946 | 6’0′ | 210 | Houston |
| Larry Hand | DE-DT | July 10, 1940 | 6’4′ | 250 | Appalachian St. |
| Chuck Hughes | WR | March 24, 1943 | 5’11’ | 173 | Texas-El Paso |
| Ron Jessie | WR | February 4, 1948 | 6’0′ | 185 | Kansas |
| Bob Kowalkowski | G | November 5, 1943 | 6’3′ | 240 | Virginia |
| Greg Landry | QB | December 18, 1946 | 6’4′ | 210 | Massachusetts |
| Dick LeBeau | DB | September 9, 1937 | 6’1′ | 185 | Ohio St. |
| Ken Lee | LB | September 3, 1948 | 6’4′ | 230 | Washington |
| Mike Lucci | LB | December 29, 1939 | 6’2′ | 230 | Pittsburgh |
| Errol Mann | K | June 27, 1941 | 6’0′ | 200 | North Dakota |
| Earl McCullouch | WR-SE | January 10, 1946 | 5’11’ | 175 | USC |
| Jim Mitchell | DE-DT | September 15, 1948 | 6’3′ | 245 | Virginia St. |
| Ed Mooney | LB | February 26, 1945 | 6’2′ | 225 | Texas Tech |
| Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6’2′ | 203 | Utah St. |
| Paul Naumoff | LB | July 3, 1945 | 6’1′ | 215 | Tennessee |
| Steve Owens | RB | December 9, 1947 | 6’2′ | 215 | Oklahoma |
| Ray Parson | T | May 30, 1947 | 6’4′ | 245 | Minnesota |
| Wayne Rasmussen | DB | June 7, 1942 | 6’2′ | 175 | South Dakota St. |
| Joe Robb | DE-LB | March 15, 1937 | 6’3′ | 238 | TCU |
| Jerry Rush | DT | August 7, 1942 | 6’4′ | 265 | Michigan St. |
| Charlie Sanders | TE | August 25, 1946 | 6’4′ | 225 | Minnesota |
| Altie Taylor | RB | September 29, 1947 | 5’10’ | 200 | Utah St. |
| Dave Thompson | T-C-G | February 1, 1949 | 6’4′ | 270 | Clemson |
| Bill Triplett | RB-DB | May 9, 1940 | 6’2′ | 215 | Miami (OH) |
| Tom Vaughn | DB | February 28, 1943 | 5’11’ | 190 | Iowa St. |
| Wayne Walker | LB | September 30, 1936 | 6’2′ | 225 | Idaho |
| Chuck Walton | G | July 7, 1941 | 6’3′ | 253 | Iowa St. |
| Larry Walton | WR-FL | February 8, 1947 | 6’0′ | 180 | Arizona St. |
| Charlie Weaver | LB | July 12, 1949 | 6’2′ | 220 | USC |
| Herman Weaver | P | November 17, 1948 | 6’4′ | 210 | Tennessee |
| Mike Weger | DB | October 2, 1945 | 6’2′ | 200 | Bowling Green |
| Bobby Williams | DB | February 28, 1942 | 6’0′ | 205 | Central Oklahoma |
| Larry Woods | DT | May 11, 1948 | 6’6′ | 260 | Tennessee St. |
| Jim Yarbrough | T | October 28, 1946 | 6’5′ | 265 | Florida |
| Mickey Zofko | RB | June 8, 1949 | 6’3′ | 195 | Auburn |