1971 Baltimore Colts season

1971 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Don McCafferty
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 20–3 Lost Conference Championship (Dolphins) 21–0
Timeline
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The 1971 Baltimore Colts season was the 19th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1971 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, and finished second in the AFC East.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	New York Jets	W 22–0	1–0	Memorial Stadium	56,458
2	September 26, 1971	Cleveland Browns	L 13–14	1–1	Memorial Stadium	56,837
3	October 3, 1971	at New England Patriots	W 23–3	2–1	Schaeffer Stadium	61,232
4	October 10, 1971	at Buffalo Bills	W 43–0	3–1	War Memorial Stadium	46,206
5	October 17, 1971	at New York Giants	W 31–7	4–1	Yankee Stadium	62,860
6	October 25, 1971	at Minnesota Vikings	L 3–10	4–2	Metropolitan Stadium	49,784
7	October 31, 1971	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–21	5–2	Memorial Stadium	60,238
8	November 8, 1971	Los Angeles Rams	W 24–17	6–2	Memorial Stadium	57,722
9	November 14, 1971	at New York Jets	W 14–13	7–2	Shea Stadium	63,947
10	November 21, 1971	at Miami Dolphins	L 14–17	7–3	Miami Orange Bowl	75,312
11	November 28, 1971	at Oakland Raiders	W 37–14	8–3	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	54,689
12	December 5, 1971	Buffalo Bills	W 24–0	9–3	Memorial Stadium	58,476
13	December 11, 1971	Miami Dolphins	W 14–3	10–3	Memorial Stadium	60,238
14	December 19, 1971	New England Patriots	L 17–21	10–4	Memorial Stadium	57,942

Standings

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	10	3	1	.769	315	174
Baltimore Colts	10	4	0	.714	313	140
New England Patriots	6	8	0	.429	238	325
New York Jets	6	8	0	.429	212	299
Buffalo Bills	1	13	0	.071	184	394

Playoffs

The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 4 seed and traveled to Cleveland to play the Cleveland Browns in the divisional round. The Colts led 14–0 at the half and would cruise to a 20–3 win. They then traveled south to play the Miami Dolphins and tried to make it to their second consecutive Super Bowl. Colts QB Johnny Unitas was intercepted 3 times as they were shut out by the Dolphins 21–0.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
Divisional	December 26, 1971	at Cleveland Browns (4)	W 20–3	1–0	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	70,734
Conference Championship	January 2, 1972	at Miami Dolphins (1)	L 0–21	1–1	Miami Orange Bowl	76,622

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry