1971 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1971 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
LSC co-champion
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record8–1–1 (7–1–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Howard Payne + 7 –1 –110 –1 –1
No. 4 Southwest Texas State + 7 –1 –18 –1 –1
No. 13 Texas A&I 7 –2 –07 –3 –0
Angelo State 6 –3 –07 –3 –0
East Texas State 5 –4 –06 –5 –0
Sul Ross 3 –6 –04 –6 –1
Sam Houston State 3 –6 –04 –7 –0
Tarleton State 2 –7 –03 –7 –0
McMurry 2 –7 –02 –8 –0
Stephen F. Austin 2 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1971 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1971 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their seventh year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 8–1–1, with a mark of 7–1–1 in conference play, and finished as LSC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18at Angelo State
W 30–8 [1]
September 25at Texas Lutheran *
W 34–17 [2]
October 2 McMurry
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 42–3 [3]
October 9 Tarleton State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 51–7 [4]
October 16at Stephen F. Austin
W 49–22 [5]
October 23 Sam Houston State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX (rivalry)
W 10–7 [6]
October 30 East Texas State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 13–29 [7]
November 6at Howard Payne
T 9–9 [8]
November 13 Sul Ross
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 37–7 [9]
November 20at Texas A&I
W 29–24 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "SWT Cats shock Angeloans, 30–8". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "TLC miscues cause loss". The Odessa American. September 26, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southwest wins 42–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bobcats roll". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bobcats riddle SFA". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bobcats still perfect after 10–7 triumph". Austin American-Statesman. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "East Texas stuns Bobcats, 29–13". Express and News. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Paynemen, Bobcats in 9–9 standoff". Brownwood Bulletin. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southwest Texas trips Sul Ross". The Odessa American. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Late Bobcat score beats A&I for conference title, 29–24". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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