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1971 Arizona

5–⁠6 (3–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bob Weber.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1971, game by game: won at Washington State 39–28; won at UTEP 14–6; lost vs. Texas Tech 10–13; lost at Wyoming 3–14; lost vs. UCLA 12–28; won vs. Utah 14–3; lost vs. New Mexico 28–34; won vs. Oregon State 34–22; won at BYU 27–14; lost at San Diego State 10–39; lost at No. 9 Arizona State 0–31+13−31Won 39–28 at Washington State+11Washington StateWon 14–6 at UTEP+8UTEPLost 10–13 vs. Texas Tech-3Texas TechLost 3–14 at Wyoming-11WyomingLost 12–28 vs. UCLA-16UCLAWon 14–3 vs. Utah+11UtahLost 28–34 vs. New Mexico-6New MexicoWon 34–22 vs. Oregon State+12Oregon StateWon 27–14 at BYU+13BYULost 10–39 at San Diego State-29San Diego StateLost 0–31 at No. 9 Arizona State-31No. 9 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atWashington StateW 39–⁠2859%
Sep 25atUTEPW 14–⁠636%
Oct 2vsTexas TechL 10–⁠1360%
Oct 9atWyomingL 3–⁠1453%
Oct 16vsUCLAL 12–⁠2852%
Oct 23vsUtahW 14–⁠346%
Oct 30vsNew MexicoL 28–⁠3452%
Nov 6vsOregon StateW 34–⁠2245%
Nov 13atBYUW 27–⁠1435%
Nov 20atSan Diego StateL 10–⁠3946%
Nov 27at9Arizona StateL 0–⁠3112%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 31–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1971.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠3 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠232
Coach
Bob Weber
Elo
1457 +9 this season
SP+ rating
-3.1 No. 81 of 120; offense No. 81, defense No. 69
SRS
−1.2 No. 73 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 2Mark Arneson LBSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 2Charles McKee WRDallas Cowboys

1971 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State7–⁠011–⁠18
New Mexico5–⁠16–⁠3–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠35–⁠6
BYU3–⁠45–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠45–⁠6
Utah3–⁠43–⁠8
Colorado State1–⁠43–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠65–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.