The 1971 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 against conference opponents, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–8 (3–4 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim LaRue (4th season) |
Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | at Oregon* | L 29–36 | 27,000 | [1][2] | |
September 25 | No. 15 Arizona State | L 21–41 | |||
October 2 | Washington State* |
| L 12–34 | 15,008 | |
October 9 | at UTEP | W 32–10 | 13,681 | ||
October 16 | Colorado State |
| W 42–16 | 10,148 | |
October 23 | at Arizona | L 3–14 | |||
October 30 | Wyoming |
| L 16–29 | ||
November 6 | at New Mexico | L 39–57 | |||
November 13 | Utah State* |
| L 17–21 | 16,292 | |
November 20 | BYU | W 17–15 | |||
November 27 | at No. 15 Houston* | L 16–42 | 26,618 | ||
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Roster
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After the season
editNFL Draft
editOne Utah player was selected in the 1972 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
Marv Bateman | Punter | 3 | 78 | Dallas Cowboys |
References
edit- ^ "Moore leads". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 17.
- ^ Ferguson, George (September 20, 1971). "Utes need (Moore) defense". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
- ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "1971 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.