1971 New Orleans Saints season
| 1971 New Orleans Saints season | |
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| Head coach | J. D. Roberts |
| General manager | Vic Schwenk |
| Owner | John W. Mecom, Jr. |
| Home field | Tulane Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–8–2 |
| Division place | 4th NFC West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 2 | NO | Skip Butler 32 yard field goal | Saints 3–0 | |
| 2 | LA | David Ray 31 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 | |
| 3 | NO | Dave Parks 6 yard pass from Archie Manning (Skip Butler kick) | Saints 10–3 | |
| 3 | NO | Bob Gresham 2 yard run (Skip Butler kick) | Saints 17–3 | |
| 3 | LA | David Ray 27 yard field goal | Saints 17–6 | |
| 4 | LA | Les Josephson 29 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | Saints 17–13 | |
| 4 | LA | Les Josephson 1 yard run (David Ray kick) | Rams 20–17 | |
| 4 | NO | Archie Manning 1 yard run (Skip Butler kick) | Saints 24–20 | |
The 1971 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints' fifth season. The Saints drafted Archie Manning with their first round pick, the second overall.
Manning led the Saints to their first opening day victory in franchise history, scoring a touchdown run on a rollout on the final play of a 24–20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans' first over Los Angeles following four consecutive losses, including the Saints' inaugural game in 1967. Four weeks later, Manning engineered a 24–14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, who would return to Tulane Stadium in January and win Super Bowl VI over the Miami Dolphins.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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