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1971 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 18
Record8–3 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEmory Bellard (6th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

Texas' hopes for a third consecutive national championship were squashed with back-to-back one-sided losses in October to its two biggest rivals, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Longhorns recovered to win their fourth consecutive Southwest Conference championship and returned to the Cotton Bowl, where they were routed 30-6 by Penn State.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 183:30 p.m.at UCLA*No. 3
ABCW 28–1036,504[1]
September 254:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 3
W 28–076,639[2]
October 24:00 p.m.Oregon*No. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 35–766,500[3]
October 92:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Oklahoma*No. 3
CBSL 27–4873,580[4]
October 163:00 p.m.at No. 16 ArkansasNo. 10
ABCL 7–3154,446[5]
October 232:00 p.m.RiceNo. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 39–1061,000[6]
October 302:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 14
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 22–1840,551[7]
November 62:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 24–054,500[8]
November 132:00 p.m.TCUNo. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 31–063,500[9]
November 251:30 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 12
W 34–1452,090[10]
January 1, 19721:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 Penn State*No. 12
CBSL 6–3072,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Oregon

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1 234Total
Oregon 0 007 7
• Texas 7 7714 35
Scoring summary
111:04TEXCallison 1-yard run (Valek kick)TEX 7-0
22:17TEXWigginton 3-yard run (Valek kick)TEX 14-0
36:59TEXWigginton 5-yard run (Valek kick)TEX 21-0
412:45TEXLadd 1-yard run (Valek kick)TEX 28-0
46:32TEXLadd 2-yard run (Valek kick)TEX 35-0
45:30OREGlass 45-yard pass from Winn (Battle kick)TEX 35-7

Source:[13]

TCU

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TCU Horned Frogs (4–3) at #13 Texas Longhorns (6–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
TCU 0 0 000
Texas 0 7 71731

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,500
  • Box Score
Game information

Personnel

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1971 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 35 Jim Bertelsen Sr
RB 26 Dennis Ladd So
QB 14 Eddie Phillips Sr
OT 76 Jerry Sisemore Jr
QB 18 Donnie Wigginton Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB, K 38 Glenn Gaspard So
DT 31 Greg Ploetz Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 7 Steve Valek So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

NFL draft

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Two seniors from the 1971 Longhorns were selected in the 1972 NFL draft:

Player Position Round   Pick   Franchise
Jim Bertelsen RB 2 30 Los Angeles Rams
Eddie Phillips QB 4 95 Los Angeles Rams

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References

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  1. ^ "Longhorns stampede late". The San Francisco Examiner. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas slams Red Raiders, 28–0". The Odessa American. September 26, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Longhorns stampede Oregon, 35–7". The Orange Leader. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sooners vanquish Longhorns, 48–27". The Arizona Republic. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ooooo,,Piggg..Sooie! Porkers 31, Steers 7". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Crippled Longhorns blast Rice to 'regain tradition'". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Steers overtake Mustangs 22–18". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Phillips guides Steers over Baylor Bears, 24–0". The Galveston Daily News. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UT nearer Cotton". The Kilgore News Herald. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Longhorns stop Aggies, 34–14". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Penn State whips Texas". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 2, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1971–72 NCAA Statistics (Texas)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  13. ^ Cawood, Neil (October 3, 1971). "Oregon overpowered by Longhorns, 35-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  14. ^ Pro Football Reference.com Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine - 1972 NFL Draft
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