James Ford had 93 carries for 379 yards and scored 2 touchdowns in 9 games in his rookie season in 1971.
Games
| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Ford | 11/14/1971 | 1971 |  NO | @ |  SF | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | J. Ford | 11/7/1971 | 1971 | NO | vs |  OAK | 91 | 13 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | J. Ford | 10/31/1971 | 1971 | NO | @ |  WAS | 64 | 15 | 4.3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | J. Ford | 10/24/1971 | 1971 | NO | @ |  ATL | 41 | 10 | 4.1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | J. Ford | 10/17/1971 | 1971 | NO | vs |  DAL | 19 | 10 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | J. Ford | 10/10/1971 | 1971 | NO | @ |  CHI | 36 | 8 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | J. Ford | 10/3/1971 | 1971 | NO | @ |  HOU | 62 | 16 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Ford | 9/26/1971 | 1971 | NO | vs | SF | 54 | 13 | 4.2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Ford | 9/19/1971 | 1971 | NO | vs |  LA | -2 | 2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Average | 42.1 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Total | 379 | 93 | 4.1 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 7.7 | 0 |
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PPG
15.2
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OPP PPG
24.6
22nd
RUSH YDS/G
90.7
29th
PASS YDS/G
222.8
18th
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 Buccaneers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 |
 Panthers | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 |
| Falcons | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 |
| Saints | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 |
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