1971 Utah Utes football team

	1971 WAC football standings
	† – Conference champion ; Rankings from AP Poll

Utah Utes football
	1971 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1971 record	3–8 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (4th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1971 college football season. Head coach Bill Meek led the team to a 3–4 mark in the WAC and 3–8 overall.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 29–36
September 25	No. 15 Arizona State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 21–41
October 2	Washington State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 12–34
October 9	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	W 32–10
October 16	Colorado State	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 42–16
October 23	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 3–14
October 30	Wyoming	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 16–29
November 6	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (The Bowl)	L 39–57
November 13	Utah State*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 17–21
November 20	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 17–15
November 27	at No. 15 Houston*	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 16–42
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1971 Utah Utes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Van Galder, DonDon Van Galder	3.0 !So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

One player went in the 1972 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Marv Bateman	Punter	3	78	Dallas Cowboys

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1971 WAC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Arizona State †	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	2
Arizona	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Utah	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll