| 1971 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football | |
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LSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 8–1–1 (7–1–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Evans Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Howard Payne + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Southwest Texas State + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Texas A&I | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McMurry | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1971 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their seventh year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 8–1–1, with a mark of 7–1–1 in conference play, and finished as LSC co-champion.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 18 | at Angelo State | W 30–8 | [1] | |
| September 25 | at Texas Lutheran* |
| W 34–17 | [2] |
| October 2 | McMurry |
| W 42–3 | [3] |
| October 9 | Tarleton State |
| W 51–7 | [4] |
| October 16 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 49–22 | [5] |
| October 23 | Sam Houston State |
| W 10–7 | [6] |
| October 30 | East Texas State |
| L 13–29 | [7] |
| November 6 | at Howard Payne |
| T 9–9 | [8] |
| November 13 | Sul Ross |
| W 37–7 | [9] |
| November 20 | at Texas A&I | W 29–24 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "SWT Cats shock Angeloans, 30–8". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TLC miscues cause loss". The Odessa American. September 26, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest wins 42–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats roll". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats riddle SFA". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats still perfect after 10–7 triumph". Austin American-Statesman. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas stuns Bobcats, 29–13". Express and News. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paynemen, Bobcats in 9–9 standoff". Brownwood Bulletin. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas trips Sul Ross". The Odessa American. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Bobcat score beats A&I for conference title, 29–24". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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