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American college football season
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* | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| L 12–34 | 15,008 | |
October 9 | at UTEP | | W 32–10 | 13,681 | |
October 16 | Colorado State | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| W 42–16 | 10,148 | |
October 23 | at Arizona | | L 3–14 | | |
October 30 | Wyoming![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT
| L 16–29 | | |
November 6 | at New Mexico | | L 39–57 | | |
November 13 | Utah State* | - Ute Stadium
- Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
| L 17–21 | 16,292 | |
November 20 | BYU | | W 17–15 | | |
November 27 | at No. 15 Houston* | | L 16–42 | 26,618 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1971 Utah Utes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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QB
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Don Van Galder
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So
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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One Utah player was selected in the 1972 NFL draft.
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National championship seasons in bold |