1971 Texas Longhorns football team

1971 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 18
Record8–3 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEmory Bellard (6th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell (15th season)
Base defense4-4
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Texas $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
No. 16 Arkansas 5 1 1 8 3 1
TCU 5 2 0 6 4 1
Texas A&M 4 3 0 5 6 0
SMU 3 4 0 4 7 0
Rice 2 4 1 3 7 1
Texas Tech 2 5 0 4 7 0
Baylor 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

Texas' hopes for a third consecutive national championship were squashed with back-to-back one-sided losses in October to its two biggest rivals, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Longhorns recovered to win their fourth consecutive Southwest Conference championship and returned to the Cotton Bowl, where they were routed 30-6 by Penn State.