1971 Utah Redskins football team

The 1971 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Meek, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 against conference opponents, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 29–36	27,000	[1][2]
September 25	No. 15 Arizona State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 21–41	24,068	[3]
October 2	Washington State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 12–34	15,008	[4]
October 9	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 32–10	14,803	[5]
October 16	Colorado State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 42–16	10,148	[6]
October 23	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 3–14	31,000	[7]
October 30	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 16–29	11,807	[8]
November 6	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 39–57	15,758	[9]
November 13	Utah State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 17–21	16,292	[10]
November 20	BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 17–15	23,877	[11]
November 27	at No. 15 Houston*	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 16–42	26,618	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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One Utah player was selected in the 1972 NFL draft.