1971 New Mexico Lobos football team

1971 New Mexico Lobos football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–3–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach	Rudy Feldman (4th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	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 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Rudy Feldman, the Lobos compiled a 6–3–2 record (5–1 against WAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 341 to 292.

Rocky Long, Herman Fredenberg, and Bob Gaines were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Rocky Long with 876 passing yards and 78 points scored, Fred Henry with 1,129 rushing yards, and Ken Smith with 281 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 13–10	37,200
September 25	Iowa State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 20–44
October 1	at BYU	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	W 14–0
October 9	New Mexico State*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	T 35–35
October 16	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	T 21–21
October 23	No. 14 Arizona State	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 28–60
October 30	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 34–28
November 6	Utah	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 57–39
November 13	UTEP	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 49–13
November 20	Wyoming	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 49–14
November 27	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 21–28	14,792
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game