| 1971 UT Arlington Mavericks football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (1–4 Southland) |
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| Defensive coordinator | C. O. Brocato (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Turnpike Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Louisiana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 UT Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach John Symank, the team compiled a 2–9 record.
In December 1970, former Arlington State back John Symank was hired as head coach from Northern Arizona.[1] The 1971 season also marked the first UTA competed as the Mavericks after previously being known as the Rebels since 1951.[2] The name Mavericks was selected by the student body over Toros and the name change was undertaken after the Rebels moniker became increasingly controversial due to its association with the Confederacy.[3][4]
- ^ "Symank quits grid coaching post at NAU". Arizona Republic. December 30, 1970. p. 33. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Mavericks' approved as UTA's new name". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 5, 1971. p. A3. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Regents must ok UTA theme vote". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 30, 1971. p. 6G. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA coach takes change in stride". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 13, 1971. p. 5B. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
