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The 1971 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Aggies compiled an 8–3 record and outscored all opponents 243 to 183.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Headcoach
HomestadiumRomney Stadium
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1971 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
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1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State – 11–1–0
Boston College – 9–2–0
No. 17 Houston – 9–3–0
No. 13 Notre Dame – 8–2–0
Utah State – 8–3–0
Florida State – 8–4–0
Cincinnati – 7–4–0
West Virginia – 7–4–0
Temple – 6–2–1
Air Force – 6–4–0
Army – 6–4–0
Colgate – 6–4–0
Villanova – 6–4–1
South Carolina – 6–5–0
Southern Miss – 6–5–0
Georgia Tech – 6–6–0
Northern Illinois – 5–5–1
Syracuse – 5–5–1
Dayton – 5–6–0
Holy Cross – 4–6–0
Miami (FL) – 4–7–0
Rutgers – 4–7–0
Virginia Tech – 4–7–0
Navy – 3–8–0
Pittsburgh – 3–8–0
Tulane – 3–8–0
Marshall – 2–8–0
Xavier – 1–9–0
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The team's statistical leaders included Tony Adams with 2,035 passing yards, Ed Giles with 510 rushing yards, Bob Wicks with 862 receiving yards, Jerry Hughes with 60 points scored (six touchdowns), Alan McMurray "Madpup" (soph all american) lead team with 104 tackles, (record 19.5 sacks) and Tom Murphy with 81 total tackles.[3][4]

In December, the team traveled to Japan for two games against Japanese university students. The Aggies were the first American college football team to play a game in Japan since the sport was introduced there in the 1910s. The American players reportedly had a height advantage of twelve inches (30 cm) and a weight advantage of fifty pounds (23 kg) per player.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Kansas StateW 10–730,000[6]
September 18New Mexico StateW 34–010,378[7]
September 25UNLV
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 27–710,640[8]
October 2at No. 1 NebraskaL 6–4267,421[9]
October 9BYU
W 29–717,015[10]
October 161:30 p.m.Memphis State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 7–65,041[11]
October 23at San Diego StateL 20–3625,047[12]
October 30at Colorado StateW 18–1714,294[13]
November 6Wyoming
L 29–319,130[14]
November 13at UtahW 21–1716,292[15]
November 20at IdahoW 42–1315,100[16][17][18]
December 19vs. Japanese University East All-Star
W 50–630,000[5][19]
December 26vs. All-Japan University WestOsaka, JapanW 46–610,000[5]
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