1971 Texas Longhorns football team
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Southwest Conference Champions
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 6–30 vs. Penn State
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Coaches | #12 |
| AP | #18 |
| 1971 record | 8–3 (6–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Darrell Royal |
| Offensive coordinator | Emory Bellard |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
The 1971 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1971 college football season.
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| 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. |
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Game notes
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