1971 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1971 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1971 college football season.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 18 |
3:30 PM |
at UCLA* |
#3 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
W 28–10 |
36,504 |
| September 25 |
4:00 PM |
Texas Tech |
#3 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) |
|
W 28–0 |
76,639 |
| October 2 |
4:00 PM |
Oregon* |
#3 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 35–7 |
66,500 |
| October 9 |
2:00 PM |
vs. #9 Oklahoma* |
#3 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
CBS |
L 27–48 |
73,580 |
| October 16 |
3:00 PM |
at #16 Arkansas |
#10 |
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) |
ABC |
L 7–31 |
54,446 |
| October 23 |
2:00 PM |
Rice |
#16 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 39–10 |
61,000 |
| October 30 |
2:00 PM |
at SMU |
#14 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX |
|
W 22–18 |
40,551 |
| November 6 |
2:00 PM |
Baylor |
#15 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 24–0 |
54,500 |
| November 13 |
2:00 PM |
TCU |
#13 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 31–0 |
63,500 |
| November 25 |
1:30 PM |
at Texas A&M |
#12 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) |
|
W 34–14 |
53,000 |
| January 1 |
1:00 PM |
vs. #10 Penn State* |
#12 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
CBS |
L 6–30 |
72,000 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
[1]
Game notes
Oregon
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|
| Oregon |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
| • Texas |
7 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
35 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
11:04 | TEX | Callison 1-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 7-0 |
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| 2 |
2:17 | TEX | Wigginton 3-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 14-0 |
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| 3 |
6:59 | TEX | Wigginton 5-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 21-0 |
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| 4 |
12:45 | TEX | Ladd 1-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 28-0 |
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| 4 |
6:32 | TEX | Ladd 2-yard run (Valek kick) | TEX 35-0 |
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| 4 |
5:30 | ORE | Glass 45-yard pass from Winn (Battle kick) | TEX 35-7 |
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[2]
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Oregon overpowered by Longhorns, 35-7." Eugene Register-Guard. Oct 3, 1971
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