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1971 Utah Utes football team

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The 1971 Utah Utes football team, or also commonly known as the Utah Redskins, 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 Utes 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 Utes 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
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Arizona State $7–0–011–1–0
New Mexico5–1–06–3–2
Arizona3–3–05–6–0
BYU3–4–05–6–0
Wyoming3–4–05–6–0
Utah3–4–03–8–0
Colorado State1–4–03–8–0
UTEP1–6–05–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Oregon*
L 29–3627,000[1][2]
September 25No. 15 Arizona State
L 21–4124,068[3]
October 2Washington State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 12–3415,008[4]
October 9at UTEP
W 32–1014,803[5]
October 16Colorado State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 42–1610,148[6]
October 23at Arizona
L 3–1431,000[7]
October 30Wyomingdagger
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 16–2911,807[8]
November 6at New Mexico
L 39–5715,758[9]
November 13Utah State*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 17–2116,292[10]
November 20BYU
W 17–1523,877[11]
November 27at No. 15 Houston*
L 16–4226,618[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1971 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Don Van Galder So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    NFL draft

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    One Utah player was selected in the 1972 NFL draft.

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
    Marv BatemanPunter378Dallas Cowboys

    References

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    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. ↑ "ASU wallops Utah". Albuquerque Journal. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ↑ "Paine triggers Cougars, 34–12". The Montana Standard. October 3, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ↑ "Utah raps UTEP, 32–10". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ↑ "'Skins smoke Rams". The Arizona Republic. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ "Wallace fuels U of A". The Arizona Republic. October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ↑ "Wyoming topples Redskins". Rapid City Journal. October 31, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ↑ "New Mexico runs over Utah, 57–39". The Herald-Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ↑ "Utah State rolls over bumbling Utah, 21–17". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ↑ "Last minute field goal nets 17–15 Utah win". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ↑ "Cougars chop Utah to pieces". Austin American-Statesman. November 28, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
    14. ↑ "1971 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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