1971 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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1971 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference Southland Conference
Record5–5 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Shotwell Stadium
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Trinity (TX) + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Lamar + 4 –1 –05 –6 –0
SW Louisiana 2 –2 –15 –4 –1
Arkansas State 1 –3 –14 –4 –1
Texas–Arlington 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Abilene Christian 0 –4 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College (now known as Abilene Christian University) in the Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wally Bullington, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. McMurry *
W 53–20
September 18at Drake *
L 17–3411,500 [1]
September 25at Nebraska–Omaha *
W 29–63,991 [2]
October 2 Northern Colorado *
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 14–7 [3]
October 9at Eastern New Mexico * Portales, NM W 16–0 [4]
October 23at Arkansas State
L 9–358,000 [5]
October 30 Lamar
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 28–308,000 [6]
November 6at Southeastern Louisiana *
W 28–7 [7]
November 13 Trinity (TX)
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 14–27 [8]
November 27at Texas–Arlington
L 17–21 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Drake rallies; Passes click for Redmond in 34–17 rout". The Des Moines Register. September 19, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "2nd half lag defeats UNO". Omaha World-Herald. September 26, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Abilene Christian stops UNC Bear gridders, 14–7". Greeley Tribune. October 4, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "ACC shuts out Eastern, 16–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 10, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Arkansas State rips ACC, 35–9". Austin American-Statesman. October 24, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cardinals nip ACC by 30–28". The Orange Leader. October 31, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "ACC wins, 28–7". The Monitor. November 7, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Trinity topples Wildcats". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UTA defeats Abilene Christian by 21–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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