The 1971 UMass Redmen football team represented the
University of Massachusetts Amherst in the
1971 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the
Yankee Conference. The team was coached by
Dick MacPherson and played its home games at
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in
Hadley, Massachusetts. The 1971 season was the last in which Massachusetts was named the "Redmen," as the university would change the nickname of all athletic teams to the "Minutemen" due to changing attitudes regarding the use of Native American-themed mascots in sports. It was also the first season of
Dick MacPherson's tenure as head coach. UMass finished the season with a record of 4–4–1 overall and 3–1–1 in conference play.