| 1971Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 6–30 vs.Penn State | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–3 (6–1 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Emory Bellard (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 18Texas $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Arkansas | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1971 Texas Longhorns football team represented theUniversity of Texas at Austin during the1971 NCAA University Division football season.
Texas' hopes for a third consecutive national championship were squashed with back-to-back one-sided losses in October to its two biggest rivals,Oklahoma andArkansas. The Longhorns recovered to win their fourth consecutiveSouthwest Conference championship and returned to theCotton Bowl, where they were routed 30-6 byPenn State.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | atUCLA* | No. 3 | ABC | W 28–10 | 36,504 | [1] | |
| September 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 3 | W 28–0 | 76,639 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon* | No. 3 |
| W 35–7 | 66,500 | [3] | |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9Oklahoma* | No. 3 | CBS | L 27–48 | 73,580 | [4] | |
| October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 16Arkansas | No. 10 | ABC | L 7–31 | 54,446 | [5] | |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 16 |
| W 39–10 | 61,000 | [6] | |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | atSMU | No. 14 |
| W 22–18 | 40,551 | [7] | |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 15 |
| W 24–0 | 54,500 | [8] | |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 13 |
| W 31–0 | 63,500 | [9] | |
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | atTexas A&M | No. 12 | W 34–14 | 52,090 | [10] | ||
| January 1, 1972 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10Penn State* | No. 12 |
| CBS | L 6–30 | 72,000 | [11] |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| •Texas | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| 1 | 11:04 | TEX | Callison 1-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 7-0 |
| 2 | 2:17 | TEX | Wigginton 3-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 14-0 |
| 3 | 6:59 | TEX | Wigginton 5-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 21-0 |
| 4 | 12:45 | TEX | Ladd 1-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 28-0 |
| 4 | 6:32 | TEX | Ladd 2-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 35-0 |
| 4 | 5:30 | ORE | Glass 45-yard pass from Winn (Battle kick) | TEX 35-7 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| TCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
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Two seniors from the 1971 Longhorns were selected in the1972 NFL draft:
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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| Jim Bertelsen | RB | 2 | 30 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Eddie Phillips | QB | 4 | 95 | Los Angeles Rams |
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