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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–8 (3–4 WAC) |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim LaRue (4th season) |
Home stadium | Ute Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | at Oregon* | L 29–36 | 27,000 | [1][2] | |
September 25 | No. 15 Arizona State | L 21–41 | |||
October 2 | Washington State* |
| L 12–34 | 15,008 | |
October 9 | at UTEP | W 32–10 | 13,681 | ||
October 16 | Colorado State |
| W 42–16 | 10,148 | |
October 23 | at Arizona | L 3–14 | |||
October 30 | Wyoming |
| L 16–29 | ||
November 6 | at New Mexico | L 39–57 | |||
November 13 | Utah State* |
| L 17–21 | 16,292 | |
November 20 | BYU | W 17–15 | |||
November 27 | at No. 15 Houston* | L 16–42 | 26,618 | ||
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1971 Utah Utes football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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Special teams
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One Utah player was selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL team |
Marv Bateman | Punter | 3 | 78 | Dallas Cowboys |