1971 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
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The 1971 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.
| 1971 Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 6–30 vs. Penn State | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–3 (6–1 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Emory Bellard (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at UCLA* | No. 3 | ABC | W 28–10 | 36,504 | [1] | |
| September 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 3 | W 28–0 | 76,639 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon* | No. 3 |
| W 35–7 | 66,500 | [3] | |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Oklahoma* | No. 3 | CBS | L 27–48 | 73,580 | [4] | |
| October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Arkansas | No. 10 | ABC | L 7–31 | 54,446 | [5] | |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 16 |
| W 39–10 | 61,000 | [6] | |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 14 |
| W 22–18 | 40,551 | [7] | |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 15 |
| W 24–0 | 54,500 | [8] | |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 13 |
| W 31–0 | 63,500 | [9] | |
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 12 | W 34–14 | 52,090 | [10] | ||
| January 1, 1972 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Penn State* | No. 12 |
| CBS | L 6–30 | 72,000 | [11] |
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Game summaries
Oregon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Texas | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
- Date: October 2
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
- Game attendance: 66,500
| 1 | 11:04 | TEX | Callison 1-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 7-0 |
| 2 | 2:17 | TEX | Wigginton 3-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 14-0 |
| 3 | 6:59 | TEX | Wigginton 5-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 21-0 |
| 4 | 12:45 | TEX | Ladd 1-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 28-0 |
| 4 | 6:32 | TEX | Ladd 2-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 35-0 |
| 4 | 5:30 | ORE | Glass 45-yard pass from Winn (Battle kick) | TEX 35-7 |
TCU
TCU Horned Frogs (4–3) at #13 Texas Longhorns (6–2)
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
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Roster
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Special teams
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NFL draft
Two seniors from the 1971 Longhorns were selected in the 1972 NFL draft:
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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| Jim Bertelsen | RB | 2 | 30 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Eddie Phillips | QB | 4 | 95 | Los Angeles Rams |
