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American college football season
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 .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 18 at Oregon * L 29–36 27,000
September 25 No. 15 Arizona State L 21–41 24,068
October 2 Washington State *Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT L 12–34 15,008
October 9 at UTEP W 32–10 14,803
October 16 Colorado State Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT W 42–16 10,148
October 23 at Arizona L 3–14 31,000
October 30 Wyoming Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT L 16–29 11,807
November 6 at New Mexico L 39–57 15,758
November 13 Utah State *Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry ) L 17–21 16,292
November 20 BYU W 17–15 23,877
November 27 at No. 15 Houston * L 16–42 26,618
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1971 Utah Utes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
Don Van Galder
So
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
NFL draft
One Utah player was selected in the 1972 NFL draft .
References
"Moore leads" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 17.
Ferguson, George (September 20, 1971). "Utes need (Moore) defense" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
"ASU wallops Utah" . Albuquerque Journal . September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Paine triggers Cougars, 34–12" . The Montana Standard . October 3, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Utah raps UTEP, 32–10" . Waco Tribune-Herald . October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"'Skins smoke Rams" . The Arizona Republic . October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Wallace fuels U of A" . The Arizona Republic . October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Wyoming topples Redskins" . Rapid City Journal . October 31, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"New Mexico runs over Utah, 57–39" . The Herald-Journal . November 7, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Utah State rolls over bumbling Utah, 21–17" . The Salt Lake Tribune . November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Last minute field goal nets 17–15 Utah win" . Santa Cruz Sentinel . November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Cougars chop Utah to pieces" . Austin American-Statesman . November 28, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
"1971 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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