1971 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1971 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.
1971 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 6–30 vs. Penn State | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 18 |
1971 record | 8–3 (6–1 SWC) |
Head coach | Darrell Royal (15th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Emory Bellard |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Texas $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Arkansas | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at UCLA* | No. 3 | ABC | W 28–10 | 36,504 | |
September 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 3 | W 28–0 | 76,639 | ||
October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon* | No. 3 |
| W 35–7 | 66,500 | |
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Oklahoma* | No. 3 | CBS | L 27–48 | 73,580 | |
October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Arkansas | No. 10 | ABC | L 7–31 | 54,446 | |
October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 16 |
| W 39–10 | 61,000 | |
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 14 |
| W 22–18 | 40,551 | |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 15 |
| W 24–0 | 54,500 | |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 13 |
| W 31–0 | 63,500 | |
November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 12 | W 34–14 | 53,000 | ||
January 1, 1972 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Penn State* | No. 12 |
| CBS | L 6–30 | 72,000 |
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Source:[1]
Game summaries
Oregon
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Source:[2]
NFL Draft
Two seniors from the 1971 Longhorns were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft:[3]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Jim Bertelsen | RB | 2 | 30 | Los Angeles Rams |
Eddie Phillips | QB | 4 | 95 | Los Angeles Rams |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Cawood, Neil (October 3, 1971). "Oregon overpowered by Longhorns, 35-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- Pro Football Reference.com - 1972 NFL Draft
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