The 1971 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College (now known as Abilene Christian University) in the Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wally Bullington, the team compiled a 5–5 record.
| 1971 Abilene Christian Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (0–4 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Shotwell 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | vs. McMurry* | W 53–20 | |||
| September 18 | at Drake* | L 17–34 | 11,500 | [1] | |
| September 25 | at Nebraska–Omaha* | W 29–6 | 3,991 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Northern Colorado* |
| W 14–7 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at Eastern New Mexico* | Portales, NM | W 16–0 | [4] | |
| October 23 | at Arkansas State | L 9–35 | 8,000 | [5] | |
| October 30 | Lamar |
| L 28–30 | 8,000 | [6] |
| November 6 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | W 28–7 | [7] | ||
| November 13 | Trinity (TX) |
| L 14–27 | [8] | |
| November 27 | at UT Arlington | L 17–21 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Drake rallies; Passes click for Redmond in 34–17 rout". The Des Moines Register. September 19, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2nd half lag defeats UNO". Omaha World-Herald. September 26, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Abilene Christian stops UNC Bear gridders, 14–7". Greeley Tribune. October 4, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACC shuts out Eastern, 16–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 10, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State rips ACC, 35–9". Austin American-Statesman. October 24, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cardinals nip ACC by 30–28". The Orange Leader. October 31, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACC wins, 28–7". The Monitor. November 7, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity topples Wildcats". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA defeats Abilene Christian by 21–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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