1971 Texas Longhorns football team

1971 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 18
1971 record 8–3 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach Darrell Royal
Offensive coordinator Emory Bellard
Defensive coordinator Mike Campbell
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
1971 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#18 Texas $ 6 1 0     8 3 0
#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 college football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 18 3:30 PM at UCLA* No. 3 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA ABC W 28–10   36,504
September 25 4:00 PM Texas Tech No. 3 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (Rivalry) W 28–0   76,639
October 2 4:00 PM Oregon* No. 3 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 35–7   66,500
October 9 2:00 PM vs. No. 9 Oklahoma* No. 3 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) CBS L 27–48   73,580
October 16 3:00 PM at No. 16 Arkansas No. 10 War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR (Rivalry) ABC L 7–31   54,446
October 23 2:00 PM Rice No. 16 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 39–10   61,000
October 30 2:00 PM at SMU No. 14 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX W 22–18   40,551
November 6 2:00 PM Baylor No. 15 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 24–0   54,500
November 13 2:00 PM TCU No. 13 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 31–0   63,500
November 25 1:30 PM at Texas A&M No. 12 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (Rivalry) W 34–14   53,000
January 1 1:00 PM vs. No. 10 Penn State* No. 12 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) CBS L 6–30   72,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Oregon

1 234Total
Oregon 0 007 7
Texas 7 7714 35

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References

  1. "Oregon overpowered by Longhorns, 35-7." Eugene Register-Guard. Oct 3, 1971
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