1971 Utah
3–8 (3–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Meek. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 42–16Oct 16
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Oregon | L 29–36 | 50% |
| Sep 25 | vs 15Arizona State | L 21–41 | 37% |
| Oct 2 | vs Washington State | L 12–34 | 77% |
| Oct 9 | at UTEP | W 32–10 | 39% |
| Oct 16 | vs Colorado State | W 42–16 | 74% |
| Oct 23 | at Arizona | L 3–14 | 54% |
| Oct 30 | vs Wyoming | L 16–29 | 72% |
| Nov 6 | at New Mexico | L 39–57 | 33% |
| Nov 13 | vs Utah State | L 17–21 | 49% |
| Nov 20 | at BYU | W 17–15 | 33% |
| Nov 27 | at 15Houston | L 16–42 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 42–16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
- 3–8
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 244–315
- Coach
- Bill Meek
- Elo
- 1415 −133 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.1 No. 81 of 120; offense No. 30, defense No. 111
- SRS
- −2.7 No. 80 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim LaRue
Drafted in 1972
The 1972 draft| Rd 3 | Marv Bateman P | Dallas Cowboys |
1971 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 7–0 | 11–1 | 8 |
| New Mexico | 5–1 | 6–3–2 | |
| Arizona | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| BYU | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Wyoming | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
 Utah | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
| Colorado State | 1–4 | 3–8 | |
| UTEP | 1–6 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.