1971 Arkansas State Indians football team
| 1971 Arkansas State Indians football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (1–3–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Kays Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Louisiana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Davidson, the Indians compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the Southland.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Wichita State* | W 16–14 | 13,250 | [1] | ||
| September 25 | Northeast Louisiana* | No. 2 |
| W 20–6 | 10,452 | [2] |
| October 9 | at Southern Illinois* | No. 2 | L 14–21 | 10,200 | [3] | |
| October 16 | at Louisiana Tech | No. 6 | L 27–28 | 14,600 | [4] | |
| October 23 | Abilene Christian | W 35–9 | 8,000 | [5] | ||
| November 6 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| T 10–10 | 3,500 | [6] | |
| November 13 | Texas–Arlington |
| W 28–7 | 10,100 | [7] | |
| November 20 | at Trinity (TX) | L 11–28 | 3,086 | [8] | ||
| November 27 | at Lamar | L 13–24 | 11,000 | [9] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "WSU bows 16–14 to ASU". The Wichita Beacon. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith sets new marks for Northeast in loss". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salukis stop Arkansas St". Southern Illinoisan. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech upsets Arkansas St". Daily World. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State rips ACC, 35–9". Austin American-Statesman. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State, USL tie". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians floor Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity jolts Arkansas State". San Antonio Express and News. November 21, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar defeats ASU, earns place in SLC". Hope Star. November 29, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
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