1971 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1971 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
LSC co-champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–1–1 (7–1–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Howard Payne + 7 1 1 10 1 1
No. 4 Southwest Texas State + 7 1 1 8 1 1
No. 13 Texas A&I 7 2 0 7 3 0
Angelo State 6 3 0 7 3 0
East Texas State 5 4 0 6 5 0
Sul Ross 3 6 0 4 6 1
Sam Houston State 3 6 0 4 7 0
Tarleton State 2 7 0 3 7 0
McMurry 2 7 0 2 8 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 7 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1971 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1971 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their seventh year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 8–1–1, with a mark of 7–1–1 in conference play, and finished as LSC co-champion.