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{{Infobox NCAA team season
| Year              = 1971
| Team              = Washington Huskies
| sport             = football
|Image = Washington Huskies logo.svg
|ImageSize = 125
| Conference        = Pacific-8
| Division          = 
| ShortConference   = Pac-8
| CoachRank         = 
| APRank            = 19
| Record            = 8–3
| ConfRecord        = 4–3
| HeadCoach         = [[Jim Owens]]
| HCYear            = 15th
| OffCoach          = 
| DefCoach          = 
| Captain           = Steve Anderson (OT)
| Captain2          = Rick Huget (LB)
| Captain3          = Al Kravitz (DE)
| Captain4          = [[Sonny Sixkiller]] (QB)
| OScheme           = 
| DScheme           = 
| MVP               = 
| StadiumArena      = [[Husky Stadium]]
| Champion          = 
| BowlTourney       = 
| BowlTourneyResult = 
}}
{{1971 Pacific-8 football standings}}
The '''1971 Washington Huskies football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Washington]] during the [[1971 college football season]].  In its 15th season under head coach [[Jim Owens]], the team compiled an 8–3 record, finished in a tie for third place in the [[Pacific-8 Conference]], and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 357 to 188.<ref>{{cite web|title=Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=December 14, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1970-1974_yearly_results.php}}</ref>
    
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1971
| poll = [[1971 NCAA University Division football rankings|AP Poll]]

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 
| opponent = [[1971 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team|UC Santa Barbara]]
| site_stadium = [[Husky Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Seattle|Seattle, WA]]
| score = 65–7
| attend = 56,180
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 
| opponent = [[1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| score = 38–35
| attend = 58,927
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = [[1971 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| score = 44–26
| attend = 59,956
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = [[1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Champaign)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign, IL]]
| score = 52–14
| attend = 48,127
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = l
| rank = 11
| opponent = [[1971 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]]
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| score = 6–17
| attend = 60,777
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = [[1971 Oregon Webfoots football team|Oregon]]
| site_stadium = [[Autzen Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, OR]]
| score = 21–23
| attend = 44,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| rank = 
| opponent = [[1971 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| score = 38–14
| attend = 60,404
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 
| opponent = [[1971 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| site_stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = {{nowrap|[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]]}}
| score = 23–12
| attend = 36,545
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = [[1971 California Golden Bears football team|California]]
| site_stadium = [[California Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley, CA]]
| score = 30–7
| attend = 36,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| rank = 19
| opponent = [[1971 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| score = 12–13
| attend = 59,982
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| rank = 
| opponent = [[1971 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]]
| gamename = {{nowrap|[[Apple Cup]]}}
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| score = 28–20
| attend = 60,497
}}
}}

==Roster==
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 	1971
| team = Washington Huskies
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=6|class=Jr|first=Sonny|last=Sixkiller|pos=QB|link=y|note=C}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=15|class=Jr|first=Greg|last=Collins|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=26|class=Jr|first=Tom|last=Scott|pos=WR|dab=Tom Scott (Canadian football)|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=56|class=Jr|first=Al|last=Kelso|pos=C}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Sr|first=Jim|last=Krieg|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=87|class=Jr|first=John|last=Brady|pos=TE}}

| defensive_players=
<!--{{American football roster/Player|num=11|class=Sr|first=Bob|last=Burmeister|pos=DB}} -->
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=Jr|first=Bill|last=Cahill|dab=Bill Cahill (American football)|pos=DB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=26|class=Jr|first=Calvin|last=Jones|dab=Calvin Jones (cornerback)|pos=DB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=36|class=Jr|first=Bill|last=Ferguson|dab=Bill Ferguson (American football)|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=48|class=Sr|first=Rick|last=Huget|pos=LB|note=C}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=96|class=Sr|first=Al|last=Kravitz|pos=DE|note=C}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=99|class=Jr|first=Kurt|last=Matter|pos=DE}}

| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *[[Jim Owens]] (15th year)
| asst_coach = 
| accessdate= 2015-12-20
}}

==NFL Draft==
One Husky was selected in the [[1972 NFL Draft]], which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
{|class="wikitable" width="50%"
|- align="center"  style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Washington Huskies|color=white}};"
| '''Player''' || '''Position''' || '''Round''' || '''Pick''' || '''Franchise'''   
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|  [[Jim Krieg]]|| Wide receiver || [[1972 NFL Draft#Round five|5th]] || 118 || [[1972 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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