The San Diego Chargers were 6-8 in 1971. They finished 3rd in the AFC West and 6th in the AFC.
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Chargers1971 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 14 | 311 | 4,738 | 859 | 5.5 | 1,604 | 390 | 4.1 | 3,305 | 450 | 7.3 | 19 | 171 | 264 | 86 | 147 | 31 | 81 | 895 |
Team Rank | 7th | 2nd | 10th | 2nd | 19th | 23rd | 12th | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 23rd | 3rd | 18th | 1st | 2nd | 18th | 22nd | |
Opponent | 14 | 341 | 4,558 | 859 | 5.3 | 2,296 | 493 | 4.7 | 2,439 | 347 | 7.0 | 19 | 177 | 272 | 143 | 114 | 15 | 84 | 887 |
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 24th | 15th | 25th | 24th | 22nd | 25th | 14th | 10th | 17th | 23rd | 22nd | 26th | 26th | 17th | 7th | 7th | 5th | |
Net | -30 | +180 | 0 | +0.2 | -692 | -103 | -0.5 | +866 | +103 | +0.3 | 0 | -6 | -8 | -57 | +33 | +16 | -3 | +8 | |
Net Rank | 15th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 24th | 23rd | 20th | 1st | 2nd | 9th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 25th | 1st | 2nd | 11th | 14th |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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Titans| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
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