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1971 NFL Running Backs

There were 180 players players listed at the running back position in 1971. The top fantasy running backs of 1971 were Calvin Hill, Duane Thomas and Steve Owens, with the top single game performances being turned in by Duane Thomas with 35.35 points against the St. Louis Cardinals, Calvin Hill with 34.55 points against the Buffalo Bills and Willie Ellison with 30.70 points against the New Orleans Saints. The 1971 pro bowl running backs were Mel Renfro, Jerrel Wilson, Norm Bulaich, Willie Ellison, Larry Brown, John Brockington, Steve Owens, Leroy Kelly, Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris, Marv Hubbard and Floyd Little.

1971 NFL Running Backs

Rank

Player

Games

Pnts

Pnt Avg

PaYds

PaTDs

RuYds

RuTDs

ReYds

ReTDs

FGs

PATs

1.

8

125.00

15.63

0

0

468

8

244

3

0

0

2.

11

164.95

15.00

0

0

793

11

153

2

0

0

3.

14

181.00

12.93

0

0

1,035

8

350

2

0

0

4.

14

172.25

12.30

23

0

865

10

252

2

0

0

5.

2

23.95

11.98

0

0

156

1

47

0

0

0

6.

14

162.05

11.58

0

0

1,133

6

255

0

0

0

7.

14

158.75

11.34

0

0

1,051

7

113

1

0

0

8.

13

145.55

11.20

0

0

741

8

229

2

0

0

9.

13

139.60

10.74

0

0

948

4

176

2

0

0

10.

13

139.50

10.73

42

0

708

9

252

0

0

0

11.

John Brockington

14

145.40

10.39

0

0

1,105

4

98

1

0

0

12.

14

135.90

9.71

0

0

1,000

4

238

0

0

0

13.

12

113.85

9.49

0

0

625

4

427

1

0

0

14.

14

132.25

9.45

0

0

606

9

233

1

0

0

15.

14

131.05

9.36

0

0

867

5

167

1

0

0

16.

14

130.45

9.32

9

1

757

5

306

1

0

0

17.

13

117.90

9.07

53

0

591

4

283

3

0

0

18.

6

54.30

9.05

0

0

171

5

144

0

0

0

19.

14

125.60

8.97

0

0

855

4

202

1

0

0

20.

14

120.65

8.62

0

0

607

8

239

0

0

0

21.

13

110.80

8.52

0

0

438

6

380

2

0

0

22.

13

108.70

8.36

0

0

738

3

338

0

0

0

-

14

117.10

8.36

0

0

736

4

270

1

0

0

24.

14

112.55

8.04

8

0

590

7

223

0

0

0

25.

14

112.30

8.02

0

0

742

5

162

0

0

0

26.

14

110.70

7.91

0

0

563

8

128

0

0

0

27.

14

106.45

7.60

0

0

769

1

231

2

0

0

28.

13

97.35

7.49

48

0

533

3

353

1

0

0

29.

14

103.80

7.41

0

0

618

5

120

1

0

0

30.

14

103.65

7.40

0

0

784

1

265

1

0

0

31.

11

80.65

7.33

0

0

349

5

195

1

0

0

32.

14

101.10

7.22

0

0

522

4

258

2

0

0

33.

13

92.10

7.08

0

0

592

3

298

0

0

0

-

6

42.50

7.08

0

0

0

0

370

4

0

0

35.

Cannonball Butler

13

90.55

6.97

0

0

594

2

143

2

0

0

36.

14

96.40

6.89

0

0

675

4

98

0

0

0

37.

13

84.45

6.50

0

0

383

6

203

0

0

0

38.

14

87.30

6.24

0

0

318

4

270

3

0

0

39.

13

81.05

6.23

0

0

463

5

95

0

0

0

40.

14

86.60

6.19

0

0

404

5

324

0

0

0

41.

14

86.40

6.17

0

0

449

3

230

2

0

0

42.

11

66.30

6.03

23

1

420

2

163

0

0

0

43.

Mike Montgomery

11

65.65

5.97

80

1

226

1

361

2

0

0

44.

9

52.60

5.84

0

0

379

2

54

0

0

0

45.

Charlie Harraway

14

81.55

5.83

0

0

635

2

121

0

0

0

46.

13

74.70

5.75

0

0

429

1

396

1

0

0

47.

10

52.70

5.27

0

0

262

2

170

1

0

0

48.

14

73.20

5.23

0

0

388

5

88

0

0

0

-

14

73.20

5.23

0

0

537

1

150

1

0

0

50.

12

61.70

5.14

0

0

316

4

122

0

0

0

1

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