1971 Utah Redskins football team

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	24,068	[3]
October 2	Washington State *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 12–34	15,008	[4]
October 9	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 32–10	14,803	[5]
October 16	Colorado State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 42–16	10,148	[6]
October 23	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 3–14	31,000	[7]
October 30	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 16–29	11,807	[8]
November 6	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 39–57	15,758	[9]
November 13	Utah State *	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 17–21	16,292	[10]
November 20	BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 17–15	23,877	[11]
November 27	at No. 15 Houston *	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 16–42	26,618	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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	Head coach Bill Meek Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

After the season

NFL Draft

One Utah player was selected in the 1972 NFL draft.

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

References

1. "Moore leads". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 19, 1971. p. 17.
2. Ferguson, George (September 20, 1971). "Utes need (Moore) defense". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
3. "ASU wallops Utah". Albuquerque Journal. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Paine triggers Cougars, 34–12". The Montana Standard. October 3, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Utah raps UTEP, 32–10". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "'Skins smoke Rams". The Arizona Republic. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wallace fuels U of A". The Arizona Republic. October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wyoming topples Redskins". Rapid City Journal. October 31, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "New Mexico runs over Utah, 57–39". The Herald-Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Utah State rolls over bumbling Utah, 21–17". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Last minute field goal nets 17–15 Utah win". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Cougars chop Utah to pieces". Austin American-Statesman. November 28, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
14. "1971 NCAA Football Statistics (Utah)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 18, 2024.