American college football season
1971 Texas Longhorns football Conference Southwest Conference Coaches No. 12 AP No. 18 1971 record 8–3 (6–1 SWC) Head coach Darrell Royal (15th season)Offensive coordinator Emory Bellard (6th season)Offensive scheme Wishbone Defensive coordinator Mike Campbell (15th season)Base defense 4-4 Home stadium Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)Seasons
1971 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1971 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season .
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 September 18 3:30 p.m. at UCLA * No. 3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC W 28–1036,504
September 25 4:00 p.m. Texas Tech No. 3 W 28–076,639
October 2 4:00 p.m. Oregon * No. 3 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 35–766,500
October 9 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 Oklahoma * No. 3 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout )CBS L 27–4873,580
October 16 3:00 p.m. at No. 16 Arkansas No. 10 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry )ABC L 7–3154,446
October 23 2:00 p.m. Rice No. 16 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) W 39–1061,000
October 30 2:00 p.m. at SMU No. 14 W 22–1840,551
November 6 2:00 p.m. Baylor No. 15 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 24–054,500
November 13 2:00 p.m. TCU No. 13 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) W 31–063,500
November 25 1:30 p.m. at Texas A&M No. 12 Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry )W 34–1453,000
January 1, 1972 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 10 Penn State * No. 12 CBS L 6–3072,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: [1]
Personnel [ ]
1971 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
35
Jim Bertelsen
Sr
RB
26
Dennis Ladd
So
QB
14
Eddie Phillips
Sr
QB
18
Donnie Wigginton
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB , K
38
Glenn Gaspard
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
7
Steve Valek
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2021-Jan-08
Season summary [ ]
Oregon [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon
0
0 0 7
7
• Texas
7
7 7 14
35
Scoring summary 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
Source: [2]
TCU [ ]
TCU Horned Frogs (4–3) at #13 Texas Longhorns (6–2)
1
2
3 4 Total
TCU
0
0
0 0 0
Texas
0
7
7 17 31
at Memorial Stadium , Austin, Texas
Date : November 13Game time : 2:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 81 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 63,500Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
TEX – Dennis Ladd 3-yard run (Glen Gaspard kick), 5:55. Texas 7–0. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 7:48.
Third quarter
TEX – Donnie Wigginton 5-yard run (Glen Gaspard kick), 11:52. Texas 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:08.
Fourth quarter
TEX – Dennis Ladd 1-yard run (Glen Gaspard kick), 11:20. Texas 21–0. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 5:02.
TEX – Steve Valek 47-yard field goal, 8:12. Texas 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:36.
TEX – Donnie Wigginton 1-yard run (Glen Gaspard kick), 5:42. Texas 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:45.
Top passers
TCU
TEX – Donnie Wigginton – 1/2, 21 yards
Top rushers
TCU
TEX – Jim Bertelsen – 25 rushes, 94 yards
Top receivers
TCU
TEX – Rick Davis – 1 reception, 21 yards
NFL Draft [ ]
Two seniors from the 1971 Longhorns were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft :[3]
Player
Position
Round
Pick
Franchise
Jim Bertelsen
RB
2
30
Los Angeles Rams
Eddie Phillips
QB
4
95
Los Angeles Rams
References [ ]
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