1971 Texas Longhorns football team

1971 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference 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)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Emory Bellard (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Mike Campbell (15th season)
Base defense	4-4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1971 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Texas $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Arkansas	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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 28–10	36,504
September 25	4:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 28–0	76,639
October 2	4:00 p.m.	Oregon*	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 35–7	66,500
October 9	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Oklahoma*	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 27–48	73,580
October 16	3:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Arkansas	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–31	54,446
October 23	2:00 p.m.	Rice	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 39–10	61,000
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at SMU	No. 14	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 22–18	40,551
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 24–0	54,500
November 13	2:00 p.m.	TCU	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 31–0	63,500
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 12	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 34–14	52,090
January 1, 1972	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Penn State*	No. 12	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 6–30	72,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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 OT 76 Jerry Sisemore Jr QB 18 Donnie Wigginton Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB, K 38 Glenn Gaspard So DT 31 Greg Ploetz Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 7 Steve Valek So	Head coach Darrell Royal Coordinators/assistant coaches Emory Bellard (OC) Mike Campbell (DC) Willie Zapalac 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 Date: October 2 Location: Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX Game attendance: 66,500

Scoring summary 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

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TCU

TCU Horned Frogs (4–3) at #13 Texas Longhorns (6–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	0	0
Texas	0	7	7	17	31

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 63,500
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring 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 TCU TEX – Jim Bertelsen – 25 rushes, 94 yards 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:

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Jim Bertelsen	RB	2	30	Los Angeles Rams
Eddie Phillips	QB	4	95	Los Angeles Rams