1971 Utah Redskins football team

1971 Utah Redskins football
1971 Utah Redskins football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (4th season);
Defensive coordinator	Jim LaRue (4th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	2
Arizona	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Utah	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 29–36	27,000	^[1]^[2]
September 25	No. 15 Arizona State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 21–41
October 2	Washington State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 12–34	15,008
October 9	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 32–10	13,681
October 16	Colorado State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 42–16	10,148
October 23	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 3–14
October 30	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 16–29
November 6	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 39–57
November 13	Utah State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 17–21	16,292
November 20	BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 17–15
November 27	at No. 15 Houston*	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 16–42	26,618
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1971 Utah Utes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Don Van Galder	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

One Utah player was selected in the 1972 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Marv Bateman	Punter	3	78	Dallas Cowboys

^ "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.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
^ "1971 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.

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