American college football season
The 1971 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1971 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 and Arkansas . The Longhorns recovered to win their fourth consecutive Southwest Conference championship and returned to the Cotton Bowl , where they were routed 30-6 by Penn State .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 18 3:30 p.m. at UCLA * No. 3 ABC W 28–1036,504
September 25 4:00 p.m. Texas Tech No. 3 W 28–076,639
October 2 4:00 p.m. Oregon * No. 3 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 35–766,500
October 9 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 Oklahoma * No. 3 CBS L 27–4873,580
October 16 3:00 p.m. at No. 16 Arkansas No. 10 ABC L 7–3154,446
October 23 2:00 p.m. Rice No. 16 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) W 39–1061,000
October 30 2:00 p.m. at SMU No. 14 W 22–1840,551
November 6 2:00 p.m. Baylor No. 15 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 24–054,500
November 13 2:00 p.m. TCU No. 13 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) W 31–063,500
November 25 1:30 p.m. at Texas A&M No. 12 W 34–1452,090
January 1, 1972 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 10 Penn State * No. 12 CBS L 6–3072,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[1]
Personnel
1971 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
35
Jim Bertelsen
Sr
RB
26
Dennis Ladd
So
QB
14
Eddie Phillips
Sr
QB
18
Donnie Wigginton
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB , K
38
Glenn Gaspard
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
7
Steve Valek
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2021-Jan-08
Season summary
Oregon
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon
0
0 0 7
7
• Texas
7
7 7 14
35
Source: [2]
TCU
TCU Horned Frogs (4–3) at #13 Texas Longhorns (6–2)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
TCU
0
0
0 0 0
Texas
0
7
7 17 31
at Memorial Stadium , Austin, Texas
Date : November 13Game time : 2:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 81 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 63,500Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
TEX – Dennis Ladd 3-yard run (Glen Gaspard kick), 5:55. Texas 7–0. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 7:48.
Third quarter
TEX – Donnie Wigginton 5-yard run (Glen Gaspard kick), 11:52. Texas 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:08.
Fourth quarter
TEX – Dennis Ladd 1-yard run (Glen Gaspard kick), 11:20. Texas 21–0. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 5:02.
TEX – Steve Valek 47-yard field goal, 8:12. Texas 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:36.
TEX – Donnie Wigginton 1-yard run (Glen Gaspard kick), 5:42. Texas 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:45.
Top passers
TCU
TEX – Donnie Wigginton – 1/2, 21 yards
Top rushers
Top receivers
TCU
TEX – Rick Davis – 1 reception, 21 yards
NFL Draft
Two seniors from the 1971 Longhorns were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft :[3]
References
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