1971 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results

Record: 8-3 (21st of 128) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 18th in the Final AP poll

Conference: SWC

Conference Record: 6-1

Coach: Darrell Royal (8-3)

Points For: 275

Points/G: 25.0 (27th of 128)

Points Against: 138

Opp Pts/G: 12.5 (19th of 128)

SRS: 13.42 (20th of 128)

SOS: 4.69 (40th of 128)

Bowl Game: Lost Cotton Bowl 30-6 versus Penn State

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/13	9/20	9/27	10/4	10/11	10/18	10/25	11/1	11/8	11/15	11/22	11/29	12/6	Final
3	3	3	3	3	10	16	14	15	13	12	12	11	12	18

11 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 18, 1971	Sat	(3) Texas	@	UCLA	Pac-8	W	28	10	1	0	W 1
2	Sep 25, 1971	Sat	(3) Texas		Texas Tech	SWC	W	28	0	2	0	W 2
3	Oct 2, 1971	Sat	(3) Texas		Oregon	Pac-8	W	35	7	3	0	W 3
4	Oct 9, 1971	Sat	(3) Texas	N	(8) Oklahoma	Big 8	L	27	48	3	1	L 1
5	Oct 16, 1971	Sat	(10) Texas	@	(16) Arkansas	SWC	L	7	31	3	2	L 2
6	Oct 23, 1971	Sat	(16) Texas		Rice	SWC	W	39	10	4	2	W 1
7	Oct 30, 1971	Sat	(14) Texas	@	SMU	SWC	W	22	18	5	2	W 2
8	Nov 6, 1971	Sat	(15) Texas		Baylor	SWC	W	24	0	6	2	W 3
9	Nov 13, 1971	Sat	(13) Texas		Texas Christian	SWC	W	31	0	7	2	W 4
10	Nov 25, 1971	Thu	(12) Texas	@	Texas A&M	SWC	W	34	14	8	2	W 5
11	Jan 1, 1972	Sat	(12) Texas	N	(10) Penn State	Ind	L	6	30	8	3	L 1	Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)