1971 Utah Redskins football team

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.

1971 Utah Redskins football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim LaRue (4th season)
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Oregon*L 29–3627,000[1][2]
September 25No. 15 Arizona StateL 21–41
October 2Washington State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 12–3415,008
October 9at UTEPW 32–1013,681
October 16Colorado State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 42–1610,148
October 23at ArizonaL 3–14
October 30Wyoming 
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 16–29
November 6at New MexicoL 39–57
November 13Utah State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 17–2116,292
November 20BYUW 17–15
November 27at No. 15 Houston*L 16–4226,618
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1971 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Don Van Galder So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

After the season edit

NFL Draft edit

One Utah player was selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Marv Bateman Punter 3 78 Dallas Cowboys

References edit

  1. ^ "Moore leads". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 17.
  2. ^ Ferguson, George (September 20, 1971). "Utes need (Moore) defense". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
  3. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  4. ^ "1971 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.